As the year comes to a close and January makes its way into our lives — with both award season buzz and junk that studios want to dump — the Miami Jewish Film Festival is ready to launch. And it has plenty of gems in its lineup. Just over a…

Last night at a special reception at the Tower Theater, the Miami International Film Festival revealed quite a bundle of exciting news about its upcoming year. Specifically, it was a night dedicated to revealing the latest poster for the festivals 32nd edition. The poster, which you can see just above,…

Long-distance relationships aren’t exactly an easy thing to depict. This isn’t to say certain filmmakers haven’t tried, but the results — like Going the Distance and Like Crazy — have been of middling quality, at best. But 10.000KM understands exactly how distance plays a factor in the way some relationships…

Fourteen years ago, Love & Basketball hit theaters, and even though so much time has passed the film still feels fresh. Maybe it’s the great performances from everyone in the cast, especially Sanaa Lathan, or the fact that writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood has a special talent for depicting characters that are…

With a third theater opening this week, and a line-up that’s consistently dedicated to spreading lesser known films, it’s no surprise that O Cinema makes a great home for independent filmmakers. And with that comes the opportunity to introduce South Florida communities to cultures they don’t typically see on screen…

It’s October folks, specifically the back half of October, which means we’re getting incredibly close to Halloween. Some people like to head out and party the night away, but for others, a low-key night at home or at the movies seems like a better plan. This year, there’s an abundance…

Another month, another exciting announcement from the Miami Jewish Film Festival on a new project to benefit the community. In partnership with Independent Lens Television Service (ITVS), WPBT2, the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, and Temple Beth Sholom, MJFF is launching the Community Cinema series, which will feature…

For all the works that U.S. studios make that are set in foreign countries, it’s tough to come up with American animated films that are genuinely linked to the country that they portray. You’ve got things like Madagascar and Ratatouille set elsewhere, but these and others don’t engage with the…

Vara: A Blessing Khyentse Norbu’s Vara: A Blessing begins strong, introducing audiences to Lila, a young woman who practices the art of bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance that evokes the art of temple dancers. In its first act, the film proposes a bit of a flip on the typical route…

It’s only a few days until a taste of the annual Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) invades the newly renovated Tower Theater in Little Havana. The name of the minifest — MIFFecito — is a play on the cafecitos so prevalent in the neighborhood. MIFF executive director Jaie Laplante says…

Last time I wrote about the way Hispanic actors and actresses are shoved into stereotyped roles, people got frustrated. But guess what? A lot of people are just as frustrated by the fact that a beautiful Welsh actress just got handed a role that should have certainly gone to someone…

There’s a good chance that filmmaker Signe Baumane isn’t on your radar yet, but with her first feature film, Rocks in My Pockets, being declared Latvia’s submission for the Academy Awards this year, she should be. It’s not just because of her Oscar submission that folks should be looking out…

Many leave their hometowns for Hollywood, wide-eyed and hopeful, ready to make movies and to become stars. But for the rest of us, the ones who prefer to stick around their haunts or simply enjoy the scenery and atmosphere that Miami provides, there’s some pretty cool filmmaking and screening options…

Plenty of filmmakers have wildly imaginative careers, but none have been quite as playful and engaging as former Monty Python troupe member Terry Gilliam. And O Cinema Wynwood, known for picking intriguing films and presenting unexpected but deserving classics, is exactly the theater primed to explore such a filmmaker’s varied…

“There’s no avoiding trouble in this world if you want to make something,” Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch says about making his first feature film. “But it’s worth it.” And God Help the Girl, the musical he wrote and directed, certainly took a lot of toil to become the…

“There’s no avoiding trouble in this world if you want to make something,” Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch says about making his first feature film. “But it’s worth it.” And God Help the Girl, the delightful musical he wrote and directed, certainly took a lot of work to become…

Back for a second year at the Miami Beach Cinematheque, the Miami Fashion Film Festival (MIAFFF) is killing it on the big screen, delivering the kind of inventive styles that one would expect from the people who live here. Instead of just feature-length works, like the documentary Advanced Style which…