Peretz could have given each potential pairing equal time in the story, but he sticks with the most evocative of the two; Juliet, Naked has its charms, and they are named Rose Byrne and Ethan Hawke
Labor Day at Ball & Chain, Shelley Novak’s “Triggered!” and more of the best free events happening in South Florida this week, August 27 through September 2.
Weitz’s film, concerning a Mossad team’s 1960 hunt for Eichmann, is a sort of Argo Goes to Munich, blending heist movie jollies with some moral inquiry into justice, revenge, torture and execution
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…
National Dog Day, Sweat Records’ label-launch party, Residente in Wynwood, and more of the best things to do in Miami this weekend.
The film’s wrenching centerpiece is the 2014 death of Eric Garner, killed due to “compression of neck, compression of chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police” who suspected him of selling loose cigarettes
The first thing you should understand about The Little Stranger, the new film by Room director Lenny Abrahamson, is that it’s only partly a ghost story. The period film, which follows a country doctor tending to a high-society family in its crumbling mansion, speaks to a shift in the class…
At its best, the show was a canny deconstruction of contemporary late-night comedy, which has been swamped with political satire since Stewart, the former Daily Show host, turned Bush-era liberal outrage comedy into its very own TV genre
Happytime Murders, though, demands that we take its world somewhat seriously, that we invest ourselves in the tensions between people and puppets, that we buy into its by-the-book serial-killer narrative …
The Standard is set to host its first Summer Lovin’ Speed Dating at 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 29.
The Miami Book Fair is a celebration of the literary arts that attracts some of the finest writers from all over the world. Everyone knows the Miami Book Fair is a hot ticket, offering a bit of warmth in the tropics before the long winter everywhere else. This year, the fair is set to take place November 11 through 18 at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus, and it’s rolling out its roster of authors.
Secrets get exposed, cultural barriers get smashed and re-erected, and every apparent villain will prove heroic and every hero something of a villain
The Miami Beach Kizomba Festival is back for a fifth year. What is kizomba? Well, it’s an Angolan word that translates to “party,” so it’s already off to a great start. The four-day fest celebrates African culture, music, and dance. Highlights of this year’s edition include the Classy All…
… I imagined how whatever scene I was watching might have been staged and shot and acted out in a more traditional film — and I was inevitably disappointed by what has been lost …
Haitian-born artist Morel Doucet was introduced to ceramics at Miami’s Lake View Elementary School. His teacher, Ms. Goldman, gave the class an assignment: Create an animal that resonates with you and represents your characteristics. Doucet chose a snail.
Enterprising locals have cooked up no shortage of ways to beat the heat. Check out these cool-down opportunities, and don’t worry — winter will be here before you know it.
Filmed in black and white in the wintry countryside of Görlitz, Germany, Schwentke’s vision of a man who would be posthumously named the Executioner of Emsland is chilling and yet, at times, almost farcical
Though Moselle’s narrative feature debut, Skate Kitchen, tells a fictional story, the director again draws heavily from her subjects’ own personal histories, this time constructing a story about teen girls finding themselves and each other at the local skate park
Brittany Valdes’ voice cracks with emotion when she talks about We Are Boss Mom. She takes a deep breath and, holding back tears, describes the impact the community of working mothers has had on her and her creative partner Ashley Sixto-Artidiello. She says most women who are part of We Are Boss Mom have shared similar sentiments.
Shows by Haute Tension and Yoli Mayor, a record-label launch party at Sweat Records, and more of the best free events happening in South Florida this week, August 20 through 26.
This new version, directed by Danish filmmaker Michael Noer, brings to the story a refreshing intensity and sweep, and even a sense of adventure
YesJulz and the global brand Puma are promoting their collaboration, Julz’ debut capsule collection, NRG. To commemorate this milestone in the social media maven’s career, the Little Rascals, Julz Foundation, and Puma will donate $30,000 to the Miami art program Motivational Edge, set to open this September. The collection includes personalized pieces that were inspired by YesJulz’s everyday aesthetic.
