2001: A Space Odyssey 50 years later on 70mm still transcendent
For all the writing I’ve done on the science fiction masterpiece that is Stanley Kubrick’s cinematic adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey (see the...
‘Melancholia’ offers intimate, if flawed, look at the end of the...
Lars von Trier's Melancholia touches on humanity's existence in relation to the universe by taking an intimate approach to drama. It's a refreshing twist...
‘La Rafle’ resonates in the details of the ’roundup’ of Jews...
If there is a moment in history that does not need overwrought drama, sentimentality and heavy-handedness it is the roundup of Jews to Hitler’s...
More Characters Under the Sun: Miami International Film Festival Announces Changes...
In its 33rd iteration, Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival is putting artistic talent at the forefront of all its competitions. Festival Director,...
Eric Rohmer passes away
I loved the work of this pioneer of the French New Wave. So sad to hear filmmaker Eric Rohmer has died at the age...
In Eight Days A Week, we discover the making of a...
Director Ron Howard takes advantage of the wealth of archival photos and videos of the Beatles to recreate their touring years in his most...
The Day After captures loneliness of being with other people
As much as Hong Sang-soo’s latest film The Day After features people in conversation, hardly does a movie ever capture how alone people really...
Hitchcock/Truffaut transmits the desire of filmmaking for all to fall in...
It can be a tricky proposition: making a film about films. Even trickier is the idea of making a film based on a book...
Filmmaker Tom Kalin, Whitney’s Warhol expert Claire Henry in Miami to...
We at Independent Ethos are extremely supportive of the Miami Beach Cinematheque and its Speaking In Cinema series, which would not be possible without...
Frantz reveals power of storytelling in buoying life — a film...
Drawing inspiration from and even giving screen credit to Ernst Lubitsch’s 1932 film Broken Lullaby, François Ozon’s Frantz presents the deep effects of war...