Miami is not a city that lends itself to summary. This town is too vast in its varying shades of weird beauty and visceral energy, its myriad colors and countries splashed about the streets. From Doral to downtown, from Hialeah to Homestead, from Miami Gardens to Miami Beach, there is…
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Elisabeth Moss’s face is far from the only reason to savor Top of the Lake, Jane Campion’s smart, bracing, hugely enjoyable mystery rural noir Top of the Lake, which premieres on the Sundance Channel on Monday, March 18. But that pale-to-radiant instrument of hers — a mouth that suggests her…
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Unlike many fledgling web series that use broad comedic strokes to up the laughs per second, faux-vlogging gem My Bastard Son combines the naturalistic acting of shows like The Office with absurd circumstances and very specific characters. The grainy, five-minute video shows James Urbaniak (American Splendor) trying to connect with…
If there was one standout moment during the 30th installment of the Miami International Film Festival, it was Darlene Love’s performance of “Lean on Me” that followed the opening-night screening of Twenty Feet From Stardom, the documentary about back-up singers in which she is featured. (We’ve already written about how…
The Perfect Storm author Sebastian Junger was in town last week for his Miami International Film Festival screening of Which Way Is the Front Line From Here?, his documentary about his fellow war reporter and Restrepo codirector, Tim Hetherington, who died in combat in Libya almost two years ago. Though…
Drone surveillance has been a controversial topic in South Florida ever since the Miami Beach Police Department acquired its own drone in 2010. The Florida Senate is inching toward outlawing the use of drones for police surveillance. But what about for surveillance of reality stars? The producers of The Real…
Sometimes, Mother Nature creates genetic specimens so perfect that “Did it hurt when you fell from Heaven?” isn’t a pick-up line; it’s just a valid question. Such is the case with Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry and heartthrob Morris Chestnut in their newest flick, The Call. The dazzling duo costars in…
No one who has regularly attended the Miami International Film Festival during its 30 years will argue against the choice of Fernando Trueba for a career tribute award. The Oscar-winning director has repeatedly debuted well-regarded films at MIFF from as far back as 1986 with El año de las luces…
Kim Kardashian: homemade porn-star-turned-reality-TV-personality-turned-millionaire-marketer-turned… private investigator? Yep, Kim has dreams of being a detective. Or so the latest episode of Kourtney & Kim Take Miami would have you believe. Last night, Kim rode along with Larsa Pippen’s friend, a private detective, in an attempt to solve a pro bono case…
Even though Judith Shekoni appears in only its final film, Breaking Dawn — Part 2, she is now officially part of the immortal Twilight firmament, having been recently threatened by the hormone-addled Twihards. “We did this family photo in London, where it was me, Myanna [Buring], Jamie [Campbell], the director…
“Crackhead Katana is what happens when a bunch of stunt guys make a movie,” says Eric Mainade, who directs the sword-wielding drug addict rampaging through Wynwood in the meta trailer for this action-packed short film.If you didn’t see it at the Borscht Film Festival, you can now watch it on…
For almost half a century, Frederick Wiseman has been directing some of the finest documentaries ever made. In more than 40 films, he’s taken his camera everywhere, from slaughterhouses to a school for the blind, a ballet company, abusive relationships, and into zero gravity. Tonight at the Coral Gables Art…
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