Take this, Angelina Jolie: Olga Nenya is a foster parent in Ukraine who has mothered a brood of children whose number varies; some descriptions say 16, others up to 23. At any rate, it’s a lot of screaming, runny noses, diaper changes, and food receipts. In her new documentary, Family…
Quilting has a long tradition of people thinking it’s totally lame. False. Although in the past, this medium was a way to keep grannies occupied, for women, it was a way to express their frustrations at not being allowed the vote, among other deep concerns. Today it’s a method of…
Let’s say you’ve made the big decision to move beyond black-light posters to express your inner je ne sais quoi. Not that there’s anything inherently wrong with black-light posters. It’s just that they’re a little, uh, limited in their aesthetic possibilities. So take ’em down, along with those full-page ads…
Screening the history of bootlegging in urban America led to the invention of a genre — the gangster film — but moviegoers have seen little of the hills and hollers from whence the syndicates’ potent spirits were shipped. Offhand, I can only think of Robert Mitchum’s homegrown 1958 vehicle Thunder…
The movie of choice this week for people who hold the beliefs that A) America is the strongest, best-est country that God ever virgin-birthed and B) that that nation somehow just isn’t strong enough to survive eight years of centrist Democratic leadership, Dinesh D’Souza’s 2016: Obama’s America actually does not…
You don’t always need to know the specific circumstances that precede the events of a postapocalyptic film, but the unexplained, history-ending catastrophe in Douglas Aarniokoski’s The Day precipitated some pretty contradictory conditions on the ground. Apparently, there is no food? Except that the film’s healthy-looking group of survivors trudges through…
A more hopeful reimagining of 2001’s portrait of man-machine relations, Robot & Frank envisions a near future in which automated servants aid the elderly in their twilight years. For retired cat burglar Frank (Frank Langella), memory loss is something to be denied, and the robot (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard) with…
Everyone knows that wine is sophisticated, so it’s totally appropriate to make your way through five varieties of the stuff at tonight’s pairing event at Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. A wine and tapas match-up is 6 to 9 p.m. Call 954-467-0045 to book a spot. Wed., Aug. 29, 6-9…
It will be a firkin good time tonight at the Blind Monk in West Palm Beach when Tequesta Brewing Company arrives on the scene with a limited-release firkin of craft beer. The bar opens at 4 p.m. and the drinking will continue throughout the evening. Wed., Aug. 29, 2012…
Ladies, here is your chance to swoon over fine firemen for an entire evening without having to feel once ounce of remorse. Join more than 20 brave, brawny firefighters at this year’s unveiling of the South Florida Firefighters Calendar at Seminole Paradise at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino…
Nothing helps you prepare for a weekend like going to work on Friday with a mild hangover, courtesy the beachside cocktail hour at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale. From 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, get $10 snacks from Via Luna restaurant paired with bubbly. Thu., Aug. 30, 6-8 p.m., 2012…
South Florida is bursting at the seams with creative folks, and the husband-and-wife team of Amanda and JR Linton is the cream of the crop. Merging the worlds of crafty cuteness and tattooing, the artistic duo’s latest venture is a tattoo shop, art gallery, and boutique under one roof in…
Contrary to popular belief, glamorous and sensual women exist outside of your 13-inch monitor. So how about stepping away from your computer for a night to feast your eyes on the talents of Morgan LaRue and her burlesque troupe? Think feathers, sequins, gyrating hips, and a whole lot of eye…
Don’t be mistaken: GonZo NaTion is not a long-nosed Muppet’s American tour (although that would be awesome). This is a Labor Day memorial of sorts, a commemoration of the late Hunter S. Thompson, who popularized the term gonzo journalism. Not sure what that is? Simply read anything he wrote. When…
Not much is known about mysterious singer Olivia de la Garza. The Boca Raton resident doesn’t have a website, and a video search yields a giant goose egg. The few pictures that exist on the interwebs suggest she could be a seductive bombshell from a Bond movie. She purportedly has…
Although $3 Colt 45s and Gin & Juices are incentives enticing enough to amass a crowd at Green Room’s weekly Wednesday-night underground hip-hop night, Brown Bag Wednesdays, it is the topflight regional and national talent that keeps everyone coming back for more. On deck this week is hot-to-trot mix-master Shawn…
There will be all sorts of swirling and sniffing at this wine tasting highlighting grapes from Italy’s southern wine region. Get your swerve on from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, at the New River Fine Art Gallery. Admission is $49 to $99 and includes light hors d’oeuvres from…
Summer is a brutal time for South Florida gardeners and locavores alike. The reward for surviving the hellish season? Just as northerners are beginning to count down to the season’s final harvest (and impending crappy weather), Floridians are welcoming the return of farmers’ markets, such as this Thursday’s Green Market…
Fort Lauderdale’s Gateway Theatre opened in 1951, a year after the release of Sunset Blvd. and a year before Singin’ in the Rain. Both films, along with 13 others, will screen at the theater beginning Friday during the theater’s first monthlong Gateway Classic Film Festival. An event such as this…
Any seasoned drinker can tell you that the only way to quell the beast is to beat it down with more booze, preferably by way of bloody marys (or the Rosie’s mojito) at brunch. Rosie’s Bar and Grill hosts its Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, 10…
In Celeste and Jesse Forever, the titular, newly separated female protagonist’s unflamboyant gay coworker (Elijah Wood) tells her that “it’s time get your fuck on” and then immediately apologizes: “Sorry, I was trying to be your saucy gay friend.” Cowritten by and starring Parks and Rec straight-woman Rashida Jones, Forever…
In terms of looks, charisma, and talent, Rashida Jones should have been a star a long time ago. But in terms of what she’s ready to offer Hollywood (and what Hollywood finally might be ready to let her accomplish), her belated ascent seems well-timed. Bittersweet breakup comedy Celeste and Jesse…
