It documents with an incisive drabness the group sessions, garbled sermons and general shoddiness of Love in Action, the program that 19-year-old Jared (Lucas Hedges) gets enrolled in by his parents, played by Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe
I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff is a look into actor and writer Abbi Jacobson’s life that might surprise Broad City fans. It seems Jacobson, who shares a name with her brash onscreen Broad City character, in reality is often a private, guarded person.
Piano chords thrum as a sole spotlight illuminates a male staring defiantly into a camera, adorned in makeup and a flowing, ethereal white gown. Under two minutes of flawlessly executed contemporary dance follows, the male-female duo onstage narrating a story through their movements. It’s a tale of a man grappling with an intrinsic desire to be himself and the expectations society has thrust upon him.
The Miami Book Fair, Miami Folk & Indie Fest, Doral Food & Wine Festival and more of the best things to do in Miami this weekend, November 9 through 11.
Much of what makes Wildlife, the feature directorial debut by actor Paul Dano, so distinctive is its look. Capturing suburban Montana in 1960 and the disintegration of a small family through the eyes of the parents’ only son, Wildlife needed a crew with a delicate touch to capture the characters…
In the hip-hop world, attitude is everything. And no one has more swagger than Ill-Abilities, a mixed-ability b-boy crew. This all-star team with members from all over the world is ready to tear Miami stages apart in A New Definition of Dance: Featuring Ill-Abilities, which consists of a…
It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with WorldRedEye, New Times…
The Roots Collective is a network of black-owned businesses, and on November 10, it will open the doors to its first community hub, located in Liberty City. The Black House will be a smorgasbord of all things black, beautiful and creative. In the front, visitors can peruse a the retail…
Photographer Nathan Benn: “You have to really appreciate [and] embrace that it is such a privilege to live in a place that is as dynamic as South Florida.”
One lord scowls with even more surliness than the rest: Chris Pine is Robert the Bruce, a Scot who will, eventually, declare himself king of his country and wage guerrilla war against Edward
Longing Lasts Longer by Penny Arcade is a dynamic blend of stand-up comedy, political rant, and performance,
The election is over, but for activists and organizers, that only marks a new chapter in the fight. In times of trouble, looking to strong leaders can help you lift your weary head — and numerous leaders are making their way to Miami this month. This year’s Miami…
Thursday In what might be the best name of a Florida-themed photography exhibition ever, “A Peculiar Paradise” opens at HistoryMiami this Thursday. The exhibit includes more than 100 pics from guest photographer Nathan Benn, who was on assignment for National Geographic in Florida in 1981. It was an interesting time…
As a young Latina living in Miami, I am fortunate to blend right in. I move through my city without feeling terribly different from those around me. This, I recognize, is an immense privilege. I am blessed to have been born in this tiny, colorfully diverse pocket within the…
Rosalee Glass isn’t your average 102-year-old. For starters, she’s one of 55,000 people in America, roughly 0.02 percent of the population, to join the elusive ranks of centenarians. Her rarity surpasses even that: She’s a Holocaust survivor, self-made businesswomen, author, advice consultant, senior Miss Congeniality pageant winner, and a late Hollywood actress. Put it all together and it’s no stretch to conclude that Rosalee’s life story is unrivaled and one of a kind. What’s her secret? “To be happy and to show love,” she says, “and to make an exciting life.”
The film’s most arresting, revealing passages — the only scenes where anyone disagrees with anyone else about anything at all — concern the town council
Designer Moises Esquenazi and his partner Christopher Menendez spent the better part of the summer hiking through Japan. Like 19th-century explorers, they traversed the island nation in search of one of its modern cultural exports: stickers. That’s right. Stickers. Following a childlike fascination with all things harajuku, the pair decided…
Mayans M.C. is the spinoff series from what was once everyone’s guilty pleasure Sons of Anarchy (oh, RIP to the sweet abs on that show). Garnering what FX network President Nick Grad called “breakout ratings,” the cable program was renewed for a second season mere episodes into the first. Hotly anticipated by die-hard fans, Mayans M.C. season 1 finale airs Tuesday, November 6.
By and large, this latest entry in Lisbeth’s adventures … offers a drab genre piece that’s more like an attempt to establish a James Bond-like franchise for Lisbeth than a compelling exploration of the character
Midterm elections are surrounded by so much hype this year that some are comparing them to the Super Bowl. But there’s an important difference: In football, the worst-case scenario is your team loses and those Fantasy Football projections suffer a nosedive. The upcoming elections will do much more than merely…
The couple has begun to discover that raw truth that, around 1960, American novelists and filmmakers were only starting to face in their art: that the post-war dream of a little house and a little family just might not be enough to ensure happiness
The Miami Book Fair, election night watch parties, and more of the best free events happening in South Florida this week, November 5 through 11.
