Tips for Making Avatar Sequels Better Than the Original

Earlier this week, the film community was shocked when director James “I’m the King of the World” Cameron announced he’ll follow up box-office-busting Avatar with two sequels in 2014 and 2015. An Avatar trilogy may seem to be a license to print money (see Peter Jackson and his hobbits), but…

Celluloid City: Striptease filmed at Miami Seaquarium and Solid Gold

Over the years, Miami has served as the backdrop for hundreds of Hollywood movies. In Celluloid City, we spotlight some of the classics shot right in our own backyard.  Striptease, a box office dud despite cameos of a pair of million-dollar assets in the form of Demi Moore’s tatas (which got…

Jillian Mayer Wins Guggenheim Video Biennale YouTube Play

We thought it was pretty freaking great news when we heard that Miami artist Jillian Mayer and Borscht filmmakers were shortlisted for the first ever biennale of creative video, the Guggenheim’s YouTube Play. As we told you a few weeks back, their video “Scenic Jogging” was one of 125 picked…

Super Scary Movie Night Goes Psycho with Theremins

Question: What’s free, black and white, and has awesome written all over it? Answer: The Super Scary Movie Night, an evening of retro horror flicks and surreal soundtracks. Tomorrow night, artist Kevin Arrow and Barron Sherer will screen freaky Super 8 mm films — some from their own stash and…

Bad Girls Club Miami, Episode 10: Comebacks and Breakdowns

​We’ve never had an STD, but seeing Natalie from season four on last night’s Bad Girls Club episode is what we imagine it feels like when herpes comes back. She was annoying the first time she was on the show, and she is annoying the second time around too.  But…