Wire Magazine Issue #8, 2012: Miami International Film Festival

WWW.WIREWEEKLY.COM

DISTRIBUTED EVERY THURSDAY IN MIAMI, THE BEACHES, AND FORT LAUDERDALE • THE LONGEST-RUNNING WEEKLY ON SOUTH BEACH WIN VIP TICKETS TO THE MAROON 5 & LMFAO CONCERT IN COSTA RICA @ WWW.WIREWEEKLY.COM

ISSUE #8 | 02/23/12

2 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

THURSDAY, MARCH 1ST BUSINESS BUILDERS LUNCHEON Anacapri Restaurant @ 2530 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Coral Gables; Registration 11:30 am with luncheon/networking from noon to 1:30 pm. Cost: MDGLCC members - $30 per person Potential Members - $40 per person ($10.00 applied to new membership). Includes seated style lunch limited to 20 persons.

Please bring a friend. Sponsored by “Comcast Business”. RSVP requested: 305-673-4440 or via email to mdglcc@bellsouth.net.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH

SANDPIPER’S NETWORKING OVER COCKTAILS Hudson Chiropractic & Lincoln Road Dermatology @ 1111 Lincoln Road #310 & #375, Miami Beach; 5:00pm – 7:00pm.

A cocktail networking event and business card exchange with drawing for prizes. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served limited to 50 persons. Free admission. Please bring a friend.

RSVP requested: 305-673-4440 or via email to mdglcc@ bellsouth.net.

LGBT Visitor Center Activities 1130 Washington Avenue • Miami Beach, FL 33139 23 FEB

LBT CAREER ENHANCEMENT WORKSHOP

25 FEB

“RHYTHM & THE WORD”

“Unemployment Roundtable” Thursday, February 23, 2012 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Featuring Spoken Word Artist Chunky, Percussionist Bishop S.F. Makalani-MaHee and “Listen Out” an Art Exhibition Saturday, February 25, 2012 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. $10 suggested donation at the door – Bacardi bar

1 MAR 1 MAR

MET LIFE LUNCHEON “Wellbeing Personal Growth” Thursday, March 1, 2012 11:30a.m. – 1p.m.

Lunch provided by Fit to Go Space is limited - Reservations required to cindy@gogaymiami.com

THE NEW GOGAYMIAMI.COM HAVE YOU SEEN IT YET? Check out our new website and let us know what you think.

New features include a community calendar. Just click on the Events in Miami tab.

Are you looking for the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber? They have moved to gaybizmiami.com.

For web banner advertising – please contact cindy@ gogaymiami.com – limited opportunities available.

CLOSING RECEPTION “LISTEN OUT” An Art Exhibition Featured artists: Franklin Roosevelt Sinanan, Bayunga Nsimba Kialeuka and Gary L. Moore Thursday, March 1, 2012 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

For more information on the LGBT Visitor Center activities or to reserve the space for YOUR event please call 305.397.8914 or email cindy@gogaymiami.com 3 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

Stop by and visit us

THERE’S ALWAYS FREE WIRELESS ACCESS AT THE LGBT VISITOR CENTER

S ' R E h S I L PUB

GAziN A m e r i w JoiN ? r A e y A EDITOR IN CHIEF’S NOTE BeeN e befor c la p g in k ta wow! iT’S s artie

and p ts n e v e ly b a bulous liv b fa ro f p o e y v a a d h d k n e weAiley American de, Expo, a anIdsawlathestAlvin I lived in New York City the k time ra efirst a e p w is s h a T m o mprehensiv o c Dance Theater company. A friend who was a dancer invited me to ar Th a fo g r e in v d e lu s c k eeever since. It is one are in st w performance, and I have been them siewith binulove hy weRafa w n thedance . eebeloved e Carvajal in of the world’sb most companies. You should definitely z a hat to parti g w a f o m p a e m ir r w u Publisher/Editor in Chief o go see them at the Arsht Center this week!

James Cubby, Wire Magaing on ork can use as y zine’s Editor, caught of their dancers – before their return y good andupIwithwone r e f v to Miami for four days, February 29 – March c 3.o Check it out o below.

Associate uple be there. toPublisher s a e m r ti o F d n a Jesse Spencer ? y Wh n working In 2011 Miami native Robert Battle took over as artistic director of e e b e v a h the Alvin Ailey American Theater.

We This year Battle extends Editor s:the dancers nDance d warm n reaandsoleads o c e s Ailey’s vital legacy in thrilling premieres and r u James Cubby t to extend a o g in c u n d pro new productions as well as audience favorites. Wire caught Samuel Lee Roberts nup with e also wa W hardRobertoBattle. f ry native o veMiami to chat about dance and working with n io r the first ev Design & Production Director it fo d e s u ’s in r jo o t c to e u yo coll meGonzalez e comes Prid welcoJose What roles will you be dancing when Ailey to the Arsht Cener Alvin u v o e y tor, 11 k ic V in l th te e o w h t ter? e a th th Columnists ty at ine16, –The Hunt, and ParBarrios gazMinus lAlfredo While in Miami, I will be performing in ir Arden Court, o o maHome, P e In w . h unique e g u a ro r Revelations of course! e th th e g g in d to a t Alyn Darnay re ed to pu ecid d really enjoy Dane Steele Green r ill show? e v wthe e t What’s your favorite number in rs Wire ma fi f e o th y n s o te r Ken Hunt p u to o c -s n I am quite pleased with the current repertory, but if I were to pick a favorite it would prob, no PridAePizzi working Dr.s Gregg year’ na fifteen-minute e e e ably be Minus 16. For the e reason that I have improvisational solo that b in o z ls of frien a a g a v m a h e e Michael Sasserthe company ir w W , begins the ballet – which makes it extremely challenging and exciting. n h io ic it h d w in ad funWynn have Kevin ol Party, o h P it w e o, and p r id x r o t E P , ic e y V d What inspired you to become a dancer?

Any role models? a l ra G e a t l P o ia dancing from the womb, but it was the1love ficbeen oI fhave t theof h ment the leWriters friends and 7thandanudging mp o l c ri p .

A rs , y o s a n will give rd Thomas Barker o family that pushednmeS toa where I am today.

My role models are Robert Battle, Matthew d p tu n s a s , a e d o a il ri t s P u o f q h o ill Desmond Richardson, and Albert Evans. wRushing, tagesFrias sAndrew in maNeil erradura Te h d n a Antwyone Ingram a at the po k d n o fu V l a ia n d io n I understand that you were a dancer in the film Across The Universe and it d la Remy Walker d in with Julie Taymor. I really enjoyed that film.

