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Karen Posada

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2012/05/31 at 12:00am

Stallone and De Niro will box

05.31.2012 | By |

Stallone and De Niro will box

In October 2010 there were rumors about a boxing comedy from the director of ‘Tommy Boy’ and ‘Anger Management’ Peter Segall. The story would deal with two retired boxers who return to the ring for one last extraordinary fight.

Back then it was said that the two boxers would be Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone, but the cast seemed like a fantasy. Now it is said that both stars are in negotiations and the movie will begin shooting next year.

In reality the most exciting thing about this announcement is seeing Rocky Balboa and Jake La Motta from ‘Raging Bull’ again, in what would be the most fantastic fight on the big screen.

The most concerning thing is that Segal will be the one to direct it and in reality he hasn’t done anything good since ‘Tommy Boy’ with Chris Farley, except for ‘My Fellow Americans’ and ’50 First Dates’.

The other problem is that the last comedic roles from De Niro have been disappointing, such as the ones in ‘Little Fockers’ and ‘New Year’s Eve’. On the other hand, Stallone hasn’t done a comedy since ‘Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot’.

We don’t really know how this movie will turn out, since it can easily end up being a disaster. But, maybe these two historic actors and iconic boxers can give us an incredible comedy, for the first time in a long time. It will remain to be seen.  

Jack Rico

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2012/05/30 at 12:00am

DVD Radio: Goon, Man on a Ledge

05.30.2012 | By |

DVD Radio: Goon, Man on a Ledge

This week from Miami, on the Enrique Santos Morning Show, Jack Rico reviews the new DVD/Bluray releases: GOON, a vulgar comedy with heart, and MAN ON A LEDGE, this is as bad as it gets.

You can hear our DVD review segment in Miami on the ‘Enrique Santos Morning Show‘ every Tuesday at 7:25 AM and 9:25 AM by Univision Radio ‘MIX98.3FM’ in Miami or the global network by visiting: http://www.enriquesantos.com/

Karen Posada

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2012/05/30 at 12:00am

High School

05.30.2012 | By |

High School

Here’s another pointless, not very funny and brain dead teen comedy ‘High School’. It has a clear set, easy to follow pattern but it’s so formulaic, predictable and ridiculous that is hard to enjoy it. Yes there are some laughs and crazy scenarios, but not much different from other better teen movies that are actually fun and funny to watch to give a recent example ‘Project X’.

 

Senior Henry Burke (Matt Bush) is persuaded by the school’s biggest stoner Breaux (Sean Marquette) to try marijuana for the first time. In the meantime, principal Gordon (Michael Chiklis) enforces a mandatory drug test in the school, due to many students that have been caught under the influence. Afraid of getting expelled and loosing his college scholarship Henry teams up with Breaux, who comes up with the idea to get the whole school high by spiking the school’s bake sale of brownies. Their biggest obstacle is drug dealer Psycho Ed (Adrien Brody), who is out to hunt them after they steal his most powerful stash. They must find a way of avoiding the crazy drug dealer, as well as their school’s principal in order for their plan to work.

 

The movie seems to get just as high as the characters do, because the scenes get more ridiculous by the minute. It is a shame to see an actor like Brody taking part of such a mindless project, specially representing a character that has the concentration span of a goldfish. The movie has all the elements to be comedic as well as entertaining, but the premise just falls apart by the predictable scenarios, weak dialogue and nonsensical storyline.

 

There’s no reason to spend 100 minutes of your life in this movie, when there’s plenty of other teen comedies that have achieved the comedy this one tries very hard get.   

Karen Posada

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2012/05/29 at 12:00am

9 new pictures from ‘Les Miserables’

05.29.2012 | By |

9 new pictures from 'Les Miserables'

Les Miserables’ will premiere on December 14 and has already become one of the most anticipated films of the year. The followers of the musical, and everyon else will agree that the film adaptation has an incredible cast: Hugh Jackman, Anne Hataway, Russel Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Helena Bonham Carter.

