When editorial cartoonist turned amateur sleuth Robert Graysmith published Zodiac, his sprawling, meticulously researched account of the eponymous San Francisco serial killer, he wrote that the tale was “the most frightening story I know,” and it was easy to understand why. Graysmith was writing in 1985, some 16 years after…
It may be hard out there for a pimp, but it ain’t too hard for a writer/director to make a movie whose marketing hinges on the lurid spectacle of Samuel L. Jackson pulling a half-naked Christina Ricci around on a chain. This sort of cheap trick is what they used…
Playing on the utopian Golden Age, Mark Twain had his tongue firmly in his cheek when he named the United States’ gaily garish post-Restoration era “the Gilded Age.” A visit to the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach provides a glimpse into the lifestyles during the age that birthed the extravagant…
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (New Line) You probably already know where you stand on Tenacious D, the pudgy hard rock comedy duo that made Jack Black famous. And if you haven’t heard of them, this isn’t the place to start: Their DVD of short films and music…
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PlayStation 3
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: T (for Teen)
Score: 8 (out of 10)
There is probably nothing new to say about The Lion in Winter. It was written by James Goldman (who, it is interesting to note, is the elder brother of The Princess Bride’s William Goldman — inconceivable, I know), it was turned into a 1968 movie by Goldman and Anthony Harvey…
Bratz: Fashion Pixiez (Lions Gate) Conversations With God (Fox) Cool It Carol (Image) Deep Red (Blue Underground) Dreamland (Image) Filmation’s Ghostbusters (Brentwood) George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (MPI) Journey to the End of the Night (First Look) Little Einsteins: The Legend of the Golden Pyramid (Disney) Hawaii, Oslo (Film…
The Number 23 grabs hold of one stupid idea and runs so far with it in so many directions to such little purpose that it nearly won me over from sheer berserkoid effort. In a nutshell, this nutso movie observes what happens to a man (Jim Carrey) under the impression…
We Americans complain of Big Brother’s unblinking eye in the post-Patriot Act, corporate e-mail era — as well we should. But, as The Lives of Others makes plain, things could be worse. Set in East Berlin circa 1984, when one in 100 citizens of the German Democratic Republic was a…
It appears that the beer franchise at the Florida Renaissance Festival has been taken over by Warsteiner. In previous years, you could buy Harp, Guinness, all kinds of good, Celtic brews that went down full of froth and heft, like drinking a cheeseburger. No longer. It is 10:30 a.m. on…
It’s not only first impressions but Impressionists that are important. So the dozen works that comprise “Collecting the Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Sterling and Francine Clark Institute” are given the star treatment. Exhibited in a shrine-like experience where each work is illuminated, they radiate with light — the very thing…
Shut Up & Sing (Genius) It’s a shame that one of 2006’s best documentaries is being released without extras; it would have been nice, for instance, to hear feisty Natalie Maines talk with directors Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck about her reaction to the film, in which the Dixie Chicks…
So you’ve beaten Zelda and can hurl a 90 mph fastball in Wii Sports without shattering your 50-inch plasma. Now what? It’s time to explore the rest of the “channels” — some of them included with your Wii, and most free to download. Like cable TV, Nintendo’s offerings range from…
Apartment Zero (Anchor Bay) Babel (Paramount) The Bros. (Lions Gate) Crooked (Lions Gate) Crossover (Sony) Curious George: Zoo Night and Other Animal Stories (Universal) Dark Castle Horror Collection (Warner Bros.) Flushed Away (Paramount) For Your Consideration (Warner Bros.) Gandhi: 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition (Sony) A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints…
You remember Andrew Ridgeley, don’t you? He was the other guy in Wham!, the one who found himself stranded in 1986, after George Michael had faith enough in his own talents to break up the act. Ridgeley went on to record one solo record before CBS Records decided, yeah, no…
In December 2002, ABC’s 20/20 ran a story on Eric O’Neill, an undercover surveillance specialist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The piece was titled “Spycatcher,” because it was O’Neill who, at a mere 27 years old, helped bring down Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent who, for more than two…
“I’m going to tell you a lot of good things about Paul Grellong’s Manuscript and the life it’s being given by the Inside Out Theatre Company. I’d also like to blast the show — or at least its plot — with a few nasty criticisms, but that’s going to prove…
When the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood lost its in-house curator, Samantha Salzinger, last year — she took up teaching at Florida Atlantic University — the loss was not just the institution’s but that of the Broward County art scene as well. Salzinger had brought much-needed vision and vitality…
Titillating us with a parental warning that the exhibit may be unsuitable for children, “Have a Nice Bidet” showcases the work of the Armory Art Center’s five artists in residence and contrasts the beautiful and whimsical with the ugly and depraved. Ernie Sandidge paints fairies, mermaids, and a satyr and…
Lately, the Nintendo DS has become a virtual Monster.com. You can play a defense attorney (Phoenix Wright), surgeon (Trauma Center), and even a cook (Cooking Mama). Now, thanks to Hotel Dusk: Room 215, you can add private eye to that list. But don’t expect the sexy detective work of Chinatown…
Marie Antoinette (Sony) Sofia Coppola’s third feature grabs you by your frilly lapels from the jump, with Gang of Four’s “Natural’s Not in It” showering guitar chords all over the credits as Kirsten Dunst nods to the audience as if to say, Hang tight — this thing’s gonna be a…
Practicing yoga helps position your mind into a peaceful, beautiful, space – so why shouldn’t your body do the same? Put down those “How to Meditate” videos mom sent you for Christmas and go try out yoga classes for art lovers at Coral Springs Museum of Art (2855 Coral Springs…
