The exemplary achievements of the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival succeeded by one of two means: narrowing the gap between author and subject in pursuit of intimate effects, or else working distance into the material and profiting from the vantage. Contemporary neorealism at its most confident and alert, Chop Shop…
When the Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale shut down at the beginning of the summer, there was more than a little skepticism, in these pages and elsewhere. What could they be thinking? And more to the point, how could they leave the art-loving public high and dry for the long, hot…
Saturday Night Fever: 30th Anniversary Special Collector’s Edition (Paramount) For all its camp-classic status as the ultimate disco-fever dream, John Badham’s movie truly is remarkable — a foul-mouthed, mean-streets masterpiece that just happens to feature a Bee Gees score that spreads like melted cheese 30 years later. And, of course,…
Just a guess here, but the majority of Amanda Bynes fans probably didn’t get most of the Shakespeare references in her As You Like It-inspired She’s the Man, so, behold: This time she’s gone for something a bit more familiar with Sydney White. Originally entitled Sydney White and the Seven…
In space, no one can hear you scream “Jumpin’ Jesus, this is one of the greatest games ever!” But that doesn’t mean you won’t try during Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Hardcore gamers know that Metroid’s star, bounty-hunter babe Samus Aran, has been kicking ass since 1986 — back when Lara…
I’ve said it before and hope to again: David Cronenberg is the most provocative, original, and consistently excellent North American director of his generation. From Videodrome (1983) through A History of Violence (2005), neither Scorsese nor Spielberg, and not even David Lynch, has enjoyed a comparable run. A rhapsodic movie…
Beyond the Gates (Fox)Blade: House of Chthon (New Line)The Boss of It All (IFC)Boston Legal: Season Three (Fox)Brothers and Sisters: The Complete First Season (Buena Vista)Catherine Deneuve: Essentials (Wellspring)The Condemned (Lionsgate)Deliverance: Deluxe Edition (Warner Bros.)Family Guy: Volume Five (Fox)Flashdance: Special Collector’s Edition (Paramount)Ghost Whisperer: The Second Season (Paramount)L’Iceberg (First Run)Severance…
It’s pretty much a toss-up which I love more: gorging on cinema or getting up at noon. And so, on the first day of the Toronto International Film Festival, in lieu of contemplating Bela Tarr’s The Man From London, I lingered in my pajamas anticipating The Breakfast From Room Service…
Libraries are relaxing places. If they branched out to serve tropical drinks and hooked some hammocks between the stacks – well, shoot, you might never go home. Weston Library (4205 Bonaventure Blvd., Weston) isn’t going quite that far, but it is utilizing the natural chillaxness of the joint and offering…
Our punk rock icons are aging. Mike Watt now looks more like a retiring shop teacher than a rocking member of the double bass group Dos, and the recent surprise guest on NPR’s quiz show, Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me was not a senator with presidential aspirations, it was the…
Just when you want to break up with the Panthers altogether, the team goes out and picks a player with a Dickensian name like Keaton Ellerby, who, with such a moniker, could be partner at a London law firm or Prime Minister of New Zealand or a hip-hop producer. (To…
Driving down Federal Highway could make you misjudge the state of food in Broward; chain endeavors with billboard-esque signs block the sun from both east and west. Fortunately, locals know that most of our edible gems lie unassumingly tucked away on side streets. Herban Kitchen, Galanga, and Food Amongst the…
It’s an interesting endeavor, trying to interpret Craig Kucia’s painting “when i begin to forget, tell me things i never knew.” A good place to start searching for answers might be the giant, faceless orangutan eating chocolate chip cookies under the glittering flash of a disco ball. Or maybe truth…
Don your brightest crocheted tam and head out to the Jamaican Jerk Festival for a plateful of culture. Sure, there will be cultural stages featuring traditional folk songs, poetry, limbo dancing, fire eating and such, along with a domino tournament, a cricket competition, and a wine and food pairing lesson,…
The Hurricane Bar & Lounge (640 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach) bills itself as your home for Philadelphia Eagles games, making it the perfect place to join the cheering throngs as the Donovan McNabb & Co. attempt to talon apart the Detroit Lions (go for the eyes!) this afternoon. But…
South Florida has spawned some prodigious rock musicians: Marilyn Manson, New Found Glory, and Saigon Kick (remember them?) all come to mind. But none have managed to gain such a seductive hold on his listeners’ psyches as Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional. Is it the tantrum-like intensity with which the…
American soldiers come from every background and faith. For years, the higher-ups of the Veteran’s Association repressed the demands of pagan soldiers to put a symbol of their religion, a Pentacle, on their headstones in the event of death. Recently, Pagan lobbying groups have had success overcoming this issue: veteran…
There’s a strange thing going on with contemporary country music: to succeed, artists have to bridge the gap between the lives and ideals of the young, while still embracing the traditions and roots of the genre they represent. A perfect example of this is “(I Wanna Check You for) Ticks”…
Though the That ´70s Show spin-off about the ´80s didn’t last too long on television, it doesn’t mean people don’t want to wax nostalgic about that tumultuous decade. They just blame VH1 for watering down the market. After you’ve seen Hal Sparks talk about that episode of Punky Brewster where…
Getting pleasure from singing along – nay, shouting along – with Mötley Crüe anthems is a pre-requisite to properly enjoying any Crüe concert. That’s partially because “Girls Girls Girls” sounds better when screamed by a stadium of Rag Magazine-reading fans, and also because Vince Neil is too wasted to remember…
Yeah, bats get a bit of a bad rap – everyone’s scared of them even though they’re benevolent little dudes. That’s because they get associated with the blood sucking undead, and they’ve been the subjects of horrid Lou Diamond Phillips movies to boot. (Have you seen Bats? What a piece…
A bunch of marauding, sock-stealin’ pickpockets these gypsies ain’t – or so Johnny Depp pledges. He cameos the documentary Gypsy Caravan, about a wayfaring troupe of musicians cranking out their scintillating – and eclectic — palette of flamenco, jazz, raga, klezmer, Indian folk, and Romanian violin during a six-week concert…