Fworked for some a e w e c in s y . this Satur b e .m n p Happy to hear you loved Across The Universe. I enjoyed working witheJulie Taymor. o g 7 y Staff Photographer d to a . lr a .m asthe “Denizens of the 1 pPerez ar hwas She is incredibly focused. My absolute favorite toeshoot a yhours t 18 ascene , fromHenry th e e in v z e a li g e a b m Lower East Side.”

We were on set for more than and it finished with us being to e ning, while ir rd in W hafrom the rooftops while lying on the ground p f s o y iswater n e io b it reallwith d l E Itsoaked il at some ridiculous hour s r’ k w ecatoball.

Photographers in mii ride CoIllhad e P ka c c r in the morning. Did I mention itewas late November!

I cannot wait to work la e v p t g rs in fi k Javi Giovanni y Finlandia vod e ta th in d a e g h a s r li with her again. pub enta limMironoff mpSaco Pride is once coJuan . e s a in c rs e e th d a ly re e Luis Santiago it r efin with the company in previouseyears t all ou is ddancing Have you atbeen e thaAlvin opwhen but th rchase. h Dale w t puStine e d k n c a Ailey came to Miami? ti y a is rd th tu a y S is trip to Miami with the company.

Yes, this is myi third achandththird chance to enjo a e Local Advertising v miam Beseason a h l il w le a d r n e e tt d advertising@wireweekly.com o u g a l e Any interesting stories about your Miami visit? n’t hav by our Wire nd Fort ld p u o to c s miof a e to W Miami is one the great places that we get to come to each year.

It makes you feel like mia re . u n s e makAdvertising r’s Edanditio Rep. ectoclimate, ers,National you have left the States with its rich culture, beautiful diversity. Each olltropical is C rt e e v special d d ri a ’s P k r e u 0 e o 1 f w 0 o 2 Rivendell Media | 212-242-6863 is rt trip is full of wonderful memories. ’s th o k p f e p o we your copy rt, and the su o h p c p u u s m r u ry o e v y stop by a s ll k a n ly t a e Editorial Submissions u Miami’s arts community is very proud of Robert Battle. What’s itfflike h it o T n h . it fi e w ta d s t re e u e ir h with him? working editorial@wireweekly.com of the W contest, b bers m e m e th ll I am not sure if you,have every met him, but Mr. Battle is a jovial guy.

I have never had so a rate Pride d d b n as I do with him. His trust and nurturing givepme le e c ! sorssoahard le to ib r s s to spfunonworking o ic much the freedom to Contact is lV hoteInformation aketoth smympower g move beyond all boundaries.rI will do all that isuin help him succeed because in Tel: 305.520.WIRE | Fax: 786.272.0123 be camping lp e h fo e onhis vision. eryand I believe Email: info@wireweekly.com . We will to einvhim ty r a p l o o p the Avenue, #2004, Miami, FL 33129 in Brickell the sun. ate1541 ip in c ti n r fu a Cheers, l p a n to io it dd and owned by able some aproduced, y r Wire Magazine is published, la il t you will be c n a e Rafa & Cubby lso hope tha Wire Media Group L.L.C. All Rights Reserved We a s many of th Distributed lu p , y a rd tu in Miami, The Beaches, and Fort Lauderdale a S n o Publisher & Editor in Chief s ie it v ti s fe e rafa@wireweekly.com Prid ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER

Editor cubby@wireweekly.com

SAMUEL LEE RO BERTS in The Pro digal Prince.

PHOTO BY PAUL KOLNIK

4 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

Cover Photo photo: Heleno photo courtesy of: MIFF

5 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

DAILY GRIND MENTAL HEALTH

SUNDAY BRUNCHIC & T DANCE @ PALACE PHOTOS BY HENRY PEREZ

GRINDR®: EXPECTATIONS Palace divas pack a punch every Sunday at the Palace Brunchic and T Dance with the most outrageous shows. Don’t miss the hottest spot on the ocean, with the hottest people in town every Sunday on Ocean Drive.

BY DR. GREGG A. PIZZI Technology has paved the way for new and fun ways to meet people, regardless of what and whom you are looking for. Grindr® owner, Joel Simchai’s approach to bridging the gap between our electronic obsession and our undeniable need for real-time, face-to-face, human contact, is designed to help make it easier for men to meet other men in a society that can frequently feel cold and unwelcoming. Unfortunately, the gay community often shoots itself in the foot by re-creating the same rejection they have become used to in mainstream society, in our own self-made circles. Instead of treating each other with a sense of respect, warmth, and safety (as is the purpose of a self-created family), we frequently criticize, put down, and alienate our brothers and sisters.

During my recent trip to visit a dear friend and his partner in Philadelphia, the nowfamous Grindr® sound could be heard popping-up at all hours of the day and night, wherever we were, and whatever was going on. Despite the presence of Grindr® throughout the weekend, our individual and shared attitudes toward the application made sure it was used in a way that not only was fun, but did not limit or minimize the quality of our face-to-face time together. In fact, I learned quite a bit from my friend as a result of our conversations about Grindr® and the expectations people have in, and around it.

‘LuLu’ (not a girl) is an excellent example of how to treat others with respect while not disrespecting yourself at the same time. He relates to his Grindr® pals the same way he interacts with people in ‘real life.’ He has clearly-defined expectations of how he wants to be treated by others, and treats people the same way. LuLu’s Grindr® profile clearly states that he has a partner and is looking for friends. He expects others to respect that reality. When he receives an offer that is contrary to his expectation - that is, his expectations differ from that of another person - he will either politely decline, or more likely, not respond at all. Should the person become rude or offensive, he’ll ‘block’ them. His intention is not to be rejecting or hurtful to anyone, but rather to avoid investing energy unnecessarily in a situation that doesn’t meet his expectations.

By choosing not to pay attention to someone he’s not interested in, LuLu is showing respect for himself and his expectations, and is also actually giving respect to the other person (yes, the guy he blocked) by not wasting the other guy’s time and energy, either.

Dr. Gregg A. Pizzi, Licensed Psychologist, specializes in the Emotional Health & Wellness of the GLBT community. An Imago Relationship Therapist and HIV Psychologist Trainer, he can be reached at 1.888.DRPIZZI or www.drpizzi.com.

The content of this article is for informational purposes only. Reliance upon the information contained herein does not create a professional relationship, nor is the information intended to provide psychological evaluation or treatment.