The plot of ‘Les Miserables’ is set in France in the 19 century, it’s a passionate story of unfinished dreams and unrequited love, of sacrifice and rendemption a testimony of the survival of the human spirit. Jean Valiean (Jackman) is a free prisoner, who is followed endlessly for decades by Javert (Crow) a policeman, after breaking parole. When Valiean accepts to care for Cosette (Seyfried), the daughter of Fantine (Hathaway) a factory worker; their lives change forever.

In the following images we show you some of the characters, there’s still left to see how Cohen and Carter will be as Thenardiers since their images haven’t been published.

Anne Hathaway como Fantine

Seyfried como Cosette adulta y Redmayne como Marius

Valiean y Cosette niña

Barks ha hecho el papel de Éponine en la tarima y ahora también en pantalla

Karen Posada

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2012/05/29 at 12:00am

‘MIB3’ takes over the number one spot

05.29.2012 | By |

'MIB3' takes over the number one spot

The first movie of this weekend, when the summer begins unofficially, is ‘Men In Black 3’. This part of the sequel, which arrives ten years later, collected $70 million dollars. Many things help this chapter of ‘The Men in Black’, starting with the special effects and James Brolin.

The Avengers’ was in first place for three consecutive weeks, it fell to second place with $46.9 million dollars. In total this film has gathered $523.6 million dollars for Disney.

Battleship’ ended up in the third spot with $13.8 million dollars. This movie about marines surely thought it would get more during the long Memorial Day Weekend.

 

 

The Top 10 Movies in the Box Office are:

1.Men In Black 3 – $70 mil

2. The Avengers – $46.9 mil

3. Battleship – $13.8 mil

4. The Dictator – $11.8 mil

5. Dark Shadows – $9.4 mil

6. Chernobyl Diaries – $9.3 mil

7. What to Expect When You’re Expecting – $8.9 mil

8. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – $8.2 mil

9. The Hunger Games – $2.9 mil

10. Think Like a Man – $1.8 mil

Mack Chico

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2012/05/29 at 12:00am

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’: New Australian trailer!

05.29.2012 | By |

'The Amazing Spider-Man': New Australian trailer!

A movie trailer can often make or destroy a film, especially a blockbuster film. It all depends on which part of the story the studio decides to focus on. In the case of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’, Columbia Pictures focused on telling the origins of Spider-Man and his search for his abandonment by his parents to American audiences. But that’s not the case in Australia where their new trailer for the arachnid hero is much more entertaining, more balanced with action and humor and less oriented to Spidey’s origins.

To be frank, this is the best preview of the film we’ve seen, and if American audiences had seen this first, we would be discussing how tough the competition would be against “The Avengers“. The American versions of the Spidey trailers are dark in tone, dramatic, and do not have the trademark humor with which we grew up reading in the Marvel comics and Saturday morning cartoons.

The Australian international trailer gives us some new scenes we can sink our teeth into such as The Lizard dialogue, and interactions with Parker and Gwen Stacy.

“The Amazing Spider-Man” opens on July 3 in the United States.

Jack Rico

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2012/05/29 at 12:00am

First poster of Robert De Niro in ‘Red Lights’

05.29.2012 | By |

First poster of Robert De Niro in 'Red Lights'

Here is another sign that Hispanics are climbing the Hollywood echelons …. Spanish director Rodrigo Cortés has a new thriller entitled RED LIGHTS where the legendary actor Robert De Niro one of the protagonists. Here is the first movie poster showing De Niro.

A psychological thriller which explores the human brain’s perception mechanisms and the diffuse frontiers between belief and science, RED LIGHTS starts out from the experiences of two rationalist scientists (Cillian Murphy and Sigourney Weaver) who dissect phenomena from the metapsychic world, and the clash of forces with a world famous psychic they bring about. They must deal with the possibility of the supernatural when they meet with renowned psychic Simon Silver (Robert De Niro). The past and the present of each the protagonists contain still unrevealed shadows, setting in train a dark story of growing tension, full of unexpected twists and turns.

