The slow food movement’s focus on local, seasonal, and sustainably grown edibles tend to evoke small town sentiment — think pie contests, farmer’s markets and bake sales. But the key to this growing global movement is bringing these ideas to communities large and small. Miami’s local branch of the crusade,…
If you’re itching for a little adventure, but don’t have the guts to abandon house and home for an Indiana Jones-style exploit, the CitySolve Urban Race might be right up your alley. This “urban adventure game” is like a real-world version of everyone’s favorite exercise in one-upmanship, Trivial Pursuit. Players…
In 2005, a film titled The Notorious Bettie Page attempted to tell the story of one of America’s most recognizable models of all time: the pin-up legend Bettie Page herself. With a talented cast including Gretchen Mol as Page, the movie should have been a hit. But sadly, the film…
A trip to France’s not in the budget this year? Fret not, furry Francophiles. Leave the Smooth Lady Epilator in its case and staycation at the Tower Theater (1508 SW Eighth St., Miami) where the eighth France Cinéma Floride film festival will take over from Friday though Sunday. The festival…
Face it, Phoenix. The Suns have completely lost their pizazz this year with the loss of Steve Nash, the South African/Canadian whiz kid whose very existence permanently refutes the phrase “white men can’t jump.” The Miami Heat, on the other hand, are, well, on fire, coming out of a promising…
From Can’t Hardly Wait to Superbad, debauched teen parties have long been a theme on the big screen. But in live theater? Not so much. So when Girls vs. Boys opens at the Adrienne Arsht Center November 1, executive vice president Scott Shiller says, it could attract a new type…
He arrives under the dark cloak of nightfall. He carries with him useful gadgets for agility and, if necessary, combat. And he’s attracted to a beacon of light shone into the night sky. Is it Batman? Nope, it’s just your average movie-watcher toting lawn chairs and angling for the best…
The long wait is almost over for Miami’s fashionistas (and, uh, fashionistos?). Lincoln Road is finally about to boast its own, permanent H&M location. Starting November 8, the cheap, chic Swedish chain officially makes its mark on South Florida. The uber-popular, fashion forward brand teased us with a summer pop-up…
A month of fixed-price French dining? Um… oui oui! Kicking off Thursday and lasting throughout the month of November, participating French restaurants all over Miami will be offering gourmet dining experiences at fixed (read: cheaper than usual) prices. OK, so your waiter still has a Cuban accent – just use…
The Hectic Lives of Antonio and Katie Amadeo
A Man Puts on a Play Antonio and Katie Amadeo
Last year, the British choreographer and filmmaker Darshan Singh Bhuller debuted his stunning Caravaggio: Exile and Death, which combined hyper- physical dance, video, and an edgy, complex soundtrack from a variety of musicians to tell the violent, super-sexualized, lonely tale of the great painter’s life. Now, his latest work that…
Hey, look who it is! It’s Scott Foundas, the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s former associate program director. And he’s writing for us!Village Media Group, New Times parent company, announced today that it hired Foundas as principal film reviewer.After helping to choose films and organize events like the New York…
This November, make your vote count. No, we’re not talking about Mr. Women Full of Binders or Mr. Hope Gone Awry. In fact, if we get one more swing state pollster call, we’re going to knock someone out. And we’ll do it in our Lover or Fighter shirt from Teeology,…
Cuban painter Agustín Bejarano, who was arrested in March 2011 after being accused of sexually molesting a 5-year-old boy in Hialeah, has pled guilty to harassing a minor.See also:- Cuban Painter Agustin Bejarano Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Child While in Miami for ArteAmericasThe Miami Herald reports that Bejarano, 47, took…
AJ McArthur has a lot of work to do. As the owner of the fledgling Miami Spice bikini basketball team, he’s in charge of recruiting players, promoting his product, and getting people excited about girls in their skivvies on the court. (Okay, that last part’s not so hard.) And as…
Ever since we heard about Miami Connection, the 1980s B-movie featuring ninjas and rock bands in Florida, we’ve been obsessed with its so-bad-it’s-good acting, it’s so-fake-it’s-hilarious special effects, and perhaps most importantly, its so-cheesy-it’ll-be-stuck-in-your-head-for-weeks soundtrack.See also:- Miami Connection, Awful Yet Awesome ’80s Film, Headed to Theaters- The Best Florida Ninja…
Soulmates? Here in Miami, a city not exactly known for its monogamous ways, we have our doubts. The idea that two people can be made for each other — complementing each others’ souls, completing each others’ beings and so on — sounds to most South Floridians like some sugary, naïve,…
As an actor on the South Florida theater scene, Antonio Amadeo has played a wisecracking Afghan-American cabdriver, a revolutionary in late-’60s Czechoslovakia, a captured writer in a totalitarian police state, and a barkeep caught in a web of 9/11 conspiracy theories — to say nothing of his award-nominated performance as…
Miami Beach is hardly a surfer’s haven. With the Bahamas blocking off any swells from the east and Cuba locking us away from any southern waves, it takes a very peculiar set of circumstances for our stretches of ocean to come alive with the sharp crests and strong peaks for…
It’s been 40 years since the first videogame grabbed the attention of besotted television watchers and thrust them firmly onto the couch and into an interactive world of multimedia home entertainment. See also: – Hotline Miami: An Awesomely Bloody Neon Magic City Browsing your local GameStop is one thing, but…
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … uh … no, seriously, what is that thing? Because whatever it is, it’s is definitely not flying. It’s nose-diving straight into the waters off Bayfront Park, in fact, all while the people in crazy costumes who were driving it are dancing on…
When a video game name-drops Miami, it’s worth checking out. When positive reviews from game shows and journalists start coming in, it’s worth a write-up. When a game is this deliciously violent and fun, it’s worth an emphatic purchase.Dennaton Digital serves up Hotline Miami, a top-down action game (and you’d…
