I cannot imagine any play more right for the moment than The Voysey Inheritance. Nor can I imagine any play more wrong. On the one hand, The Voysey Inheritance is about, among other things, Ponzi schemes, financial disaster, and money’s way of making slaves out of those who care about…
Bella: I’m coming. Edward: I don’t want you to. —The Twilight Saga: New Moon Worry not for the purity of your tween girls, global mothers. Where Catherine Hardwicke’s lively, irreverent take on the first book in the Twilight series at least made room for a few suggestive winks, the sequel…
The Road, Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize–winning, Oprah-endorsed post-apocalyptic survivalist prose poem — in which a father and his 10-year-old son traverse a despoiled landscape of unspeakable horror — was a quick, lacerating read. John Hillcoat’s literal adaptation, which arrives one Thanksgiving past its original release date is, by contrast, a…
What do origami, giant squid, petri dishes, and a laundromat have in common? If you guessed the first New Times Broward/Palm Beach MasterMind Awards, you’d be right. Our paper recently held a contest to recognize movers and shakers in the local arts community. Thanks to a sponsor, the Amplitude Academy…
The Boondock Saints filmmaker Troy Duffy certainly makes for an easy target — at least his former friends thought so when they made the 2003 doc Overnight, a rise-fall-and-turnaround portrait of Duffy’s hubris and recklessness during the making of his first and only film. To his credit, not only did…
Remember those good feelings during the Panthers offseason? All that talk about how losing a stud defenseman wouldn’t cripple the team, and how the young players are going to take the next step? Now we’re about a quarter of the way through the season and that talk all seems like…
Two fascinating exhibits are opening side by side at the Boca Museum of Art (501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton): One contains enigmatic art, the other a New Guinean Skull Rack. “An Unfinished Conversation: Collecting Enrique Martinez Celaya” includes 19 works by the famous Cuban-born artist and Delay Beach resident, including…
Never underestimate the effect of a well-placed swish of crinoline in a boy’s face. There. That one was free. You’re welcome. If you want more tips and tricks on making fellas pant, you’ll have to drop into Respectable Street tonight at 10. That’s when doors open for Fresh and Unused,…
Hispanic Heritage Month may have ended in October but the festivities will continue through November at Greenacres Community Park (2095 Jog Road, Greenacres) with SalsaFest, a cultural event celebrating some of the music and flavors of the Hispanic community. In its third year, SalsaFest will feature tunes from international recording…
Ten reasons why you should go to a Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin Tribute Show. 1) These pop crooners defined ’60s counterculture. This was the peak of human entertainment. (Yeah, we’re willing to wager.) 2) Sinatra womanized, and women liked it. 3) Getting your tribute fix: Tony Sands as Frank…
Starving for your art in a city that’s quickly becoming renowned for its apathy toward all things cool is bringing your passion to a whole new level. Shows are being cancelled left and right, clubs can’t stay open, and good luck getting your independent art noticed. But if you keep…
Perhaps you’ve heard of Showtel, hands-down Palm Beach County’s coolest annual art exhibit. Organized by independent curator Kara Walker-Tomé for the past eight years, Showtel lets artists take over hotel rooms at West Palm Beach’s Hotel Biba for a night. In each room, the art is built in a three-dimensional…
So, how much sting will Chris Paul and the Hornets have when they come to visit American Airlines Arena (601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami) on Sunday? New Orleans is coming off a game the night before at home against the Atlanta Hawks, who knocked the Heat out of the playoffs in…
Are you a sucker for the sleek silhouettes of the 1930s? Those playful shears, when worn modernly, still look en vogue. Maybe the dame-amplifying angles of the ’40s, the frilly frocks of the ’50s, or the hostess eras of the ’60s and ’70s are more in line with your textile…
Downsizing doesn’t always have to be a bad thing. Take the “Small Stuff 3” exhibit that opens today at the Bear and Bird Boutique. For the third year, an eclectic group of more than 50 local, national, and international artists will showcase their small-scale art — from paintings to embroidery…
Brighton Beach Memoirs just folded on Broadway after a one-week run, despite glowing reviews from the New York Times, the New Yorker, and every other big publication. It seems ticket sales were “appalling,” which is somehow appropriate for a semi-autobiographical Neil Simon play set in 1937. That year, the economy…
With the popularity of indie dance parties springing up, it’s good to come across two bands that are reaching out to local audiences — with bags full of dance moves and lyrics that hit home. Bonnie Riot crafts a memorable all-inclusive riotgrrl sound that borrows from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs…
The release of the year’s nouveau Beaujolais every third Thursday of November is cause for celebration in France, and for 2009, it is in Pompano Beach too. From 6 to 8 tonight, Bispo’s Cellar (2112 E. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach) will be pouring a trio of the light, fruity, easy-drinking…
For those of us who love a good parody of the classics, Shut Up, Sweet Charlotte! — based on the novel and camp classic film Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) starring Bette Davis — oughta hit the mark. This Southern gothic tale tells the story of Charlotte Hollis (Ricky Graham),…
Carlos Mencia, the controversial Latino comedian famous for lampooning racial stereotypes, politics and anything else that suits his fancy, will perform standup tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Hard Rock Live. He got his start performing at Los Angeles comedy clubs and released his first album in 2000. Five years later,…
Sensitive problems are sometimes best digested with laughter. Humor opens eyes and eases tensions, while heavy-handed moralizing, on the other hand, closes hearts. Especially in this age of paranoia, Americans could use some laughs at their own expense and at subjects considered too serious for chuckles. Christopher Durang’s Why Torture…
Proof that music journalists are sometimes good for something, Thomas Koch, a.k.a. DJ T, made his true mark in the industry by founding Groove magazine some 20 years ago. With Koch at the helm as editor and publisher, it quickly became the bible in his native Germany for everything related…
