Documentary Sees The LA Riots Through Raw Footage, Interviews
Documentary Sees The LA Riots Through Raw Footage, Interviews
Austin, Texas — “Uprising: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots” is a documentary directed by Mark Ford that premiered at South by Southwest and will be shown on VH1 on May 1. […]
“Wolf” Examines The Totality Of Sexual Abuse
Austin, Texas — “Wolf” is the latest film and the first feature length film by Ya’Ke Smith, which premiered at South by Southwest. The film deals with the particularly deep subject […]
“Jeff” Tries, Fails To Humanize Jeffrey Dahmer
Austin, Texas — “Jeff” premiered at South by Southwest this past week; it is a documentary film that concentrates less on the horrendous actions of Jeffrey Dahmer himself, and more on […]
Music From Mexico, Portland, And Seattle At SXSW
Austin, Texas — The third day of SXSW Music began at Austin Convention Center with a showcase called “Torreblanca & Amigas,” which included Mexican songstress Natalia Lafourcade, Chilean electro-pop rock princess […]
Rock, Hip-Hop, Punk From NYC, Panama, Mexico, Paris, At SXSW
Austin, Texas — The second night of music at SXSW started off with a promising showcase with Andrea Balency Trio and Torreblanca at Buffalo Billiards. Andrea Balency, born in Paris but […]
The Libro-Traficante Caravan Hits The Road
By Belinda Acosta Librotraficante Caravan: Day 3—El Paso to Mesilla and Albuquerque, New Mexico It’s really quite amazing what a couple of laptops, three cell phones, an operational hotspot and […]
Culture Clash’s “American Night: The Ballad of Juan José”
By Carlos San Miguel “American Night: The Ballad of Juan José” is a fantastic play that premiered at the 2010 Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Written by Richard Montoya and developed by Culture […]
Why Latinos Should Go See “Casa De Mi Padre”
By Jose Cruz, OurTiempo.com There has been no question to how this site has felt about this Friday’s release of the new film Casa De Mi Padre. Even before the first […]
“Amor Cronico” Is A Musical Homage To Cuba
“Amor Cronico” is the latest offering by director Jorge Perrugía. It stars Cucu Diamantes and is an open love letter to Cuba, paying homage to both independent Cuban filmmakers as […]
Music From Colombia, Mexico City, LA And More At SXSW
Tuesday was the first day of SXSW music, a day in which I realized that you couldn’t avoid watching performers even if you tried. Wander the streets surrounding the Austin […]
