Thursday, June 9 For Gen-Xers, Heathers was one of the defining films of the 1980s—a coffin-black satire about the cruel, libidinous cesspool that we call public high school. The lead character, 17-year-old Veronica Sawyer, has recently been invited to join her school's elite clique of much-feared mean girls—the "Heathers"—until her...
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The Grateful Dead performed its final hurrah last summer in Chicago, but Deadheads have another chance to converge with the tribes when the sixth-annual Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies lights up South Florida theaters Wednesday, May 11. This one-night-only event features an unreleased concert filmed at Sullivan Stadium in...
“Did I want to shoot comedies?” asks Brandon Trost, director of photography on two of this summer's funniest films, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. “It’s funny — not at all.” But then came MacGruber, Jorma Taccone's 2010 SNL film.“The director wanted me because I wasn’t...
There was a time when the summer movie season was a season, sandwiched between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. By the 21st century, the start date drifted back to the first weekend in May. This year, the superhero flicks started arriving with Deadpool’s release on February 12. Only two...
Much like South Florida itself, SunFest is a charming, freaky, action-packed and intense five-day music festival calling the picturesque waterfront of Downtown West Palm Beach its home for nearly 40 years. It might suffer from a mild case of identity confusion — drawing everyone from your hippie grandma to your...
"Write what you know." This is perhaps the most oft-repeated advice to anyone who's every hammered away at a keyboard. So when Brittany Ackerman set out to develop a screenplay set in the city where she hangs out, one aspect of it was dominant: the drug and alcohol recovery industry...
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The hot dog: it's almost more American than hamburgers and French fries and July is National Hot Dog month. So there' s no better time to go out there and try all that Broward and Palm Beach County have to offer when it comes to the tube-shaped beef. Whether you...
A she-wolf of Wall Street with a spiky ginger Suze Orman shag, Michelle Darnell, the anti-heroine of fitfully funny The Boss, is the latest of the Rabelaisian wonders played by Melissa McCarthy. The actress specializes in characters with indestructible bravado, no matter where they stand on the socioeconomic ladder; Michelle,...
French fries are one of America’s favorite side dishes — the perfect dish for splurging (or sharing) and the ultimate comfort food any time of the year. South Florida serves up quite a few fantastic versions too. Fry lovers can get a range of options, from sweet potato takes to...
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In Defense of Dan Campbell
Among the many artists making their Coachella debuts this year, Mavis Staples undoubtedly has the most storied résumé. As a solo artist and former member of The Staples Singers, the 76-year-old's powerful voice has graced over five decades of soul classics, including "I'll Take You There," "Let's Do It Again" and...
Monday Farm to Kitchen: Glorious Greens Farmer’s Table (1901 N. Military Trl., Boca Raton) is hosting a class from 1 to 2 p.m. about cooking with veggie greens. Menu samples include creamed kale, Swiss chard and chickpea patties, and lentil salad with mustard greens. The class is $15. Visit EventBrite.com...
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It's a good play on words — ends meet, Ends Meat — a clever reference to a tight household budget. For Ends Meat chef-owner Kevin Dreifuss, making ends meet has an even more poignant meaning. A good portion of his professional culinary career has been spent working day and night,...
A legitimate stunner in that word's truest sense, Colombian director Ciro Guerra's river-trip Embrace of the Serpent mesmerizes and jacks with you, leaving you not quite certain, at its end, how to go about the rest of your day. The film is beautiful and ferocious, calm and torrential, a plunge...
Forget David Beckham and his endless teasing down in Miami. We already have soccer in South Florida; a proper, professional soccer team with a long history and some winning ways. Meet the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Broward County’s premier soccer team. The Strikers play in the North American Soccer League (NASL),...
Plantation resident Lauren Book, 31, has raised about $1.3 million for her state senate campaign, though she's running unopposed. Her charity was also awarded a million dollars by the state legislature this session. Book is the daughter of powerful Florida lobbyist Ron Book, and after suffering horrific abuse by a...
Monday Karaoke and Ladies Night Bull Market (210 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale) lets those without a Y chromosome enjoy select $3 martinis and $1 drinks all night long. If you’re a male, don’t feel left out – it is also karaoke night. The fun all starts at 9 p.m...
Okeechobee Festival just wrapped up the 2016 edition of what will hopefully become an annual tradition. It was three solid days of live music and ideal weather in a beautiful setting very few people in the world experience. But like all rookies, no matter what the event, athletic or musical,...
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“When you’re young and you see your vision and you believe in it, I’m kinda the guy who did that,” says Michael Wilton, founder and guitarist of Queensrÿche. “I’m the kind of guy that if I’m going to do something, I’m gonna do it to the utmost and best of...
An ad for a gay hookup site has been deemed too risqué — even for some of the gayest cities in America. Ads for Squirt — a company that advertises "hot n horny hookups" — went up on waste bins and phone kiosks around Wilton Manors on March 2. But...
Deland’s Roadkill Ghost Choir has quietly grown into the band most expected them to be: hard-rocking, sentient, and fully imbued with a sense of Central Florida rock. That doesn’t mean the band are Tom Petty ripoffs, but their sound and, in particular, the vocals of Andrew Shepard, do call back...
The story goes like this: During the 1980 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan’s team decided that the former California governor needed to court the youth vote. The song “Born in the USA” was popular at the time, so naturally they figured that the connection with Bruce Springsteen and a song that...