Alejandro Jodorowsky replies to my questions via email, Part 2 –...
It was deadline day, and like magic, after almost a month waiting for his response via email, the legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky finally responded to...
Filmmaker/Activist Jose Antonio Vargas talks about hesitation to bare his soul...
About a week ago, filmmaker/activist Jose Antonio Vargas was buzzing about Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel introducing his film Documented, which focuses on his life...
'Heli' director Amat Escalante talks about making waves in indie film...
In an exclusive interview with Independent Ethos, Amat Escalante, best known for receiving the 2013 Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival for...
John Turturro on career achievement awards, shooting in 35mm and maturing...
During the Miami International Film Festival, I had an opportunity to sit down with actor/director John Turturro. I was told I had 12 minutes to discuss his new...
An Interview with 'Hide Your Smiling Faces' Filmmaker Daniel Patrick Carbone...
The other day I reviewed Hide Your Smiling Faces, an incredible indie film that was picked up by Tribeca Film recently (Film Review: ‘Hide Your...
Update from the Archives: The Dead Milkmen, chatting with guitarist/vocalist Joe...
I met the Dead Milkmen 21 years ago. They were the first band with MTV cred and international recognition I had the chance to...
Film and music stories in 'Pure Honey' 31, plus free music
More music on the Independent Ethos, you say? Well, every month, "Purehoney Magazine," which I also contribute to, puts together a compilation of alternative...
12 years in the making: an interview follow-up with Samuel Beam...
If I don't seem to be writing that much about music here lately, it's only because I've been doing it elsewhere. Below, you will...
An interview with the actors of the Oscar-nominated 'Omar' in Miami...
Today, the Palestinian/Israeli actors Adam Bakri and Leem Lubany will make a big public appearance in Miami. They are being hosted by the Coral Gables Art Cinema for...
'Act of Killing' directors respond to Oscar nomination
This morning, the nominees for the Oscar® awards were announced. Among those nominated for best documentary* was the already plenty-award-winning film the Act of Killing, which also won best documentary from us...