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Genesis Rodriguez to star in ‘Hours’ with Paul Walker
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2012/03/07 at 12:00am

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Genesis Rodriguez to star in ‘Hours’ with Paul Walker

03.7.2012 | By |

Genesis Rodriguez to star in 'Hours' with Paul Walker

There’s talk that Genesis Rodriguez might make ‘Hours’ along Paul Walker, a film about New Orleans after hurricane Katrina’s destruction. The movie will focus on a father who is struggling to save his newborn daughter’s life after Katrina hits the hospital they are in.

The writer of ‘Final Destination 5’ and ‘The Thing’, Eric Heisserer is the writer and will also be the director; this will be his directing debut.  Rodriguez is delivering one hit after the next, she appeared along side: Sam Worthington in ‘Man on a Ledge’, Will Ferrell in ‘Casa de Mi Padre’ and was part of the ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ cast. She also just finished filming ‘The Last Stand’ with Arnold Schwarzenegger. This Cuban-Venezuelan beauty is sure to keep rising up in the Hollywood ladder and if the rumors are true she will be landing in Louisiana pretty soon to start shooting.  

Michael Peña Will Star In ‘Chavez’ From Diego Luna
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2012/03/07 at 12:00am

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Michael Peña Will Star In ‘Chavez’ From Diego Luna

03.7.2012 | By |

One of the most underrated Hispanic actors in Hollywood is Michael Peña. But little by little, his work is speaking volumes.
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Zoe Saldana could work alongside Batman
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2012/03/07 at 12:00am

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Zoe Saldana could work alongside Batman

03.7.2012 | By |

Zoe Saldana could work alongside Batman

Dominican actress Zoe Saldaña, known worldwide for her starring role as Neytiri in Avatar, is in negotiations to join Christian Bale (The Dark Knight) in ‘Out of the Furnace ‘. Little is known about the role other than that she will act as the ex-wife of Bale in the film. There is also speculation that her screen time will be plentiful.

The argument will focus on an ex-convict (Bale) trying to integrate back into society in a small town in Indiana, but is haunted by a figure from his past.

In an interesting note, the project, whose original name was Low Dweller, Rupert Sanders was initially attached to direct it, but Sanders retired and Scott Cooper was hired. Also Channing Tatum and Garrett Hedlund were considered to play the brother of Christian Bale. From what we understand, Casey Affleck is the winner of that competition.

Saldaña will join two other Hispanics at heart, Robert Duvall, who is about to confirm his role as Bale’s uncle while Viggo Mortensen could end up being the villain.

The Dominican actress has 4 upcoming films: Avatar 2, Blood Ties, Star Trek 2 and The Words.

The distribution company for ‘Out of the Furnace‘ is Relativity Media with Appian Way as the producer. Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott will serve as producers of the film. Still no release date.

The Skin I Live In
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2012/03/06 at 12:00am

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The Skin I Live In

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‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ takes over box office with $70M
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2012/03/05 at 12:00am

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‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ takes over box office with $70M

03.5.2012 | By |

'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax' takes over box office with $70M

For the first time in 2012 a children’s movie premieres at number one in the box office, ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ did it earning $70 million dollars the first weekend in March. Since ‘Toy Story 3’ no other animated film had been such a hit in the box office. This charming story full of bright colors obviously captured many.

The craziest party since ‘The Hangover’, ‘Project X’ took second place with $20.8 million dollars. This fun movie surely attracted many teens and people who want to have an insane night.

The film that was number one last week, ‘Act of Valor’ fell to third place adding $13.7 million to its profit. ‘Safe House’ keeps holding on to the fourth spot. It also seems that many people were curious about the Oscar winner, ‘The Artist’ and decided to go see what all the buzz was about, since it came in at number ten.

 

The Top 10 Movies in the Box Office are:

 1. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – $70.7 mil

2. Project X – $20.8 mil

3. Act of Valor – $13.7 mil

4. Safe House – $7.2 mil

5. Good Deeds – $7 mil

6. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – $6.9 mil

7. The Vow – $6.1 mil

8. This Means War – $5.6 mil

9. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance – $4.7 mil

10. The Artist – $3.9 mil

Project X
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2012/03/03 at 12:00am

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Project X

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Project X

Think of the wildest party you’ve ever been to and imagine it 10x wilder, that’s ‘Project X’. If you’ve seen the trailer and expect anything more from the movie then you will be disappointed but if you are up for having mindless fun then this is it. Most of the dialogue in the movie comes in the form of vulgar jokes about sex, which is fair seeing we are dealing with horny teens. What keeps you entertained is the shocking funny moments that top each other and the music blasting from the screen.

