It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a buff white man in tights and a cape flying through the sky.Like every other self-respecting film geek, I’m excited about all the superhero films that are making their way onto the big screen this summer. It kicked off today with The…
Ay caramba! It’s Friday, y’all. Finally.In a few hours, it’ll be time to unleash your inner Mexican. We know we have one (no, really, we’re Mexican). During this time of the month, gringos come out from their St. Patty’s Day shells. Cinco de Mayo is the day we separate the…
May Fourth is upon us like Luke Skywalker on his sister. For die-hard fans of science fiction’s most famous saga, Star Wars Day is the prime time to let the force be with you – and indulge in some serious fanboy (or fangirl) action.Official celebrations of this astronomically important holiday…
Each week, Vh1 viewers are treated to the gossip-talking, hair-pulling, wine-bottle-throwing antics of the ladies (for lack of a better word) of Basketball Wives. Is it guilty fun to watch in hour-long segments? Sure.But now the world of the Wives could be headed to the big screen.Fox Searchlight plans to…
Miami is hot. Not hot as in scorching 90-degree weather hot (though obviously it is that too), but the popular, trendy, Paris Hilton-y, “hawt” kind of hot. Some of us may take pride in that fact, but others have developed a very discomforting twitch in response, which our doctor refuses…
Sebastian Ferreira only considers his art complete once he has painted over his past mistakes. A frenzy of lines and shapes intertwine to create a bustling metropolis.His work is the byproduct of mental illness.In the stylistic tradition of horror vacui, Latin for “fear of empty space,” Ferreira uses his compulsion…
Miami’s ban on pit bulls heads to the ballot in August, letting South Florida animal lovers decide whether they’re willing to allow the dogs back into the 305. The breed has been characterized by some as dangerous and violent, in part due to a 1989 case in which a dog…
When the Peter London Global Dance Theater presents its spring showcase this weekend in Little Haiti, it won’t be just a group of Miami dancers showing off their moves. It’ll be a reflection of the influence of styles from around the world, says founder Peter London.”Miami is very similar to…
Get ready to see yourself on the indie screen, Miami. After the Wedding, an independent film written and directed by Claudia Cifuentes — one of three sisters behind Pink Forest Films — will start production in the 305 this summer.There’s only one thing. They can’t do it without our help.After…
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks at Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre Through May 20
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings at the PlayGround Theatre Through May 25
Pablo Cano’s Puppet Burlesque
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New Times‘ picks for must-see flicks at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Must-See Movies at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Lily Harrison is a retired firecracker of a woman living in her gulf-front condo in St. Petersburg. And all she wants, in her twilight years, is to learn to dance the waltz. And the foxtrot. And the cha-cha. And the tango. And some contemporary dance thrown in too. So she…
Is it just coincidence that Cinco de Mayo and the “supermoon” arrive on the same exact day, May 5, as the upcoming Coconut Grove Gallery Walk? Or is it some weird Grove conspiracy to turn City of Miami officials into werewolves, infect them with Montezuma’s Revenge, or both — thereby…
Sebastian Ferreira only considers his art complete once he has painted over his past mistakes. A frenzy of lines and shapes intertwine to create a bustling metropolis. His work is the byproduct of mental illness. In the stylistic tradition of horror vacui, Latin for “fear of empty space,” Ferreira uses…
A lily of the valley is fragrant, beautiful, and delicate. Also, it might send you into cardiac arrest as you violently vomit your brains out if you ingest one of its adorable little berries. It’s an apt nom de plume for Lily Tomlin, the 72-year-old Tony-, Emmy-, and Grammy-winning feminist…
Wasn’t it just Miami Beach Pride Week? And the week after that was the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Good Lord, do we really need another gay event in Miami? Of course we do, silly. This is Miami, after all, damn near the only safe haven in the highly…
Marilyn Monroe: She’s arguably the most objectified woman of the 20th Century. Used in her own time by everyone from athletes to playwrights to presidents, she was immortalized by Andy Warhol, turned into a massive sculpture that’s widely regarded as the worst thing to happen to Chicago since the 1871…
The 1 percent is often blamed for America’s economic downfall. The vast majority of them find tax loopholes and keep their millions in foreign bank accounts, keeping poor folks poor while maintaining a steady stream of undisclosed income. But it’s the top 1 percent who make racing astronomically high-priced sailing…
Becky is a 40-something wife and mother. Her life is good. She has a steady job at a car dealership. She has a loving husband and a son working on a graduate degree in psychology. But something is missing. She’s middle-aged and feeling like her life has hit a rut…
