Miami Rhapsody

The film works best when Frankel orchestrates his Rhapsody to show the hardscrabble reality of living in a city that sells fantasy.....Farrow and Banderas, however, make it comprehensible in a terrific seduction scene that starts with him showing her his at-home exercise equipment.....Cinematographer Jack Wallner tracks these lovers and losers onto touristy beaches and into exotic local hideaways..... ... Full Review

Friday January 27, 1995 "Miami Rhapsody," a comedy about marital jitters starring Sarah Jessica Parker , is full of funny performers and beautiful Miami scenery and classic pop tunes but it still seems awfully familiar. The most enjoyable moments in "Miami Rhapsody" are the ones in which the characters are dazed by their own libidos--Gwyn most of all. ... Full Review

Distinctly non-Allen, however, is the colorful look of the film, which nicely accents the uniquely Florida combination of Jewish and Latin American influence. In all, first-time writer/di-rector/producer David Frankel ("Funny About Love," TV's "Doctor, Doctor") has come up with a sprightly adult comedy that should please most audiences. ... Full Review

The most enjoyable moments in "Miami Rhapsody" are the ones in which the characters are dazed by their own libidos--Gwyn most of all.....Frankel does well by his actors, though..... ... Full Review

Some people are heralding Miami Rhapsody as Parker's breakthrough into mainstream acting.....Director David Frankel loves Woody Allen.....The supporting cast is fabulous:.... ... Full Review

Latin mambo star Pedro Aguilar has died at the age of 81. Aguilar, who found fame with his innovative style of mambo dance, died of heart failure in Miami, Florida on January 13. ... Full Article

What do we want from art now?It sums up Art Basel Miami well that one of the best-selling works of the annual extravaganza was finally smart, small, darkly comic - and dirt-cheap. ... Full Article

Fri., Jul. 22, 2005 3:00 PM PDT by Sarah Hall Bring on the extra-hold hairspray-- Jennifer Lopez is headed for the Windy City. The multihyphenate diva has selected Chicago as the home city to her first stateside JLo boutique, after... ... Full Article

Fashion Week of the Americas is toddling along at the ripe ol' age of 6.The four-day runway event shows the wares of designers from South America, Central America, the Caribbean and other ports. ... Full Article

Miami Rhapsody . Dysfunctional, familial-tied relationship-comedy oriented in a kvetch-y, talk-y, argumentative Woody Allenish style. It, too, centers if not specifically, than obviously, on the very Allen-esque Jewish Sarah Jessica Parker, and the casting choice of Mia Farrow as her... ... Full Article

U.S. Distributor: Hollywood Pictures Presumably, after making thirteen movies with Woody Allen, Mia Farrow has been missing the wry human insight and cleverly-concocted scripts which characterize Allen's work. ... Full Article