Harrowing Afghanistan war doc. ‘Armadillo’ comes to video
Last week, Kino on Video announced the release of the Danish war documentary Armadillo (Support the Independent Ethos, purchase on Amazon) in the US....
New David Cronenberg projects fleshing out
According to "Variety," the other day, Colin Farrell and Marion Cotillard are now officially attached to headline the cast in David Cronenberg's version of...
Indie film ‘Kids Are All Right’ keeps expanding in theaters, deservedly...
It was nice to read the news the other day that Lisa Cholodenko’s hit indie film The Kids Are All Right has swollen to...
Death Cab streaming their new song… it’s good
It has been hard for me to resist Death Cab For Cutie, as much as I sometimes want to. It's all pretty poppy, but...
As Pink Floyd reissue mania continues, allow me a few words...
Pink Floyd has seen quite a resurgence in interest these past couple of years. Since the blog began, I have referenced them often. There...
Help fund release of rare WW II footage by Sam Fuller
This year would have marked Samuel Fuller's 100th birthday. Often refered to as a "maverick" filmmaker, Fuller earned the reference as one of those...
The Strongest Man director Kenny Riches talks Sundance and scary Miami...
Miami has a bit of a local hero in the indie film world. Kenny Riches wrote, produced and directed The Strongest Man, a film he...
Florida Film Critics Circle reveal best of 2017… and my ballot
Today the Florida Film Critics Circle announced the winners of the best films and performances on film in 2017. How does this writer feel...
Old Man Diode brings poetry of Rick Holland into “disco” territory
It's not really "disco" per say. "Off-beat," "odd," "quirky" and "infectious" all work to describe "Open Blue," actually subverting the genre that is now...
‘Granito – How To Nail a Dictator’ explores routine complexity of...
It takes a true independent filmmaker to make a movie that dares to implicate the CIA in its role of facilitating the genocide of...