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Rakontur ten-year restrospective at O Cinema March 26-30

Rejoice and Shout Documentary Brings Gospel Voices to O Cinema

Photo courtesy of Magnolia PicturesMarie Knight in Rejoice and Shout. The Swan Silvertones first performed "Only Believe" about seventy years ago, singing, "All things are possible, if you only believe." And so many years later, the haunting tune still moves Don McGlynn. It is one of the documentari ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Über-Smuggler Mickey Munday!

Magnolia Pictures​Of all of Miami's '80s-era cocaine cowboys, Mickey Munday is our favorite. Jon Roberts is a little too batshit-insane for our taste. Max Mermelstein adopted a false identity and died broke. Griselda Blanco scares the shit out of us and has absconded back to Colombia. And Manny No ... More >>

Food, Inc. Comes To Miami

Takepart.orgMystery meatWhen Martha Stewart tweets, we best listen up.  She recently mentioned a screening she arranged for employees of a documentary that we just had to see.  The film is called Food, Inc. and reveals what we eat, how it's produced and how it's consumed.  It's hittin ... More >>

Our Mickey Rourke Is an Oscar Nominee

The Oscar nominations came out this morning. There were some surprises, but as virtually everyone expected, Mickey Rourke got a nod for best lead actor for his role in The Wrestler. What started as a local hook for covering awards-show nonsense has turned into quite a saga detailing Rourke's strange ... More >>

Meet the Cocaine Queen

Cocaine Cowboys sequel takes us to the web of the Black Widow.