6 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

TO VIEW ADDITIONAL PHOTOS FROM THIS & OTHER EVENTS VISIT: WWW.WIREWEEKLY.COM

7 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

LOOKING GOOD

BY KEN HUNT

TREADMILL TIME

TREADMILL

TIME

If you are still carrying around a few leftover pounds from the holidays, why not try to ramp up your treadmill time? Now, I know it can be boring, so update your iPod, get your headphones and give these suggestions a try.

Tired of your legs doing all the work while your arms just hang there - or worse, grip the safety bars? Try raising and lowering five- to ten-pound hand weights as you walk along. Start slow so that you don’t fall and then simply increase speed as you gain confidence. By the end of a vigorous walk you will have given your upper and lower body a good treadmill workout.

Walking backwards. It’s best to do this at a slow pace, and without hanging onto the bars. Walking backwards uses the muscles in your legs in a whole new way and challenges you to pay attention to your balance as well, which is incredibly important in any sort of exercise routine.

Another suggestion is to try speed intervals. The best way to do this is to walk or run as fast as you can for one minute. Then slow your pace down for a two-minute breather. After the two minutes are up, do another minute at full speed, and so on.

Repeat this cycle five to eight times.

Or, try incline intervals. Now be sure to warm up before you try this exercise. Walk as you normally would for five minutes. Then set the incline on your machine to four or five. Continue walking for another five minutes, then return the incline to zero. Repeat this cycle two times for maximum benefit.

I call this one, “On Your Toes!” Walk as you normally would for five minutes. Then slow down your speed and walk on your tiptoes for thirty seconds. Resume your normal walk for another five minutes, then slow down again and walk on your heels for thirty seconds. Repeat this cycle twice to exercise different muscles in your legs and feet.

If you think that you can only do limited things on a treadmill, think again. After all, with a little imagination and innovation, you can make your treadmill workout both challenging and interesting. You will stay on longer and those excess pounds will drop off in no time.

Ken Hunt is an AFI-certified trainer and fitness expert who owns New York and Miami’s Steel Gym. Steel Gym has been named the No. 1 gym in New York two years in a row by the American Fitness Institute. In Miami, Steel Gym is located at 5556 NE 4th Ct. 305.751.7591. www.SteelGym.com 8 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

ON THE GO: LAND OF THE RISING FUN

AN INSIDER’S LOOK AT A UNIQUE JAPANESE INSTITUTION

BY DANE STEELE GREEN Just when you think you have Japan figured out, it will, guaranteed, throw such a curveball that it will knock you flat. Case in point: the rabuho. A Japanese-ified version of “love hotel,” they exist for one purpose only. Sex. Usually, the f***ing kind.

They are everywhere, as ubiquitous in the freewheeling cites as in the stodgy countryside, and run from bargain-basement properties to fabulously-appointed 5-star palaces. The rooms are, of course, themed. You can choose from samurai castles, bamboo forests, the bridge of the Starship Enterprise (that one ruled), and one’s spangled with Hello Kitty (that one was creepy). Perfectly legal, rabuho are so normalized in the national mindset that most Japanese tune them out, despite the fact that aside from pachinko parlors, these establishments have the most spectacularly garish displays of architecture and/or wattage outside of Las Vegas.

But rabuho are not necessarily no-tell motels. The idea behind them is remarkably matter-of-fact: in a country where real estate is stroke-inducingly exorbitant, it is not unusual for children, parents, and grandparents to live in the same house. Throw in the fact that Japanese homes are traditionally divvied up not by solid walls but of sliding doors made of paper, and the idea of privacy goes right out the window. Want to get frisky? Fine. The whole house will hear it, and voila! The rabuho was born. And they are the very models of discretion. Interaction with the staff is minimal or entirely automated. Entries and exits are on opposite sides of the building to avoid inopportune “moments,” and even lobbies and parking lots can be divided. Not surprisingly, randy married folk aren’t the only ones gettin’ busy…

However, gettin’ busy isn’t the only attraction. When traveling through the Land of the Rising Sun, it doesn’t take long to figure out that Japan is one expensive country.

Staying in a Western-style hotel or traditional ryokan can obliterate even a generous travel budget, and here is where rabuho shine: Say you set yourself up in Osaka, and take a one or two-day trip to Kyoto. Instead of booking a room in yet another hotel for umpteen hundreds of dollars, a $50-a-night rabuho makes a cheap alternative, Hello Kitty and all. Keep in mind that rabuho are not true hotels. They do not take reservations, and you have to clear out completely each morning. Some have day rates, others are hourly only, and a few disdain solo occupants.

But in what other country can you book a room where the walls are fully-functional aquariums? Gotta love those Japanese curveballs.

Visit Steele Travel Blog (www.steeletravelblog.com) for more information.

9 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

10 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

11 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

WIRED ON THE ARTS

BY JAMES CUBBY

FEBRUARY 23-29 CONCERTS

Ira Levin’s Deathtrap, Broadway’s The incredible Diana Ross brings her longest-running mystery, plays at the show to the Hard Rock Live on Febru- Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre thru March 11. ary 23 at 8 p.m.

The Broadway musical hit, Billy Elliot, comes to the Broward Center from February 29 - March 11.

Kathleen Turner stars in High, a play about an ex-nun and a gay hustler, at the Parker Playhouse from February 29 - March 4.

Mandy Patinkin, best known for his award-winning roles on Broadway, brings his one-man show Let Go to the stage of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center running February 23 - 26.

Legendary rocker Lenny Kravitiz makes a stop at the Fillmore Miami Beach on February 25 during his first American tour in five years.

Multi-platinum solo pianist George Winston comes to the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for a concert on February 25.

WIRE MAGAZINE’S PICK-A-TRICK VALENTINE’S DAY @ MOVA PHOTOS BY HENRY PEREZ

Valentine’s Day wasn’t just for the couples this year at the PICK-A-TRICK Valentine’s Day party hosted by Wire Magazine. Singles and couples alike joined the scandalous dialogue to have some uncandid Valentine’s fun while DJ AJ Reddy worked the turntables.

OPERA

SoBe Arts Music & Shakespeare Series presents the opera, Hamlet Soundtheater, at the Sobe Institute for the Arts running February 24 – March 11.

Miami Lyric Opera presents Tosca at the Colony Theatre on February 25 & 26.

DANCE

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre comes to the Arsht Center for a fournight stay from February 23 - 26.

Radiohead, the alternative rock band, comes to the American Airlines Arena on February 27.

THEATRE

Fathers and Other Strangers, a story of racism and civil injustice, plays at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center thru March 18.

