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2011 Stories by Sebastian del Mármol

• Paul Tei: Burning Talent

  published November 24, 2011

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• Sanford Ziff Embarrasses the Ballet Opera House and Other Regrettably Named Venues

  published Sep 25, 2011

  Sanford Ziff is a dirtbag. He's practically spitting on the memory of his dead wife, Dolores, when she's supposed to be resting in peace. To recap, Dolores died in January. Sanford and Baroness (yeah,... More >>

• Ace Ventura Director Tom Shadyac's I Am Searches For Answers At Gusman Tonight

  published Sep 23, 2011

  You might know Tom Shadyac as the director of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and a bunch of other Hollywood mega hits. But you probably don't know what he'... More >>

• Miami City Ballet's Founder and Director Edward Villella Announces Retirement

  published Sep 23, 2011

  Like some of the most iconic figures in sports and performing arts history before him, Edward Villella, founder and director of Miami City Ballet, announced Thursday that he was leaving the company ju... More >>

• Why Tony Montana Should Be Chicano, North Korean, or Canadian in Scarface Remake

  published Sep 22, 2011

  We were way ahead of the story released by Deadline.com yesterday that "revealed" that Universal Pictures was developing a new version of Scarface. While we didn't exactly break the story, let's just ... More >>

• Miami Film Liaison Rob Feldman Quits Amidst "Misrepresentations" and "Bad Faith"

  published Sep 20, 2011

  Everybody wants Miami to be the next Hollywood (and we don't mean that city in Broward). Wouldn't it be grand to have major productions like Rock of Ages consistently pick the Magic City to film, and ... More >>

• Castrating Glee Cast Members and Other Ways to Make the Emmys More Watchable

  published Sep 16, 2011

  There was a time when awards shows, the Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, heck even the MTV Movie Awards meant something in American culture - mostly that there was a 3-hour block of Sunday night where you'd be... More >>

• Locally Shot and Totally Unhip All Men Are Beasts Flick Premieres at Cocowalk Next Week

  published Sep 16, 2011

  The unhip jab wasn't meant to be an insult. Not totally. It's just that the locally filmed All Men Are Beasts, premiering next week at Paragon Theaters in Cocowalk, is not exactly the type of hipster ... More >>

• Miami's Own Miguel Paredes Named Official Artist of the 12th Annual Latin Grammys

  published Sep 15, 2011

  As if we needed any more proof that Miami (and by extension, Florida) is badass, the Latin Recording Academy announced yesterday that local artist Miguel Paredes would be the official artist of this y... More >>

• Missoni Hysteria Hits Target Stores: Five Other Idiotic Shopping Crazes

  published Sep 14, 2011

  The world has gone to hell in a hand basket. And that hand basket was designed by Missoni. The ziggiddy zaggedy design label has captured the nation's zeitgeist to such a degree that women across the ... More >>

• Are Nike's LeBron James Sneakers Inspired by University of Miamir

  published Sep 13, 2011

  Poor LeBron James. He went from being the toast of South Beach to the ghost of the NBA Finals. And we've hardly heard a peep from him since-- thanks in part to the NBA lockout. And even now, when ther... More >>

• Are You Ready for... the Ten Best Football Flicks of All Time!

  published Sep 10, 2011

  Football is back, damn it. So prepare to spend your entire weekend busy doing nothing but sinking lower and lower into your lazyboy -- so deep that your skin fuses to the leather and you need a spatul... More >>

• Five Best 9/11 Conspiracy Documentaries

  published Sep 09, 2011

  Just a couple of days out from the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 and you've already started to see what we can only expect will be full out patriotic pomp and circumstance the likes of which we might ne... More >>

• Carey Mulligan To Star in Sexy Miami Thriller I Walk with the Dead

  published Sep 07, 2011

  You know how the skin's pores open up in the extreme humidity, like in saunas. Well that must be where all the sex is coming from in Miami. Because it's literally pouring out of the city. Need proofr ... More >>

• John Leguizamo's Dad Calls Him a Colombiano Arrepentido and Other Celeb Pop Call Outs

  published Sep 02, 2011

  Having a busted family life is nothing new in Hollywood. Actually, it's almost part of the deal to make it -it's in small print just under the part that says you must pretend to hate paparazzi but sec... More >>

• Bandshell Renovation Continues Cultural Hot Streak for North Beach

  published Sep 02, 2011

  South Beach might be the clubbing capital of the world, but North Beach could be challenging its southern brother for title of most culturally significant neighborhood on all Miami Beach. Not even two... More >>

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  Five Actors Who Should Play Tony Montana in Scarface Remake and Five Who Shouldn't

  published Aug 31, 2011

  The country's fascination with Scarface runs deep. Maybe it's Al Pacino's over the top Cuban accent, maybe it's the allure of the city's drug running culture, or maybe it's a young Michelle Pfeiffer s... More >>

• Six Best "F@cks" in Movie History (NSFW, Duh!)

  published Aug 29, 2011

  One of the best things about writing for the New Times and Cultist in particular is they let you write curse words, like a motherfucker. But we try not to abuse the privilege. We respect. Fucking-a we... More >>

• Watch Writers Write at Bas Fisher; Trust Us It's More Exciting Than Paint Drying

  published Aug 26, 2011

  "So whatcha doing this weekendr" "Oh, not much, dropping by Bas Fisher Invitational to watch a couple of writers write." "Say whatr"That's right Miami literati, what you've been dreaming of your entir... More >>

• Eight Signs You're a Looter and May Not Know It

  published Aug 26, 2011

  Now that South Florida seems to have escaped the cone of danger/destruction/apocalypse for Hurricane Irene, we are collectively exhaling after keeping our breath for the past week. But for some, disap... More >>

• Rakontur's Latest Film Turns Spotlight on Limelight and Ecstasy (Video)

  published Aug 25, 2011

  Miami's foremost documentarian, Rakontur's Billy Corben, has had a busy couple of weeks. Since news of Nevin Shapiro's alleged improprieties with University of Miami football players broke last week, ... More >>

• Five European Cars From the '80s We'd Like to See Again

  published Aug 24, 2011

  Oh those kooky Euros. They love cars that can be easily mistaken for roadkill. It's like they're immune to the whole bigger is better argument - the fools. And the latest evidence is that Italian car ... More >>

• Nine Best Things to Do This Weekend to Help Us Forget Miami's Football Futility

  published Aug 19, 2011

  All the talk of death penalties in Miami this week has Old Sparky considering coming out of retirement. But, of course, the talk involves allegations about Miami's favorite football team -- the Miami ... More >>

• Five UM Programs That Will Benefit From Canes Football Getting Death Penalty

  published Aug 17, 2011

  Is it too soon to start talking about life post University of Miami footballr The bodies are not even cold yet, and already we're thinking about what how UM can redirect money and effort that once wen... More >>

• South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center Grand Opening in October, Releases Season Schedule

  published Aug 14, 2011

  Maybe you're thinking, wait a second I've already been to the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center to see several performances, what's this poppycock about a grand opening in October. Don't worry, no... More >>