Email AuthorKareem Tabsch
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Halloween Movies: A Miami Film Guide to Flicks That'll Scare You Sh*tless
October 26, 2012 in Cultist
via IMDB.comSleep Tight plays at Miami Beach Cinematheque.As hard to believe as it might be, growing up I was a big ol' scaredy cat. I have vivid memories of...
Miami Indie Cinema Fall Preview: Miami Connection, For Ellen, Tom Wolfe, Bettie Page, and Beyond
September 28, 2012 in Cultist
Joshua Tree, 1951 Resurrects James Dean in South Beach Tonight
September 19, 2012 in Cultist
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Finding Nemo 3-D, and Why 3-D Filmmaking Is Not the Future
September 14, 2012 in Cultist
via imdb.comIn fairness, this guy probably looks awesome in 3-D.Coming to your local megaplex this weekend is the Pixar masterpiece Finding Nemo, the delightful story of a father and son...
Magic City vs. Sin City: Why Miami Should Be Hollywood's New Vegas
September 07, 2012 in Cultist
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The Depend-ables: Why Hollywood's Aging Actors Must Evolve or Retire
August 24, 2012 in Cultist
via theexpendables2film.comJean-Claude Van Damme in The Expendables 2.The year is 1988, George H.W. Bush is making his run for the White House, and the Russians leave Afganistan. People start buying...
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The Comics Factory Helps You Become a Super You
August 10, 2012 in Cultist
The Comics FactorySo it's dirty confession time. For as much as every superhero movie geek creams in their pants over him, I really can't stand Christian Bale as Batman....
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The Dark Knight Rises and Denver: A Film-Lover's Response
July 20, 2012 in Cultist
I can't recall for certain what the first film I ever saw in a movie theater was. Being a child of the '80s, I'm hoping my parents had the foresight...
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway: Rediscovering the Made-in-Miami Film
July 13, 2012 in Cultist
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Ten Films That Prove Animation's Not Just for Kids
July 06, 2012 in Cultist
Chico & Rita: required viewing for all South Floridians.Summertime is arguably one of the best times for film lovers. All the biggest films get released in what is an endless...
Woody Allen: His Underrated Past, European Present, and Upcoming Return to New York
June 29, 2012 in Cultist
Safety Not Guaranteed: Local Film Writer Derek Connolly Channels Miami's Meme-Ready Weirdness
June 15, 2012 in Cultist
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Exclusive: Billy Corben Tells All Following Jury Duty Hearing
June 14, 2012 in Cultist
Being one of the most visible and outspoken citizens in Miami is hard work. Just ask director Billy Corben, who had to answer to the court Wednesday for tweeting during...
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So You Want an Apocalypse? Hollywood's Got You Covered
June 08, 2012 in Cultist
4:44 Last Day on EarthIt's the end of the world as we know it.If you are reading this, there is a good chance you're not dead yet. Probably. But don't...
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The Miami Beach Cinematheque: A Love Story
June 01, 2012 in Cultist
Photo by Mike Butler, via FacebookIt's an amazing time to be a cinephile in South Florida. What was once an all-but-ignored town for anything that wasn't coming out of Hollywood...
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How Many Film Festivals Does Miami Really Need?
May 25, 2012 in Cultist
Last Stop Kurtulus screens as part of the Turkish Film Festival.Next week, Miami Beach's Colony Theatre will play home to the second Turkish Film Festival.Surprised? So was I. The news...
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Box Office Earnings, Explained: Why Showing Up Matters at the Movies
May 18, 2012 in Cultist
The almighty dollar.The accounting department at Disney is working overtime these days, burdened with tallying the ever-growing box office reports for the blockbuster superhero film, The Avengers. Since its April...
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Tim Burton: A History of Our Complicated Affair
May 11, 2012 in Cultist
Johnny Depp in Burton's latest, Dark Shadows.Tim Burton doesn't know it, but we are frenemies.Frenemies have a relationship that is both mutually beneficial or dependent while being competitive, and fraught...
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Superhero Movies: How to Build a Better Film
May 04, 2012 in Cultist
The Avengers: We can do better.It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a buff white man in tights and a cape flying through the sky.Like every other self-respecting film...
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A Gay Old Time at the Movies: Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and Beyond
April 27, 2012 in Cultist
Elliott Loves screens as part of the 2012 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.I was sitting at the bar of the Yarrow Hotel at Sundance, escaping, like many do, the...
