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The 2013 Village Voice Film Poll

In 2013 there were a thousand bright lights and no strong center — even with Gravity, which ranked No. 8 on our tally of almost 100 critics' bests. The results in this year's Village Voice Film Poll, like the decisions arrived at by critics' circles around the country, suggest that...
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Miami’s Ten Best Bartenders

Anyone can get behind a bar and mix a drink. For that matter, anyone can walk into a kitchen and prepare a meal. We've all cooked for ourselves at home, haven't we? But bartenders, like chefs, have many different levels of expertise. Though the person who pops your Budweiser can...
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The Village Voice Film Poll: 2013’s Winners and Losers

In 2013 there were a thousand bright lights and no strong center -- even with Gravity, which ranked No. 8 on our tally of almost 100 critics' bests. The results in this year's Village Voice Film Poll, like the decisions arrived at by critics' circles around the country, suggest that...
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Jodorowsky’s Dune: The Dune That Died

The most perfect works of art are those suspended between conception and realization, the ones that seize you up with how great they're gonna be. (Well, those and Busby Berkeley numbers.) Alejandro Jodorowsky's daft, daring, surrealist, possibly impossible adaptation of Dune, Frank Herbert's spice-mining science-fiction novel that later proved unadaptable...
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No Place Like Home

Beatriz Monteavaro’s enigmatic work isn’t exactly primitive. The Miami artist’s early inspirations stemmed from modern sources such as horror movies, 1980s British subcultures, and America’s fading theme parks. But the results were often nightmarish and appeared as if spawned by the aftermath of a civilization-ending event that transported humanity back...
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Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival: Director Andrew Putschoegl Talks BFFs

Films like BFFs disprove the myth that a majority of film festival offerings are nothing more than pretentious, self-indulgent arts projects. BFFs is a funny, cute film with well-developed characters who endear themselves to the audience. "The film is firmly in the 'dramedy' realm," says the film's director Andrew Putschoegl...
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Five Beers You Must Try at Brew at the Zoo

Miami New Times' Brew at the Zoo returns to Zoo Miami Saturday, May 3. From 8 to 11 p.m., channel your inner party animal as you sample unlimited beer and rock out to the soulful tunes of Mr. Robert Van Winkle, better known as Vanilla Ice (AKA king of the...
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Election Results for Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah: Live Blog

Today voters across the county went to the polls for elections in Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah and Homestead as well as a county-wide referendum concerning funding for Jackson Memorial Hospital. As always, we'll be keeping an update post on those results as they come back. We'll update results at the...
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Toscana Divino in Brickell Introduces Three-Course Weekday Lunch for $23

If your weekday lunch needs a makeover from that sad microwaveable frozen meal or wrinkly brown paper bag, head to Toscana Divino in Mary Brickell Village. A couple of weeks ago, this sleek Italian eatery launched L'originale: Lunch Italiano, offering a rotating three-course lunch menu for $23 on weekdays. The...
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Cavalli Miami: Pretty, Tasty, and Pricey

It starts before you arrive: the low guttural hum of expensive Italian sports cars — vivid-yellow Lamborghinis, sleek black Maseratis, fire-engine-red Ferraris — idling out front at the valet stand. Once you're inside, the opulence of Cavalli Miami Restaurant & Lounge only escalates. Mismatched white and bright floral-clothed tables are...
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Predicting a Vegan Miami by 2050… or Not

Will all of Miami be vegan by 2050? If you're in the minority of people who consider the Magic City to belong to the United States, at least one source says yes. Kathy Stevens wrote a blog post for the Huffington Post Monday titled "No Lie Can Live Forever: Predicting...