During last night’s triple overtime showdown between the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks, NBA Hall of Famer-turned-broadcaster Charles Barkley opened up about his new gig as Weight Watchers’ celebrity spokesperson. During a first quarter commercial break, Barkley told his TNT comrades Reggie Miller and Marv Albert that Weight Watchers is…
Greed. Corruption. Mountains of cocaine. If you read those three words and the image that pops to mind is of Emma Stone, we are genuinely concerned for you. But we also know you’re not alone. Stone recently signed on to play a wild child who travels to Miami to sell…
When we were given the task of reviewing Tough Love Miami back in October, we were more than excited. We won’t lie; we love ourselves some reality TV. But what would come of these write-ups is something we never expected. Along the way, we have actually become friendly with a…
John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, the 1974 spy novel generally regarded as the writer’s finest, is predicated on a pair of enigmatic personalities: the colorless bureaucratic master-spook George Smiley and the double agent the Soviets have planted near the top of British intelligence whom Smiley must unmask.Although not…
Spielberg, Scorsese, Wenders, Herzog: 3-D films of 2011 transcend the gimmick
Actors and filmmakers to watch in 2012
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within at Tower Theater through January 19
Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States… Donald Trump. “Hail to the Chief” begins blaring over the loudspeaker, and in walks President Trump with first lady and third wife Melania on his arm. Both wave stiffly at a crowd of supporters — rich, white, middle-aged men in knitted…
Who knew the film of the New Year would be one that’s (gasp) both silent and black-and-white? Even while everyone is running out to slap on their 3-D glasses and peep Hugo, they’re keeping their eyes on the past with the surprise hit The Artist.The drama captures a potential romance…
If you are anything like us, you watched this season of Tough Love Miami every single week … and you recapped it every Monday morning to relive the glory. So, when the finale came on December 11th, we were more than pleased to find out that for the first time,…
Is it just us, or is tv getting more bizarre by the day? Five years ago, if you’d asked us if a show about storage facilities would be successful, we’d have yawned in your face. Today, of course, Storage Wars is just the tip of the “watch these weird people…
A waft of stale Coors Banquet and Camel cigarette smoke smacks you like a schoolyard sucker punch, temporarily clouding your vision and watering your eyes. A generic blend of 1970s Americana shuffles through the jukebox as 40-something-year-old divorcee waitresses deliver greasy baskets of cheese burgers and french fries to high-top…
Miami Beach is home to plenty of A-listers: Lil Wayne, Missy Elliot, Lenny Kravitz, Kelly Rowland and oh, so many more. But unluckily — at least for residents of the 33139 area code — the beach just got another celebrity neighbor. Ready the South Beach welcome wagon. It’s time to…
Best films of 2011
2012 film preview
An undeniably charming homage to Hollywood in the late 1920s, The Artist will probably be the most successful silent movie since the days of the Gish sisters. It might also be the first silent film many of its viewers have ever seen. French writer-director Michel Hazanavicius, who has previously struck…
Friends, family members, and fellow lovers of quality boob tube-age: We are gathered here today to mourn the fallen. In this so-called golden age of television, some of our best-loved programming has been taken from us too soon. They’re high-quality TV shows, well-written and exquisitely acted. And now they’re gone,…
What’s stopping you from getting your flick fix these days? An over-exaggerated fear of the bed bug infestation? Cell phone distraction and interactive audiences? These disturbances go from minor to major when you factor in the ridiculously inflated price of movie tickets. So, what are your real options? How do…
At times, it seems the outside world is totally fascinated with Miami. And why not? It’s a city known for fun, sun, skin, great parties, and great drugs. And it all looks even more sexy and dangerous when projected onto the silver screen.From the black-and-white era to modern-day computerized car…
During the final moments of Lifetime’s Project Accessory, Miami’s fashionistas and design junkies held their breath as judges Kenneth Cole, Molly Sims, and Ariel Foxman decided the fate of two of our own.South Florida was represented by both Nina Cortes and Brian Burkhardt, there to prove their obvious and immense…
We Bought a Zoo: Matt Damon needs your love
While we were busy watching the Miami Dolphins finally win a goddamn game on Sunday — in the snow, no less — the Carolina Panthers were showing off their sports film knowledge. The team ran the Fumblerooski, a trick play that’s seldom used but widely famous thanks to the movie…
