Perhaps the most oft-quoted line from Zack Snyder’s cinematic adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel 300 is “Tonight we dine in Hell!” Chowing down on a box of Butterfinger minis during a screening of Meet the Spartans, you will truly understand what that means. You remember 300, right? A…
Three dimensions seem scarcely enough to contain the messianic impulses of the world’s hardest-rocking humanitarian aid project, and in this concert extravaganza, U2 finally gets a format scaled to its ambitions: the four-story IMAX screen, with 3-D technology tossed in to boot. Except for the eerie moment when Bono pleads…
Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s Sugar, which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival (and was inexplicably shut out at the closing-night awards ceremony), gets as much right about baseball as any movie I’ve ever seen. It gets the hum of the electric lights in…
The very first time I saw the Wii’s motion-sensitive “Wiimote” (and after the initial Wha-huh? reaction), a single thought bounced in my head like a toddler on corn syrup: Finally we’re gonna get an f-ing brilliant lightsaber game. It was inevitable, a perfect match for the technology. Never again would…
The men and women who nominate things for Tony Awards are probably very smart and very, very cultured. These people know why all Playbills look alike. Perhaps they’ve noshed on lobster poached in vanilla cognac at Le Cirque, or truffle risotto at Masa. Maybe they’ve figured out why Bernadette Peters…
Love Is Good: An Evening with Christine Andreas: If it weren’t for the marketeers who fill store aisles with red hearts, we might forget the buy-chocolate-for-the-person-you-sleep-with holiday is approaching! Before cynicism has taken all the fun out of a fancy dinner and a dozen roses, remember that romance and beauty…
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: 5 (Warner Bros.) Barn of the Naked Dead (Legend House) Bordertown (THINKFilm) Canvas (Universal) Chancer: Series 2 (Acorn Media) The Comebacks (Fox) Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Sixth Season (HBO) Daddy Day Camp (Sony) Damages: The Complete First Season (Sony) Drumline: Special Edition (Fox) El Cid:…
Instead of investing in another Ikea piece that won’t last past your lease, go treasure hunting at a major antique and vintage show this weekend. The Original Miami Beach Antique Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center is one of the largest upscale antiquing events in the nation, attracting international…
Clubs? Too crowded. Bars? Too much smoke. Carnival Center? Too much hassle. So what do you do if you want to hear live music without dealing with drama? Go to Ruby J’s Restaurant. The spot, formerly Madame’s, is known for being a primo performance space with tasty fare. The lush,…
When you think student musician, an inadvertent snore might bubble from your lips. We don’t mean to be snarky (okay, yes we do), but most performances by college kids in music school tend to sway to the beats of jazz fusion or wannabe jam bands. Quality isn’t necessarily guaranteed. But…
From models to designers, styles to colors, the world of fashion is a fickle one. Nothing is guaranteed even 15 minutes of play; as the incomparable Heidi Klum says on Project Runway: “You’re either in, or you’re out.” But one thing never changes, and that’s where fashionistas go to find…
Say what you will about Dave Chappelle, but dude knows what’s important in life. He had a fat $55-million contract to continue doing Chappelle’s Show for Comedy Central, but the gig was turning his life into something he didn’t want. So, deciding his sanity was worth more than the cash,…
“A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, but …” you know what? Marilyn Monroe got it wrong. Diamonds are beautiful and all, but the whole conflict controversy makes it feel kinda icky to buy the overpriced stones. If you’re like us, you see through the brilliant De Beers…
Back in 1965, a young Philip Glass learned the intricate techniques of Indian music from legendary sitar master Ravi Shankar. Enamored with those exotic Indian ragas, the Juilliard-trained Glass sought to apply traditional Eastern composition methods to his musical pieces – and became one of the leading figures of the…
In his latest book, Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal, Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy continues to tackle the sensitive racial issues that fueled his previous works, Interracial Intimacies; Race, Crime, and the Law; and Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word. Released in early January, Sellout finds Kennedy…
Mary Poppins tried to make you think a spoonful of sugar would help the medicine go down, but by the time you hit 18, you realized there was no sweetener in that big, bottomless black bag of hers. A bag like that is good for only one thing: smuggling liquor…
If you’re under the age of 13, you’re all like, “OMG! Hannah Montana’s coming to town!” If you’re over 21 and don’t tend to hang around tweens and their ilk, you’re like, “Who in hell is Hannah Montana, and when did people start practically murdering one another for her concert…
There aren’t many professions where tight pants, big hair, and hard living are applauded, but when a rock star clocks in, those are exactly the traits that make stadium crowds scream. After you down a few shots of Jäger, your friends might give you the title, but just try going…
If you happen to be at Kennedy Park today, you’ll see some models that give new meaning to the term sexy beast. The promise of silky-smooth hair, shapely legs, and superchic outfits will definitely bring out plenty of model-chasers, but jaws will drop when they realize it’s Dogs on the…
Forget Art Basel, Winter Music Conference, and the South Beach Comedy Festival. The 15th annual Miami International Map Fair, known as the “number one map fair in the world,” runs today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida. Why would you even bother hitchhiking…
Each year for 28 days (29 if it’s a leap year), the nation shines an extra-bright spotlight on African-American history and its contributions to our society. Sure, the U.S. of A. cranks that Soulja Boy and prays Flava Flav will find love all year ’round, but February is the time…
After an astonishingly prolific half-century in the music biz, saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera shows no signs of slowing down. His most recent album, the heavy-swinging Funk Tango, was nominated this year for a Grammy in the Best Latin Jazz Recording category. Here’s hoping he can add to his collection — the…
