If the name Palace Entertainment doesn’t ring a bell, it should soon. They’re getting plenty of attention, and not the kind anyone wants. Last year, the company purchased the Miami Seaquarium, and with it, a killer whale named Lolita, which means they’ve become a major target for animal activists. For…
Hidden behind highways and railways, Opa-locka is rarely considered part of Miami’s burgeoning art scene. In 1987, the city was in crisis, plagued by an epidemic of drug violence. City planners took it upon themselves to act decisively. With the help of county officials, the city placed eight metal barriers…
Pride might of been last month, but May in Miami is gayer than ever. An LGBT art festival, the world’s largest lesbian fundraiser, and Sizzle round off what might be the beginning of the queerest summer on record. Out In The Tropics Panel at the LGBT Visitor Center -…
Iris Apfel isn’t exactly a household name, unless we’re talking about very stylish households. From 1950 to 1992, Apfel ran Old World Weavers, the business she cofounded with her husband, Carl, which faithfully re-created antique textiles for use in home decorating.
Always an eagle-eyed portraitist of contemporary Italy and its socioeconomic peccadilloes, Gianni Amelio hasn’t had a film released stateside in more than 15 years, and Intrepido: A Lonely Hero — a strange, gentle, whimsically formulated concoction — may give us a clue as to why.
Though it’s hard to believe in 2015, there was a time when fictional heroines didn’t have to be role models, when a character’s backbone could be more than just a row of vertebrae lined up into teachable moments. It’s wonderful that modern readers love Jane Austen — we still warm…
One of Kristen Wiig’s finest moments as a movie star is a throwaway bit of shamed, silent, morning-after comedy: Her Bridesmaids character is skulking out of the home of a cad played by Jon Hamm. She’s playing it cool, swallowing the humiliation of her bad choices, trying to show him and herself that she doesn’t need him for anything.
One of the most inspired ideas in late-middle Woody Allen pictures comes in Deconstructing Harry, a movie about how Allen loves Bergman, hates Philip Roth, and isn’t quite clear on what “deconstruction” means. Allen stages passages from fiction written by the protagonist, a novelist named Harry; one features Robin Williams…
When sexy bad boy, and self-proclaimed old man, Anthony Bourdain heads to your town, and invites nearly every person in town (unless you’re in the media, ahem) to appear on his incredibly popular CNN show, Parts Unknown, you watch the goddamned thing when it airs. I figured as a sort…
Jacolby Satterwhite’s En Plein Air: Diamond Princess, a film commissioned by Miami’s Borscht Corporation and Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), is in many ways an homage to our generation: It’s mesmerizing in a way that makes you feel like either you’re on drugs or staring at your iPhone, two very…
New month means new movies, except we’re focusing on the classics here! So while Avengers: Age of Ultron takes over every multiplex, raking in those millions, here’s a variety of options if you’re looking for something a little more vintage. It’s not everything, but you won’t be short on options any…
The Miami Marlins are off to an unimpressive start on the field this year, but what’s most unimpressive when you go to a Marlins game has been there since Marlins Park opened in 2012 — the hideous art placed all about the stadium. Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is a private…
Happy Monday, Miami! Now that your weekend’s over and you’ve had your fill of It’s Gonna Be May memes, it’s time to dive head first into the rainy month ahead. Grab your umbrellas and brave it, ’cause this week is full of can’t-miss free fun. Monday Tom Hayden at Books…
It’s hard to stand out when you’re just another “fabulous” luxury condo going up in Miami. In our construction-crazed heyday of towering cranes and glass towers, a condo in downtown Miami is just another face in the crowd. Though this wouldn’t be the first time a developer has used the…
With the release of the second installment in the Avengers films this week and newly released photos of the upcoming Suicide Squad, superheroes are on the forefront of everyone’s minds. But many fans forget that these pumped-up crime fighters are not the manifestation of Hollywood filmmakers, rather their humble origins…
“The tiny spaces are moments in between other moments, and sometimes they are cozy and other times they’re dull, but they are always their own small worlds,” says former New Times contributor Monica Uszerowicz about her new solo show at Maggie Knox Gallery, “Tiny Spaces.” “I hope it is evident how…
The weekend is here! And as always, the Magic City has plenty to keep you entertained. From touring Broadway plays to music, dance, book readings and more. There’s a little bit of something for everyone. So stay cool and stay dry. Happy weekend, Miami. Friday: SunFest at West Palm Beach: Sure…
Avengers: Age of Ultron director and screenwriter Joss Whedon wants to give us everything in his movie, and that he fits it all in is its own kind of feat, writes LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson in her review of the film, which opens May 1. Joining her on…
Depending upon whom you talk to, we live in an era of conformity or one of anything-goes individuality; in a golden age of television or the brightest of movie galaxies. But just about everyone will agree that we’re ruled by screens of all sizes, which means it’s harder than ever…
Miami has no shortage of artists and creative types. While there are a lot of homegrown talents living and working here, there is also a large community of transplants looking to evolve artistically in this newish mecca for the arts. With many high-profile events and institutions taking place and hold…
Jonah Hill will begin filming his new dark comedy, Arms and the Dudes, in Miami today. In the forthcoming film, Hill plays a Efraim Diveroli, a Miami man heavily involved in the international arms-dealing business. Arms and the Dudes is based on the true story of how two stoners from Miami…
Have you ever walked the pale Cuban beaches, stood under the inspiring architecture of its churches, or played stick baseball in the streets? If you’re one of Miami’s thousands of first-generation Cuban refugees, the answer is “not very likely,” but there are still thousands more parents and grandparents living with…
