Boyishly lean, with a brooding angularity that suggests both high maintenance and nefarious vacancy, Robert Pattinson has somehow filled the role of a grade-A male sex symbol without ever evincing anything like carnal energy, to top the Hollywood A list as a representative of the undead. Pattinson’s casting in Cosmopolis…
Remember how action movies used to be? The good old-fashioned American (but often European-accented) ones from the ’80s and ’90s, the type paid tribute to (but not necessarily re-created) in the Expendables movies? No offense to your Iron Men and your Jason Bournes, but I miss movies like Die Hard,…
If you’ve spent much time at South Florida’s art museums this summer, you’ve probably come to the grim conclusion that, for these institutions, art is all about sharks (Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale), minigolf (Boca Raton Museum of Art), or Lego (Art and Culture Center of Hollywood). Even the Norton Museum…
David Koepp writes, and now directs, superior B-movies. This is an admirable and tough-to-master skill given how few major movie studios are willing to take chances on films with lower budgets that don’t employ a found-footage gimmick or generally look like they were made on an aglet-less shoestring budget. So…
They might be some of the most badass women you’ll ever encounter, but the Dub City Derby Girls could use your help. Grit and a terrifying snarl won’t pay the bills, but luckily Tito’s Handmade Vodka has stepped in to sponsor a fundraiser. In addition to a buffet and a…
There’s no rule that says you cannot drink wine any way you like. The oenologic police will not show up at your door on a Tuesday evening and arrest you for drinking cheap red from a Mason jar. Wine should be approachable and enjoyable, not intimidating, and after an evening…
It isn’t very often that ten of the most sought-after local chefs come together to prepare a banquet of gustatory deliciousness, but once a year, this very thing happens right here in South Florida. At the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, ten chefs — including Adrianne Calvo of Chef Adrianne’s,…
False Flags is a Miami new wave band designed around the concept of musical despair and a strategic sense of urgency. They celebrate the release of their newest EP. Special guest Sharyln Evertz of the band Mask Era joins the band on stage for select songs. Fort Myer’s own Altus…
Women’s-rights issues have been the RPatz/KStew breakup of the political news sphere. It’s everywhere, from “personhood” bills to the birth control debate; it’s clear that partisan discussions about “the fairer sex” aren’t going anywhere. There is one key issue that has defined women in politics since the early 1900s, and…
Shipyard Brewing Company is teaming up with Wicked Awesome Snack Bar Saturday for another amazing five course beer dinner. There is going to be a very special beer making an appearance. Call 561-883-3200. Wicked Awesome Snack Bar is located a Sat., Aug. 25, 2012…
There are two ways you can get high at tonight’s fourth-annual Dancing in the Sky. The event’s home in Carmen’s at the Top of the Bridge Restaurant in the upper level of the Bridge Hotel in Boca Raton takes care of the physical aspect. An emotional high — if you’re…
Ace of Base had Buddha, Joker, Linn, and Jenny; the Kinsey Sicks have Winnie, Rachel, Trixie, and Trampolina. All but Jenny are stage names, only in the case of the Kinsey Sicks, the performers are actually men — Irwin, Ben, Jeff, and Spencer — dressed as ladies. Trademarked as “America’s…
The ’70s were more than just huge, wavy hair, disco, and bell-bottoms. They were also… huge, wavy hair… disco… and bell-bottoms. So why not commemorate a time when the bottoms of most pants could house a homeless family? Especially when the $10 cover goes directly toward Gilda’s Club, a free…
Meet Henry Winkler, a.k.a. “the Fonz” at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and get a chance to win Fonzie’s classic 1949 Triumph Trophy TRS from the popular ’70s hit sitcom Happy Days, 9 to 11 p.m. on Aug. 25. Fonzie will meet and greet with players, and help award his iconic…
The buses are back, but this fleet of bright-yellow vehicles isn’t here to shuttle the kiddies back to school after a long summer break. This band of party buses — or trolleys, as the case may be — represents the Fort Lauderdale Bus Loop, which hits the streets Saturday night…
Long before Lady Gaga become the gay-club-anthem queen, the world had a different lovely lady who knew how to get asses shaking: Lady Miss Kier. The fire-engine-red-coifed goddess in go-go boots — most recognizable as the lead singer for Deee-Lite — hits the stage twice this weekend to help Wilton…
Civil war between Muslims and Christians in a landlocked African country probably isn’t the first subject that comes to mind when you hear the term French film. But Alliance Française South Florida has developed a powerful reputation for its adventurous French film series in the tricounty area, and Monday’s screening…
Over Labor day weekend, Cinema Paradiso, home of the annual Fort Lauderdale Film Festival (FLIFF) will be hosting a kind of rock concert on film. FLIFF-Pal-Looza will feature eight films over three days. The first film The Door: When You’re Strange begins at 8:45 p.m. on Friday. On Saturday, see…
Learn the secrets of vegetable gardening in South Florida from Arthur Kirstein, Coordinator of Agricultural Economic Development, and Mounts Horticulturalist Mike Page. The focus of this workshop is to implement successful agriculture techniques to manage small vegetable projects. Tips and techniques on site preparation, seedling establishment, planting, maintenance and harvesting…
Are you on the lookout for some prime artwork but nothing’s been tickling your fancy lately? Or perhaps those snooty higher-brow-than-thou galleries, with their ostentatious prices, are not your thing. If so, we’ve got good news on both fronts: the 50/50 interactive arts event, occurring Saturday at West Palm Beach’s…
Undergrounds Coffeehaus Art Show with host Jeff Noller and Julie Kutlesic September 15 from 9 p.m. to midnight. Their two different styles of photography are an interesting contrast and giving lots of range to the beholder, there will be lots of different things to view. There will be a raffle,…
This annual plant sale offers attendees a great opportunity to acquire the best orchid and shade loving plants. Many of the area’s premier plant vendors will be selling a blooming variety of begonias, bromeliads, orchids, ferns, hoyas and aroids. Magnificent tabletop arrangements will be auctioned off in a silent auction…
