More and more of Arthur Jafab’s work is popping up around the 305 — and that’s a very good thing. The Mississippi-bred director and cinematographer knows how to master a timely and thought-provoking flick, such as Crooklyn and Seven Songs for Malcolm X. His latest piece, Dreams Are Colder Than Death…
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Shot with a crew of four on 16 mm, the film is a gritty, stripped-down character piece, featuring Loden herself as Wanda and Michael Higgins as the thief, Mr. Dennis, alongside a cast of expressive and peculiar non-actors
A bundle of nerves and anticipation, a young, fresh-faced New Yorker steps off of a plane onto a ground ripe with rich cultural heritage. It’s 1961, and the student has arrived in Bogotá, Colombia, for the first time. In a time before cell phones, the girl’s parents wring their hands…
After high school, Javier Hernandez ran away from Miami with the circus. The future founder of Placeholder Gallery first got a job with El Circo de Arte in Spain. He spent the summer with the circus before attending art school in New York; relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico; and finally came full circle during a 2012 trip to his hometown.
The film, I suspect, will have some minor historical value, but I fear that watching Stern well up on election night won’t offer much insight to people alive now
For the family at its heart, everything seems to be in constant, even terrifying disorder, and yet nothing really changes — not after one son discovers he’s different, not even after dad knocks out mom’s teeth
Walk through your favorite Downton sets, check out more than 50 costumes from the show, and enjoy exclusive footage in West Palm Beach this fall.
White Boy Rick has reams of story to tear through, but at heart it’s a family drama, one more concerned with the Wershes than with crack, the feds or Detroit itself
Motown & Mule Mondays, Mexican Independence Day, Road to House of Creatives Music Festival, and more of the best free events happening in South Florida this week, September 10 through September 16.
Again, Gyllenhaal is the main draw here, turning in a career-best performance, though the emphasis on film makes The Deuce’s sophomore season more self-reflexive and more focused than the first
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…
When Burt Reynolds passed away yesterday, much was made of his Florida connections. The star of classics such as Deliverance and Boogie Nights graduated from Palm Beach High School and played football at Florida State University. With the star power to be crowned box office champ every year from 1978 to 1982…
Concerts by Paul Simon and Ozuna, Bumblefest, ArtsLaunch2018, and more of the best things to do in Miami this weekend.
Two years ago, during the Zika virus outbreak, Danielle Bender was worked up about the practice of spraying the insecticide Naled overhead to kill infected mosquitoes. “There was a period where I didn’t see any birds, lizards, bugs, nada,” she recalls of that time in her neighborhood. It made her think about…
Spastic and impressionistic, Random Acts of Flyness is the free jazz of television, a searing collage of black life in America with a rhythm all its own
Prepare for art overload. For a fourth consecutive year, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts will host to ArtsLaunch, a 12-hour celebration to mark the beginning of Miami’s arts season. It’ll happen Saturday, September 8, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Miami’s arts scene has changed much in recent history, as local artists are finding more funding and larger audiences for their work. But one aspect of the arts in Miami has remained stubbornly unchanged: local buyers’ lagging interest and lack of ability to purchase art for their own collections.
Where will the red thread lead you at Mira Lehr’s thought-provoking new exhibit in North Miami? Reflecting on nature as well as personal discovery, this multimedia display guides visitors through diverse, earthy experiences in a labyrinthine fashion. “Tracing the Red Thread” is modeled after the Greek mythological tale of…
Miami New Times has immediate openings for writers covering arts and culture in Miami. If you have a passion for the creative arts — anything from visual art to dance, theater, film, pop culture, fashion, books and beyond — New Times might be looking for you. There’s just one catch:…
Bujalski frames most of Support the Girls as an almost real-time delineation of chaos, but his storytelling elegance — delicate, nearly invisible foreshadowing; cogent evocations of backstory — adds reflective layers to the surface anarchy
It’s no secret that a prevailing Cuban influence thrives on in Miami. But over the years, the metropolitan area long celebrated for its diverse identity has welcomed a growing expansion of multicultural films, music, and art from more than solely Cuba, now including many of its Caribbean neighbors. This steady,…
