02.13.2013 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated November 2025
As The Weinstein Company is making an invigorated Oscar push to drive their dramedy Silver Linings Playbook to a historic upset over the leading favorite front runner Argo in the Best Picture category, I had a lengthy and very enjoyable discussion with one of its co-stars, Puerto Rican thespian John Ortiz, who plays Ronnie, best friend to Bradley Cooper in the film.
02.12.2013 | By Karen Posada |
The original animated family film Escape From Planet Earth is arriving in theaters just in time for the weekend. This project features a strong lineup of Latino talent, including Jessica Alba as the intelligent Chief Lena and Sofia Vergara as the anchor Gabby. George Lopez also joins the cast as the three-eyed alien, Thurman. Read More
02.7.2013 | By Jack Rico |
The first time I saw Puerto Rican actress Gloria Laino was at 2012’s ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ post-credits teaser trailer of the Paranormal Latino spinoff. Her brief appearance freaked me out for days as it did the rest of the audience in the theater. Regrettably, the horror film is in development hell and who knows if it’s ever going to see the light of day.
What we can say is that she is very busy working in television and film with American Horror Story: Asylum and A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III starring Charlie Sheen, respectively. Read More
01.27.2013 | By Karen Posada |
ShowBizCafe.com was one of the three Hispanic outlets invited to the exclusive red carpet premiere of ‘Warm Bodies’ in New York City. There I got to catch up with the main cast and director, as well as spot a few other celebrities invited to the screening such as Tony Danza and Gabourey Sidibe, best known for her role in the movie ‘Precious’.
‘Warm Bodies’ from director Jonathan Levine is about a Zombie named R (Nicholas Hoult) who falls in love with a human, Julie (Teresa Palmer), which changes the rules in both of their worlds and might help calm the chaos of the apocalypse. Read More
01.16.2013 | By Jack Rico |
Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron‘s “Gravity” finally has a release date. It will come out in theaters October 4th, 2013.
The science fiction thriller stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney). But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone—tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth…and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space. Read More
01.10.2013 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated November 2025
For the Latino moviegoers who have already seen Argo or those who will now see it due to the 7 Oscar nominations it received today from the Academy, you might be submerged into the controversy that has arisen from the big reveal in the movie… Ben Affleck who directs and stars in “Argo“, is named Tony Mendez, an obvious Latino. Read More
12.11.2012 | By Karen Posada |
It’s been almost 10 years since ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ premiered and now finally the prequel to ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is here, ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ will open in the United States this Friday December 14. This one will be followed by ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ to open December 13, 2013 and then, ‘The Hobbit: There and Back Again’ July 18th 2014. In this first part, we will join young Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) in his first adventure with some new faces such as Thorin (Richard Armitage) the Dwarf King of Erebor and the rest of the twelve dwarves, whose kingdom has been taken away by a dragon named Smaug. Familiar faces accompany us on the trip such as the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) and they will bump into Goblins, Orcs, Giant Spiders, Sorcerers and even Gollum (Andy Serkis) among others. In this journey he will discover himself as well as the wanders that the world outside of The Shire has to offer. Read More
12.4.2012 | By SBC Staff |
The New York Film Critics Circle surprisingly voted yesterday wins in three different categories for “Zero Dark Thirty” as the Best Picture, Kathryn Bigelow for Best Director and Greig Fraser for Best Cinematography. Despite not winning in the Best Actress department, Jessica Chastain (protagonist of ZDT) is nevertheless one of the favorites to win it at the Oscars come February 24th, 2013. Read More
11.27.2012 | By Karen Posada |
Director Andrew Dominik has spent over a decade crafting a small but powerful catalog of films. His debut, Chopper, earned him critical acclaim and three awards from the Australian Film Institute. This success led to a high-profile collaboration with Brad Pitt on The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Read More
10.27.2012 | By SBC Staff |
Halloween is upon us and the latest horror film to be making the rounds is “Silent Hill:Revelation 3D”. Is it better than ‘Sinister,’ ‘V/H/S,’ ‘REC 3’ or ‘Silent House’? No, but the visuals are definitely an attraction. Based on the popular videogames, ‘Silent Hill 3’ takes into a nerve-wracking world few can live in. When her father disappears, Heather Mason (Adelaide Clemens) is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that have plagued her since childhood.
The movie was not screened to the regular press during week of release, just to the select few that were doing the interviews to the lead cast members.Our very own Karen Posada was one of them and asked them to give us an inside look at: Read More
