Cops-gone-wild movies and TV shows are the Angry White Guy counterpoint to thug-life melodramas: fantasies of abusing rather than seizing power, operating above the law rather than outside it. This caffeinated fit of antihero worship — the directorial debut of screenwriter David Ayer, who made detective with his bad-cop thrillers…
It might seem a stretch to find a connection between one of Man Ray’s optically fragmented “rayograms” and a scattershot collection of batter-fried books. But at The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, curator Katherine Hinds dismisses notions of a master plan to determine how the collection grows. “We look for…
True Stories: A big-nose profile. A closeup of breasts. A photo of a woman sporting a pig-snout mask while holding cutlery. These are just a few of Sophie Calle’s photographic self-portraits. Above each 67-by-39-inch picture is a story about her life. Over the shnoz profile, Calle tells us that when…
It’s difficult imagining a more idyllic way to enjoy an afternoon of stimulating theater than spending a Sunday in the park with Ed. During a recent matinee, Edge Theatre staged a minimalist production of Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story outdoors, on the lawn of the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, under…
Attention, all twelve-year-old boys: Krysten Batlle is looking for a dance partner. Batlle, an attractive brunet with a ready smile and an infectious giggle, is one of the most accomplished competitive ballroom dancers in Miami, if not the state. She’s also a seventh-grader at Arvida Middle School in Kendall. Only…
King Lear: Aaron Spelling certainly injected Shakespearean ambition into his glittering prime-time soap operas — Melrose Place was a total tragicomedy — but here’s a theatrical mashup we never could have envisioned: Ted Lange starring in a touring production of King Lear. Lange, he of the red tux, perfectly spherical…
Forbidden Planet (Warner Bros.) Long available as faded discount product, Fred McLeod Wilcox’s 1956 masterpiece — the movie without which Star Trek, Star Wars, 2001, and, oh, Lost in Space wouldn’t exist — at last gets its proper due; this double-disc collection comes with everything but stardust and rocket fuel…
Final Fantasy is to role-playing games as the Yankees are to baseball. The series — now almost 20 years old — practically redefined the genre with Final Fantasy VII on the original PlayStation, the first console RPG that captured a mainstream audience in the States. But FF was a victim…
Brothers of the Head (IFC) Cary Grant: The Franchise Collection (Universal) CSI: The Complete Sixth Season (Paramount) Cream: Royal Albert Hall (Rhino) 49 Up (First Run) Friends: The Complete Series Collection (Warner Bros.) The Green Mile: Two-Disc Special Edition (Warner Bros.) Hate Crime (Image) He Changed Our World: Steve Irwin…
The “cool” months have arrived, and visitors are flocking back to Miami. Hotels, restaurants, and clubs will be operating at full capacity. Formerly sluggish social calendars are quickly filling up with all sorts of fabulous events. Snowbirds, model types, and socialites aren’t the only people heading to sunny South Florida…
Nathan Horton heard a who? after he was kicked back to the fourth line for a couple of games, but that’s what happens when you’re not toeing the line. At least he took the demotion seriously and picked up his pace to work his way back to the front with…
It’s almost time to hang the stockings, do the shopping and baking, go to company parties, and fluff the futon because Great Aunt Edna will be staying at the house. It’s the same every year: hectic with a tiny speck of light flickering at the end of the holiday tunnel…
My mother is concerned I am taking this drink-of-the-week gig too seriously. “Do you have to go out drinking every week?” she asked. “Isn’t that too much?” It’s a tough job, Mom. Maybe I shouldn’t tell you that this week I went to M-Bar at the Mandarin Oriental (500 Brickell…
You have been hiding photos of that two-carat emerald-cut Tiffany diamond set in platinum (yes, the one with the baguettes) in his sock drawer and briefcase for months. And although you would have preferred that when he finally proposed, he had done it in any way other than on the…
Looks like it is that time of year again. Many people will gain the inevitable holiday fifteen, host distant family members they really don’t want to see, and, of course, spend, spend, spend. All in the spirit of … wait, what are we celebrating again? Well if you need a…
Think back on your life. What if one moment, one detail, had been drastically different? Would your life be different today? That is why we love movies like Pulp Fiction, Groundhog Day, and Kill Bill; they take us on nonlinear journeys without all of the mess. One of the genre’s…
Emmanuel Lawson’s field of expertise is New World cooking, savory delicacies influenced by his African homeland and richly spiced with American soul. The chef from Togo first made his local reputation at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Now Chef Credo, as he is affectionately known, has launched his own catering business…
Believe it or not, South Florida history dates back further than 1980’s Mariel Boatlift. The Historical Museum of Southern Florida’s 31st annual Harvest Festival celebrates South Florida history at the Fair & Expo Center today and Sunday, featuring eleven local author/historians speaking about various area landmarks; an impressive collection of…
Being funny can be difficult, but doing improv comedy is like the Iron Man of funny. Tonight you can get a preview of the upcoming Miami Improv Festival with a free performance by Just the Funny, Miami’s kings of comedy. This Save the Date Spectacular is meant to be just…
Let’s go bowling! Those three little words are usually met with a resounding groan. The balls are heavy, those holes will most certainly ruin your manicure, and who wants to stick their feet in shoes that have been worn by, like, hundreds of people? Hey, at least you no longer…
In many other cities of Miami’s size, citizens can be seen doing strange things on the weekends: They spread blankets on the grass, carry their food in baskets, and congregate at their neighborhood parks for some outdoor fun. Here you’re more likely to drive past a practically empty green space…
They call Miami a sunny place for shady people. Our pastel-color buildings might look innocuous, but wander into the wrong place at the wrong time and you could stumble across a scene out of Brian De Palma’s Scarface. There is dark mulch to be found under the coral rock: epithet-spewing…
