This weekend at the MIFF was a marathon of thought-provoking film, decadent parties, and endless question and answer sessions with directors from around the world. And it was just the beginning. The festival has a full week left to show the remainder of its 103 selected films. Maybe you were…
God bless all things Portuguese. The sultry gene pools of Brazil and Portugal have spawned for us bronzed glamazons like Gisele Bündchen, dashing demi-gods like bad boy soccer superstar (and unabashed Emporio Armani underwear model) Cristiano Ronaldo, and sexy screen stud Rodrigo Santoro (best known as the silver-sheathed, Spartan-slaying Xerxes…
Last night, director Sebastián Cordero, an indie festival champ and a charming Ecuadorian hippie film nerd, made the Miami International Film Festival the site of the North American premiere of Pescador, a subtle and unique comedy about amateur drug trafficking in South America. Both the director and the lead actor,…
In two tag-team events that made Mexican mariachi music seem hip, had guests drinking frozen Patrón cocktails out of glowing Wet Willie’s-style vats, and drew The Real Housewives of Miami away from their, uh, house work, the Miami International Film Festival celebrated its official opening last night at the Gusman…
The only problem with a 10-day, 100-film international flick fest like the Miami International Film Festival invading our beautiful city is knowing where to begin. (Well, that and the risk of losing your golden tan as a consequence of holing up in movie theaters for a week and a half.)…
Miami has seen its fair share of movies filmed right here in the 305: There’s Something About Mary, Bad Boys II, Marley and Me, Scarface, and let’s not forget From Justin to Kelly (Oh yes, we just went there.) But when it comes to TV, our bona fide Miami options…
Mariachi Gringo, which opens the Miami International Film Festival Friday, is the story of Edward (Shawn Ashmore, of X-Men fame), a 30-year-old guy who lives with his parents and works a lame job at a postal shop out in Greenville, Kansas. Gringo? You betcha. His skin is nearly translucent, his…
The Miami International Film Festival, which kicks off Friday, is celebrating its 29th year. It’s no longer just a highbrow affair at the Gusman Center downtown, but a ten-day festival showing films selected exclusively for Miami’s diverse, culture-hungry audience. The 11 venues hosting the 2012 edition — including the Olympia…
The Miami International Film Festival is bringing plenty of big names to South Florida this year. But you could argue that the biggest star is Miami itself. The 2012 lineup features plenty of movies associated with Miami, whether using the city as a beautiful backdrop or featuring Miami natives on…
The good news first: You won’t have to watch Tim Tebow shake his bon-bon on TV this year. (Not until football season starts, anyway.)The bad news: You will, however, be subjected to mediocre shimmying and shaking by a whole roster of D-list celebrities on Dancing With the Stars’ new season,…
Within just a few minutes of Basketball Wives episode numero dos, we knew for sure that the love that once was between Jennifer Williams and Evelyn Lozada was over. As our mother would say, it’s gone to hell in a handbasket. Or, as Evelyn would and did say, Jennifer is…
Remember when watching the Oscars was just that — watching the ceremony without any distractions, except for playing drinking games and tracking your Oscars pool? Man, did that ever suck.Thank god Twitter came along and changed things forever. These days, the real show is online, where everybody hates everything and…
You’ve gotta laugh at the Oscars red carpet sometimes. All the stars are out to make a big splash, but unlike the Grammys, none of them want to be too wacky. The Academy takes itself seriously (just ask Sasha Baron Cohen), and on the red carpet, its attendees do the…
The 84th Academy Awards are just around the corner, and that can only mean one thing: socially acceptable Sunday night boozin’. After all, real film fans don’t casually sip champagne as Hollywood’s biggest night winds its way to its inevitable conclusion sometime around midnight. They pound their drinks to dull…
When it comes to movies, right now all eyes are on this weekend’s Oscars ceremony. But when the little golden men have been handed out in Hollywood and the West Coast calls it a season and goes home, South Florida’s film fanatics are just getting started.One week from today, the…
It’s a question that’s never been definitively answered. But on April 7, we’ll know for sure.That’s when the film Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope takes over the Fillmore Miami Beach, creating an approximation of geek mega-conference Comic Con inside the otherwise hip theater. If all goes as planned,…
Witty banter: It’s what keeps Bruce Vilanch employed annually, and the rest of us entertained during awards shows between our own snide remarks about the stars’ hideous fashion choices. But presenters don’t always stick to the script, and some winners can get a bit too excited. Before you know it,…
With the 84th annual Academy Awards coming up on Sunday, there are so many things to look forward to: Brad Pitt walking down the red carpet with his cane, George Clooney doing, well, just about anything, and, of course, the never-ending acceptance speeches.Unfortunately, there are few actors who keep their…
2012 Oscar predictions: How to win your office pool without really trying
Wanderlust: Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd go searching for a lifestyle that fits
Crazy Horse screens at O Cinema February 23-26
Declaration of War at Miami Beach Cinematheque and Cosford Cinema
