I guess it doesn’t matter where I begin,” reasons the adult narrator of Running with Scissors, the inevitable Oscar contender adapted from Augusten Burroughs’s wacky memoir of coming out as a gay teen in his adoptive guru’s carnivalesque commune. “No one is gonna believe me anyway.” No one? In fact,…
Following an amusing supporting turn in the minimum-wage comedy Waiting… , Dane Cook takes the lead in this similarly silly cinematic concoction, which sees his character Zack barely working at a Costco-like warehouse store. Was Ryan Reynolds not available? As a lead, Cook lacks any significant character traits beyond his…
The decision to stage Fahrenheit 451 is a thinly veiled response to a 1990s Miami-Dade County ordinance banning groups with ties to Cuba from receiving public money. (Of course in Miami, not denouncing Fidel Castro at every turn is almost as bad as saying Gloria Estefan can’t sing.) In 2000,…
Elliot: A Soldier’s Fugue: Quiara Alegria Hudes’s play about three generations of an American military family is picking up steam across the nation. Ricky J. Martinez’s current production for New Theatre comes on the heels of a successful off-Broadway run, and it will be followed by different stagings in prestigious…
The image of a woman pointing a gun in one’s face in “10 Defining Experiments” at the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (cifo) could not be a more apt metaphor for the still-crappy nabe that is home to the gallery. After all, it’s difficult not to believe most folks would feel…
Asian Art from the Bass Museum Collection and Treasures from the Bass Museum of Art: With a bushel of blue-ribbon shows, the Bass has embarked on perhaps its busiest programming season. Deciding on which shows to see among the museum’s expansive menu might be as slippery as handling a hog…
American Dreamz (Universal) Till this, Paul Weitz had a stellar filmography, a career in ascension: American Pie (good), About a Boy (great), In Good Company (absolutely perfect). But this, er, satire about a dumb American president (Dennis Quaid, channeling whassisname) trying to get smart, a cynical wannabe singer trying to…
Ice hockey isn’t for the weak of heart. It’s a bruising, fast-paced game, featuring large sticks, razor-sharp blades, and far too many angry Canadians. Of course, hockey’s scrappy style is exactly why people love the blue-collar sport. For chrissakes, Stanley Cup winners chug Labatt’s out of the trophy during the…
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two (Universal) Anytown USA (Film Movement/Repnet) Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (Fox) The Big Black Comedy Show (Fox) Big Love: The Complete First Season (HBO) The Break-Up (Universal) Clean, Shaven: The Criterion Collection (Criterion) Feast: Unrated (Weinstein) Frankenhooker (Anthem) Charmed: The Complete Sixth Season…
Although they are ephemeral insects with no heart or brain to speak of, butterflies love just as passionately as we do. The bond between butterfly and flower is as fervent that between Shakespeare and the dark lady in the sonnets. Butterflies brave the elements over incredible distances to gain sustenance…
Keeping track of the seasons is difficult in these subtropical climes. If you haven’t noticed the cackling displays of creepy creatures at Target, we are here to remind you that the autumnal equinox has passed and the witching hour is upon us. To put you in the mood, Spa V…
Oh, we see your handle and your spout, and we are so ready to tip you over and pour you out, what with that perfectly round bottom and cute little top. And even though you’ve been around since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), you’ve aged so well, little teapot. Now we’re…
Whenever pundits want to wax philosophical about hip-hop, they always look back to the Eighties with rose-colored retrospect and talk about Salt-n-Pepa, MC Lyte, and Queen Latifah. Now flip on Rap City and look for a strong female role model. Good luck. “We’re in the bling-bling phase, where it’s really…
There’s something a bit strange about the name The Brand New Heavies. The group has been laying down effortlessly transcendent acid jazzy grooves for more than fifteen years. Rather than change the name à la New Kids on the Block (whose NKOTB alteration impressed no one), the Heavies are winning…
You can walk into almost any bar in this town and get a mojito. The Cuban mint julep — made with mint leaves muddled with lime juice and sugar, shaken with light rum, and topped off with club soda — was Colin Farrell’s drink of choice in this summer’s big-screen…
Nothing beats the freeing feeling of flying a kite on a fall day. What’s that you say? You don’t have a kite? No worries: Skyward Kites will give you the hookup at today’s fifteenth annual Kitetoberfest. Event organizer Dan Ward describes the fest as a “family fun day” filled with…
We like freebies. And we like being outside once the humidity and temperature finally drop. So it’s the right time for Surfside’s Jazz on the Beach, a free concert presented by the Town of Surfside Tourist Bureau and KCC productions. Today you can relax to the sounds of the surf…
The jazz hands. The sequined costumes. The flags and poorly choreographed, unsynchronized leaps that detract from the main event. Have you ever wondered where those enthusiastic halftime performers come from? They’re found at Boston Market, silly. If you are between the ages of twelve and twenty, you can audition for…
Feeling a bit sluggish lately? Need a reason to slide off the couch, brush the cheesy snack dust off of your shirt, and get moving? How about some grim statistics? This year 211,240 women will develop breast cancer and 40,410 will die from it, while 1690 men will develop it…
Hair got so boring once the Eighties ended. Everyone threw out the Aqua Net and put away the crimping iron. Relive those days of excess and get your tease on at the second annual Big Wig Costume Ball and Silent Auction. “It’s a blast! Some people really tease their own…
Nothing quite girds you for an aural assault like the intense underground imagery of a handmade rock poster announcing that your favorite wailers are in town. By the time the house lights go down and the band strikes up a chord at the honky-tonk, your scalp is itching with anticipation…
Ever since you saw that crappy film starring Piper Perabo, Maria Bello, and — oh yes — Tyra Banks, you have dreamed of dressing like a slutty cowgirl and dancing on a bar for a bunch of hollerin’ construction workers. Well, wake up and smell the cheap tequila, honey, because…
