What the hell was he thinking? “Oh, I think I’ll follow up the Harry Potter franchise with a B horror movie. Not your run-of-the-mill B horror movie, mind you, but an elegant ghost story that will captivate my fan base.” Yeah, that sounds about right. The only effect The Woman in Black is going to [...]
By Annie Holingsworth, artburstmiami.com Miami Light Project’s latest bunch of Here & Now artists are about to get their shining moment. Fresh from the rehearsal studios, Here & Now: 2012 opens on Feb. 2 with new work by Luis Alberto Cuevas, Ivonne Batanero, Carlota Pradera & Priscilla Marrero, and Natasha Tsakos. Each artist will debut [...]
By Celeste Fraser Delgado, artburstmiami.com What is dance? That question has been posed by experimental choreographers for decades now. Often the answer for the audience of such experiments is “not this.” Such was the case of Wally Cardona and Jennifer Lacey’s “Tool Is Loot.” If the dancers noticed audience members walking out during their performance, [...]
Here’s one of international cinema’s most intriguing ironies: the more culturally specific the story is, the higher its chances of resonating with a global audience. No other current release proves this apparent contradiction more effectively than the riveting domestic drama A Separation. The Foreign Language Oscar nominee, one of two new releases I’m reviewing this [...]
Remember that stunning final shot in Billy Elliot? The title character, now a professional ballet dancer, leaps off the ground, and through the magic of film, is momentarily frozen in midair as director Stephen Daldry dissolves to a glimpse of a preteen Billy jumping in bed, the very image that opened the film. Past and [...]
May 11. The blank cell phone screen stared back at me. What should I say that conveys how I feel but doesn’t come off as too stalkerish? The night before I’d caught an advance screening of Bridesmaids, the winning romantic comedy starring Kristen Wiig and Rose Byrne. As much as I liked their performances, though, [...]
For children of the eighties, Steven Spielberg is more than a revered auteur. He’s like a member of our extended family, a favorite uncle whose seemingly unending wellspring of stories has shaped, not only our tastes in film, but the way we view the world. There will always be an ominous cloud in the back [...]
You can tell a filmmaker has got his act together by the sense of place he instills in his movies. For instance, see how differently New York City is portrayed in the films of Woody Allen, Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese. It sometimes takes an outsider, however, to make us look at familiar sights in [...]
Miami Photographer Jordan Michael Zuniga Exhibits at Haiti Art Expo 2011 Miami photographer Jordan Michael Zuniga, founder of Red1 Studios in the Wynwood Art District, will showcase a collection of limited edition photographs at Haiti Art Expo 2011 at the Moore Building on Saturday, December 3rd during Art Basel week. Zuniga’s ‘Haiti: Hope in Progress’ [...]
Miami Photographer Seth Browarnik Exhibits Glitterati Snaps of Fame and Fashion in Forty Five Frames Visionary nightlife photographer, Seth Browarnik, will exhibit his work for the first time during Art Basel Miami Beach with a five daylong display at the newly renovated Shelborne Hotel. Having launched his career in Miami Beach over a decade ago, [...]
Miami Resident William John Kennedy Reveals 1960s Photographs of Iconic American Pop Artists at SCOPE Miami 2011 One year ago, at the age of 80, fine art photographer William John Kennedy began an unprecedented journey and meteoric rise to fame. His recently published archive of negatives from 1963 and 1964, when he befriended and photographed [...]
Brazz Dance Plays with Territory in New Work Cordel By Celeste Fraser Delgado, artburstmiami.com Dancer Anasthasia Grand-Pierre flips her partner, Ilana Reynolds, then holds her with her head hanging upside down. So choreographer Augusto Soledade sets in motion a series of games where dancers flip, spin, and roll, turning the world upside down, right side [...]
