Just a week or so after the Pentagon reversed its ban on allowing female soldiers into combat, here’s another breakthrough of a sort: The funniest scenes in the confused and shaggy comedy Identity Thief are of Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman beating the hell out of each other. McCarthy —…
There’s scant dialogue but plenty of eloquent storytelling in the five animated short films up for a 2013 Oscar, all of which — along with their live-action and documentary counterparts — will get a pre-awards-show release just over the county line at the Coral Gables Art Cinema beginning this Friday,…
To watch Melissa McCarthy as lovable chef Sookie St. James on seven seasons of the Gilmore Girls was to see an actress perfect the art of playing a sidekick. As best friend of the show’s protagonist, Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham), McCarthy dutifully provided comic relief and a shoulder on which…
“I’ve been lucky in that I’ve always worked with writers whose voices are so specific that there really isn’t any way to recalibrate things without them being intimately involved,” says Steven Soderbergh as he swivels in a chair in the happily cluttered New York loft space that doubles as his…
“Grab a few beers, a sketchpad, and one buxom model with waist-length purple hair and call me in the morning,” would go Dr. Sketchy’s recommendation to cure what ails you. Dr. Sketchy is not a practicing physician, however, but an alternative drawing concept that has spread like gangbusters across the…
So many Broadway shows to see. Such little time. Well, what if you could see some of the most elite Broadway stars perform some of the best numbers from Broadway classics, ranging from Phantom of the Opera to Dreamgirls, all in one night? Don’t miss “Night of Broadway Stars,” benefiting…
Comedy in Boca is kind of a joke. The only place to see standup was the New York Comedy Club, and that was just moved to the Deerfield Country Club (peeling walls and slight musk included). Enter the Sick Puppies Comedy improv troupe, here to fill the comedic void. The…
Candlelit dinner and roses for Valentine’s Day? How perfectly vanilla. This weekend’s Valentines Fetish Ball ties up all those clichéd ideas about romance and gives them a good smacking around. The V-Day-themed bash, hosted by Fetish Factory, is all leather and latex glamour, with performances by neoburlesque/fetish models DeeDee Luxe,…
You don’t need to be an Olympic marathon runner to participate in the sixth-annual I Care I Cure… I Run 5K run on Sunday; you just have to have the heart. Own a pair of sneakers and an eager spirit and you’re in. Join adorable 14-year-old actress Bailee Madison and…
Help the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation reach its lofty goal of $100,000 this Sunday by participating in the Gift of Life’s third-annual Walk for Life. Although all charity walks are special, this 5K walk/run is truly singular in that it is the only event in South Florida solely…
We’re guessing that most people who frequent the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino are more concerned with drinking, gambling, and partying than paying respect to the owners’ tribal heritage. We get it: Those slots and girls on mechanical bulls can be rather distracting. Well, if you’re interested in paying homage…
What better way to get people of all ages interested in science than to lure them with chocolate? The South Florida Museum of Science in West Palm Beach is well aware of this particular trick and has set up a trap to draw you in with chocolate, then blind you…
Sporting massive dragon breath is a point of pride — not shame — at this weekend’s 14th-annual Delray Beach Garlic Fest, where most everyone will be chowing down on the pungent bulb. Garlic is the focal point for numerous food booths and several cooking demos, as well as the star…
Flamingo Gardens in Davie hosts its annual food and wine event Gala in the Gardens from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, February 10. Advance tickets cost $50 for nonmembers and $40 for members. The cost increases by $10 each at the door. Call 954-473-2955. A 21-and-older event. Sun., Feb. 10,…
The Virginia Philip Wine Shop & Academy will host a celebration of Valentine’s Day with a tasting of four wines and light snacks. The event is 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, February 11, and the cost is $40 per person. Mon., Feb. 11, 6-7 p.m., 2013…
Prosecco Café in Palm Beach Gardens will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Thursday, February 14, with love-themed specials all day and a special $29 prix fixe menu in the evening. It also will be giving away complimentary bonbons to women who make a purchase. Thu., Feb. 14, 2013…
Men and women fall in love. Then we drive each other crazy. Relationships: Can’t live with them; can’t live without them. Whether you’ve been on 50 first dates, married once, or divorced twice, you won’t want to miss I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. This long-running off-Broadway hit will…
Florida Atlantic University is getting its French on. Not in the smelly cheese or snooty aristocrats kind of way but the French cinema kind of way. The department of languages, linguistics, and comparative literature in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters is presenting a monthlong French Film…
A lot of people think abstract art is just a bunch of paint thrown around on a canvas. Obviously, they just aren’t deep enough to get it. If you want to show off your keen artistic eye or just want to pick up a bit of culture, you should head…
Renaissance festivals were deep into cosplay long before even your dad knew what that term meant. Rub heavily costumed elbows with the region’s most devoted wenches and knights at the 21st-annual Florida Renaissance Festival, which continues for six weekends this winter in Deerfield Beach. The festival attracts hundreds of suited-up…
Please, for his own good, somebody clap Dustin Hoffman into a chastity belt. Based on what Al Pacino suffers in Stand Up Guys and the identical humiliations visited up Robert De Niro in Little Fockers, it seems Hollywood will not be satisfied until it has speared a hypodermic into the…
“It’s hard to get these things started,” says Walter Hill, dean of the American action movie, speaking from Los Angeles. “Action films are by their very nature more expensive than what are sometimes called, in the independent world, ‘relationship films.’ But I despise these categories. I’ve never made a movie…
