Even if you’ve never heard of Akira Kurosawa and you hate black-and-white movies with subtitles, you’ve seen one of his flicks. Long before Martin Scorsese remade the Hong Kong police film Internal Affairs into The Departed, Kurosawa (from whom Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Francis Ford Coppola have stolen and borrowed)…
If the thought of eating an endangered marlin brings tears to your eyes, would a side of French fries help? The Florida Marlins Community Foundation’s annual Fish ‘N Chips casino party is all about craps, blackjack, roulette, and poker for a good cause. The games begin at 7 p.m. this…
Florida’s peninsular shape has often looked like a hand extended in friendship to refugees seeking political asylum in the United States. Now, Miami Beach will honor the courageous people who traveled dangerous waters in search of freedom, by constructing the Miami Beach Pier Museum, a so-called horizontal monument to America’s…
The Techno Loft at Space has very quickly become Miami’s premier venue for the slickest big room international techno, and this summer alone has seen stellar performances by the likes of Steve Bug, Camea, and Adultnapper. Saturday, August 29 brings Minus label legends Magda and Troy Pierce, two of the…
“Nela Ochoa: Genetic Portraits” features an intriguing collection of complex pieces referencing the genetic code of human and plant life. The Venezuelan artist’s work embraces the intersection of art and science in bold, imaginative ways, creating provocative installations and sculptures that unravel the mysteries of DNA. Outside the museum, one…
Sir Archibald Whistler V, the benefactor of The Honest Liar’s Club: An FIU Reading Series, has plenty of motivation for giving the brightest stars of Florida International University’s creative writing program their own stage: After all, he can’t read. Or write. As a matter of fact, Ooga, his smart ape,…
*Can I Say 2 is tonight at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale. Fun-time activities include a record swap, a screening of the documentary House of the Rising Punk, and live music from Anchorman, the Ruins, and Tongues of the Heartworm. Admission is free. *Roots reggae favorites Jahfe play at the…
Magic City Kitty: Extra Meat
Painting Through August 31 at Edge Zones, 47 NE 25th St., Miami; 305-576-4001; edgezones.org. Open Wednesday through Saturday noon to 3 p.m. or by appointment.Hector Madera’s stark collages on view at Edge Zones offer a discordant commentary on many artists’ unease with the brutal economy. His Recession Series, featuring works…
The good news is the Florida Marlins took down the league-leading Dodgers a few weeks ago. The bad news is the Nationals, the worst team in the majors, swept the Fish soon after. The good news is they were able to bounce back and sweep the defending World Series champion…
Stung: “CSI: Crime Scene Insects” at Miami Science Museum
“If you remember Woodstock, you probably weren’t there,” the expression goes. And if you were, could you please stop gassing on about it? Aquarian Nostalgia™ is the most oppressively sanctimonious and dull stripe of reminiscing. Sure, the three free days of peace and music at Max Yasgur’s farm passed without…
Austin’s rebel without a crew, Robert Rodriguez works in exactly two filmmaking modes: fast, cheap genre violence (the El Mariachi trilogy, Sin City, Planet Terror), and fast, cheap, CGI-overloaded family adventure (the Spy Kids trilogy, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D). One of the latter, Shorts is a cute…
The Harder They Come By Perry Henzell and Trevor Rhone. Through September 13. Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-949-6722; arshtcenter.org The Harder They Come is based on the 1972 movie of the same name, which is itself (loosely) based on the true-life career of Ivanhoe “Rhygin” Martin —…
Remember when indie dance parties were low-key affairs with cheap drinks, a lax door policy, and great music? Luckily for us, there are people looking to bring that back. Nightdrive started at the News Lounge but never seemed to gain the popularity it deserved. It was a Thursday-night party with…
Miami designer Robert Tabor has carved out a niche for himself creating shoe sculptures, or “Sole Sensations,” if you will. He has made flip-flops that look like sandwiches, stilettos that look like spaghetti, and high heels that look like little red wagons.But his Sistine Chapel is most likely the first-lady…
“They were on a Boeing,” Joe Robaina announces and then indicates a span of floor mat about as wide as an airplane cabin walkway. He’s a short, solidly built man with serpentine eyes and a neatly trimmed goatee. In his right hand, he carries a walking stick covered in foam. His…
This pastSaturday night, designer Rafi Anteby celebrated his jewelry line, Bullets 4 Peace, and his birthday poolside at the Eden Roc. And while the fashionable crowd’s low-key “Happy Birthday” ditty left something to be desired (such as a few gallons of champagne and some…
This past July, Riptide reported that Homestead’s nonprofit Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue might close due to a zoning snafu. Several months before, Miami-Dade Animal Services inspectors had discovered that owner Robbie Coy didn’t have a kennel license — and he couldn’t get one until he changed the zoning of his property. Problem is,…
OK, we admit it: We know nothing about pro wrestling. But if we find an extra $39.99 lying around between now and this Sunday, we might watch the WWE Summer Slam on Pay-Per-View because how often do you get to see a former Opa-locka gangbanger perform body slams on TV? Alvin…
With not a cloud in sight, it seems like the due-to-weather cancelation of tomorrow’s Summerfest (featuring T-Pain, Flo Rida, and Keri Hilson, among others) was a bit premature but luckily there are plenty of other places to get your music fix tonight. From the locally cool: The Hongs, Band Number 12,…
Yesterday, rapper Pitbull won the keys to the City of Miami for his work “traveling the country and the world sharing a positive message of Miami,” according to one city commissioner. But for all of Mr. 305’s postive-image-spreadin’ “world-traveling,” it’s a trip he’s accused of not making that’s landed him…
