Roald Dahl’s inner child was evidently a contrary lad — precocious, dark-minded, contemptuous of adult supervision, and fueled by a sense of justice that often proceeded via cruel whim. In Dahl’s twisty children’s stories, villains throw kids out of windows, beautiful women turn out to be hideous witches in disguise,…
If you’re short on reasons to be grateful these days, look no further than March of the Penguins, the astonishing if imperfect nature documentary from first-time director Luc Jacquet. Hard times may have befallen you, but at least you are not a penguin, an animal destined to repeat a devastating…
Like all establishments on Dixie Highway in Boca Raton, the Hideout Bar & Grill faces the railroad tracks. The Hideout is the only establishment, however, whose sign promises, “You were never here.” Inside, every night, Pabst Blue Ribbon is on tap, as is Guinness ($4 a pint), and the air…
The Merchant of Venice: Rafael de Acha’s production is not perfect, but it also cannot be dismissed. It boasts gripping and often extraordinary performances by Steve Gladstone, Annemarie Rajala, Euriamis Losada, Nicholas Richberg, and Stephen S. Neal as well as spectacularly lovely costumes by Estela Vrancovich and singularly touching original…
Imagine the best vintage clothing store on the planet, filled with the top gets on any thrift-store connoisseur’s list — Pucci, Chanel, and Blass. At the Museum of Lifestyle and Fashion History in Delray Beach, you can’t buy or touch any of the many outfits currently on display from the…
THU 14 Perhaps you have heretofore avoided the Mai-Kai Restaurant (3599 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale), thinking it a tourist trap. Perhaps you were afraid you’d have to spend a wad to eat dinner and catch the show of Polynesian dancers and flamethrowers. Perhaps, then, you have been missing out…
News briefs. Short films. Short… sentences. After more than half a century of television imposed on the national attention span, we’re only a few commercials away from needing CliffsNotes to watch full-length movies. While that’s an obstacle for anyone hoping to create the next big Broadway play, it’s a good…
THU 7 If you go see Ratt in concert tonight, be warned: Singer Stephen Pearcy is no longer with the band. Six months ago, Pearcy bitched to FoundryMusic.com about his ongoing battles with his former bandmates. “I would really like to know who the fuck is really in that band…
Before there were rock stars, there were artists. They snorted, smoked, and drank a variety of mind-altering substances. They knocked up their girlfriends and threw chairs at them. They blew wads of cash and held hedonistic parties where they’d cross-dress like Geisha girls. They brought hashish cigarettes to friends who…
With a lover’s wish THU 7/7 Those paper-crazy folks at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens (4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach) must have stock in Georgia-Pacific. If they’re not creating giant origami animals to raise awareness about Florida’s endangered species, then they’re hanging paper cranes from Christmas trees in…
Streaking Cubs come down FRI 7/8 Being a Marlins fan this year has been like eating at a sketchy seafood buffet. For every satisfying performance, there’s been an equal amount of times they’ve been completely nauseating. From slumping stars to a lack of timely hitting to an utterly unpredictable bullpen,…
Festival of made-in-Florida films FRI 7/8 Lots of unholy things have come out of Florida in the past decade or so (hanging chads, Marilyn Manson, Carrot Top). But now we have an export of which we can be proud — “The Best of Florida: Made in Florida” video competition. Showing…
Off-off-Broadway THU 7/7 After continually being called to audition for roles such as “Gangster Number One,” Edwin Sanchez, then an actor, grew tired of being typecast. Since he didn’t see many juicy roles for people of color, gays, lesbians, and general misfits, he’d write his own darn plays. Moving off…
So little time, so much trouble. In the 24-hour period that’s dissected in Heights, the first feature from Harvard/Cambridge/USC Film School-educated Chris Terrio, an aspiring Manhattan photographer named Isabel (Elizabeth Banks) gets cold feet about her upcoming marriage to dull but pleasant lawyer Jonathan (James Marsden); a needy Broadway diva…
Italian Jewish painter Amedeo Modigliani was 35 years old when he died in 1920 due to complications of tuberculosis, drug abuse, chronic alcoholism, and neglect. Actor Andy Garcia is 50, and his movie Modigliani implies that the artist’s death was directly induced by injuries from a violent altercation and that…
“A Salute to America,” now at ArtServe, is the aesthetic equivalent of a television ad for a Fourth of July sale. Imagine some hammy huckster — say, a used-car or furniture salesman — surrounded by balloons and other paraphernalia emblazoned with American flags as he bellows out his rapid-fire spiel…
As a part of the fascinating mishmash that is Boca Raton’s Gallery Center in the summer, Rosenbaum Contemporary (one of seven smaller galleries under one giant golf-umbrella of an arts center) is displaying works culled from many of last season’s shows. It will make you sorry you missed them. Anchoring…
For Independence Day, you can stay home to watch the television broadcast from the Washington Mall with Barry “Veteran Actor” Bostwick introducing a Star Wars musical tribute by the National Symphony Orchestra. Yikes. Or you can go out and get messy. It’s your choice. That’s what Independence Day is all…
THU 30 It’s scary to face Dontrelle Willis at the plate; you’re likely to get mowed over by the D-Train. When the ace doesn’t have a fastball in his hand, however, he’s as harmless as Randy Johnson (this year, anyway). Get up close and personal with Willis and a slew…
Even if you haven’t seen Lords of Dogtown or its documentary-style precursor, Dogtown and Z-Boys, it isn’t hard to imagine the enormous progress made in the world of skateboarding since the early days. Back then, street skating was something to do when the parks were closed, and freestyle was for…
Sexy DJ launches soundgrenades on the dance floor SAT 7/2 When you think of freestyling, it’s easy to imagine a rapper unleashing his flow over some bass-heavy beats — not a classically trained vocalist purring over some house tracks. Enter DJ Collette. She grew up in Chicago singing arias, then…
Milwaukee stumbles down for three-game set MON 7/4 It’s hard not to respect the Milwaukee Brewer organization’s unwavering commitment to inebriation. The team was named after the region’s rich beer-brewing history; the namesake of its stadium (Miller Park) is the Miller Brewing Co.; and its mascot, Bernie the Brewer, used…
