How Stanley Kubrick broke the rules of Classical Hollywood cinema and...
From the Internet to followers in my hometown Miami, I have long been asked to share my MA thesis that capped off my studies...
Film Review: ‘Leviathan’ presents gritty visual poem of sea creature harvest
Though the documentary Leviathan unfolds on a fishing vessel on the tumultuous high seas, this is far from the cinematic version of “the Deadliest...
Film Review: ‘Beyond the Hills’ offers one of the strongest long-form...
Director/writer Cristian Mungiu returns with Beyond the Hills, another focused, intense drama oozing stark irony. If the Romanian New Wave of filmmakers has a...
It’s Kubrick week at O Cinema in Wynwood, Miami; read all...
In anticipation of the Miami premiere of the buzzy documentary Room 237, one of Miami's local art houses, O Cinema, will spend a week...
Film Review: Walter Salles shares his gritty take on Kerouac’s ‘On...
When famous books are adapted as movies, it’s so easy to say “the book was better.” More often than not, when you ask someone...
Film Review: ‘Caesar Must Die’ offers glimpse into life and acting
If you want to see how life informs acting, you have to see Caesar Must Die. Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani have been making movies...
Film Review: blinding panache of ‘Stoker’ distracts from flawed but inventive...
Chan-wook Park, the much-loved director of the Vengeance Trilogy arrives to America with Stoker, his English-language debut that allows him to explore his stylish...
Film review: ‘Night Across the Street’ uses poetry of cinema to...
Raúl Ruiz is one lucky son of gun to have left a testament like Night Across the Street as his swan song. The film, released...
Final weekend at MIFF: Trueba tribute, awards and aquatic-themed films
The last weekend of the Miami International Film Festival ended on a much stronger note than it began. I caught up with a strange,...
Day 8 at MIFF: Major tribute to longtime festival MVP Fernando...
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Day 8 of the Miami International Film Festival was probably one of the most reverent days as far as centerpiece events at the festival. It...