The strings off his acoustic guitar strum softly as the camera pans to show a room full of comfortable couples and soon-to-be smiling lovers. Jamie Lawson makes his way to the stool in the center of the room and begins singing, “It was only a smile/But my heart it went…
When it comes to film and television, there are few current shows out there that Miamians can be proud to own. Sure, there’s Jane the Virgin that takes place in Miami, but the show isn’t filmed here and its version of Miami is sometimes laughable (though we love it anyway)…
Anyone who lives in Miami can attest to the particular strangeness of our colorful residents. Bro, we’ve even written listicles cataloging the type of Miami people you can find in Wynwood to the types of douchebags who inhabit our city. It’s safe to say Miamians are interesting, and definitely interesting…
This year, Florida Supercon attracted a crowd that not only embraces comic books and geek culture, but also loves to cosplay. And we’re not talking about your run-of-the-mill store-bought costumes either. Some cosplayers spend years handcrafting their disguises to appear like the perfect replica straight out of their favorite video…
The four-day gathering of comic book aficionados and closeted nerds alike, Supercon, spilled over the Miami Beach Convention Center this weekend attracting the likes of some super hot geeks. Who says that playing video games for hours on your couch can’t give you a solid bod? After all, you’re working…
In 1996, Denise Soler-Cox enjoyed a warm Miami night on the town with a group of friends — some close, others newly acquainted. As the friends laughed and joked about their families and similar upbringings, Soler-Cox felt a sudden wave of awareness and acceptance that took her by surprise. “For…
By now, you must have seen Sunday night’s season five finale of Game of Thrones. And if you haven’t, you were either living under a rock or binge watching Orange is the New Black. (If it was the latter, you’re forgiven.) So if you’re not yet caught up with this…
In the opening scene of his new web series, No Seasons, musician/filmmaker/artist/2014 New Times Mastermind winner, Julian Yuri Rodriguez swings back and forth on a white bench hanging from a tree holding his cellphone while talking into a camera saying, “My name is Julian Yuri Rodriguez, this show is called…
With the release of the second installment in the Avengers films this week and newly released photos of the upcoming Suicide Squad, superheroes are on the forefront of everyone’s minds. But many fans forget that these pumped-up crime fighters are not the manifestation of Hollywood filmmakers, rather their humble origins…
When a then fresh-faced Molly Ringwald first appeared on the scene in the 1980s, she had no idea the sort of cultural impact her films would make and how quickly she’d become a house-hold name for decades to come. Now, at age 47, Ringwald is still very much actively acting…
Lately, it seems that scary movies want to do more than just make audiences jump in their seats or squeal when something pops out unexpectedly. The studios want to make the scares from silver screens into real life terrors. When The Purge Anarchy was released last summer, we tried our…
Wooden panels cover the floors, sheets of dust blanket the area, scattered nails are collected in the corners, and the eeriness of the dimly lit passageways is amplified by the cold of the cement walls. Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore, we’re inside the heavy shell of the future Museum…
“Santa Barbara… New York… Columbia… Florida… Yale… Boston.” These places are repeated over and over like a chant paired with the audible footsteps of a man we soon learn is New York poetry professor John Brinnin. Brinnin, played by Elijah Wood, recites the pronouns to himself before entering a room…
Imagine driving down the swanky streets of Miami, along Collins Avenue or passing by Fisher Island, nodding every time you pass a house or apartment where porn was once filmed. If you only knew, your head would never stop nodding. That’s the sort of inside-knowledge Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus…
A boxy, sharp-edge tree skeleton crawls down the side of a pale building; its branches are a multi-colored rainbow of pink, purple, and blue hues. If you stare at the mural long enough, it starts to appear animalistic and wild. But a peaceful kind of wild. The roots are hidden…
The most important day of award show season is almost here. Forget the SAGs or the Golden Globes, the Oscars are where it’s at. As Neil Patrick Harris gears up for his hosting duties and the Dolby Theatre prepares for it’s ultra famous guests to arrive, Miami is also prepping…
There’s no better cure for boredom than a group of people breaking out into song and dance. In ordinary life, that would be strange and random — especially since flash mobs are no longer a thing — but in the theater, it’s a sheer marvel. We enjoy the songs that…
Orlando was overtaken by witches and wizards during “A Celebration of Harry Potter” at Universal Studios. For the second consecutive year, the theme park put together an expo space dedicated to all things Potter and invited talent from the movies to share the excitement with fans. For the layperson who…
Last week, Disney announced that a new princess would soon be coming to television: Elena of Avalor. She will be Disney’s first Latina princess. The news, of course, spread like wildfire and many news outlets were celebrating Disney’s move toward cultural diversity. Hell, even Saturday Night Live included the story…
Fans from all over gathered last weekend at Universal Studios Orlando’s A Celebration of Harry Potter. The annual event provided the opportunity for Harry Potter devotees to mingle with fellow aficionados and actors from the movies, and was nothing short of magical. It was like a scene straight out of…
In 1992, Disney took a chance on a little story about scrappy newsboys who formed a union and changed the industry. The movie, Newsies, bombed in the theaters. But nearly two decades later, Disney adapted the movie to a live-action musical and began to reap the rewards of their hard…
Miami has been the fictional home of some of television’s most iconic television shows: The Golden Girls, Crockett and Tubbs, and Dexter all lived in the Magic City. But if those are the only shows you can think of, then you’re missing an entire genre of amazing television filmed in…
