“21 Jump Street” Is A Reboot That Delivers

“21 Jump Street” Is A Reboot That Delivers

Mary Mata March 19, 2012

“21 Jump Street” is the latest offering by directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who brought us “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” The film stars Jonah Hill of such […]

Documentary Sees The LA Riots Through Raw Footage, Interviews

Mary Mata

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

Mary Mata

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

Mary Mata

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 […]

Why Latinos Should Go See “Casa De Mi Padre”

Mary Mata March 17, 2012

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

Mary Mata March 16, 2012

“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 […]

Documentary Shows How Wonder Woman Catalyzed American Feminism

Mary Mata March 14, 2012

“Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines” is a documentary directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. The film was screened during South by Southwest in Austin this week. The movie deals […]

Miami Stars In Short Films At South By Southwest

Mary Mata

Narrative Shorts 2 was a panel here in Austin for South By Southwest at the Alamo Draft House. These shorts are one of a three-part series, a collection of short […]

“Marley” Wants To Be The Definitive Bob Marley Documentary

Mary Mata March 13, 2012

“Marley” was one of the highlighted feature documentaries here at South by Southwest this week. “Marley” was directed by Kevin McDonald, director of the widely acclaimed “Last King of Scotland.” […]

“Los Chidos” Is Half Flawless, Half Terrible

Mary Mata March 12, 2012

“Los Chidos” played recently at the South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. It is the new film by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, a musician of At the Drive-In and Mars Volta […]