Arts & Culture

Coffeehouse galleries are nothing new, but seldom do you see exhibits in such spaces curated by a bona fide art expert. At My Coffee House Gallery, however, artist and educator Sam Perry brings an idiosyncratic curatorial eye to the shows and provides an artistic sensibility to their installation. “Summery/Summary Group…

Usually, when you’re sniffing out cheap lunch deals you tend to be a little less discriminating than you ordinarily would. You’ll ignore the sticky film on the tables at your typical dive because the food’s decent (“Now more edible!”) and the price is right (“All you can cram for just…

The name Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath doesn’t quite ring so harmonically as the much brawnier-sounding James Bond. That and his even clunkier French secret agent code name goes with the territory in director Michel Hazanavicius’ espionage spy parody, OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies. Comic lead Jean Dujardin plays…

Guerra de la Paz is a two-man artistic team in Miami’s Design District. Their specialty is fashioning dolls out of masses of old, colorful clothing and posing them in eerie family portraits. Their work is exhibiting alongside that of five other abstract artists in “Child’s Play,” a gallery at the…

It’s a resurrection of sorts: Actor Ted Neeley, who played the title role in the original motion picture Jesus Christ Superstar, will once again resurrect the role Wednesday for the theatrical version’s final days at the Broward Center. Now, folks, this show is nothing to get hung up about; perceive…

Some cinematic works just need to be dissected — and their appeal crosses every social divide. Take Taxi Driver, for instance. Nobody makes it through Film Appreciation 101 without studying its narrative thread; the movie is a cornerstone of academia. But rich debate about this particular flick isn’t limited to…

Death metal bands and their fans are universally known for their political correctness and sensitivity toward humanity in general. As if to prove this point, the Slaughtered Fetus Mini Music Festival is going down on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at Area 7 Music & Ale (3809 Powerline Rd., Oakland Park)…

There’s a part of you, and not a small part, that demands you lay provocatively across the hood of a ’57 Chevy. It’s the same inner pinup girl whose puckered lips whisper “no, no — get the cherry red” whenever you peruse the lipstick isle; she was also your primary…

Avant theater icon Roger Wilson has raised the curtain on the future of portraiture in his skull-staving series of works at the Bass Museum of Art (2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach). “VOOM Portraits” features 25 high-def images of people and animals presented on large-scale HD plasma flat screens. In Wilson’s…

If it were up to Dad, he’d do nothing on Father’s Day but play golf, watch golf on TV, drink Coronas, and, if he can find the time, squeeze in a nap by the pool. And that sounds pretty good in theory; but you must remember that dads are proud,…

Rambling. Circuitous. Twisty and random. Eddie Izzard’s damn-near-inimitable style of comedy has been called all this and more. He’s known for donning fabulous makeup and frequently cross dressing. Also, he has famously admitted that he gets paid a pretty penny “for talking total bollocks.” But in the midst of all…

Most of us have a love/hate relationship with prom. Whether it makes you twiddle your thumbs in recollection of young love, balloon archways, and sneaking out past curfew, or gives you that Carrie feeling, prom remains an integral night in teenage life. Of course most cater directly to straight youth…

You’ve trained hard for years for this moment, and not without sacrifice: You’ve worn out nearly three dozen stress-relief squeeze balls working up your forearm strength; your 200 egg whites-a-day diet has left you with a permanent sulfur smell; and decades of twisting your baseball cap backwards whenever you need…

The average person might not know what the heck yōkai are, but chances are they’ve encountered one of the mythical spirits before. The strange creatures are often the subject of Japanese folklore, but they show up nowadays in everything from movies to video games. Perhaps you’ve stumbled across a mischievous…

When a film is written, directed by, and stars the same guy, it normally spells disaster. When that man is Stephen Chow, it means something completely different: Delirious fun! His last two films, Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, were high energy flicks with a quirky sense of humor and…

The personal website of Baby Jane Dexter compares her new CD, You’re Following Me, with Judy Garland’s 1961 live album from Carnegie Hall. Given that Garland is one of the 20th century’s most recognized voices, and Dexter doesn’t yet have a Wikipedia entry to her name, the comparison is more…

So you can make your friends crack up with your impressions of Golda Meir and you’re working on a gag that involves flatulation and the phrase “Not on my watch!” Obviously, that’s comic genius — but have you tested it live yet? It’s one thing to be a funny guy…

There is a point in South Florida’s yearly timeline when you know that summer has arrived: You step outside and it hits, an all-consuming tide of moist heat. While you contemplate publicly stripping down to your knickers, you decide instead to sooth your blistered soul with rum drinks and palm…

Not unlike blues legend Robert Johnson, considered by many to be the granddaddy of rock and roll, Dominic Molon must have found himself tempted by a Faustian deal. Five years ago, the curator was at the crossroads between rockers and artists, confronting the daunting task of exploring the deep-rooted and…

Watching Tommy Femia impersonate Judy Garland for 90 minutes is one of the better ways to spend a Friday evening. His voice maybe isn’t so powerful as the Late Great Garland’s, but it’s a pretty good imitation — especially in the long, slow passages, in which Tommy has the time…