Cavalia presents Odysseo, an incredible production of equestrian skills mixed with Cirque du Soleil type performances in the biggest traveling tent in the world. The production features awe-inspiring projections, 70 horses and 55 artists, creating the dreamlike spectacle known as Odysseo. February 29 – March 25 in Bicentennial Park.

Miami City Ballet’s Program III, including Giselle, runs at the Broward Center from February 24 – 26.

COMEDY

South Beach Comedy Festival returns with a showcase of top talent and stars of the comedy circuit from February 29 – March 3 at various Miami Beach venues. For more info visit www.southbeachcomedyfestival.com.

ART

Free Shakespeare in the Park presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Shell Lumber Stage thru February 29.

“Rembrandt’s Dirty Little Secrets,” an exhibition of 20 erotic etchings of Rembrandt, continues at the World Erotic Art Museum thru March 31.

Visit www.wiredonthearts.com to view the contact information for all our Wired on the Arts venues.

Submissions for Wired on the Arts should be sent to: cubby@wireweekly.com

12 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

TO VIEW ADDITIONAL PHOTOS FROM THIS & OTHER EVENTS VISIT: WWW.WIREWEEKLY.COM

13 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

WIRE COVER: MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

“We’re doing a lot of new things this year,” - Festival Executive Director Jaie Laplante

THE SEX OF THE ANGELS

THE DIARY OF PRESTON PLUMMER

ALPS

BY JAMES CUBBY PHOTOS COURTESY OF MIFF he Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), considered the preeminent U.S. Ibero-American film festival, celebrates its 29th edition, March 2-11. Started in 1983 by the Film Society of Miami, the Festival has always offered an impressive itinerary of international films, with an emphasis on films from Latin America, and independent films, many of which will be screened for the first time in the United States.

The 2012 Festival will offer seven world premiere features, four world premiere shorts, five international premieres, ten North American premieres, and ten U.S. premieres. “We’re doing a lot of new things this year,” says Festival Executive Director Jaie Laplante. The Festival will include “new sections like MAYHEM for genre movies, the OPERA PRIMA competition for first-time filmmakers from Latin America, a MIAMI MAVERICKS session with Timothy Greenfield-Sanders – a new free-to-the-public open air showcase of short films on Lincoln Road and at the Wynwood Walls – I expect and hope to bring in new audiences and new film fans.”

The Festival’s ten-day schedule features over 100 films from 35 countries, so we put Executive Director Jaie Laplante on the spot and asked him which were his favorites. “Now I feel like Sophie in Sophie’s Choice. How can I choose from amongst my 103 MIFF “children” this year? But I would tell everyone that they should absolutely take in at least one film from each of our Competition categories, as well as our Spotlight on Quebec and our four World Directors to Watch section. Some of the finest work of the year is in those sections of the Festival.” As Executive Director, Jaie Laplante is used to being the voice for the MIFF. 14 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

WIRE COVER: MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

MARIACHI GRINGO

THE SEX OF THE ANGELS

Laplante shared some of his favorites however a browse through the Festival’s schedule proves that the 2012 line-up is quite impressive. “We have some really exciting world premieres this year – starting with our opening night film, Mariachi Gringo,” says Laplante. “Shawn Ashmore of the X-Men films really gives a breakout performance as a leading man in this film, and the music is absolutely stunning – it’s such a feel-good opening night movie. Mariachi Gringo is the “awe-inspiring story of a man who is willing to do absolutely anything to follow his dreams.” The film features Tony Award winner Deanna Dunagan and Tony nominees Kate Burton, Tom Wopat, Celia Keenan-Bolger and musician Lila Downs and includes 15 musical numbers. Actors Shawn Ashmore, Martha Higareda and Lila Downs will be attending the opening night gala.

“Other world premieres that really excite me are the Ecuadorian/USA production The Porcelain Horse, which is an amazing and completely unpredictable rock ‘n’ drugs movie, and the sexy Spanish film The Sex of the Angels,” adds Laplante. The Sex of The Angels, a Spanish film shot in Spain and Brazil, tells a story of a love triangle between characters Rai, Bruno and Carla. Actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey (Carla) and director Xavier Villaverde are expected to be present and answer questions following the screening.

HELENO

The Diary of Preston Plummer, a world premiere set in Florida, stars Robert Loggia, Rumer Willis and Trevor Morgan. “Writer/director/co-producer Sean Ackerman, a true American independent, effortlessly weaves the breathtaking beauty of Florida’s Amelia Island into the texture of the story, to sweeping romantic effect,” says Laplante. Robert Loggia, Rumer Willis, Trevor Morgan, Producer Jane Kelly Kosek and Director Sean Ackerman are expected to be present for this world premiere presentation, and answer questions following the screening. Prior to this world premiere there will be a Tribute to Robert Loggia, the Festival’s celebration of the dynamic career of award-winning actor Robert Loggia.

Darling Companion, a film by Miami-born writer/director Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, Grand Canyon), caught my eye because of stars Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Richard Jenkins, Dianne Wiest and Sam Shephard. Darling Companion makes its East Coast premiere at the Festival. The Hollywood Reporter described the film as “ a soul-searching piece about a stray dog that alters the lives of a family that grows distant.” Scheduled to appear at the Festival are Lawrence Kasdan, Kevin Kline and Richard Jenkins.

Fashionistas will enjoy the documentary Diana Vreeland: The Eye has to Travel. Before Anna Wintour, there was Diana Vreeland, one of the major taste-

15 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

makers of the 20th century. The director is Lisa Immordino Vreeland, the granddaughter-in-law of the woman who presided as a fashion leader in her positions at Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The documentary is a wealth of fashion history that includes an impressive selection of interviews from designers (Oscar de la Renta, Manolo Blahnik), models (Lauren Bacall, Ali MacGraw, Lauren Hutton, Veruschka) and photographers (Richard Avedon, David Bailey). The Daily Beast called it, “A stunning new documentary that…tells the story of the legendary editor of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.”

Music fans will delight as music meets film at the Festival with Reel Music, a three film program featuring the films: La Casa Del Ritmo, a film about Los Amigos Invisibles (USA/Ecuador, directed by Javier Andrade); One Night Stand (USA, directed by Elisabeth Sperling), and Underground Hip-Hop in China (China/USA, directed by Jimmy Wang). Broadway lovers take note, as One Night Stand is a documentary about putting on a Broadway-type revue that stars Cheyenne Jackson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Mandy Gonzalez. The provocative Cutting The Edge program features international films that push the boundaries of cinematic expectations. This year’s films include the Greek title Alps from Academy Award-nominated director Giorgos Lanthimos (Dog-

WIRE COVER: MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DIANA VREELAND THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL

SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU

tooth) and Code Blue from The Netherlands, by director Urszula Antoniak, a film that has previously shocked audiences.

