We’re less than two weeks away from the 2012 edition of the Miami Book Fair International, and now, at last, lit lovers can start planning out their schedule of author events, street fair browsing, and children’s events, and more. The book fair released its schedule of events this morning, featuring…
He arrives under the dark cloak of nightfall. He carries with him useful gadgets for agility and, if necessary, combat. And he’s attracted to a beacon of light shone into the night sky. Is it Batman? Nope, it’s just your average movie-watcher toting lawn chairs and angling for the best…
From Can’t Hardly Wait to Superbad, debauched teen parties have long been a theme on the big screen. But in live theater? Not so much. So when Girls vs. Boys opens at the Adrienne Arsht Center November 1, executive vice president Scott Shiller says, it could attract a new type…
In 2005, a film titled The Notorious Bettie Page attempted to tell the story of one of America’s most recognizable models of all time: the pin-up legend Bettie Page herself. With a talented cast including Gretchen Mol as Page, the movie should have been a hit. But sadly, the film…
Election day 2012 is right around the corner, which means for the past weeks – no, months– no, year, both Republican and Democratic candidates have been stroking, praising, and pandering to all members of the voting-eligible public. It’s enough to make even a lowly 47 percenter feel like they’re in…
Hey, look who it is! It’s Scott Foundas, the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s former associate program director. And he’s writing for us!Village Media Group, New Times parent company, announced today that it hired Foundas as principal film reviewer.After helping to choose films and organize events like the New York…
Cuban painter Agustín Bejarano, who was arrested in March 2011 after being accused of sexually molesting a 5-year-old boy in Hialeah, has pled guilty to harassing a minor.See also:- Cuban Painter Agustin Bejarano Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Child While in Miami for ArteAmericasThe Miami Herald reports that Bejarano, 47, took…
AJ McArthur has a lot of work to do. As the owner of the fledgling Miami Spice bikini basketball team, he’s in charge of recruiting players, promoting his product, and getting people excited about girls in their skivvies on the court. (Okay, that last part’s not so hard.) And as…
Ever since we heard about Miami Connection, the 1980s B-movie featuring ninjas and rock bands in Florida, we’ve been obsessed with its so-bad-it’s-good acting, it’s so-fake-it’s-hilarious special effects, and perhaps most importantly, its so-cheesy-it’ll-be-stuck-in-your-head-for-weeks soundtrack.See also:- Miami Connection, Awful Yet Awesome ’80s Film, Headed to Theaters- The Best Florida Ninja…
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … uh … no, seriously, what is that thing? Because whatever it is, it’s is definitely not flying. It’s nose-diving straight into the waters off Bayfront Park, in fact, all while the people in crazy costumes who were driving it are dancing on…
“What went wrong with ZMBLND?” begins organizer Marc Lissade’s apology to participants. “I failed and I take full responsibility for the event shortcomings.” The zombie-themed 5K set to take place Saturday at Amelia Earhart Park promised a mud run with obstacles, finishing with medals and t-shirts. Approximately 1,500 people showed…
During Art Basel week in Miami each year, one exhibit or art project is so eye-catching, so intriguing, or so visible that it becomes emblematic of that year’s cultural festivities. Think Miru Kim’s naked stint in a Primary Projects pigsty in 2011, or the giant pink snails of 2010.In 2012,…
Studio Acconci, the architecture and design firm run by 72-year-old New York designer and artist Vito Acconci, was named last night as Design Miami’s Designer of the Year for its 2012 edition coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach in December.See also:- Design Miami 2012 Visitors Will Enter Beneath a Giant…
Like any evil villain, Count Dracula has one goal: world domination. And like most evil villains, he has a half-diabolical, half-comically unlikely plan to achieve it. “I’ll launch a traveling circus with my minions as the stars,” Dracula mused to himself in his 19th-century Bohemian lair. “It’ll be the perfect…
Things that are awesome: Quality musical theater. The city of London. The nostalgic feeling you get when you see a former Spice Girl on the stage. Things that are not awesome: Transatlantic flights in coach. Jet lag. The exchange rate between the American dollar and the British pound. So while…
There’s nothing illegal about Smash and Grab, Locust Projects’ (3852 N. Miami Ave., Miami) annual fundraiser that lets attendees win thousands of dollars’ worth of art by local and international artists. But the thrill you get from its art raffle very well should be. Ticket-buyers go in knowing they’ll score…
Can you believe it’s the end of October already? The year 2012 just flew by. Gone are the breezy spring mornings and lazy summer afternoons. And rapidly approaching are stressful family-filled holidays, even more stressful shopping for said holidays, and oh yeah, a giant influx of tourists flooding our streets,…
If your front lawn doubles as a popular hangout for furry felines, you might be a cat lady – in most of the world, anyway. In Miami, on the other hand, that’s just what happens when you have a front lawn. Or a patio. Or an alley behind your apartment…
From Can’t Hardly Wait to Superbad, debauched teen parties have long been a theme on the big screen. But in live theater? Not so much. So when Girls vs. Boys opens at the Adrienne Arsht Center November 1, executive vice president Scott Shiller says, it could attract a new type…
Halloween’s just a few weeks away, and already our calendar is filling up with costume parties, monster-themed pub crawls and 5Ks, and plenty of other local tricks and treats. October 31 falls on a Wednesday this year, which might mean that Halloween itself is a bit more low-key for the…
From Can’t Hardly Wait to Superbad, debauched teen parties have long been a theme on the big screen. But in live theater? Not so much.So when Girls vs. Boys opens at the Adrienne Arsht Center November 1, executive vice president Scott Shiller says, it could attract a new type of…
Hey, remember last summer, when a guy chewed another guy’s face off on the MacArthur Causeway? And then the police blamed bath salts? And then all anybody could talk about for the next month was Rudy Eugene and whether he was possessed and Ron Poppo and hey did you know…
