Anthony Minghella’s magnificent film version of the Civil War epic Cold Mountain has much more going for it than Hollywood grandeur. Beyond its striking set pieces and gruesome battle scenes populated with thousands of extras, in addition to its movie-star glamour — Jude Law and Nicole Kidman are like beautiful…
Hashbrown performs at the Poor House, 110 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale, at 10 p.m. Wednesday, December 31. Admission is free. Call 954-522-5145.
Religions, by and large, tend to have roots dating back centuries upon centuries. For some reason, it was just more possible to start a religion a millennium or two ago. A more skeptical mind would say that perhaps the reason religions are so old is because we didn’t have all…
In a scene from The Weather Underground, a compelling documentary about a group of young radicals hell-bent on waging their own war against the government during the Vietnam era, former member Brian Flanagan tries to make sense of what they stood for and why they did what they did. After…
SAT 12/20 The concept of a farmer’s market may seem a bit antiquated, especially in South Florida. The so-called “markets” that sell knockoff Gucci bags and “brand new” stereos seem to permeate these parts. If you’re looking for a breath of fresh air that doesn’t stink of stolen merchandise and…
FRI 12/19 In the mood for some top-notch holiday hoops? The Kreul Classic High School Basketball Tournament goes on from December 19 to 23. The tourney includes 16 boys teams and 16 girls teams from around the continent. Play begins Friday at 4 p.m. with games at Coral Springs Gymnasium…
THU 12/18 Bah, humbug! That familiar phrase will forever be tied to the Christmas season, thanks to the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. Just admit it, you watch the movie, or channel surf between that and It’s a Wonderful Life every year, don’t you? In case you are one of…
FRI 12/19 It’s bad enough that, each and every holiday season, I have to sit through the ten-millionth airing of Charlie Brown finding out what Christmas means. I get it already. Burl Ives is a freaking snowman; the elf wants to be a damn dentist, and Yukon Cornelius is the…
FRI 12/19 The Diplomat Country Club (501 Diplomat Pkwy., Hallandale Beach) hosts two days of talented tennis and old-school rock ‘n’ roll this Friday and Saturday. The whole thing kicks off 7 p.m. Friday with exhibition matches featuring Robert Seguso and Ken Flach, (once the No. 1 doubles team in…
You know how it’s often the ones we love whose flaws are most apparent? Well, when it comes to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, I am smitten. This film is a miracle, an extravaganza equal to its predecessors and in some ways more stunning. It…
Sorrow sprouts wings and flies in Jim Sheridan’s radiant new film In America, which pits the pain and grief of unimaginable loss against the resilience of the human heart. In this semiautobiographical tale from the writer-director of My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father, a working-class Irish…
When I bought my first few pieces of Haitian art a dozen or so years ago, I knew zilch about Haitian art. What I learned very quickly, however, is that it can be addictive. Now I know considerably more about Haitian art, and my home is filled with it: 16…
THU 12/18 Die Mommie Die!, the latest film from playwright Charles Busch, has all the elements of a good murder mystery — a scheming, oversexed daughter (played by Natasha Lyonne), a neglectful, disinterested husband (Philip Baker Hall), and a conniving pro tennis player/gigolo as a love interest (Jason Priestly). And…
When President Dwight D. Eisenhower or wife Mamie plucked an orange from a bowl at the White House or at their Key West retreat, chances are the fruit was grown and harvested at Floyd and Jane Wray’s Flamingo Groves in Davie. The couple’s two-bedroom house now serves as the historic…
THU 12/11 A night of punk rock, hip-hop, electronic, and jazz in a South African bar? Culture overdose alert, kiddies! Crush Thursday takes place — natch — every Thursday at the Kalahari Bar (4446 NE 20th Ave., Fort Lauderdale). A revolving door of DJs takes the stage(s), spinning hip-hop and…
Mulligan’s Pub in east Boca is a flurry of sweaty frat boys punching each other in the arm, vanilla-scented chain-smoking girls drinking pitchers of beer, and creepy older guys with shiny, Botoxed faces and gold watches who lurk in the corners. Conversations are batted quickly about the bar: “Dallas just…
THU 12/11 Despite the lack of snow and healthy, functional families, even South Floridians can’t escape associating Christmas with some Rockwellian image of small-town America. Lights strung up along Main Street. Ice skaters gliding past the local fishing hole, now frozen over in the heart of winter. Carolers bundled in…
SAT 12/13 As the holiday season nears, we all tend to be struck by the need to give back to those less fortunate. With those charitable feelings in mind, the “Swingtime Pro Celebrity Tennis and Golf Classic” takes place at the Ibis Golf and Country Club (8225 Ibis Blvd., West…
TUE 12/16 While the words willy and jinglemania might make some folks uncomfortable, others get a cheap thrill out of it (you know who you are). But add puppetry into the equation and you’ve got a recipe for fun. The Puppetry Arts Center (1200 S. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach)…
FRI 12/12 We searched for something suitably holiday-themed for this month’s Drink o’ the Month, but we couldn’t find the perfect eggnog. While many places offer the traditional holiday beverage, it seemed no place in South Florida could get it quite right — indeed, many joints offered a beverage that…
FRI 12/12 With a wide range of musical influences that don’t often occur in the same setting, Miami-based band Pygmy makes no bones about standing out among the numerous emo, punk, and hardcore bands it regularly plays with. “We don’t write music for the times; we write music for all…
In his career as a Hollywood action figure, Tom Cruise has been dressed in some pretty hip outfits — a macho fighter pilot’s sleek leather jacket, a NASCAR driver’s logo-speckled fire suit, assorted silken Armani sports jackets, even black cape and fangs. So it’s a bit unsettling to see the…
