Picture a bacchanalia, and the image of well-healed art aficionados sipping cheap Chablis from plastic cups won’t likely flow to mind. That’s about to change at ArtCenter/South Florida, where organizers of a new Art & Wine Series have called down Dionysus himself to bestow divine intoxication and assist with a…
Some men might believe that the closer to the bone, the sweeter the meat, but most Cuban males will swear differently — as will Laura Luna. The Cuban artist creates sculptures and paintings of bald and nude Amazon women who appear as invulnerable as they do voluptuous. “Tierra Firme,” her…
The enduring fish called shark might offer a cure for cancer (a disease they’re immune to) and possess an unusual sensory system that can be appropriated for numerous human technological advances. They are beautiful and diverse creatures that include bottom-dwelling peaceniks (nurse), flyers (spinners, which leap above the surface when…
So, what does half-a-billion dollars buy you these days? For the answer, I went on a tour of the soon-to-open performing arts center — two Cesar Pelli-designed megaliths divided by the expanse of Biscayne Boulevard’s four lanes of traffic. The weekday evening tour, geared toward volunteer usher wannabes, attracted more…
Will “Da Real One” Bell, a rising spoken-word star who has appeared on Russell Simmons’ “Def Poetry Jam,” returned triumphantly to Miami last month after his poetry team finished fifth in a national competition of 83 teams in Austin, Texas. “That’s the best finish ever for a Florida team,” said…
Several former Miami New Times writers later this month plan to launch an online city magazine. “We have been working on this in different ways since the day before I [left] New Times [in 2003],” says former music editor Celeste Delgado. She and former staff writer Rebecca Wakefield — now…
A number of pregnant mysteries arise with the new remake of Robin Hardy’s 1973 cult-remembered genre work — namely what’s in this kind of malarkey for gender combat provocateur Neil LaBute, and why was such a high-profile film tossed into theaters without letting critics see it first? The two simple…
If Superman Returns attempted to resurrect the Man of Steel as mythic hero, the season’s other Superman movie wants to disabuse us of any such childish illusions. Glamorously adult, Hollywoodland purports to part the veil on the circumstances by which George Reeves, the actor who embodied the superhero on Fifties…
Connoisseurs of le cinema de Broken Lizard can take modest consolation that this ode to “cold, fresh joy” marks a distinct rebound for the Colgate University-spawned comedy troupe from the dregs of Club Dread and The Dukes of Hazzard. A pair of brewsky-loving brothers (Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske) travel…
Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman arrives at GableStage trailing considerable acclaim in its wake, having won an Olivier Award for Best Play in 2004 and a Tony nomination in 2005. It is a departure of sorts for the brilliant McDonagh: Instead of being about all things bizarre, violent, and Irish, it…
The fifth anniversary of 9/11 is upon us, and to commemorate the event, television networks are rifling through their vaults for footage of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Some prime-time specials will ponder whether Americans are any safer, others why Osama Bin Laden hasn’t been nabbed. Some will…
Big Juicy Paintings (and more): “Juicy” features nearly 50 works from the permanent collection, including a number of new acquisitions making their Miami debut. The brawny exhibit is complemented by a handful of works on loan from area collectors. This marks the first time since 2002’s “Miami Currents” that MAM…
United 93 (Universal) A suggestion to those who’ve put off watching the year’s most wrenching and essential film: Before rolling the feature, first watch the documentary in which the families of those who died on the plane give the filmmakers their blessing, without reservation. If the mother, father, and sister…
The mall in Dead Rising is pretty much like any other you’ve visited. There’s a bunch of women’s clothing stores, a movie theater, and of course the obligatory food court. The only real difference is that it’s teeming with enough zombies to fill a stadium. Dead Rising opens with freelance…
The Abbott and Costello Show: 100th Anniversary Collection, Season One (Passport) Ace Ventura Deluxe Double Feature (Warner Bros.) Amarcord: The Criterion Collection (Criterion) Anne of Avonlea (Koch Vision) Blade Runner: Director’s Cut (Warner Bros.) Broken Trail (Sony) Clive Barker’s The Plague (Sony) Commander in Chief: 2-Disc Inaugural Edition Part 2…
Haven’t had your fix lately of moody characters uttering ethereal dialogue in a foreign tongue to further a character-driven plot? Well, get your Truffaut-loving behind out of the house and meet us at Global Lens 2006, a festival of truly independent films from distant lands. There are no snakes on…
There really isn’t any scary about the weekly Scary-Okee New Wave karaoke event at Broadway Billiards. In fact, you have nothing to fear since you won’t have to endure any crap like “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” or “I Will Survive.” Oh, hell no. Josepher of Abusement Park Entertainment has…
Madonna’s recent return to incorporating religious icons into her “art” outraged Catholics worldwide (again) and had British police threatening arrest. But 45 years ago, Spanish director Luis Buñuel really pissed off his country’s government and the Vatican with his film Viridiana. The 1961 art house flick tells the story of…
And now we humbly bow our heads to the Baseball Gods and beg forgiveness, we doubters, we sinners, we who mocked and ridiculed the cut-rate version of the Florida Marlins fielded this season. With about three dozen games left, the Marlins are well within win-shot of a wild-card playoff berth…
Honey, could you give me a massage? Ugh! Ooof! Ouch! What are you doing? Not like that! Sound familiar? There is nothing worse than a bad massage. Besides the fact that it hurts, you could really do some damage. Help your honey learn the difference between good and bad touch…
Since sandal season is year-round in Florida, you need to keep on your toes to make sure your tootsies stay sexy and callus-free. You could do the sloughing, rubbing, and polishing yourself but that is such a drag. Instead, treat your tired feet to a relaxing hour in the calming…
We are happy to spend our Sundays in our pajamas, drinking coffee, and reading the New York Times with our honey. That is until he starts nudging us with his toe while making that pouty-lip face and murmuring pancakes. Since he knows we reserve our spatula usage for bedroom spankings,…
