Say what you will about The Hunger Games, its obsessed fans, and its possible rip-off of decade-old Japanese cinema. As female lead characters go, Katniss Everdeen is a pretty decent role model.So naturally, Mattel needed to cash in.Entertainment Weekly has the first images of the Katniss Barbie set to hit…
And now, some news so exciting you’ll want to jump in the air like a naked dude getting sprung from the trunk of a car: Ken Jeong has joined the cast of Pain and Gain. Jeong is, of course, the actor who played manic gangster Leslie Chow in The Hangover…
Y’know what the first Rock of Ages trailer was missing? Tom Cruise singing.Most of the newest trailer for the film, which hit the web this week, is exactly the same as the one we brought to you in December. But there is one big difference: the dulcet tones of Cruise’s…
Below the giant wave of Hunger Games mania that washed over the U.S. last month, an unhappy undercurrent of haters sat behind their computers grumbling that the story of the film directly mimics Battle Royale, another film based on a book that opened in Japan to wide acclaim in 2000…
The series premiere of Magic City, which debuts on Starz tomorrow but is already available online, has plenty of fantastic moments. But there’s one scene that made us cringe: the one in which Stevie Evans, distracted by what was apparently a coma-inducingly good blowjob, drives his gorgeous blue convertible into…
Poetry is good for a hell of a lot more than impressing that girl you had a crush on back in middle school. Luckily, the University of Wynwood is here to remind us of all the grown-up reasons to love modern verse. This very poetry-friendly month of April continues Wednesday…
Gather ’round, ye fairy-tale lovers, ye Dungeons & Dragons players, ye Game of Thrones watchers, all. For we come with a tale sure to strike a pleasant tune — something played on a lute or a mandolin perhaps — in your very heart. The Florida Renaissance Festival is upon us,…
Can we get an “amen”? Unless you have kids or are so religious that the idea of the resurrection of your lord and savior gives you crazy spiritual orgasms, Easter is a pretty lame holiday. OK, the Cadbury eggs and marshmallow Peeps are pretty cool. But when you wake up…
You’d think that giving the job of the Miami City Ballet director to a Cuban-born, Miami-raised, seasoned dance pro would be just about the least controversial move a South Florida arts organization could make. But you’d be wrong.Miami City Ballet named Lourdes Lopez as the successor to Edward Villella, company…
Nothing in Miami is what it seems. Not the tans. Not the boobs. And soon, not the dogs.This summer, Florida’s ban on dying animals — as in, coloring the fur of living animals, not just a ban on, like, fluffy bunnies with terminal cancer — will be lifted. And extreme…
I’m just going to come right out and say it: I am a wimp. A pansy. One of those girls who has to ask men to open jars and help get her luggage down from the overhead compartment. I’ve never been naturally gifted when it comes to sports, and I’ve…
Tonight, South Florida’s biggest names in theater will gather at the Carbonell Awards, our regional version of the Tonys.But in Coconut Grove, another theater-minded group of people will gather in an attempt to resuscitate a former venue for live performance: the Coconut Grove Playhouse.”Give It Back” has called for concerned…
If you’ve always dreamed of making your big-screen debut as a Miami gym rat, this weekend’s your chance.The casting directors of Pain and Gain — which, in case you’ve missed our extensive coverage thus far, is Michael Bay’s movie shot in Miami based on a New Times story of bodybuilding,…
So you caught the premiere of Magic City at the Miami International Film Festival earlier this month, and you’re hooked. One problem: You can’t afford premium cable, so won’t be able to see what happens next when the show makes its debut on Starz April 6.Worry not — Starz has…
Can’t get enough Cocaine? (Cocaine Cowboys, we mean.)Then dust yourself off and prepare for some exciting news: There’s another sequel in the works to Rakontur’s breakthrough documentary chronicling Miami’s drug trade.We were already feeling a little overwhelmed with the outpouring of love for Rakontur this week, what with the weeklong…
As if LMFAO needed any more of an ego boost, last night President Obama endorsed “Sexy And I Know It,” the group’s playing-everywhere-all-the-damn-time anthem to tan ass-cheeks.Well, sort of.The President hasn’t actually given any indication of his feelings about LMFAO one way or another. But some crack(ed out) video splicer…
There are a lot of ugly circumstances surrounding the case of Trayvon Martin’s death. But one Florida artist has turned his feelings about the tragedy into artistic expression — and he’s hoping it’ll inspire others to speak out, too.Tampa resident Leon Bedore, who produces screen-printed art under the name Tes…
We’ve been watching the construction of the Sun Gym set for Pain and Gain with equal parts excitement and horror. On one hand, we love watching movies that are actually shot in Miami. On the other: Michael Bay’s not exactly known for his cinematic masterpieces, and last month’s rumor that…
How long has the Coconut Grove Playhouse (3500 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove) been out of commission? Nearly six years, which has been long enough for the building to fall into a really embarrassing condition. (Think pedestrian-endangering pieces falling off its sides.) The property is tied up in debt that no…
Where’s this generation’s Gloria Steinem? The New York Times asked the question this month, and we still haven’t heard an acceptable answer. Things have changed, sure. But in this era of Planned Parenthood defunding, mandatory ultrasounds, Rush Limbaugh gender slurs, and worse, doesn’t the feminist movement need a spokeswoman just…
Just picture it: You and rapper/producer Timbaland meeting up in a secret Miami location to dance your hearts out … along with dozens of strangers.Cultist received a notice from Flash Mob America this week that promised to make “flash mob history” with a planned gathering somewhere in the Magic City…
Yesterday, Riptide brought you video of a girl at Ultra who appeared to have, um, feelings for a tree. Strong feelings. Sexy feelings. Feelings of, dare we say, love.Then Internet commenters took this beautiful moment of passion and turned it into something ugly. We know, we were shocked, too.Sure, the…
