Spanish writer/director Jonás Trueba admits he has a bit of baggage with Miami. The 35-year-old was only a teenager when he was last here. His father, writer/director Fernando Trueba, followed up his Oscar-winning movie Belle Epoque with what would be his first and only English-language film, Two Much. The film…
It’s hard out there for a TV comedy fan. That’s the case for network television, at least. Before All in the Family altered the TV comedy landscape, most sitcoms hewed closely to the formula of solving minor annoyances in 22 minutes (with the occasional “OMG Vincent Price in Hawaii” curveball)…
When former Sagamore Hotel owner Martin Taplin passed away in March of this year, the hotel lease was signed over to new ownership, a term that can mean significant change for a landmark of South Beach since the 1940s. A Art Deco tenant, The Sagamore Hotel has been an important…
Maybe you remember the heyday of Miami Marine Stadium, with its boat races and performances by legends such as Queen and Ray Charles. Maybe you snuck in for painting or parkour after Hurricane Andrew turned the structure into a relic. Maybe you’ve been following recent efforts to restore the stadium to…
Thursday On August 25, 1916, the U.S. Congress passed the National Park Service Organic Act, marking the birth of the National Park Service. A century later, NPS has worked to preserve and provide public access to more than 400 national parks, battlefields, historic sites, and monuments. This week, on the…
The sarcastic wag who first drawled the phrase “as exciting as watching grass grow” never intended it as a compliment. But have you ever actually watched grass grow? I mean, I haven’t either, but there must be a pretty cool hidden world of fresh-smelling earth and tickly dew and bugs…
Today, a pop-up preview of Brickell Backyard will be revealed to kick off the first stage of development in Miami’s anticipated project, The Underline. The unveiling of the temporary outdoor gym and fitness area marks the first opening of the 10-mile linear park spanning the land below Miami’s Metrorail, akin…
Natalie Portman proves herself a filmmaker of intelligence, ambition and inventiveness in her debut as a director and writer — just not one who is always certain as a storyteller. A Tale of Love and Darkness adapts, with a passionate somberness, several threads from Amos Oz’s autobiographical novel of the…
Miami is a city with some serious issues. Sure, there’s the looming threat of sea level rise due to climate change (sorry, Rick Scott, it’s a fact), but that’s just one piece of the key lime pie. South Florida has more than a few environmental, political, and financial woes. And,…
Critics often dismiss blockbuster entertainments with the vague, half-assed complaint that they resemble “video games.” Movies like Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe reveal games’ actual influence — for the better. The breakthrough with studio horror films in recent years, since the found-footage boom, is a welcome environmental immersiveness. It’s a testament…
At the Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center, a grand white house standing just west of downtown, Pedro Pablo Peña is organizing this year’s International Ballet Festival of Miami. Now in its 21st year, it’s one of only a handful of festivals like it in the world. What began with only…
Robert De Niro — the Raging Bull himself, now aged from boxer to trainer — is introduced in Hands of Stone bathed in Madison Square Garden’s overhead spotlights, more the image of a reigning champ than the promising fighter whose American debut his character Ray Arcel has come to see…
Just like there’s a bizarro internet where Donald Trump is celebrated as a warm, loving, generous, successful businessman who really wants to earn a Purple Heart, I wonder if there’s also a bizarro, ravenous audience awaiting a feature-film reenactment of Donald and Melania’s epic first date. (He literally tricked his…
The beer company Beck has donated $20,000 to salvage the recently defunded Big Night in Little Haiti. Beck’s Urban Canvas has partnered up with South Florida nonprofit Rhythm Foundation to relaunch the monthly free music and arts series that celebrated art, music, culture, and food at the Little Haiti Cultural…
Three years ago, 18-year-old artist Israel Hernandez, also known as Reefa, was fatally tasered by police officers who found him creating a piece of illegal street art. The news split Miami in two. Some accused the cops of unwarranted brutality; others condemned Hernandez as a criminal. But filmmaker and producer…
Happy Monday, Miamians. This week brings plenty of events, and the best part is they’re all free. Monday Yoga in Miami: Fourteen locations across Miami offer free classes throughout the week, including today. Jazz Jam at Churchill’s Pub: Get jazzy at Churchill’s weekly jazz jam. Tuesday Live Music…
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 Companion (El Acompañante) is a handsomely directed film that strives to be several movies at once. It largely succeeds thanks to solid performances and a story with heart. Directed by Pavel Giroud (The Silly Age), The Companion — which will make its exclusive U.S. premiere at Miami Dade College’s Tower…
Cuba and Sweden have seemingly tenuous ties. The 5,000-mile differential makes no difference for Havana’s Retazos Dance Theater Company and Malmö’s Memory Wax dance and theater company, though. Tomorrow night, Possible Impossible, the biggest collaboration between these two production companies, will take place at Miami-Dade County Auditorium. Miami’s Copperbridge Foundation presents…
Ira Sachs has become one of our great American filmmakers. His newest, Little Men, about two teenage boys (Theo Taplitz and Michael Barbieri) who become best friends even as their parents face off over the fate of a small dress shop in the ground floor of a Brooklyn home, is…
The best time of the week is finally here — the weekend. The next three days are filled with music, art, and boozy beverages galore. From Coral Gables to Little Havana to South Beach, these are the best places to be until the sun comes up Monday morning. Friday “The…
Some actors have charisma and presence no matter what they’re doing. For Barbara Crampton — the actress who became known as a scream queen after appearing in films such as Re-Animator, Chopping Mall, and From Beyond — that even extends to a role where she’s confined to a TV set. “Initially, I…
