Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures filmmakers talk about interview subjects and...
When documentary filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato began exploring who the American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was for their in-depth documentary, Mapplethorpe: Look at...
In Sweet Bean compassion heals all wounds – a film review
Sweet Bean is a deeply moving depiction of true friendship and a lesson on how to appreciate life through the world around us -- including...
Reflecting on 2015, Part 4 – Best Films according to Hans
Mid-year, I teased my working lists of The best films of 2015 … so far. It's finalized. Four films had their premieres at either Miami Dade College's Miami...
Dheepan winds inner turmoil with tense intimacy — a film review
Shadows obscure life throughout Dheepan, in the drudgery of scraping a living together from nighttime street vending to cleaning out dank common areas in a French...
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...
IndieEthos Insiders Tour 5: I, Daniel Blake breaks hearts with humanistic...
Politics and cinema has never mattered more to the British social-realist director Ken Loach. It was the election of a conservative government that brought him...
Deeply moving film from Basque country, Flowers, makes exclusive U.S. commercial...
UPDATE: For those who missed it when it had its U.S. premiere theatrical run at Coral Gables Art Cinema, Loreak now has a distributor...
'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...
Brilliant ‘No’ premieres in Miami at MIFF Day 5, plus other...
This morning most of my Miami International Film Festival coverage will be found on the “Miami New Times” blog “Cultist.” As I noted yesterday,...
The Clan confronts Argentina’s past with unflinching black humor — a...
The Clan may just be one of the most demented movies Argentina has ever produced. It’s a wide-eyed stare into the abyss of the...