From the lofty American vantage point, Mexico’s new wave filmmakers have materialized like magic, the unexpected fruit of a renaissance that even many cinematically alert Yanquis hardly took the trouble to notice. Meanwhile, these new directors have fashioned a vivid style that combines, in various proportions, Latin American literary experimentation,…
If plays were drinks, the New Theatre’s Twelfth Night or As You Will would certainly be a New Age smoothie. Rafael de Acha and company have whipped up a colorful froth of a show that’s a decided departure from their sober Othello, the first half of the company’s two-play Shakespeare…
Upon first encountering the art of Carol Prusa, I wondered if I’d stumbled across work by the deranged offspring of a botanist and a biologist — the artist’s paintings are simultaneously floral and anatomical, if that makes any sense. In one painting, for instance, a cascade of flowers flows from…
David Wolstencroft moved from London to Los Angeles in November, and not only so he could rise each morning for a game of tennis–though there is that, and that might have been good enough. He made the trip, which is thus far temporary but may well prove permanent, for the…
Summertime, and the living’s easy. Summer invites the promise of teenage romance, unbridled debauchery, and carefree whimsical days full of doing nothing and liking it. Summer is the time countless bands have written songs about. And when it’s over, autumn leaves you longing for the days when you sped down…
THU 7/24 When Curtis Sliwa founded the Guardian Angels in 1979, it had just 13 members. Ruffians and cads native to the NYC area must have laughed to see Sliwa and his beret-clad fellows. Alas, such laughter was all too often met with missing teeth. All kidding aside, whether the…
“The real world’s now just like high school, only there are more places to eat,” postulates comedian Lewis Black. Though statements like these usually induce laughter, there is a bedrock of common sense to his work, which can provide hilarious insight into the increasingly bizarre planet we live on. Observational…
SAT 7/26 It’s not the kind of event you’d expect from a church, but the mostly gay Sunshine Cathedral hosts Saturday night’s Five Star Rodeo at 6:30 p.m., with part of the proceeds going to the cathedral. Church-goers, their friends, and anyone else who forks up the $12 for a…
FRI 7/25 Sure, you live in South Florida, but do you really know what makes your city run? The Museum of Discovery and Science (401 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale) has taken matters into its own hands with the City of Wonders exhibit. This traveling interactive event focuses on the…
THU 7/24 A leftist adage posits that if voting changed anything, it would be illegal. Unfortunately, there’s no way to tell as long as everyone stays home on Election Day. Even before the 2000 presidential election debacle tarnished the notion of the popular election, most Americans’ belief in the importance…
FRI 7/25 For those of you who moved to South Florida recently and know the location at 100 SW Third Ave. as home of the Chili Pepper and, more recently, Venu, we offer our sincerest pity. For there was a time when Venu, Star Bar, and Allure were all one…
So much for those crackpot theories about flighty teenagers and their short attention spans. For four long years now, bland pop star Mandy Moore has stuck in the brain pan of white adolescent America like a wad of bubblegum, and there’s no sign that she will loosen her grip anytime…
An artist is always alone — if he is an artist. — Henry Miller At first glance, it would be easy to think the most recent production at the Miami Light Project is standard Mad Cat fare — smart, glib 20- and 30-something actors playing smart, glib 20- and 30-somethings…
FRI 7/25 Do you find maggots, bloodshed, and gore comical? Do you like your humor like your coffee — black? If you answered yes to these questions, you’d better clear your calendar, because the third installment of the Twisted Weekend series opens at Cinema Paradiso (503 SE Sixth St., Fort…
If, in keeping with current fads, you seek movies featuring females kicking a bunch of ass, your appetite will be tended (and cultivated) at the multiplex all summer long. Wander into your local art house, however, and you may find a fine if somewhat challenging import called The Legend of…
Are you ready to be stimulated? Visually stimulated? The North Miami Museum of Contemporary Art presents “Optic Nerve V,” an annual collection of innovative short films — really short films — that showcase the homegrown talents of local film and video artists. The museum screens 17 works by South Florida…
THU 5/17 If there’s one thing we know here at New Times, other than hard-hitting investigations and witty critique, it would definitely be shameless self-promotion. In the spirit of previous articles about New Times BeerFest and other events related to your favorite altweekly, we offer you this official announcement: Billy…
Donavon Frankenreiter leads the sort of life that normally exists solely in daydreams. For the past 15 years, he has surfed beaches around the world, for the past decade as a professional. And for a dozen of those years, he was also touring with Sunchild, a band he had been…
SUN 7/20 With the second half of the Florida State League season well underway, a brief synopsis of the first half is in order. The Jupiter Hammerheads won the first-half title for the Eastern Division by six games with a 42-28 overall record, though the Palm Beach Cardinals went 25-43…
THU 7/17 Do you remember your first time? Well, the Disney Channel’s favorite gentle blue giant wants to help you remember. The Broward Center’s Au-Rene Theater (201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale) presents Bear in the Big Blue House Live in its production of A First Time for Everything. Join…
FRI 7/18 Reel Big Fish is one of the SoCal ska-punk horde, the most famous of whom were bands such as No Doubt and Sublime. When these bands first came out, a lot of folks called them the Ska Revival. All of those people were wrong. The Specials and Madness…
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen — or LXG, as Fox refers to it, as though it’s the latest Lexus all-terrain vehicle — would have you think it’s the summer action movie with a brain; certainly, its literary allusions would have you believe it has visited more libraries than video-rental outlets…
