Miami Film Festival GEMS 2017 premieres 5 films coming soon
This year’s Miami Film Festival GEMS felt like a low-key affair compared to previous versions. It began with one of the festival’s best movies,...
Miami Beach Cinematheque unveils its Interactive Archive Project this week
Around the silver screen of the Miami Beach Cinematheque, which presents such daring films such as Zama (read our review here), is an extensive library...
Watch the Sundance-selected, Miami-made short “The Sun Like a Big Dark...
It's been a while since I first saw the short film "El sol como un gran animal oscuro" or "The Sun Like a Big...
Three choice indie singles released in July
Protomartyr - "A Private Understanding”
The new track by the post-punk wonders from Detroit, Protomartyr, “A Private Understanding” is quite epic. It builds on a...
Ambient duo Spielberger find place for “real” guitars on ‘Jazzy’
Spielberger has returned with a brand new album, and the duo has added guitars and drums to their wash of ambient noise. Where 2011’s...
Florida Film Critics Circle announces 2018 winners
As promised yesterday, here are the winners of the annual Florida Film Critics Circle Awards. This writer became chair of the group this year,...
Gabó brings back electro-scoring to silent film with Buster Keaton
Gabriel Pulido, aka Gabó, will once again bring his unique ambient music stylings to a silent film at the Miami Beach Cinematheque. Last year, Pulido produced...
5 recommendations at Miami Film Fest + New indie rock –...
It's been a while since I've been on Jolt Radio with a new episode of "The Independent Ethos Radio Hour." Reviewing movies for Miami...
Independent Ethos Radio Hour – episode 1
It's here, the first episode of The Independent Ethos Radio Hour on Joltradio.org. To sum it up, this was recorded just after I attended...
Pinback returns to S. Florida for rare show; my extensive coverage...
Last year, Pinback returned after five years of recording silence with the new album: Information Retrieved. Even bigger for this writer is the San Diego-based...