I hate reality TV….so I left the room and started washing dishes last night when my wife switched to the debut of em>Bounty Girls Miami – on Court TV. I could heard from the kitchen as they introduced these women – dressed in lycra and leather — talking about bringing…
Danza Afrocubana The picture on the right doesn’t do it justice, but at least it’s in color. If you saw it in the Herald last week, in all its black and white, inch-wide glory, you would have absolutely no idea what’s so special about it. But Danza Afrocubana, by Cuban…
A bronto-size exhibit at the Miami ScienceMuseum herds a collection of some of the finest and rarest dinosaur fossils under one roof and delivers a whopping good time. “The Dinosaurs of China” features more than 50 individual fossils, 14 of the reptilian giants’ mounted skeletons, and a breathtaking array of…
2007 Cintas Fellowship Finalists: The show features the work of Alexandre Arrechea, María Martínez-Cañas, Gean Moreno, Wilfredo Prieto, and Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova, the five finalists for the $15,000 Cintas visual arts fellowship for 2007. Martínez-Cañas is the standout amid a lot of inconsistent work and shoddy presentation. The artist, who snagged…
Chris Tucker still believes in Michael Jackson. You can tell, because in the very first scene of Rush Hour 3, the actor-comedian squeals melodically, grabs his crotch, and throws his arms up to the heavens. All that’s missing is a giant offstage fan to make Tucker’s shirt billow out behind…
This Is Elvis: Two-Disc Special Edition (Warner Bros.) This crazy-quilt of death porn gets two takes in this DVD box set: the original 1981 version and the longer ’83 VHS copy, which shows an actor playing Elvis actually slumped over the shitter within the first five minutes. Hard to say…
Nothing if not appropriate for summer blockbuster season, Werner Herzog’s latest feature, based on his 1997 documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly, offers a suitably fantastic tale of war, freedom, and fortitude, set in the jungles of Indochina and featuring an immigrant lad who turns out to be just as…
Poor Underdog, ending up Disney’s bitch and working for the folks who snuffed Old Yeller. The pill-popping canine crime-fighter from the 1960s Total TeleVision cartoon comes to the big screen as a realistically (I guess that’s what you’d call it) computer-animated beagle who talks in Jason Lee’s pleasantly scruffy Earlspeak…
Stupid videogame logic rule number 154: When thousands of fugly, bloodthirsty aliens take over a spaceship, it’s best to send in a lone woman with a flamethrower. That’s the entire plot of Alien Syndrome, a pseudo sequel to Sega’s 1987 run ‘n’ gun arcade game of the same name. And…
Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History of Helen of Troy is a lot like The Passion of the Christ. It’s torture-porn, a slow-motion snuff film that gains momentum by playing on the same febrile masochistic streak that powers all such voluntary journeys into the darker wilds of human entertainment…
Beneath (Paramount) Brigitte Bardot 5-Film Collection (Lionsgate) Luis Bunuel: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition (Lionsgate) Disturbia (DreamWorks) The Dog Problem (THINKfilm) The Dresden Files: The Complete First Season (Lionsgate) 8 Simple Rules: The Complete First Season (Buena Vista) The Fly: Collector Set (Fox) Full House: The Complete Seventh Season (Warner Bros.) The…
Just like gamers, sci-fi freaks, and hackers, anime enthusiasts are more than just a little dedicated to their hobby. They have an encyclopedic knowledge of their favorite shows, dress up as characters, and speak in jargon that sounds like, well, Japanese to us outsiders. But whether or not you’re into…
Ahhh, remember the Miami Dolphins’ 2007 off-season? Those were great times! Times when we were still optimistic about our dewy-faced new head coach, Cam Cameron, a guy we knew would be able to turn a bloated 6-10 team into a bunch of winners! Remember how he made no promises? Remember…
It might be difficult for some of us to imagine, but most Americans do not have the luxury of sandy beaches and beautiful blue oceans in their back yards. So the fact that you haven’t been to the beach since Hurricane Andrew left you with no indoor plumbing should embarrass…
Caribbean and Latin American immigrants have left an indelible mark on Miami — from the cigar shops in Little Havana to the parillas in Westchester. Just about every country south of the Tropic of Cancer is represented in the 305, but there is one nation that has kept a low…
As a teen, R. Grimes was initiated into the local punk scene after taking a thrashing from a group of skinheads. Undeterred, the skateboard rat frequently traveled to the hardcore South Beach club scene from his home in the Keys, eager to absorb the lumps and quaky imagery that now…
VOID’s Website (www.void.tv) describes the band as “without a doubt one of the hottest groups in contemporary Australian jazz.” Who can disagree? The Necks? Blaine Whittaker’s Groove Bag? Certainly not Galapagos Duck. Although Australia can boast of the Bee Gees, AC/DC, INXS, Midnight Oil, Nick Cave, and Wolfmother, the land…
Werner Herzog is a madman with a camera. In an interview with Henry Rollins, the German filmmaker discussed his philosophy: “At the moment, there is a major tectonic shift going on. We have virtual reality, the Internet, reality TV, digital effects, Photoshop … everything is pointing towards a redefinition of…
When a bar names itself The Bar, patrons come to expect a standard of quality: cheap drinks, good food, fun times. The owners of The Bar deliver all of that, but in a constant effort to give the people something fresh and fun, the owners offer funky themed evenings destined…
It seems like every other day there’s some kind of “fest” popping up. Don’t get us wrong — we’re not complaining; we love events that go on like they’ve had one too many Red Bulls. We drink till our eyes turn green at beerfests, dance till we forget how at…
By day, Uva 69 is an alfresco delight, offering an impressive and delicious selection of salads, paninis, and tapas that would impress the choosiest gourmand. By night, the joint is jumpin’ with music, potent cocktails, delicious dinners, and a wonderfully eclectic mix of funky locals who know how to have…
The gay Nineties are back! Okay, they’re not back entirely; they’re still just peeking around the corner and seeing if it’s all right to come out and play. But there’s a renaissance brewing at Click, South Beach’s Sunday-night party at Dek23. Promoters Omar Gonzalez and Dustin Reffca are bringing back…