DIANA VREELAND THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL

ONE NIGHT STAND

ONE NIGHT STAND

Like any great film festival, there are too many wonderful and exciting new films to see. More suggestions? “There’s also the world premiere of the documentary about Los Amigos Invisibles, called La Casa del Ritmo, and world premieres from Miami filmmakers Kevin Sharpley and Juan Carlos Zaldivar,” adds Laplante. “There’s also some pretty cool international premieres, like the documentary on the Australian pop star Ben Lee, who married Ione Skye in a Hindi ceremony a few years back, entitled Ben Lee: Catch My Disease.”

Miami International Film Festival is paradise for film lovers with its red carpet galas, parties, seminars, and premieres. The Gala series offers film buffs and opportunity to rub shoulders with directors and stars. The nine Olympia Theater Galas will screen in Miami’s historic 1,567seat Olympia Theater at Gusman Center for the Performing Arts. In addition to the Opening and Awards Night presentations, the Gala series includes Darling Companion (USA, directed by Lawrence Kasdan), The Deep Blue Sea (UK, directed by Terence Davies), The Diary of Preston Plummer (USA, directed by Sean Ackerman) – stars Robert Loggia and Rumer Willis are expected to attend, Heleno (Brazil, directed by José Henrique Fonseca) – star Rodrigo Santoro is expected to attend, Juan of The Dead (Juan de los muertos) (Cuba/Spain, directed by Alejandro Brugués) – star Alexis Diaz de Villegas is expected to attend, Musical Chairs (USA, directed by Susan Seidelman), and Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You (Un Giorno Questo Dolore Ti Sará Utile) (Italy/USA, directed

by Roberto Faenza) – star Marcia Gay Harden is expected to attend.

All directors of the Olympia Theater Galas are expected to be in attendance. The opening night party for Tom Gustafson’s musical tour-de-force Mariachi Gringo will be held in the historic Alfred I. Dupont building, which will be transformed into a gigantic speakeasy with jazz musicians and dancers. The Festival’s Awards Night takes place on Saturday, March 10 before the screening of the U.S. Premiere of Chinese Take-Away. The Festival will celebrate the award winners in all categories with an awards night wrap party at MDC’s historic Freedom Tower.

16 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

So what’s new this year? There are new film categories. 4 World Directors to Watch (a showcase of films by up-and-coming filmmakers hailing from the four corners of the globe), Spotlight on Québec Cinema, America, The Beautiful (celebrating the American independent voice), Cuba ³ (three dynamic visions of contemporary Cuban life are depicted in this category about the controversial island regime), and Mayhem (suspenseful genre thrillers intended to keep you on the edge of your seat).

Also new is the MIFF Festival Village, a new high-profile integration of the Festival with the daily life in South Beach. The Festival Village, located in the 1100 block of Lincoln Road, will offer free screenings of short films, interactive activities, chances to meet Festival guests and a Festival stage for photo opportunities. “These screenings and events will help propel Miami’s growing film scene to the next level,” said Laplante. “South Floridians and visitors will experience the art of film in a new environment and we’re excited to introduce a new way of showcasing the diverse work of our talented 2012 filmmakers.”

Miami International Film Festival is Miami’s way of applauding film and with an average of 70,000 attending yearly, that’s a lot of applause. The 29th annual Miami International Film Festival will run from March 2-11 at various Miami venues. For more information and schedules visit www.miamifilmfestival.com.

17 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

DINING

BY RAFA CARVAJAL

YOU SHOULD DINE WITH OVER 145 DEAD CELEBRITIES! It is no secret that I love dining and cooking. It is one of my personal passions, hobbies, and stress release outlets. I am definitely a certified foodie. As much as I love dining out and trying new dishes, I also love to cook when I have the time to relax and enjoy it. There is nothing better than a nice dinner date at home with a glass or two or three or a bottle of champagne or wine.

As I mentioned in last week’s cover story about two of Miami’s superstar chefs, the Food Network has been a great source of education and inspiration in my cooking, and I have saved countless recipes in my Blackberry, Mac, iPad, and iPhone over the years. I also have a number of great cookbooks, including two everyone should have handy, The New York Times Cook Book and the Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book.

As much as I love new technologies for my cooking, there is still a nostalgia and great feeling about opening and browsing through a cookbook to read and prepare my favorite recipes. So this week I want to tell you about an entertaining new book I have added to my library, The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes from More Than 145 Stars of Stage and Screen by Frank Decaro.

In this book, Mr. Decaro has compiled favorite recipes from some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Some notables include Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Davis, Liberace, Michael Jackson, Dean Martin, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball, Sonny Bono, Rock Hudson, Sammy Davis Jr., Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, and Eva Gabor. But that is only a very short list of the many Hollywood celebrities whose recipes you will find for posterity. Image yourself having a fun dinner date at home or preparing a dinner party for friends with such delightful categories as: Musical Munchies: Liberace’s Sticky Buns and Michael Jackson’s Sweet Potato Pie. A Ring-A-Ding-Ding Rat Pack BBQ: Frank Sinatra’s Barbecued Lamb and Dean Martin’s Burgers and Bourbon.

An All-Night Oscar Buffet: Liz Taylor’s Chicken with Avocado and Mushrooms and Bette Davis’s Red Flannel Hash.

Thank You for Feeding A Friend: Estelle Getty’s Baked Chicken Fingers and Rue McClanahan’s Non-Dairy Cheesecake.

Talk Chow: Johnny Carson’s Caesar Douglas Salad and Merv Griffin’s Stuffed Squash.

All-Day TV Tray: Buddy Ebsen’s Chiffon Eggs and Elizabeth Montgomery’s Potted Shrimp.

Pool Party on Sunset Boulevard: Gloria Swanson’s Potassium Broth and William Holden’s Hamburgers a la Hong Kong.

Have fun reading and preparing these recipes while remembering your favorite celebrities along the way!

Visit www.wireweekly.com/dining for more information about this and other great Wired Dining destinations.

18 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

Edison Farrow presents

SUNDAYS

Hosted by Andy Cruzati.

PING PONG & BILLIARDS LOUNGE CHALKMIAMI.COM SOBESOCIALCLUB.COM

DJ SMEEJAY! SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH Oscar’s Viewing Party! (with audio)

EVERY SUNDAY 8PM TO 9PM Free Rokk Vodka 9PM TO 10PM $4 Rokk Vodka!

