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Exclusive! First look ‘K-11’ poster with Kate del Castillo!

2013/02/27 at 12:00am

Exclusive! First look ‘K-11’ poster with Kate del Castillo!

02.27.2013 | By Jack Rico |

You “La Reina del Sur” telenovela fans are going to love me today! I just got my hands on the exclusive first look character poster of “K-11” with Mexican actress Kate del Castillo!

Jules Stewart, mother to Twilight star Kristen, directs del Castillo in this drama that tells the story of a man’s plight after winding up in K-11, the Los Angeles County Jail’s transgender inmate unit.

Jules Stewart and K-11 producers are being smart about capitalizing on Latino moviegoers by casting the very talented Kate del Castillo. From what I can gather, this looks like Kate’s most challenging role to date where she is showcasing her ability to play very layered characters. Kate is a thespian and in this movie she’s unforgettable!Â Read More

Oscars 2014 Will Be The Year Of The Latinos!

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By Jack Rico

2013/02/27 at 12:00am

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Oscars 2014 Will Be The Year Of The Latinos!

02.27.2013 | By Jack Rico |

The 2013 Academy Awards might not have been the most cheerful event for Latino viewers who expected more wins for their own.

This year, out the 24 categories there were only four wins we can claim ours including Best Cinematography for the Chilean Claudio Miranda (who doesnâ€™t speak Spanish) for his work onÂ â€œLife of Pi,â€ Best Documentary Short for â€œInocenteâ€ about a homeless undocumented Latina immigrant who longs to be an artist, Best Documentary Feature for â€œSearching for Sugar Manâ€ about a musician of Mexican descent named Rodriguez who became bigger than Elvis Presley in South Africa during the 70s, and the biggest win of the night, Best Picture for â€œArgo,â€ based on the story of CIA operative Tony Mendez, who though he says is not Hispanic, does admit to having a Mexican bloodline.Â

By SBC Staff

2013/02/26 at 12:00am

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Catalina Sandino Moreno’s new ‘Magic, Magic’ trailer

02.26.2013 | By SBC Staff |

Where the heck has Colombian Oscar nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno been hiding all these years? For those inquiring minds who want to know, nuestra rola has recently been working with Chilean director, Sebastián Silva, in his new movie “Magic Magic,” starring Michael Cera. The film was being promoted around Sundance this January and word on the film has been lukewarm, to say the least. Read More

By Mack Chico

2013/02/25 at 12:00am

Movies

Watch OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL in 3D!

02.25.2013 | By Mack Chico |

How cool are we!? Win complimentary tickets to a 3D advance screening of

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

starring James Franco.

Want to win these hard to get tickets? If you live in New York City, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix, San Jose and San Diego, be one of the first 10 people to describe, in the comments section below, why you want to see Read More

By Karen Posada

2013/02/25 at 12:00am

Movies

‘Identity Thief’ Returns to #1

02.25.2013 | By Karen Posada |

‘Identity Thief’ jumps back up to number one in its third week at the box office, with $14.1 million. The movie just keeps on surprising since its opening day, Universal Pictures sure must be pleased as the film’s total is $93.7 million so far.

Dwayne Johnson’s Latino-packed movie ‘Snitch’ sadly only reached the second spot with $13 million. Perhaps word of mouth will help the film, it received great reviews, which should have helped add on the main protagonist, and action-packed film. We’ll wait to see if it rises next week. Read More

Exclusive: Nadine Velazquez on ‘Snitch’, ‘Aztec Warrior’

By Karen Posada

2013/02/21 at 12:00am

Interviews

Exclusive: Nadine Velazquez on ‘Snitch’, ‘Aztec Warrior’

02.21.2013 | By Karen Posada |

Nadine Velazquez is definitely a rising star in Hollywood. This Puerto Rican beauty already has a solid TV career with her roles in ‘My Name is Earl’, ‘Hart of Dixie’, and ‘The League’ and now she’s slowly making her way into the big screen after some previous attempts a while ago. Last year her role in Denzel Washington’s ‘Flight’ got everyone’s attention as she is nude in the first scene for a long time and has a lingering role throughout the film. I had the chance to talk to her back when that film opened and now I had the luck to talk to her once more for her movie ‘Snitch’ starring Dwayne Johnson and Susan Sarandon; opening this Friday, February 22nd.

Ric Waugh: "Snitch is Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Fugitive’"

By Jack Rico

2013/02/20 at 12:00am

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Ric Waugh: "Snitch is Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Fugitive’"

02.20.2013 | By Jack Rico |

Transcription done by Mariana Dussan.

Ric Roman Waugh’s “Snitch” will be known as the movie that saw the evolution of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson from action star to dramatic actor. His perfomance is rooted in acting and not punches thrown or heads cracked and his audience will judge, via the box office, whether he did well or not.

Waugh is confident that they will enjoy it and that the film he created possesses a fine balance between story and entertainment value. His first foray into film was a very lauded movie called “Felon” which received much praise from actors and Hollywood insiders alike. He used to be a former movie stuntman, from a family of stuntmen, who has brought his skill and vision to create some suspenseful action sequences in the denoument of ‘Snitch’. Â Read More

Michael Peña to star on Fox’s ‘The List’

By Jack Rico

2013/02/20 at 12:00am

Movies

Michael Peña to star on Fox’s ‘The List’

02.20.2013 | By Jack Rico |

The Latino actor who is about star in the movie about Cesar Chavez from director Diego Luna, Michael Peña, is set as the lead in The List, Fox‘s drama pilot from director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland).

The premise has Peña at the nucleus of the story: Deputy U.S. Marshal Soto (Peña) who, when members of the Federal Witness Security Program start getting killed, leads the hunt for the person who stole “the list” – a file with the identities of every member of the program.

Peña’s character is being described as ruggedly attractive, oddly charismatic man, a notoriously quirky maverick who frequently gets into trouble with the bureaucracy. Read More

‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ punches its way to #1!

By Karen Posada

2013/02/18 at 12:00am

Movies

‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ punches its way to #1!

02.18.2013 | By Karen Posada |

Most of the movies in the box office this week came out Valentine’s day, which means they’ve had four days to get some numbers in and ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ ended up at number one with $25 million dollars. The new John McClane and son film received terrible reviews, but its faithful followers still made sure to give it a chance, its total for the four days is $33.2 million dollars. The movie has had a lot of international support, which might help its weak beginning.

Last week’s number one ‘Identity Thief’ fell to number two with $23.4 million dollars, making it a success. The film surprised everyone taking over the box office last week, the comedy has now earned way past its production cost making it an unexpected winner. Read More

Edgar Ramirez thinks ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ can win Oscar

By Jack Rico

2013/02/18 at 12:00am

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Edgar Ramirez thinks ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ can win Oscar

02.18.2013 | By Jack Rico |

‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ the early front-runner in the Oscar race back in December 2012, was the film that garnered the most number of Best Picture wins from varios US film critic organizations. Now after Argo cleaned its clock throughout the televised award season, Venezulan actor Edgar Ramirez, who had a nice chunk of screen time in the film, thinks ZDK has a shot to win it all.

Ramirez, born in the city of San Cristóbal, Venezuela, is the son of a soldier and speaks fluently English, German, Italian and French in addition to his native tongue, Spanish. In 2005, he made his major international motion picture debut playing Choco, Domino Harvey’s love interest in the film Domino, directed by Tony Scott. His next major feature film was Vantage Point directed by Pete Travis. Ramírez has also appeared in Bourne Ultimatum, Che, and Wrath of the Titans amongst others. Read More