Surprising proof that Hollywood still can craft a memorable studio comedy, Roland Emmerich’s White House Down stands as a singular achievement in parody, its auteur’s intentions be damned. It’s not only a pitch-perfect attack on every risible plot point afflicting today’s all-exposition-and-explosions filmmaking but also a mad liberal’s vision of…
Constructed with the same patient sorcery and elliptical menace as director Sergei Loznitsa’s previous art-ordeal, My Joy, the WWII saga In the Fog opens with a tracking shot through the 1942 equivalent of a Bosch painting. For almost four minutes, Loznitsa’s camera prowls after three Nazi-arrested locals as they’re led…
Since it opens with a suicide bombing in downtown Tel Aviv and since its mystery plot involves a sheik whose public expectorations call for the slaughter of Israeli civilians, The Attack is most avowedly “about” terrorism. But that isn’t its subject. The film is about love, trauma, and trust, both…
The story Alex Gibney tells here, that of WikiLeaks’ founder, raconteur, and alleged sexual offender Julian Assange, is outlandishly complicated, peopled not with clear-cut good and bad guys but mostly imperfect individuals who hover in between. There’s emotionally fragile Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst who passed sensitive military and…
Before he was one of cinema’s finest dramatists (All About My Mother, Talk to Her, Volver, Broken Embraces), writer-director Pedro Almodóvar was a provocateur and a satirist. The 63-year-old filmmaker harks back to that past with his first comedy in nearly 25 years, I’m So Excited!, a lighthearted, ensemble-driven bit…
Aside from the general language differences, American wines tend to be easier to understand. If you’re looking to learn a thing or two about the Italians — wine, that is — Casa D’Angelo http://www.voiceplaces.com/broward-palm-beach/casa-d-angelo-2307310-l is hosting a wine dinner on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The four-course meal will be paired…
We’ve all agreed as a society that the one thing that is unmockable, that we as a community understand can never be made fun of, is kids with cancer. That still holds true, but just because it’s horribly wrong to laugh at them doesn’t mean it’s wrong to laugh with…
Wine should really be its own food group. That magic elixir of the gods has oh so many applications: ancient source of hydration, flavor magnifier, stress reliever, imaginary boyfriend. While it frequently serves as your lonesome friend, the heavenly nectar is best consumed with food — in public. This Thursday,…
Musical mistress Avery Sommers has pulled her Showboat into port in Fort Lauderdale. She is the featured singer for the Up Close and Personal Seasonal Concert Series, presented by the Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale and Nova Southeastern University. Sommers is known for her award-winning Broadway career, with ties locally as…
Unless you are a member of the Taliban living in a cave or some kind of hermit who never leaves the house, you must have heard of D.L. Hughley and his hugely spectacular comedic events. The man is a regal comedian, after all, considering he was a part of the…
No one likes to get caught in a pickle, but there’s nothing sour about this happening. Since 2003, the Independent Working Artists Network (IWAN) has set out to find unknown local talent and introduce it to consumers and industry professionals. A dating service of some sort between local art aficionados…
Never been to a soul luau? Psh. If not, Gigi’s Music Café is aiming to change that with its first anniversary party. The one-of-a-kind celebration commemorates owner Gigi Brown’s love of food, music, and the South Florida community for the past year. The gastronomically inclined establishment will be serving all…
Lace up your sneakers. Put on a white T-shirt. And get ready to paint the town… and yourself at the race at the BB&T Center parking lot in Sunrise. This noncompetitive 3.1-mile run, benefiting the Miami Children’s Hospital, is an after-dark, fluorescent glow light fun run in which participants will…
Who knew The Great Gatsby would actually be relevant in your life years after you read the CliffsNotes for tenth-grade English? Lucky for us, the classic 1920s story line is back, and this time, they brought an extra dose of cool to movie theaters with the help of a smoking-hot…
Birthday parties come in all shapes and sizes. Lots of people go for the traditional ’80s theme or luau — fun and all, but it’s a been-there, done-that sort of thing. Ink and Pistons Tattoo and Art Gallery is about to turn 1, and it’s hosting a big-ass anniversary party,…
Who is Daniel Tosh, really? We watch his show, we laugh at the stupid videos he talks over, but do we actually know anything about him? Well, Tosh and his constant stream of jokes that go too far are about to descend on West Palm Beach and maybe, just maybe,…
You might be a good cook, but we doubt you know how to pull off molecular tricks. On July 11 at 7 p.m., the Ancient Olive is hosting a class on molecular gastronomy and history of food science. The class costs $25 with in-store purchase of molecular kit, $40 if…
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Blitzkreig, battle, barrage, assault, clash: No matter which term you choose to describe it, it all boils down to a fight. Prepare yourselves for a brush with supremacy– burger supremacy, that is — with this Saturday’s second-annual Boca Burger Battle: A Grilling Affair. The battle is taking place in Boca…
“You take the good. You take the bad. You take them both. And there you have the facts of life.” If you grew up in the ’80s, you can probably sing the lyrics to the sitcom in your sleep. Well, hold on to your seats, because the sweet schoolgirls of…
Time and time again, he sat on top of his red doghouse, donning his pilot’s helmet, scarf and goggles. Truly, did anyone try harder to defeat the German Fighter pilot, the Red Baron, than Snoopy? Now you can see images of him and his pals at the Charles M. Schulz:…
The Norton Museum of Art will host the “Circa 1960: Figure and Form” exhibit beginning Thursday. Don’t expect psychedelic tunes and the abstract art made famous by Pollock; this exhibit is more like a quiet librarian wearing racy underwear. While these artists were inspired by the abstract art of their…