 

The whole movie is done in “found footage” style and focuses on throwing a 17th birthday party for Thomas (Thomas Mann) that he will never forget while his parents are out of town. Thomas is the mature mind of the group but he’s not strong enough to stick to what he thinks is right, especially with the influence of his friends and hot girls. His best friend, Costa (Oliver Cooper) is the mastermind behind it all. His whole party plan is inviting as many girls as he can to ensure the boys will have sex and will also become popular. JB (Jonathan Daniel Brown) is the passive friend that shyly follows along and slowly comes out of his shell. Their cameraman, Dax (Dax Flame) is this creepy guy they invite along their journey and becomes their silent partner. Thanks to these four teens Pasadena, California will have a night it will never forget.

 

There’s not much to say about the acting, it’s not hard to put a bunch of people together to act like they are having fun in the craziest party of their life. Instead the ideas of director, Nima Nourizadeh are what makes the movie, his simple premise – a teen party that spirals out of control was enough to bring upon this insane movie. The “found footage” technique with the handheld cameras was a brilliant idea, although dizzying at times it brings the audience inside the party.

 

I have to admit some of the language and scenes are disturbing and offensive at times, but with the fast pace of the film you will be disgusted one second then laughing the next. This film is a semi-tamed version of ‘The Hangover’, no wonder since producer Todd Phillips is involved. I would warn parents that this is a bad influence on kids seeing how carelessly these teens drink, have sex and use drugs; it will probably make parents paranoid. But perhaps instead we can all just live vicariously through this movie for a short night. One thing is for sure; this movie makes a police riot and being chased by a drug dealer look like a lot of fun. It certainly put me in the mood to go running to the next house party I’m invited to.

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
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2012/03/03 at 12:00am

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Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax

03.3.2012 | By |

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

I watched ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ in a movie theater full of kids ranging from 3-10 years of age, which gave me the perfect audience with a mix of adults to get the right movie experience for this film. This movie exudes cuteness and the right amount of singing, the bits of comedy it has just made me smile and a couple of children laugh. There was no crying or chattering in the audience, which tells me the film’s 94 minutes are the perfect amount of entertainment for its target audience. The brilliant colors and clever shapes and storyline were even more fantastic in IMAX 3D, although ‘Horton Hears a Who’ achieved the same visual greatness without IMAX 3D.

 

The film begins by explaining in singing our setting, Thneedville, which is a city, made of plastic entirely, there’s no nature; trees are made in a factory and the most powerful man in town and the villain, Mr. O’Hare (Rob Riggle) made his millions by selling air. A 12 year old boy, Ted (Zac Efron) who is in love with a high schooler, Audrey (Taylor Swift) who dreams of seeing a real tree; decides to go on a quest to win the girl’s affection by getting her what she wants. He travels outside of the “capsule” that is his city to the contaminated world beyond in search of The Once-ler (Ed Helms) who according to his grandma Norma (Betty White) is the only person that can lead him to the free oxygen producing trees.

 

Here is when we being to discover the story of The Lorax (Danny DeVito) who speaks for the trees and cares for nature. What Ted finds in his journey not only changes his life but that of the whole town and the main message of the movie comes across, that each and single one of us makes a difference and we all need to care for our planet.

 

DeVito’s voice is perfect with that of the furry chubby Lorax, he’s a like a wise joke cracking grandpa that teaches just in the right tone. Efron is laid back and curious just the right amount to depict a 12 year old. White is the best character, the crazy grandma that is always covering for her grandchildren. Every voice created the characters depicted on the screen and together created a very pleasant movie to watch.

 

The environmentalist message of the film and the dangers of industrialism are very clear; that it takes one person to care so that we can come together as a whole to save the planet and the beauty it offers. I personally didn’t care for the “love story” in the film, but it was easy to over look it, with all the other more important stuff happening, even if it was what pushed the storyline. A children’s movie that has such an inspiring and important message with enough entertainment and color is a nice treat to both parents and children to see.

