The nominations for the MTV Movie Awards, announced last night, are decided by executives and producers at MTV. Ostensibly, the choices are designed for maximum appeal to the channel’s viewers. This year, two movies are tied for the most nominations: Django Unchained and Ted. That makes one of MTV’s most…
Twenty Feet from Stardom, the Miami International Film Festival’s opening-night film, was jaw-dropping. Venus and Serena, its closer, has superstar power. But if you’re hoping to see the MIFF entry that earned the most headlines this year, it’s Dark Blood, the final film starring the ’90s acting wunderkind who died…
The opening of the Pérez Art Museum Miami is still the better part of a year away, but there are already plenty of reasons to get excited. The space itself looks spectacular, as we discovered last month during a hardhat walkthrough. And now the museum has announced its lineup of…
It’s been a good year for Tarell Alvin McCraney. The Miami playwright kicked off 2013 with his own punched-up, truncated version of Hamlet, which opened at GableStage in January to favorable reviews (including ours). Next, he’s working with London’s Royal Shakespeare Company and the New York Public Theatre to produce…
Viggo Mortensen is a man of secrets. He might be best known as Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings series, but his most memorable performances on film have been in the roles of men whose lives are ruled by dark secrets: take A History of Violence and Eastern Promises,…
I know what you’re thinking: Of course Kourtney & Kim Take Miami is a sexist TV show. The Kardashians’ fame stems from sex tapes and selling unrealistic body images. Saying Kourtney & Kim is good for women is like saying the IKEA’s Swedish meatballs are good for horses. I watch…
You might think you don’t know Darlene Love. But you’re wrong. You’ve heard her on hits starting in the ’60s — songs like “He’s a Rebel,” Da Doo Ron Ron,” and “Christmas Baby Please Come Home.” When you think of that oldies girl group sound, it’s her voice you’re thinking…
Pepe Billete has always been proud of his Miami hometown. From openly admiring the city’s famous culo to delving into more serious political issues like the meaning of “Hispanic,” Miami culture is more than just an influence in his comedy; it’s the foundation of his work. So it’s no surprise…
If you were alive in the 1990s, you’ve been influenced by the work of artist Keith Haring. The colorful, cartoonish images, addressing issues of sex, war, and what it means to be human, became emblems of a generation. Next week, 200 of them will go on display in the Design…
The submissions New Times received for this year’s MasterMind awards, presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center, were the most diverse to date, including artists, filmmakers, musicians, theater groups, writers, curators, and even one guy who makes balloon animals. So it’s fitting that the 2013 MasterMind winners, announced last night at…
Miami New Times’ MasterMind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This week, we’re profiling the 10 finalists, selected by our staff from over 100 submissions, who are in the running to receive one of three 2013 MasterMind awards, each of which comes with a fat $1,000 check. This year’s…
March is perhaps the most exciting time to be a film buff in Miami. The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), now in its 30th year, begins its ten-day run of screenings, seminars, and special events this Friday. (See page *TK for more on MIFF.) And that’s just the beginning of…
March is perhaps the most exciting time to be a film buff in Miami. The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), now in its 30th year, begins its ten-day run of screenings, seminars, and special events this Friday. (See page *TK for more on MIFF.) And that’s just the beginning of…
You’ve heard it a thousand times: Miami’s arts scene is expanding. We’re really coming into our own, the national newspapers announce each time their reporters visit during Art Basel. Miami is not just South Beach anymore, the travel writers proclaim. Now is the time to put down the news and…
MIFF 2013: Murder, Marriage, and Madness in This Week’s Biggest Movies
If you haven’t yet gotten your tickets to Artopia, New Times’ annual arts party taking place tomorrow night, now’s the time for action. VIP tickets are sold out as of this afternoon, and there are only a limited amount of general admission tickets remaining. That means there are just a…
Do you miss 30 Rock? Wish Lorne Michaels would give Weekend Update its own spinoff? Find chicks who talk about poop undeniably sexy? If so, this year’s South Beach Comedy Festival was made for you. The fest announced the lineup for its April run this morning, and there are plenty…
Oscars, shmoscars. Miami has its own culture to celebrate, and this Thursday at Artopia, that’s exactly what we’re going to do. New Times’ annual arts party returns with a fully stacked list of artists, musicians, designers, food vendors, and drink sponsors — and better yet, there won’t be a limping…
Last night, the 85th Academy Awards celebrated the art of filmmaking. Just kidding! As usual, the Oscars gave us all a chance to gawk at celebrities talking while wearing shiny things, in the hopes that we might see their jokes fail, watch them fall down, or at least spot a…
The Academy Awards are just two days away. Maybe you’ve seen some of the films. Maybe you’ve seen none at all. Either way, you’ll end up at your film buff friend’s house on Sunday, and you’re going to want to sound smart when you talk about the nominated movies. But…
Richard Blanco is tired. Sitting in the lobby of the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera House, where he’ll take the stage tomorrow in a free reading, he apologizes for his gravelly voice, strained after a long day of media appearances and interviews like this one. “I’m starting to feel…
So you want to see all the Best Picture Oscar nominees this year? Most of the films are still playing in cineplexes across town. But others — the low-budget, the indie, the foreign — are harder to come by. So you’d better head to Miami Beach Cinematheque (1130 Washington Ave.,…
