I’d rather die than be like you,” the barely adolescent heroine of Pixar’s 13th feature roars to her mother, perhaps the most radical line ever uttered in a Disney production—and one that highlights just how different Brave’s heroine’s predicament is from those of her recent screen sistren. Where fellow bow-and-arrow…
Egg, meet sperm. Sperm, my mother.” And so it is that 10-year-old Henry James Herman (Jason Spevack) introduces his mother, Patricia (Toni Collette), to Slavkin (Michael Sheen), the college professor whose sperm-bank donation helped create Henry. With the second-highest IQ score in recorded history, Henry is a certified genius whose…
Are you a local hip-hop sensation? Can you juggle flaming bowling pins? Make your hamster disappear? Do you think you can dance? If the answer is yes to any of these questions — or even if you just think the answer is yes — the event organizers at the Box…
Two of the most famous works of Western art involving sharks can be found in the Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale’s epic-scale look at the shark in art, although not as originals. Winslow Homer’s The Gulf Stream, painted in 1899 after the artist made two trips to the Bahamas, greets you…
The Edge of the Our Bodies is less a play than a monologue, like a New Yorker fiction story read aloud. For an uninterrupted 80 minutes, Bernadette (Lexi Langs), a 16-year-old woman who ceased being a girl a long time ago, will share a few days of her life while…
Capone’s in downtown Fort Lauderdale is hosting a Burn Notice watch party tonight. Keep an eye out for cast members Jeffery Donovan and Gabrielle Anwar who are expected to attend. Ladies drink free (score!), and there is no cover. Thu., June 14, 9 p.m., 2012…
In a post-Harry Potter world, young adult fiction is no longer solely the playground of young adult readers. In fact, some of the most fun and inventive fiction of recent years has been intended for — or at least marketed to — young adults. Hunger Games has clearly made the…
With the quickly approaching June 15 release of the major motion picture Rock of Ages starring Hollywood heavy-hitter Tom Cruise, Revolution Live, the epicenter of the film’s the Bourbon Room scenes, will play host to the official Rock of Ages Release Party on Friday courtesy of Annette Work Productions and…
If the Sirens in Homer’s Odyssey appeal to you more than Ulysses himself, then this event might be right up your alley. Sirens & Strings: An Acou-chix Experience is a musical show featuring veteran and up-and-coming female acoustic musical acts. But it’s important to remember the old saying, “The only…
Better Block, a pop-up urban design exhibit from Texas, comes to Florida for the first time today. FAU School of Urban & Regional Planning and landscape architect firm Cadence have teamed up to transform the empty spaces of FAT Village into a walkable and sustainable community for just one day…
“Yeaaah boyyy, Flavor Flav in da house.” Reality-show junkies and hip-hop diehards alike will undoubtedly crack smiles when Flavor Flav, the notoriously wacky hype man for politically charged Long Island hip-hop group Public Enemy, bursts out with his catch phrase while visiting Seminole Casino Hollywood tonight. Seminole Casino will begin…
We are reuniting with Green Room to present a solid rock ‘n’ roll showcase this June 16, presenting the ever adorable, always sweaty onstage, and very girl-friendly Jacuzzi Boys, Miami psych outfit Lil Daggers, and Hollywood’s surfy punks The Gun Hoes. Radio-Active Records is also partnering with us in this…
Dads can get their speed fix at Xtreme Indoor Karting on Father’s Day. Dads who bring their family can race on the half-mile asphalt track for eight minutes free. Sun., June 17, 12-10 p.m., 2012…
Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture offers dads free admission to its pirate-themed event featuring a treasure hunt and arty hands-on projects fit for a pirate. Sun., June 17, 1-4:30 p.m., 2012…
For car aficionados, bring Pops to the car show at Mizner Park. A showcase of antique, custom-built, classic, and exotic sports cars will be on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Sun., June 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 2012…
Whether you’re heading for Hollywood, bound for Broadway, or angling for a local commercial, the Actor’s Workshop of South Florida will equip you with the acting chops you’ll need to land the part. Now in its 11th year, the Actor’s Workshop operates in a nondescript, virtually hidden warehouse in Deerfield…
Adult education can often mean important but dry-as-toast endeavors like learning how to formulate Excel spreadsheets or conjugate verbs. The winetasting lecture and event tonight at Virginia Philip Wine Shop & Academy in West Palm Beach is a different kind of instructional session for grownups. Specifically, you’ll learn all about…
In 2005, the Surfrider Foundation brought the surf industry together to create “International Surfing Day,” a time to celebrate the sport and to give back to the ocean and beaches around the world. What started as a small local happening has now grown into a global observance in 30 countries…
Thanks to J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek prequel that was a “force” to be reckoned with, no longer does the Trekkie nerd collective have to hide in its bedroom debating who was the better captain in the brains-versus-brawn debate. And it’s fitting that the Trekverse should help to herald nerdom’s emergence…
Three generations of fine actresses are squandered in Peace, Love & Misunderstanding, an incompetently structured film that pits hippies against squares with the usual wearying results. This head-hammering, clash-of-values, family-healing dramedy makes sure to literalize all of its uplifting messages; gentle admonitions about “letting go” are immediately followed by a…
Rock of Ages, a new star-clogged pop-musical diversion partly filmed in South Florida, is a cinematic event. It’s not every day, after all, that you get to see two great American traditions — guitar/bass/drums rock music and Tin Pan Alley musical theater — so thoroughly, mutually degraded. This mess originated…
Yet another indie examination of humanity’s escalating technophilia, Small, Beautifully Moving Parts addresses its oh-so-contemporary concerns through the story of Sarah (Anna Margaret Hollyman), a Manhattanite obsessed with gadgets who finds herself unprepared for the news that she’s pregnant. Hollyman imbues her shaken protagonist with understated sensitivity, even when writers/directors…
