Most of the blathering this year about the death of film and film culture has already evaporated from the mind, like so much inert gas. But one gnomic pronouncement endures: Leos Carax describing cinema as “a beautiful island with a cemetery” following the world premiere of Holy Motors at Cannes…
Kim Kardashian: Just another victim of Miami’s sexy ambiance? After a stint living in North Miami to film her upcoming reality show, Kardashian is reportedly pregnant. Kanye West, who’s been dating Kardashian publicly since March, announced the happy news at his concert in Atlantic City on Sunday night, singing, “Now…
More than ever, boiling this concluding year down to the ten so-called best movies feels both arbitrary and reductive. Ideally, I’d have 25 unnumbered slots. I’d cite another five, formally varied nonfiction films: Tchoupitoulas, Detropia, The Ambassador, Only the Young, and How to Survive a Plague. And if I were…
When Real Housewives of Miami began, we wanted it to be good, sure. But really, we just didn’t want these bitches embarrassing our city again.Well, gals, you didn’t. You made us proud in the most hot mess of ways…
Quentin Tarantino has been Googling himself, and it’s starting to become a problem. The filmmaker, whose eighth feature, Django Unchained, opens on Christmas Day, is famously an analog evangelist: He writes his scripts in longhand; he bans cellphones from his sets, and hasn’t had one of his own in years;…
Nothing says Merry Christmas like flurries gently falling on Tony Stark. As a token gift to fans of the superhero series, Marvel released a holiday teaser image ahead of Iron Man 3’s 2013 release. The photo shows Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, standing in a snowstorm, sans suit. Obviously…
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Quentin Tarantino has been Googling himself, and it’s starting to become a problem. The filmmaker, whose eighth feature, Django Unchained, opens on Christmas Day, is famously an analog evangelist: He writes his scripts in longhand; he bans cellphones from his sets, and hasn’t had one of his own in years;…
Few people are as well-informed as Miami native and famed Cocaine Cowboys director Billy Corben. Follow him on Facebook or Twitter and you’ll know exactly what’s going on in Miami. His blog The Billy Pulpit features a series of controversial news stories centered around and relevant to the residents of…
Since we first talked to Tatu Baby, AKA Katherine Flores, a whole hell of a lot has happened. Namely, she landed on the cover our People issue, became a worldwide Twitter trending topic, and generally rocked season two of Spike TV’s Ink Master. In fact, Flores captured America’s interest so…
Well kids, we made it! Our little Real Housewives of Miami made it through an entire second season. Remember season one, when we got six lousy episodes (and they sure were lousy)? This was not that. This was one weepy, crazy, dirty, super-smiley (thanks, Karent), blowjob-innuendo-y, bitchslap-filled dramafest, and sweet…
Even as America continues to cede its manufacturing power to Asia, we remain the world’s number one producer of Wayanses. Of them, Marlon Wayans has distinguished himself as the leading purveyor of topical comedy dans la mode Wayans in his standup and Scary Movie series. But when New Times spoke…
The first trailer for Pain & Gain, the Michael Bay pet project starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson and filmed in Miami, was released yesterday. And before you put your film snob nose in the air at the idea of Bay, Johnson, and Wahlberg collaborating, you might want to watch…
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