12.17.2025 | By Jack Rico | No Comments
The Short Answer: Yes, Aubrey Plaza is Latina. Speaking on the Highly Relevant Podcast, Plaza clarified that she is half Puerto Rican and that she “leads with her Puerto Rican side” when navigating her identity in Hollywood. Read More
03.4.2021 | By Jack Rico |
Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon‘ will be the first major motion-picture to be released after New York City theaters finally re-open at only 25% capacity this weekend. Though it won’t be an accurate assessment of the potential of all NYC and LA theaters fully re-opening, it will give Hollywood executives a sense for the public’s appetite to see new releases on the big screen, rather than streaming. If ‘Raya’ overdelivers, then we can assume we’re going to have a great summer. But if it underperforms… then we can surmise that people still aren’t comfortable being closed in a room with strangers for two straight hours. At the center of all this attention is Carlos Lopéz Estrada, co-director of the film, who sat with us to discuss a wide array of topics including what he learned as a director and storyteller at Disney, his thoughts on being Latino and directing an Asian film, and why he believes we’re entering a new era of Latino superheroes. Read More
07.24.2020 | By SBC Staff |
Since movie theaters are closed until mid to late August, many moviegoers will continue to consume movies at home or drive-in theaters. One of the several films opening in August is the claustrophobic film Centigrade, starring Venezuelan-American actress Genesis Rodriguez and Vincent Piazza who played Tommy DeVito in the film adaptation of Clint Eastwood’s ‘Jersey Boys’ and is directed by Brendan Walsh, no relation to Brandon Walsh. Read More
01.22.2018 | By Andrea Huswan |
Den of Thieves, the action-packed heist thriller, is one of the most anticipated releases of the year. We had the exclusive opportunity to join a small group of journalists in a roundtable discussion with the film’s stars: Gerard Butler, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Shea Jackson Jr., and Pablo Schreiber. What followed was a candid and entertaining dive into the making of the film, complete with behind-the-scenes stories and unexpected twists. Read More
07.1.2017 | By Jack Rico |
This is our exclusive Q&A with Puerto Rican director Miguel Arteta discussing the ending of Beatriz at Dinner. Our conversation spanned some memorable answers about his Puerto Rican heritage and the Latino experience in America; how he believes without a doubt The Matrix is the first multicultural blockbuster film created in Hollywood, and, yes, that controversial movie ending.
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05.9.2016 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated December 2025
In 2016, I sat down with Rob to discuss his film Being Charlie. It was a departure from his usual romantic comedies or political dramas; it was a raw, semi-autobiographical film written by his son Nick Reiner, detailing Nick’s harrowing battle with drug addiction and homelessness. Revisiting that conversation now, in the wake of this unspeakable tragedy, the words read less like a press interview and more like a ominous premonition of a wound that never truly healed. Read More
04.29.2016 | By Jack Rico |
One of the best movies to come out of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival is Between Us by Mexican-Colombian director Rafael Palacio Illingworth. The film stars Ben Feldman, Olivia Thirlby, Adam Goldberg, and Analeigh Tipton and centers around a young married couple who slowly start to question the sexual and moral commitment they have to their marriage. Read More
12.18.2015 | By Mariana Dussan |
“Transformers: Age of Extinction,” the fourth film in of the Hasbro franchise, is finally coming to theaters this June 27. I had the chance to speak with Patrick Tubach, the Oscar nominated Visual Effects Supervisor for Industrial Light & Magic — American Academy-Award-winning visual effects company founded by George Lucas — who told us why audiences will want to watch this film, how the robots come to life, and how ILM is pushing the envelope on visual effects.
10.23.2015 | By Justine Browning |
Vin Diesel is an enthusiastic one. That’s for sure. During a recent interview for his film The Last Witch Hunter, the Fast & the Furious star decided to flip the switch and ask me what I thought about the action/adventure flick. I compared him to his character Kaulder, a man who is immortal and indestructible but faces loneliness and isolation. There’s a facade the character puts up, all the while consumed by weakness. In many ways, Diesel shares similar traits. Read More
10.5.2015 | By Adam Garcia |
*Updated December 2025
ShowBizCafe had a chance to ask Steven Spielberg and the cast about the Coen Brothers’ influence on the Cold War drama Bridge of Spies. Read More