AFTER 10PM $8 Rokk Vodka Drinks

DOORS OPEN AT 7PM NO COVER LOCATED IN THE HEART OF SOUTH BEACH ON 12TH AND WASHINGTON, CHALK IS THE NEW COOL KID ON THE BLOCK WITH THE 1ST PING PONG AND BILLIARDS LOUNGE!

NORWALK, ©2012 IMPORTED BY ROKK VODK A CO., Y NSIBL RESPO DRINK E PLEAS

CT

19 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

INFO@CHALKMIAMI.COM | 305.674.1712 1234 WASHINGTON AVENUE MIAMI BEACH, FL. 33139 FACEBOOK.COM/CHALK MIAMIBEACH | @CHALKMIAMI

PRESIDENT’S DAY WEEKEND SATURDAY PARTY AT THE MANOR PHOTOS BY HENRY PEREZ

DJ Oren Nizri takes over the Manor Saturday Night for one of the sexiest parties in Fort Lauderdale.

The party was just getting started for President’s Day Weekend with no cover and performances by Erika Norell.

THIS WEEK THURSDAY, February 23

ANGLERS: Tonight don’t miss LOCO 4 Locals Thursdays at the Anglers. Enjoy 2-4-1 Well Drinks and $15 Beer Bucket specials. Sit back with a live DJ and enjoy 20% off the menu tonight from 5 – 8 p.m. 660 Washington Ave. EROS LOUNGE: Latin Fuego Thursday nights! Get ready for an outrageous night hosted by Teresita La Caliente with shows starting at 11 p.m. Free parking and $6 Cuba Libres all night long. 8201 Biscayne Blvd.

MOVA: Happy hour from 3 to 9 p.m., followed by Vanity Girl hosted by Sookie Stacks.

Vanity Girl Thursdays gives you gorgeous girls, great music by DJ Zehno, $4 Miller Lites, $6 Finlandia cocktails, and a free Miller Lite when you buy the shot of the week. Located near the corner of Lincoln and Michigan.

PALACE: Palace hosts Stiletto Nights with fierce drag shows by host Missy Meiyakie and special diva cast members. Show starts at 6 p.m. Enjoy weekly drink specials all night.

1200 Ocean Drive.

PLANET BEACH CONTEMPO SPA: Join Wire Magazine for our Spa & Champagne Soiree at Planet Beach Contempo Spa. Free massages, Champagne & small bites! Win a spa membership or one of five Botox treatment giveaways by Miami Beach Plastic Surgery Center & MedSpa! Join the night of relaxation from 7-10 p.m. 959 West Ave. SCORE: Enjoy cocktails out on the patio and watch the famous Lincoln Road traffic pass by. Later in the evening Score hosts Pop Fever Thursday night party with fab beats by DJ Daisy D & VJ Jon paired with an incredible crowd of delicious Partygoers and $6 Long Islands all night. 727 Lincoln Road.

TWIST: Don’t miss out on a fabulous night at TWIST with seven different bars, DJ Pride, stiff drinks, and beautiful dancers. And if you’re looking for some hot papis, DJ Adora will be hosting Sabroso in Bar 5! “Never a cover...

Always a groove.” 1057 Washington Ave. FRIDAY, February 24 EROS LOUNGE: Friday nights at Eros brings you Born to be a Drag! Hosted by Tiffany Fantasia with heart pumping performances.

There’s no cover to get in and amazing $5 Stoli cocktail specials all night.

JOHNNY’S MIAMI: Get in tonight for Towel Night Fridays! Snag your taste of locker room fun tonight with 30 dancers in nothing but towels. Steamy live shows all night, and private VIP rooms available. Hosted by Josie Love.

MOVA: Edison Farrow presents HYPE Fridays tonight at MOVA with DJ Bryan Zero. Enjoy $7 Finlandia and $8 Stoli vodka cocktails all night long. Snag a bottle of Finlandia for $100 to party in style.

TO VIEW ADDITIONAL PHOTOS FROM THIS & OTHER EVENTS VISIT: WWW.WIREWEEKLY.COM 20 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

PALACE: Tonight is Drag Madness with fierce shows by the hot-n-heavy Latrice Royale and her gaggle of guest entertainers! Get ready for the biggest show on South Beach at 6 p.m.

SCORE: Turn Me On! Tonight the Penny Back Boyz host Filthy Gorgeous Fridays celebrating

the release of David Guetta & Nicki Minaj’s “Turn Me On” with DJ Willy G spinning music and videos, while Score’s hottest Go-Go boys work the speaker boxes. Come prepared to get crazy with masks, beads & drinks!

TWIST: Enjoy a fabulous night at TWIST. Get in for the free Happy Hour BBQ at 6 p.m.

Tonight DJ Michael Tank will be in the house mixing up some delicious beats. Enjoy seven different bars, stiff drinks, beautiful dancers, and, of course, the only place where there’s “Never a cover...Always a groove.”

SATURDAY, February 25 DISCOTEKKA: Downtown’s only gay dance party delivers one hell of a shindig every Saturday. Hot & heavy beats by DJ Mac & DJ Spin in the Hip-Hop room. Expect amazing shows by TP Lords & Gina D’Angelo. NO COVER all night. $150 VIP special. Sky and Absolut Vodka. 950 NE 2nd Ave. EROS LOUNGE: Great happy hour from 3 – 9 p.m. today and then get in on tonight’s Dancing With the Goddess party featuring music by DJ Valencia at 10 p.m.

MOVA: Happy hour from 3 to 9 p.m., followed by FLASH Saturdays with the hottest music videos and visual entertainment by VJ Chris Racine till 3 a.m. $9 Grey Goose cocktails all night.

NEXT@19th: Opening in South Florida’s literary pulse comes CHAIku, a recurring, free event that brings together writers and enthusiasts in Haikus rooted in Jewish identity.

Respected LGBT poet, author & activist Jay Michaelson performs Haikus live downtown.

The Al Fresco Digs bring new dimension to the soapbox experience. 137 NE 19th Street.

PALACE: Enjoy a special day of drag shows, great food, and stiff cocktails, as The Palace Bar hosts Drag Gone Wild with Tiffany Fantasia and her gaggle of performers! Heels hit the pavement at 6 p.m. sharp!

