With superhero movies losing pop culture steam, the next big thing emerging on the horizon is video game flicks. Over the past few years, films and TV shows based on interactive entertainment have steadily gained traction, with the likes of “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “The Last of Us.” Hollywood’s relationship with the younger art form has evolved from being less of a vehicle to make a quick buck and more into an inviting conversation on how to translate the experience of playing a video game into viewing it. Some projects do it with special effects (“Sonic”) while ..read more

A pop idol, role model and muse for an expanding community of women around the globe, Taylor Swift will release her much-anticipated album “The Tortured Poets Department” at the stroke of midnight Friday morning. Excitement locally is palpable — that one of the new songs is titled “Florida!!!” is driving us crazy!!!  As a songwriter and a performer, Swift has a wonderful ability to shine her light on the dreams and anxieties of fans who often feel alone, inviting them, with sensitivity and grace, to feel alone together. Swift’s new album has inspired several listening parties in Sout ..read more

Lionfish, the James Beard Foundation-blessed, sustainability-themed seafood spot on Delray Beach’s buzzy Atlantic Avenue, permanently closed on Saturday night after 3 1/2 years in business. In its place will rise a restaurant that needs no sugarcoating: Sugar Factory, an American brasserie chain and celebrity magnet best-known for crafting cocktails and couture lollipops endorsed by The Rock, Kendall Jenner, Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart and Bruno Mars. Sugar Factory intends to debut within 60 to 90 days, according to a restaurant spokesperson. The coastal seafood sit-down, which served tast ..read more

By LILY O’NEILL | The Denver Post My birthday is close to Memorial Day weekend every year, and I like to take advantage of the long weekend by checking a town off of my Colorado travel list. In years past, my friends and I have soaked up the San Juan Mountain views in the warmth of the Pagosa hot springs and gone whitewater rafting in Class 4 rapids down the Royal Gorge in Cañon City. This year, we’re planning on sandboarding through Great Sand Dunes National Park. But it was my trip to Ouray in 2022 that still has me in pure awe. The mountain town is tucked in a valley surrounded by the San J ..read more

He’s been the object of desire, played Liberace, portrayed an acting coach (Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method”) and even starred as an American president who was falling in love (1995’s “The American President,” opposite Annette Bening). Michael Douglas has a knack for playing famous people, or people who become famous (at least in Hollywood lore) after he has played them. Here are some of his most memorable characters. Inspector Steve Keller (“The Streets of San Francisco”): The long-running TV series (1972-1977) paired up a hot-shot investigator (Douglas) with a police veteran (Karl Malden) and ..read more

Music fans have lots of reasons to do some shopping in person this weekend — and not just because Taylor Swift is releasing her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 16: General atmosphere of Spotify’s Taylor Swift pop-up at The Grove for her new album “The Tortured Poets Department” at The Grove on April 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) The annual Record Store Day, now 17 years old, has become a nirvana for music lovers worldwide. It’s not only an excuse to visit an independent record store, but also to pick up ..read more

‘The Murder of Mr. Ma’ by S.J. Rozan and John Shen Yen Nee. Soho Crime, 213 pages, $25.95  Sherlock Holmes’ skills have provided the foundation of many mystery novels, films and TV series — the key being a sleuth who is uber-observant, who sees details others don’t. Holmes’ abilities can be connected with a multitude of backgrounds and ages. Multi-award-winning author S.J. Rozan and debut author John Shen Yen Nee team up for a clever homage to Holmes set in 1924 London. Well-known Judge Dee Ren Jie has come to London to investigate the murder of Mr. Ma, who he knew during WWI while servin ..read more

Earth Month kicked off in spectacular fashion with a partial eclipse here in South Florida. But that shouldn’t overshadow the slew of environmental-themed events leading up to Earth Day on Monday, April 22, and Arbor Day on Friday, April 26. Earthday.org has chosen “Planet vs. Plastics” as this year’s theme, with the goal of highlighting damage caused by plastics and microplastics. South Florida PBS investigates plastic and its effects on human health in a documentary by filmmaker Rory Fielding titled “We’re All Plastic People Now.” Coproduced by South Florida PBS, with an introduction by acto ..read more

This is “Small Bites,” a South Florida Sun Sentinel feature with tiny tidbits on the food and beverage scene — because we know that sometimes you just don’t have room for a long article. You want a little news brief instead, an amuse bouche of information, if you will. Enjoy! WHAT: Four months after converting his parents’ Cantonese restaurant into Baoshi, Pembroke Pines’ only food hall, owner Filbert Ip’s pan-Asian palace is throwing dim sum and cocktail classes. First up, the 6,000-square-foot food hall — home to five vendors and a full-liquor bar — will host a mixology class on Saturday, Ap ..read more

While Robin Williams no doubt created the wacky, zany and lovable man-child who dresses up as a Scottish nanny to be with his kids after a divorce, actor Rob McClure has put his own stamp on the iconic character. Now touring as Daniel Hillard, aka Mrs. Doubtfire, in “Mrs. Doubtfire, The New Musical Comedy,” McClure is at the top of the list of reasons to see this production at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts before it leaves on Sunday, April 21. The guy is a quadruple threat. He is a man of a thousand voices (wait until you get a load of his Donald Trump impersonation; oh, and Gollu ..read more