The film was at Sundance Film Festival and had good reviews, but they say that the ending really leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Cortes is expected to set the end when the film opens this summer.

“Red Lights” also stars Elizabeth Olsen and Toby Jones and opens July 13.

Robert De Niro, Red Lights Poster

Jack Rico

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2012/05/25 at 12:00am

First set pics of Adam Sandler in ‘Grown Ups 2’!

05.25.2012 | By |

First set pics of Adam Sandler in 'Grown Ups 2'!

It’s funny how sometimes you stumble upon some good movie news exclusives from people that have nothing to do with the Hollywood scene.

Michael Kay, from ESPN Radio 98.7FM NY (formerly known as ESPN 1050AM) and the Yankees’ TV play by play man is an extra on Adam Sandler‘s new comedy sequel Grown Ups 2, starring Salma Hayek, Taylor Lautner, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, Kevin James, Maya Rudolph, David Spade, Nick Swardson, Cheri Oteri. He was tweeting pics from the set and we now have them here for your first look, sneak peek.

The pics have Sandler what looks to be at a high school football field getting ready to throw the football. Kay looks like the high school coach ready to take Sandler thru the mill.

Grown Ups 2‘ is a follow up to the 2010 comedy about a group of childhood friends who reunite years later. The first part was one of the worst films of that year and we still can’t believe a sequel was greenlit. Sandler has some hardcore fans.

‘Grown Ups 2’ is set to be released July 12, 2013.

Adam Sandler and Michael Kay in 'Grown Ups 2'

Adam Sandler in 'Grown Ups 2'

Jack Rico

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2012/05/25 at 12:00am

Radio Reviews: Men In Black 3, The Intouchables

05.25.2012 | By |

Radio Reviews: Men In Black 3, The Intouchables

This week from Miami, on the Enrique Santos Morning Show, Jack Rico reviews the new movie MEN IN BLACK 3, and perhaps the best film of 2012, the French movie THE INTOUCHABLES.

You can hear our film review segment in Miami on the ‘Enrique Santos Morning Show’ every Friday at 7:25 AM and 9:25 AM by Univision Radio ‘MIX98.3FM’ in Miami or the global network by visiting: http://www.enriquesantos.com/

Jack Rico

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2012/05/24 at 12:00am

Details of ‘Men in Black 3’ Premiere and After Party!

05.24.2012 | By |

Details of 'Men in Black 3' Premiere and After Party!

Wednesday night, ShowBizCafe.com had the pleasure of attending the ‘Men in Black 3’ New York Premiere, and what could very well be described as the best after party of 2012 and perhaps the best party – period – in the Hollywood industry in years.

The red carpet was held at the Ziegfeld theater in Manhattan, considered by this editor to be the best theater in New York. The entire cast showed up, including helmer Barry Sonnenfeld and Latino rapper Pitbull, who raps the theme song of the film. Will Smith, with his large cast of fellow actors, thanked the “Big Apple” for their support and introduced the 3D presentation.

After the screening, we were transported on a shuttle bus to the post premiere party aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, which served all types od delicious food and drinks. Moreover, there were fireworks provided by the Grucci group that lasted about 25 minutes, which then gave way to, not one, but two musical performances with rappers Pitbull, and Will Smith and his family, including a reunion with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Pitbull played all his hits like International Love and the MIB3 theme song, and Smith went old school with songs like Summertime and the original and catchy MIB track.

Celebrities like boy band sensation One Direction, Spike Lee, Ethan Cohen and Michael Shannon were on hand to catch the performances of what was an unforgettable night.

I don’t know how much Sony spent putting this night together, but whatever it was, this one is going into the – “Remember that MIB3 party 20 years ago? Nothing like it!” -memory banks.

To get a sense of what we experienced, check out below some of the photographs and videos we took at the premiere and after party. Just insane!

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