Before the HBO series Girls debuted in April, critics anticipated a Brooklyn version of Sex and the City. Then the show actually aired, and it became clear that this story about women in New York was very different — for better and for worse — than the story of Carrie…
One of Miami’s most eligible bachelors will be reppin’ our fine city this winter on a new reality TV series. Ready for Love is NBC’s latest spin on the art of arranged on-screen romance, in which three seasoned matchmakers will try to help three lonely bachelors find a soulmate, all…
See New Art Basel Satellite Fair to Install Swimming Pool in the Miami River.Public art installations during Art Basel are nothing new. (Think: pink snails; pop-up pianos.) But this year, perhaps more than any edition of the art fest in the past, those installations are literally diving right into the…
As sports on screen go, some would argue that roller derby has gotten more attention than it’s due. First, there was Rollergirls, a 2006 A&E reality show documenting an Austin, Texas league of skating sisters. Then, in 2009, Drew Barrymore rolled out Whip It, an Ellen Page vehicle in which…
Fashion plate, grill enthusiast, America’s sexiest douchebag, and Olympic champion Ryan Lochte has been offered several reality TV shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter.”I cannot tell you the exact shows, but two different reality show concepts have been offered and one additional is being discussed,” Lochte’s agent confirmed to THR.That’s…
See Will Dexter Swap Sibling Sex for Serial Killing?; Dexter May Survive Beyond its Eighth Season.Showtime, we get it, okay? Dexter, one of your most popular recent tv series, is winding to a close (maybe), and you want to milk it for every last drop of ritualistically murdered, painstakingly archived…
See photos from the last Red Bull Flugtag Miami.Are you creative? A decent swimmer? A little bit crazy? Most importantly, are you an attention whore with no fear of heights?If so, Red Bull Flugtag is looking for you.The amateur flying — er, “flying” — competition returns to Miami on Saturday,…
See City Commissioners Plan to Evict Burn Notice from Coconut Grove; and Burn Notice Eviction Not Up for Public Debate.Things have been pretty tense lately between Coconut Grove locals who support keeping the TV show Burn Notice filming in their neighborhood, and city commissioners who want to evict the production…
See Nicole Kidman Pees on Zac Efron, Divides Cannes Audiences.Hey, remember that movie The Paperboy?No? What if we told you it was directed by Precious’ director Lee Daniels, and debuted at Cannes in May?Still nothing? What if we reminded you it’s the story of a Miami Times (not to be…
It’s easy to find women in front of the camera in the film industry, especially in movies set in Miami. (Every beachside and poolside scene needs at least a handful of busty, generic bikini babes.) But women behind the lens? That’s a rarity. Miami’s Indie Film Club is trying to…
The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau brought a taste of the Magic City (or, at least, a taste of the prevailing Magic City stereotype) to the Big Apple yesterday afternoon, setting up a temporary swimming pool in the middle of New York City’s Union Square.The reactions were mixed.Some New…
American writer Gore Vidal, whose work spanned the fields of literature, theater, politics, and beyond, died of complications from pneumonia in Los Angeles yesterday. He was 86.In his writing, Vidal embraced controversial topics. His second novel, The City and the Pillar, was the story of an openly gay man. Published…
We’ve seen a lot of misty-eyed homages to British history since the London Olympics kicked off on Friday: at the opening ceremonies, or in montages about the 1948 London Olympics. But the execs at NBC are probably feeling most nostalgic for more recent history — specifically, the days before the…
This week, as the rest of the world watches feats of human awesomeness in the London Olympics, TV reporters have been watching feats of human idiocy at the Television Critics Association press tour in L.A.Sure, there have been some highlights. (Dexter could be renewed indefinitely? Tell us more.) But most…
Wynwood and the Design District have Second Saturdays. Coconut Grove has its monthly art walks. Little Haiti has its “Big Nights.” Most of Miami’s major neighborhoods can boast at least one festival celebrating its cultural facilities.And Downtown Miami — home to arts powerhouses like the Miami Art Museum and the…
See Dexter’s Getting Sliced After Season Eight.The last time we heard from anybody at Showtime about the end of Dexter, the premium cable’s noir-ish drama about a serial killer set in Miami, it was executive producer Sara Colleton asserting that the show would kill itself off at the end of…
During the first week of December each year, Scope art fair ranks among the most prestigious of the Art Basel satellite events. And this year, thanks to a new partnership with cable TV station VH1, it’ll also be the most musical.When the giant tent that houses Scope goes up in…
See MTV’s House of Style is Coming Back.MTV’s programming execs sure are feeling nostalgic these days. First, they announce they’re bringing House of Style back to TV, giving us all access to its extensive, 12-season archives in the process. (Way to exercise restraint by reading this blog post instead of…
See our interview with the stars of Step Up Revolution, and Film-Lover’s Response to the Aurora Shooting.Before last week, if you’d told us that controversy lurked within Step Up Revolution — the fourth installment in the formulaic Step Up franchise in which teenage dancers discover themselves and find love through…
See King of the Rock Awards $1,000 to Miami’s Best Street Baller.Wade, LeBron, and Bosh aren’t the only guys in Miami with skills on the court. And at last weekend’s King of the Rock qualifier, a street ball competition held at Jose Marti Park, dozens of our city’s basketball elite…
See our predictions for the Real Housewives of Miami, Season Two.This week, Bravo announced that the Real Housewives of Miami — once presumed dead, but brought back to life by the grace of Andy Cohen and his Magical Elves — would begin airing its second season September 13.But you don’t…
See Miami’s First H&M Opens on Lincoln Road; a look inside H&M’s Pop-Up Shop; Ten Top Styles at H&M Right Now.Just when the lines at the long-anticipated H&M pop-up shop off Lincoln Road had begun to wane, the clothing brand rolled out more news to get lovers of budget-priced fashion…