SCORE: Don’t miss Score’s Bigger Saturdays party tonight at Score featuring iconic DJ/ Producer Eddie Llias! Get down with the hottest men and best beats in town at Saturday’s largest gay dance party on the Beach. Warm up set by Alex Infiniti. $6 Chambord Vodka Drinks all night. Hosted by Alex Prieto.

TWIST: Happy Hour 2-4-1 with Tommy and the locals from 1 to 9 p.m. on everything.

Come tonight for MUSCLE BOY Saturdays and enjoy a full house of hot men and some incredible beats by DJ Mika. “Never a cover...Always a groove.”

SUNDAY, February 26 ANGLERS: If you are looking to nurse that hangover with some unlimited mimosas and Bloody Marys, look no further than 660 at the Anglers. Enjoy great food and delicious libations in one of the most beautiful boutique resorts Miami Beach has to offer. 660 Washington Ave. CHALK CHALK LOUNGE: LOUNGE: Get Get out out of of the the house house and and watch watch the the Oscars Oscars with with Edison Edison Farrow Farrow at at SMASH SMASH Sundays.

Sundays. Hop Hop on on aa ping-pong ping-pong table, table, shoot shoot some some billards, billards, or or chill chill out out as as DJ DJ Smeejay Smeejay

the turntables. turntables. The The party party kicks kicks off off at at 8 8 works the p.m. with with free free Rokk Rokk Vodka Vodka drinks drinks until until 9 9 p.m p.m with no no cover cover and and Rokk Rokk Vodka Vodka drink drink specials specials all night.

DISCOTEKKA: Get ready for the performances of your life at tonight’s Drag’s a Bitch Sundays at Discotekka. Jaw dropping shows

by Justice Divine, Erika Norell, TP Lords, Athena Dion & Melissa Hilton with Daisy Deadpetals as your MC. In-The-Biz get in free, $5 for everyone else. Enjoy a free drink with your college ID & $5 well drinks all night after.

Show starts at 12 a.m. Sharp.

THE MANOR: Tonight enjoy the 84th Annual Viewing Gala of the Oscars AND the 3rd Annual Besties Awards! Honoring the community’s best of the best, the awards show starts at 7 p.m. with red carpet photos starting an hour before. You can enjoy dinner & cocktails available during the shows. Hosted by Joe Posa & Mike Verdugo with no cover.

MOVA: It’s time for one of the wildest parties in SoBe, as Sookie Stacks hosts the most scandalous party in South Beach, Out-n-Ugly Sundays with DJ Latrice. Beginning at 9 p.m. with drag shows 11 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Enjoy $4 Miller Lites, $5 Herradura Shots, and $6 Finlandia. No cover.

PALACE: Check out South Beach’s most legendary drag brunch. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with two seatings: 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Overthe-top performances by Noel Leon paired with a delectable menu. Afterwards, check out the sexiest Sunday T-Dance in SoBe with local DJs working the turntables. When the T-Dance ends, the BAR CRAWL begins, take the party to MOVA to finish off the Sunday fun.

SCORE: If you’re looking for a taste of Caribbean music paired with the best in hip-hop and Latin beats, look no further than Score tonight. Club Boi in association with Score presents HIP Sundays offering a fabulous night of the best beats by DJs Gavin T & Diaz from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. No cover.

TWIST: 2-4-1 happy hour from 1 to 9 p.m. on everything. Afterwards, see one of the most scandalous shows you’ll ever witness with Pussila’s amateur strip contest. Upstairs DJ Paulie will be working it out on the main dance floor. At TWIST: “Never a cover...

Always a groove.”

MONDAY, February 27 KILL YOUR IDOL: Dustin Reffca presents GLITTER BOX MONDAYS, SoBe’s hottest Monday night party with manic beats. $1 PBR Beer, $2 Jello Shots, & $3 Jack shots all night long! 222 Española Way. MOVA: Get ready to be a star at the new Got Talent contest for MOVA’s weekly SHOUT karaoke party with VJ AJ Reddy. Compete for your chance to perform at Miami Beach Gay Pride! Enjoy half priced drinks all night long and $5 glasses of wine.

PALACE: 2-4-1 Absolut flavored cocktails all day, while enjoying RuPaul’s Drag Race viewing party, and don’t forget to enjoy a snack or two while enjoying the show.

SCORE: Tonight will be one of the few times everyone comes together from all over the Miami & Fort Lauderdale gay scene in honor of the 19th Annual Shelley Novak Awards.

Hosted by the Penny Back Boyz the award show will honor all of our favorite entertainers with awards in numerous categories.

Countless live performances all night.

TWIST: Happy Hour 2-4-1 drinks ‘till 9 p.m.

Then it’s Arrasando hosted by Marco Perez & Nicholas Torres with beats by house diva Justice Divine. Join Nathan in the Frolic Lounge for his signature mix of pop & Top 20.

Also check out the fabulous men of Gaiety in the Bungalow Bar starting at 10 p.m. & DJ Bryan Zero’s fab beats on the main dance floor.

TUESDAY, February 28 MOVA: It’s a SINsational Tuesday with MOVA’s weekly Service Industry Night. $50 bottles of Finlandia Vodka, $100 bottles of Grey Goose, and $7 premium well drinks, while DJ AJ Reddy works the turntables.

PALACE: 2-4-1 Absolut flavored cocktails till 4 p.m. Better than ever before on Ocean Drive and 12th Street, try it for lunch or a late afternoon snack, or just hang out at the bar with the locals. No matter what you’re in the mood for, Palace is sure to have it!

SCORE: It’s Planeta Macho tonight, the hottest Latin Party in Miami Beach, featuring Divas del Amor and Latin beats by award winner DJ George Ferrero. Watch amazing shows

by Miami’s best female impersonators. Check out the dancers on the 2nd level hosted by Teresita La Caliente. Don’t miss this party - it’s South Florida’s Best Latin Party!

TWIST: 2-4-1 Happy Hour from 1 to 9 p.m. on everything. Tonight TWIST presents Keeping It Real Fun With Daisy D. Get ready for ridiculous beats and $5 Jumbo Blue Long Island Iced Teas all night long. “Never a cover… Always a groove.”

WEDNESDAY, February 29 MOVA: Stop by for MOVA’s weekly College Night Wednesdays, hosted by the Penny Back Boyz and Sookie Stacks. DJ Daisy D will be working the turntables, while you enjoy $5 Finlandia cocktails or grab five Miller Lites for only $15 all night long.

PALACE: Tonight Palace presents Elite Nights.

Sit back and enjoy live music and hilarious comedy presented by the one and only Noel Leon. Sip on complimentary drinks from 8 to 9 p.m. and get through hump day with a night to remember, show starts at 8 p.m.

