Robert De Niro

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector: da doo ron ron

Bomba Estereo Talks Ponte Bomb, Road Trips, and the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival

Photo by David J. Dowling​Colombia's Bomba Estereo originated some six years ago as the brainchild of musician and producer Simón Mejía. But though the project generated some underground buzz, it wasn't until 2009's Blow Up that it did just that, explode. Not coincidentally, the album, which was ... More >>

Limitless: Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro in a one-note fairy tale of avarice

Photo by David J. Dowling​Colombia's Bomba Estereo originated some six years ago as the brainchild of musician and producer Simón Mejía. But though the project generated some underground buzz, it wasn't until 2009's Blow Up that it did just that, explode. Not coincidentally, the album, which was ... More >>

Firefighter busted, commissioner goes free

Photo by David J. Dowling​Colombia's Bomba Estereo originated some six years ago as the brainchild of musician and producer Simón Mejía. But though the project generated some underground buzz, it wasn't until 2009's Blow Up that it did just that, explode. Not coincidentally, the album, which was ... More >>

Machete: Robert Rodriguez's latest is LOL-funny when it's not downright dull

Except when it's not downright dull.

Top Ten Gambling Movies: Rounders, Cincinnati Kid, and More

Americans love gambling movies almost as much as they love gambling itself. What's not to like? You get the thrill of a high-stakes cards game from the comfort of a multiplex. Over the last few years, though, something happened. ​The gambling movie was replaced by ESPN. Suddenly, with the broadcas ... More >>

Before South Beach got boring

Americans love gambling movies almost as much as they love gambling itself. What's not to like? You get the thrill of a high-stakes cards game from the comfort of a multiplex. Over the last few years, though, something happened. ​The gambling movie was replaced by ESPN. Suddenly, with the broadcas ... More >>

Archive Diver: Cami's Seashells Ad from 1988

Miami New Times archives November 2 - 8, 1988.That shrimp in a chefs hat is trademarked.​Dick Cami opened Cami's Seashells in 1986. That budget seafood house is the blueprint for upscale-casual-cheap seafood chains in South Florida that have been a mainstay ever since. But before Cami's Seashells ... More >>

Teenage Employee Duped in $26,000 Heist

via Flickr CCIt's safe to say: When there's a big black bag of cash, a decent story almost always follows. Just ask airport novelists. Or Robert De Niro, back when he was in good movies. But as 18-year-old teller Michael Rodriguez learned a couple of rainy Saturdays ago, that stuff's best sav ... More >>

Sean Penn, Expert Buzz Killer, Kills Mickey Rourke Oscar Buzz

Sean Penn bravely took time out of his busy schedule of giving back massages to Hugo Chavez (or as Robert De Niro put it, "respectfully advising world leaders"), and managed to kill all of our Mickey Rourke Oscar dreams while simultaneously reversing Proposition 8 in the process. Hooray Sean Penn, y ... More >>

An Interview with 50 Cent

Sean Penn bravely took time out of his busy schedule of giving back massages to Hugo Chavez (or as Robert De Niro put it, "respectfully advising world leaders"), and managed to kill all of our Mickey Rourke Oscar dreams while simultaneously reversing Proposition 8 in the process. Hooray Sean Penn, y ... More >>

Summer: The Sequel

From Harry Potter to Homer Simpson, cool off at the movies

Scare Premium

Def Jux makes a stand, Tara Reid a comeback, and Lycra is more flexible than Beach egos

Psycho Cowboy

Edward Norton plays a twisted hero in Down in the Valley

Penthouse and Pavement

Areas of concern: The deaths of vinyl, gabardine, and celluloid

Night&Day

Areas of concern: The deaths of vinyl, gabardine, and celluloid

American Girl

Patty Jenkins and Charlize Theron give birth to a Monster

The Hunt for Bubbly

Taking the town by Dom Pérignon storm

Miami International Film Festival

2002 Week two: Cuba, Spain, Iceland, Poland, U.S.A., and more

Team G-Attica

Simone pairs Pacino and Niccol in metaphorical mishap

Fight Club

When it comes to producing movies, it's a fine art (or Art Linson)

On the Steaks of South Philly

Hey you, famous person! Wait in line!

Shticks and Psalms

Songs of Paradise mixes vaudeville, the Borscht Belt, and the Bible to hilarious effect

Letters from the Issue of April 18, 2002

Is the only good fish a dead fish?

Hooked on Death

When clueless tourist meets shameless skipper, it's a good bet there'll be blood on the docks

No Boos Here

Sushi hits a new high

Word to the Unwise

Reviewing food reviews

Holy Water

Cristian Castro is a superstar, and he can cry if he wants to

Running the Season's Numbers

Meal of fortune

Hot Buttered Soulman

There's more to Isaac Hayes than "Chocolate Salty Balls"

The Bit Player

Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?

The Bit Player

Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?

Viva Sandinista!

Is the Clash still the only band that matters?

Prime Pampas Cut

Alfredo's

The Littlest Victim

Joe the King

Kulchur

How about a little music with your drama?

Rotations

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Tiny Bubbles

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Letters

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Happiness Is a Warm Gun

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Star Implosion

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Dead Poets Society

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Swelter

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A Boy Named Sioux

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Swelter

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Manno Charlemagne

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Freddy's Back

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The Long Road

With a new line-up and an old gig, Iko-Iko keeps rolling along

Two-For-One-Special

With a new line-up and an old gig, Iko-Iko keeps rolling along