The Miami Beach Cinematheque: A Love Story

It’s an amazing time to be a cinephile in South Florida. What was once an all-but-ignored town for anything that wasn’t coming out of Hollywood now boasts a robust art house cinema scene of five theaters dedicated to indie, foreign and art films- each with a distinct character, audience, and…

Optic Nerve Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions

Screw big-budget superhero movies. Forget bland rom-coms. Fairy tale remakes and vampire epics? Yawn.If you want truly original film this summer, it looks like you’re going to have to make it yourself.The Museum of Contemporary Art is once again giving you the perfect excuse to dive into that freaky experimental…

The Catalina Premieres Tonight: The Good, the Bad, and the Evil

Let us begin by saying we are whip-smart, college-educated smartypantses. But damn, do we love ourselves some reality television. Keeping Up With the Kardashians? You betcha. The Amazing Race? We have never missed a season. And if the program happens to take place in Miami, you can bet your 305…

Basketball Wives Episode 15: Jennifer Williams Hates Condoms

It’s episode 15, which means we’ve been watching this show for over three months now. God help us.We know most reality tv is staged. And we know that producers often edit footage to make things look more dramatic than they actually are. But after last night’s episode, we’re pretty convinced…

Nicole Kidman Pees on Zac Efron, Divides Cannes Audiences

Just over a year ago, we told you about a film in the works from Precious director Lee Daniels. Sophia Vergara of Modern Family fame was set to star in the story of a Miami Times reporter who gets wrapped up in a homicide case.That film, titled The Paperboy, debuted…

How Many Film Festivals Does Miami Really Need?

Next week, Miami Beach’s Colony Theatre will play home to the second Turkish Film Festival.Surprised? So was I. The news that there is a Turkish Film Festival in Miami is a shock — this town is not exactly known for its large Turkish community.It seems like every week there’s a…