SCORE: Come and spend a pleasant evening on one of Score’s outdoor couches as they host Martini Madness Night. A half-price Happy Hour runs till 9 p.m.

TWIST: Sean Brady hosts the Sean Brady Show. Karaoke and tons of entertainment all night long. After getting your jam on, head over to the main dance floor to snag some beats from DJ Maximus 3000. 2-4-1 Happy Hour from 1 to 9 p.m. on everything. “Never a cover...Always a groove.”

21 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

TOP TRAX

BY DJ F8-O

LET’S HAVE SOME “FUN.”

FLIX

BY KEVIN WYNN

PINA BAUSCH IN 3-D: WTF?

A TRIBUTE TO CHOREOGRAPHER PINA BAUSCH

Before you start getting all spell-checky on me, I’m talking about the indie band, fun. (spelled f-u-n-period). They’re the not-so-new trio about to give the music industry a much-needed jolt with their sophomore album, Some Nights. The lead single, “We Are Young” featuring Janelle Monáe, has already been featured on the popular TV shows Glee and Chuck and in a Chevy commercial during this year’s Super Bowl — the most watched ever. Their signature style of indie-rock meets Broadway pop, too similar to Queen to not mention, has been attracting fans and peers alike looking to add a little more “fun” to their music collection.

Musicians Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff were brought together by lead singer Nate Ruess in 2008 after he broke ties with his previous band, The Format. About a year later fun. recorded their debut album, Aim and Ignite and the real fun began.

Their first single “Benson Hedges” was an instant hit and for the first couple of years the band toured with indie and pop rock acts like Jack’s Mannequin, Relient K and Paramour, quickly accelerating their popularity. Fun. signed to their current label, Fueled By Ramen, in late 2010 and soon began writing songs for Some Nights.

Hugely obsessed by Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the band knew they wanted their new album to have a hip-hop feel to it. So they enlisted Kanye & Beyoncé’s producer, Jeff Bhasker, to help them out. The result is a tight collection of tracks that mesh sampled hip-hop beats with the organic feel of live instrumentation and upbeat melodies. Some of my faves are “All Alone,” “It Gets Better” and of course “We Are Young.” Bhasker is definitely a huge influence on the album’s sonic impact. Although it’ll never be called a “hip-hop” album, Bhasker (who never worked with a rock band before) was able to beautifully infuse some elements from his genre to the band’s already unique sound without going too far.

When asked to compare Some Nights to their previous album, bandmate Jack Antonoff said: “It’s still Nate’s voice, and mine and Andrew’s production. But it really does sound very different. I think the song writing is on the next level as well. Some people will hear it and think it still sounds like fun., but some people will really be thrown for a loop. I almost don’t know how to describe it. There was this idea for Some Nights that we set out to do, and for better or worse we just went out and executed it.”

Fun.’s amazing new album Some Nights is available now!

If you’re an artist, musician or producer and would like your work featured in Top Trax, gimme a shout at Alfredo@wireweekly.com 22 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

Arid and insular, the choreography of Pina Bausch, like much contemporary dance, speaks only to acolytes. You have to know her dance language to understand what Bausch’s dances are about. Pina, the new 3-D film by director Wim Wenders, collects excerpts from well-known Bausch works, new dances devised by dancers from Bausch’s company, archival footage and brief interviews, puts them all together and – what? I get nothing.

Maybe it’s just me. Some people get Bausch’s work, and they’re mad about it.

Watch them leave a screening of Pina. They’re not merely smiling – they’re beaming, ecstatic, aglow. For them, this is powerful stuff.

Wenders, whose films include Buena Vista Social Club, Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas, can be counted as a Bausch convert. Dragged to a performance of Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal by an intimate, Wenders walked in skeptical and walked out sobbing, overcome by what he’d seen. Wenders and Bausch spent much of the next two decades circling each other, contemplating a Wenders film of Bausch’s dances. Bausch’s sudden death aborted the film days before shooting was to begin, but in time the dancers of the Tanztheater convinced Wenders to restart the project as a tribute to Bausch.

Billed as “A Film For Pina Bausch,” Pina is less a documentary than an object of devotion, a reliquary containing parts of Bausch’s body of work, with choreographed tributes from her dancers scattered before it. Shrines, icons, retablos – all have profound meaning for the faithful. To those outside the circle they’re curiosities, museum pieces, artifacts. But sometimes skeptics can be converted by emblems of belief. Pina might do that to anyone who’s not particularly interested in dance, much less contemporary dance. The film is a fine vehicle for Bausch’s work, with moments of great beauty, of exciting movement, even whimsy and joy. Wenders uses his three-dimensional medium to open the dances up, achieving an immediacy that is sometimes bracing.

But for all of that, many people will wander from a screening of Pina merely bemused. In one dance a young male dancer falls to the floor and rolls about, slapping his face and chest with his hands. He gets up and breaks into a run, hands flailing with the furtive rapidity of hummingbirds, and cries out, “Andre! Andre!” before flinging himself into the arms of another dancer. Pina Bausch – Wim Wenders – dancers – what does it all mean? What are you trying to say to me? WTF? Pina is now playing at the Coral Gables Art Cinema and the Regal South Beach Stadium 18.

Coral Gables Art Cinema, www.gablescinema.com, 786.385.9689 Regal South Beach Stadium 18, 305.673.6766

The

hottest Winter

in the

World

BRING IT. Winter is getting even hotter with the return of MATINÉE on Friday night, GRAMMY-nominated duo ROSABEL with a special opening set by DJ Danny Verde (his US Circuit debut!) on Saturday night, and Italy’s biggest award-winning public event, GAY VILLAGE, on Sunday night. Burn it up for six unforgettable days and nights in Miami Beach with thousands of the world’s hottest men, in the most cuttingedge winter playground in the US.

OUR MOST SIZZLING LINEUP EVER!

Alyson Calagna | Rafael Calvente | Giangi Cappai | Hector Fonseca | Willy G. Joe Gauthreaux | Brett Henrichsen | Alain Jackinsky | Herbie James | Billy Lace Felipe Lira | Javier Medina | Paulo | Guga Rahner | Phil Romano | ROSABEL | Danny Verde

Feb 29-Mar 5 | Miami Beach, FL, USA | winterparty.com

Host Hotel

International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association

Premier Marketing Partner SAN FRANCISCO

23 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter

MIAMI

LOSANGELES

24 | wire magazine | issue #8, 2012 | www.wireweekly.com | facebook | twitter