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‘The Marksman’ Juan Pablo Raba On The Value Of Border Stories And Brown Savior Narratives
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2021/06/01 at 8:37pm

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‘The Marksman’ Juan Pablo Raba On The Value Of Border Stories And Brown Savior Narratives

06.1.2021 | By |

Actor Juan Pablo Raba currently co-stars in Liam Neeson’s border thriller ‘The Marksman’ out on streaming right now. He plays Mauricio, a Mexican cartel soldier out to retrieve his missing prize. Raba discusses how border stories are not going anywhere. People will keep coming up with these stories as they feel so relevant and are here to stay. We also debate The Marksman’s “white savior” narrative and why he believes the movie is really a “brown savior” film.

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Can Asian and Latino Unity Make ‘In The Heights’ Reach #1 At The Box Office?
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jon Chu – ‘In The Heights’
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2021/05/25 at 4:41pm

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Can Asian and Latino Unity Make ‘In The Heights’ Reach #1 At The Box Office?

05.25.2021 | By |

Can Asian and Latino Unity Make ‘In The Heights’ Reach #1 At The Box Office? The upcoming film ‘In The Heights,’ which already accounts for a Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jon Chu collaboration, has A LOT riding on it. If a movie about Latinos fails, studios will view it as evidence that moviegoers aren’t interested in seeing Latino stories. This is a bigger problem for Hispanics than it already is. If it opens at #1, it could single-handedly open the floodgates to Latino stories being normalized on-screen.

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New Rita Moreno Documentary Releases Official Trailer
Rita Moreno in ‘Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It’
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2021/04/22 at 5:18pm

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New Rita Moreno Documentary Releases Official Trailer

04.22.2021 | By |

‘Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided To Go For It,’ which made its world premiere at this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival, has an official trailer for its anticipated commercial debut. Read More

Latinx Filmmaker John Gutierrez Debuts ‘Sons of the Sea’ at CineQuest Film Festival
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2021/03/25 at 10:45am

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Latinx Filmmaker John Gutierrez Debuts ‘Sons of the Sea’ at CineQuest Film Festival

03.25.2021 | By |

Emerging Mexican-American filmmaker John Gutierrez is set to showcase his debut feature, Sons of the Sea, at the CineQuest Film & Creativity Festival – the annual independent film festival held each March in San Jose, California. Read More

Actor Randall Park On Hollywood And America
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2021/02/20 at 7:00am

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Actor Randall Park On Hollywood And America

02.20.2021 | By |

This week on the ‘Brown & Black’ podcast, We talk to Actor Randall Park on Hollywood and America. At a crucial time when Asian hate crimes are on the rise, a Black man, a Latino man, and an Asian man get together for a candid conversation on race, image representation, and the state of the Hollywood industry right now. We also get Park’s thoughts on ‘Minari’ and how he sees the American Dream today. We tackle the past and present of Asian representation in Hollywood and his place in it, plus his thoughts on why “packaging” is the reason Latinos aren’t catching a break with movie studios.

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Exclusive Trailer ‘The Wall of Mexico,’ Esai Morales New Allegorical Film
Esai Morales in ‘The Wall of Mexico’
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2020/09/11 at 12:16pm

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Exclusive Trailer ‘The Wall of Mexico,’ Esai Morales New Allegorical Film

09.11.2020 | By |

The Wall of Mexico, co-starring Esai Morales, is a new movie that takes on the US-Mexico border debacle with an allegorical twist. Things don’t seem what they are so get ready to have your perspective upended. Check out the exclusive trailer, release date, and poster below.  Read More

The 2020 New York Film Festival: The Best Movies To See Virtually
Tilda Swinton in Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Human Voice’
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2020/09/11 at 11:52am

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The 2020 New York Film Festival: The Best Movies To See Virtually

09.11.2020 | By |

The 2020 New York Film Festival (NYFF), North America’s second oldest film festival, is set to start September 17 to October 11 with an innovative blend of drive-in and virtual screenings. This adaptation to the current global situation allows the festival to offer a nationwide platform for its diverse and compelling lineup, including Pedro Almodóvar’s new short, The Human Voice. Click the visual gallery to see what films we recommend you watch.

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Watch Oscar Isaac In The First Look At ‘Dune’
Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides in ‘Dune’
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2020/09/09 at 12:51pm

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Watch Oscar Isaac In The First Look At ‘Dune’

09.9.2020 | By |

Finally, the much anticipated first trailer of “Dune,” based on Frank Herbert’s sci-fi books from 1965, is here. The film stars Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Zendaya Coleman, Jason Momoa, Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, amongst others.

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Genesis Rodriguez’s ‘Centigrade’ Releases First Trailer
Genesis Rodriguez in ‘Centigrade’
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2020/07/24 at 6:11pm

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Genesis Rodriguez’s ‘Centigrade’ Releases First Trailer

07.24.2020 | By |

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

Paulina Chavez On Everything You Should Know From Netflix’s Latinx Show ‘The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia’
Paulina Chavez, The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia
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2020/02/10 at 1:57pm

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Paulina Chavez On Everything You Should Know From Netflix’s Latinx Show ‘The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia’

02.10.2020 | By |

Netflix has a brand new Latinx show premiering February 17th called, The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia. It stars Paulina Chavez and Jencarlos Canela, with cameos from Mario Lopez and Cristela Alonzo. I had the chance to chat with its young female lead, Chavez, via phone, to discuss the improvement of Latinx images on-screen, sitcom formats, what it was like to be directed by Eva Longoria, and that new album she’s doing with Jencarlos Canela. Read More

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