In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was shot after attending a public rally. Rushed to the hospital, he died hours later. His assassin, Israeli ultranationalist Yigal Amir, is in prison for life, having achieved his goal: Without Rabin, the tentative Palestinian-Israeli peace process collapsed. Where’s the story in an…
If you live anywhere near SW Eighth Street between 10th and 27th Avenues and expected to sleep in Sunday morning, your dreams were shattered. The Calle Ocho festival — now called Carnaval Miami — celebrated its 39th year yesterday starting with plenty of timba at 10:30 a.m. The famous street…
Cultural appropriation is serious business. But let’s be real — it’s completely acceptable March 17. Everyone is Irish when green beer is involved. There may not be much of a Dublin-born population in the Magic City, but given how much “Kiss Me I’m Irish” attire you’ll see this Thursday, you’d…
On Friday night, the Miami International Film Festival premiered Dark Glasses, a film by a Cuban artist who is redefining the island’s cinema through esoteric visuals and an engrossing narrative. The future feels potent, accomplishing what contemporary cinema seems to have such a hard time at: cultivating authenticity. Jessica Rodriguez’s Pinar del…
Miami, ya best get hydrated. Not only does Miami Music Week take over, but Thursday brings the ultimate ode to drinking, St. Patrick’s Day. Whether you’re spending all your dough on booze and tickets or want to avoid the nonstop party together, there’s yoga, art, films, and more free goodness…
It was no surprise to Colombian writer/director Ciro Guerra when his movie, Embrace of the Serpent, didn’t win an Oscar this year. When New Times spoke to him a few weeks prior about his nomination, he laughed and said, “Honestly, I have no idea how it works. I’m just very…
It’s that time of year again, when the weather is perfect and the super crazy, super awesome Latinos converge for one helluva street party. Thousands of bodies flock SW Eighth Street for the annual Calle Ocho Festival, organized by the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana. In it’s 39th year, the…
If anyone knows about displacement and the impact of carrying one’s culture from place to place, it’s Cuban singer and songwriter Pavel Urkiza. Best known for his work as part of the 1990s duo Gema y Pavel, Urkiza was born in Ukraine (a geographic quirk, his young parents had gone…
On a rainy night four years ago, Miami street artist Ahol Sniffs Glue left work with a brand new comforter and leftover soup. He headed home on Biscayne Boulevard. The hit-and-run that would follow and his recovery are well-known stories in South Florida. Already on the rise as an artist at that point,…
Through the course of history, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and Sen. Jesse Helms have been linked. With the documentary Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (The Eyes of Tammy Faye and Inside Deep Throat) quickly get the connection out of the way in an opening montage…
Jia Zhangke is one of China’s great living filmmakers. A master of the ordinary, he delivers quality that never falters. After his rich and violent film A Touch of Sin, Zhangke returns with something more intimate, though no less critical of China’s social fabric. Mountains May Depart follows a woman’s…
The best time of the week is finally here — the weekend — and Miami offers just about every activity. On the music front, you can catch Fur Coat at Trade, Mobb Deep at Churchill’s Pub, Nicholas Matar at River Yacht Club, and Far East Movement at Nikki Beach’s Electric Beach…
The Brothers Grimsby is a movie for those who thought Kingsman: The Secret Service didn’t go far enough. If all the exploding heads and anal-sex jokes and creative impalements of Matthew Vaughn’s tongue-in-cheek spy thriller didn’t do it for you, rest assured: This time, we get to see British super-agent…
According to Jessica Rodriguez, she is is one of only four female directors on the entire island of Cuba. “It’s mind blowing to me that with such a rich filmmaking history, Cuban cinema still doesn’t have a place for female directors,” she says, collecting her long dark hair up in…
Wynwood’s Second Saturday Art Walk has been happening for years, but Tony Albelo, CEO of Swarm Inc., saw an opportunity to bring a much-needed entertainment element to the monthly event. What began as a night for galleries in the area to stay open later and welcome guests with a glass…
You might remember Super Fine! House of Art and Design from the inaugural fair during last year’s Miami Art Week. The show transformed a gutted office building in Little River across the street from the Made at the Citadel headquarters into an interactive art fair. It hosted local and international talent…
It’s official, yogis have taken over Miami. They out number juice bars and frozen yogurt shops combined. From the über luxurious — with classes at $30 to $40 a piece and memberships at $2,000 to $3,000 per year — to hole-in-the-wall rooms, and free sessions in gardens, Miami is all…
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…
Remember in 2009 when director James Cameron’s Avatar in 3D made audiences go ooh and ahh in movie theaters? Prepare to ooh and ahh again as you experience Cirque du Soleil’s Avatar-inspired show, Toruk: The First Flight. Much like the world of Pandora that Cameron created, performers in Toruk are…
In one key way, the kinda-maybe sequel 10 Cloverfield Lane might be the purest example yet of the J.J. Abrams house style. Directed by first-timer Dan Trachtenberg but produced by Abrams (Super 8, Lost, Alias, Cloverfield, etc.) the thriller is yet another of the fannish wunderbrand’s mystery boxes, a genre…
Calling all Miami creatives: Adobe’s Creative Jam is hours away from taking over the Miami Design District, where industry leaders, designers, and locals will converge for an evening of design, creativity, and lots of meet-and-greets. Organized by the Adobe Creative Cloud team, the two-part experience allows local designers to compete…
Hearts of Palm, world-premiering at the Miami International Film Festival this week, sorrowfully repeats the phrase “El la amaba y ella lo amaba” (“He loved her and she loved him”). The repetition emphasizes what audiences know from the moment the movie begins: filmmaker Monica Peña is telling a story about…
