It has an ever-sexy Robert Downey Jr. It has explosions. It has kick-ass villains in Ben Kingsley and Guy Pearce. It has more killer explosions. It has turned Tony Stark into an underdog poised to rise up. And then more things explode. Its explosions have explosions.Yes, the first trailer for…
When the Borscht Film Festival returns for its eighth edition December 12-21, it’ll bring a range of experimental flicks from filmmakers both local and international.See also:- Borscht Film Festival Announces 2012 Dates- Adan Jodorowsky to Shoot Borscht-Produced Film in MiamiEight of Borscht 8’s filmmakers call other locales home, places as…
Before the Miami City Ballet dancers performed for the first time without founder Edward Villella last night, new artistic director Lourdes Lopez took the stage to give thanks. Declaring that she was “back home,” Lopez reminisced about growing in up a very different Miami — one without MOCA, or the…
When the residents of DiLido Isle, the Sunset Islands, and North Bay Road refused to allow Kim and Kourtney Kardashian to move into their neighborhoods to film their upcoming reality show Kourtney & Kim Take Miami, we kinda figured they were just being, well, uppity snobs. See also:- Kim Kardashian Does…
After months of controversy surrounding the departure of founder Edward Villella, Miami City Ballet debuts its first performance under new artistic director Lourdes Lopez Friday, Oct. 19. Program I features three ballets: George Balanchine’s Apollo, Sir Frederick Ashton’s Les Patineurs, and Paul Taylor’s Piazzolla Caldera.See also:- MCB Names Lourdes Lopez New Director- MCB…
Blood-sucking vampires? Scary. Demonic goblins? Frightening, sure. But the most horrifying part of The Vampire Circus, a big-top act at Bayfront Park that opened its tent-flaps for the first time last night, wasn’t the show itself. See also:- The Vampire Circus: Five Questions With Its Real Life Circus FreaksIt was the…
If you’re a runner in South Beach, you’ve probably seen him in your training: The Raven, a man who’s gained notoriety for running eight miles every day along the South Beach shore.See also:- South Beach Runner Raven Stars in “The Collector” Photography ExhibitIf you’re a TV watcher, you’ve probably seen commercials…
It’s a cutthroat game, this art business. Especially in Miami’s increasingly busy art scene during the increasingly crowded annual Art Basel week. And according to The Art Newspaper, the drama has already begun.TAN reports that NADA Miami Beach sent a letter to its exhibitors earlier this month asking for exclusivity…
“In no way whatsoever do we intend to vindicate the public image of Pablo Escobar Gaviria,” reads the opening page of the Escobar Henao website, “since we manifest our explicit rejection to his acts of violence. Neither do we pretend to promote or eulogize the life of crime.”The fashion line…
Name a few of fashion’s most recognizable brands: Marc Jacobs. Carolina Herrera. Jason Wu. Tory Burch. Diane von Furstenberg. This December, thanks to Target’s partnership with Neiman Marcus, you won’t have to sell your left breast on the black market in order to afford it all. See also:- The Webster at…
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 lair in 19th-century Bohemia. “It’ll be the…
When residents of the Sunset Islands, DiLido Island, and North Bay Road decided not to let Kim and Kourtney Kardashian film their latest reality series, Kourtney & Kim Take Miami, in their neighborhoods, Kanye’s beau and company were forced to look elsewhere for South Florida digs. So they moved into…
“It’s official,” reads the tweet from @borschtcorp, accompanied by an Instagram photo of a ticket to the Adrienne Arsht Center that reads “Borscht 8.”See also: – Ten Borscht Films You Can Watch Right Now- Adan Jodorowsky to Shoot Borscht-produced Film in MiamiThe freaky film fest returns to South Florida this December,…
Have you been to IKEA on a weekend? If so, you know about the crushing crowds, the slow march through winding pathways until you find the perfect piece of build-it-yourself furniture for your crappy apartment, and the crushing defeat of making it all the way to the warehouse only to…
Miami’s diverse, thriving indie cinema scene is about to get even bigger. O Cinema, named Best Art-House Cinema in this year’s New Times “Best of Miami” issue, will open a second location in Miami Shores in October. O Cinema at MTC (9806 NE Second Ave., Miami Shores) is partnering with…
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Years before Wynwood transformed into an artists’ haven, and decades before it became one of the most hipster-friendly places in the country, the warehouse-heavy neighborhood was known as Miami’s fashion district. Now, with more galleries, restaurants, and bars moving into the rapidly gentrifying space, Wynwood style is even more important.See…
For author Junot Díaz, it’s time to add yet another trophy to the mantle. The Dominican-American writer’s latest book, this year’s This Is How You Lose Her, was announced this morning as a finalist for the National Book Award.See also:- This Is How You Lose Her: Junot Diaz’s Oscar Wao…
In some ways, “Vote Right,” the video from New York City comedians Juan Bago and O, looks a lot like the last presidential debate. In the parody of Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like,” the right-wing character spouts off about supporting his own corporation — err, his common people. The left…
Look, we’re going to be honest with you: Circ X’s 10-year anniversary show last weekend wasn’t what you’d call a masterpiece. At three hours long, there were plenty of sketches and performances that didn’t entertain nearly as much as we’d have liked. Even with two intermissions, 180 minutes is a…
A small motorboat meandered through the Columbus Day Regatta, carrying just a driver, a cameraman, and a frail-looking 80-year-old man in an impeccable white suit. If, between swilling daiquiris and cannonballing into the sea, revelers on other boats noticed the strangely dressed octogenarian, they probably assumed he was just a…
When the Kardashians announced they were looking for a home in the Sunset Islands, DiLido Island, or North Bay Road, they didn’t exactly get a neighborly welcome. Residents of the high-end neighborhoods have sent the ladies packing, the Belle Isle Blog reports — all the way to North Miami Beach.See…
