Email Author Chris Joseph

2011 Stories by Chris Joseph

• Animated feature Chico & Rita opens MIFF

  published March 3, 2011

  Animated feature Chico & Rita opens MIFF More >>

• Microphone foreshadows the events that recently rocked Egypt

  published March 3, 2011

  Microphone foreshadows the events that recently rocked Egypt More >>

• Small Town Murder Songs: Peter Stormare's outstanding performance

  published March 3, 2011

  Small Town Murder Songs: Peter Stormare's outstanding performance More >>

• Project Nim: The riveting story of a chimp raised as a human

  published March 3, 2011

  Project Nim: The riveting story of a chimp raised as a human More >>

• Bobby Fischer Against the World: The tortured genius behind the chess grand master

  published March 3, 2011

  Bobby Fischer Against the World: The tortured genius behind the chess grand master More >>

• A Little Off the Top

  published March 3, 2011

  In a popular Seinfeld episode, Jerry’s dentist pal, Tim Whatley, decides to convert to Judaism purely for the jokes. Yisrael Campbell... More >>

• Time to Make the Doughnuts

  published March 3, 2011

  Charming and humorous Superior Donuts, which opens this Saturday at GableStage at the Biltmore, tells the story of Arthur, a former... More >>

• International Encore

  published March 3, 2011

  The Miami International Film Festival, which runs through Sunday, features a bevy of fantastic films to soothe the independent film-loving... More >>

• Magic City

  published March 3, 2011

  With three months left to graduate, Mikey, Manny and Angel Jr. are three private school buddies living the fast life of sex, drugs and hip hop in... More >>

• Murder Music

  published March 3, 2011

  Peter Stormare turns in a subdued but outstanding performance as the taciturn born-again Walter, an Ontario Mennonite farming town's police chief... More >>

• Footballers

  published March 3, 2011

  Pioneering director James Lipscomb's documentary about the 1961 state football championship game between rivals Miami High and Miami Edison... More >>

• Egypt Flick

  published March 3, 2011

  Ahmad Abdalla's Microphone tells the tale of Khaled (Abol Naga), an Egyptian expat who returns home after years abroad and discovers the... More >>

• Get Animated

  published March 3, 2011

  Filmmaker Fernando Trueba brings old Havana to life with this stylishly animated film featuring an exceptional jazz-and-blues soundtrack. The... More >>

• Monkey Business

  published March 3, 2011

  In his latest documentary, Project Nim, Academy Award-winning director James Marsh traces the extraordinary journey of a chimpanzee raised as a... More >>

• Chess Bump

  published March 3, 2011

  This engrossing documentary by Liz Garbus examines Bobby Fischer’s tumultuous career as the world’s greatest chess grand master and the... More >>

• Over-the-top laughs and brilliant acting in Zero Hour

  published February 24, 2011

  Paint me with your words," Zero Mostel tells a young New York Times reporter who's come to interview him at his 28th Street studio in... More >>

• Fight in August

  published February 24, 2011

  Nominee for seven Tony Awards and winner of five, including those for Best Play and Best Director, August: Osage County is an epic play. It... More >>

• Flicks and Freaks

  published February 24, 2011

  This year’s Miami International Film Festival, which runs Friday to March 13, boasts 100 films from 40 countries, red carpet galas,... More >>

• Current theater: vampire lovers and murderous wives

  published February 17, 2011

  Two Comedies (The Pattern and The Problem)By Brian Harris and A.R. Gurney. Through February 19 at Edge Theatre,... More >>

• The Illusionist hits a sad, charming note

  published February 10, 2011

  Originally written by legendary French filmmaker Jacques Tati, The Illusionist (not to be confused with the live-action Edward Norton... More >>

• Relationship comedies get weird at Edge Theatre

  published February 10, 2011

  Edge Theatre is known for occasional unorthodox performances with stripped-down acting ensembles showcased in small venues across the city. Its... More >>

• Desperate Passage

  published February 10, 2011

  Spase Cadets Foundation’s play Lil Haiti: The Untold Story chronicles the struggles of Haitian immigrants who have journeyed... More >>

• Alimony Moaning

  published February 10, 2011

  The play Cheaper to Keep Her tells the story of Raymond Mays and the dilemma he faces after divorcing his wife Morgan. A judge... More >>

• A weak script and stale jokes sink High Dive

  published February 3, 2011

  The concept and plot of Leslie Ayvazian's one-person play at New Theatre, High Dive, are certainly original and creative. The play... More >>

• Rage Against the Unseen

  published February 3, 2011

  José and Rosa are very much in love. They’re working in Spain — he as a construction worker and she as a housekeeper for an... More >>