Among the countless quotable lines from Cocaine Cowboys, director Billy Corben’s influential documentary about the Miami Drug War, is this summary of the population of prewar Miami Beach, from one blunt observer: It consisted of “a lot of old people just sitting on rocking chairs waiting to die.” Corben didn’t linger on the porch sitters much. He cut to the chase, which is … [Read more...]
Where everybody had an Uncle Joe: Making ‘The Last Resort’
Fresh from its area premiere at the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, a popular documentary of the history of Miami Beach, its transition from a retirees’ community to a hip, young multicultural club scene, and the two local photographers who chronicled its heyday, The Last Resort, arrives in theaters this Friday. Co-directors Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch both grew up … [Read more...]