Being Flynn
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2012/03/02 at 12:00am

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Being Flynn

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Being Flynn

Watching ‘Being Flynn’ is like eating a heavy meal right before you go to bed, it is very hard to digest. The subject matter is so loaded that it took me a while to understand how I felt about the movie, and that effect on its own says a lot. The movie is entertaining up to a certain point because the story develops delicately and although it only runs for 1hour 42 minutes, there’s a precise moment in the end where if it would have finished, it would have been enough. This true-life story no doubt is interesting but perhaps it is this very element of realness what drags it down.

 

The film narrates the life of Nick Flynn (Paul Dano) from his childhood to his adulthood. He tells us of his absent father, Jonathan (Robert De Niro) and about his obsessiveness of being a writer. Despite many obstacles in his childhood his single mother, Jody (Julianne Moore) was able to raise a somewhat normal child. Although he does seem to be struggling, he starts putting his life on track by working at a shelter in Boston and just as he seems to be shaping his life how he wants it his father comes in to mess with any kind of confidence or goals that he may have. The struggle between these two is what carries the movie forward and what brings on the heavy sentimental tiring subjects.

 

Dano does a good job at capturing the very complicated life of this man who’s had very little in his favor to reach his goals. De Niro plays well the character of an arrogant, self-centered alcoholic; he really is such a versatile actor that you can almost believe him to be this character in real life. There’s no denying that the movie is most intense in the homeless shelter scenes, it is such a haunting dose of reality because of the sense that nowadays specially with the economic crisis anyone can end up in this situation.

 

Most true-life stories that turn into movies usually have great success because of all the elements that it combines, but in this one the sad reality is way heavier than the uplifting moments; therefore you come out depressed and pensive. The fact that it does open our eyes more to certain things we overlook such as homeless people is a very positive point of the movie but having to deal with all the other emotions it brings is too much of a burden to want to be excited about seeing this film.        

Hugo
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2012/02/28 at 12:00am

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Hugo

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I would describe ‘Hugo’, Martin Scorsese’s new cinematographic attempt, as a fairytale for adults, that takes children into account, but it is not exactly directed at them. The pace of the film tends to be less crazy than other films with the same release date (Arthur Christmas, The Muppets), and therefore, less entertaining for younger viewers. However, there’s enough visual and emotional material here to distract them.

The film is based on Brian Seiznick’s bestseller ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ and it focuses on Hugo (Asa Butterfield) an orphan child from the thirties that lives hidden in a station in Paris and is in charge of watches. The kid will find himself involved in a mysterious adventure when he tries to repair a broken robot that his father left unfinished. One day he meets a girl (Chloë Moretz) that seems to have the key to solving the mystery of the robot.  

‘Hugo’ in reality is a love letter to silent film and the importance of preserving movies for posterity. Whoever knows Scorsese’s life, will know that the film was made for his biggest passion in life – cinema. This reminds me of how Quentin Tarantino had a similar message in Inglorious Basterds. The style is not what we have come to expect from the master. First, the work is done in 3D and takes place in Paris. Secondly, the concept of the film is family oriented: he’s never done anything like it. The result is a spectacular experience, it is in itself, a dream come true. 

The characters in the film are colorful and the cast’s acting seems sincere, but the one that stands out is Sir Ben Kingsley known for his masterpiece ‘Ghandi’ from 1982. The youngsters Asa Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) and Chloe Moretz (Kick Ass) do a good job although it is obvious that the boy lacks acting chops. The cast includes Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) who shows a dramatic side for the first time, Emily Mortimer and Richard Griffiths, Ray Winstone as Hugo’s drunken uncle, Jude Law as Hugo’s father, and Christopher Lee, as a librarian.  

The 3D experience is one of this year’s best. You only have to see the opening scene to understand how wonderfully Scorsese presented it.

‘Hugo’ is one of my favorite movies of the year because it is visually impressive, it uses 3D technology perfectly, the story is original and it connects me with my passion for movies, I like its adventurous plot and the characters are memorable. And of course, it is yet another chance to delight ourselves seeing a Scorsese film, one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. What a luxury!

Viggo Mortensen and Christian Bale together in…
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2012/02/27 at 12:00am

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Viggo Mortensen and Christian Bale together in…

02.27.2012 | By |

Viggo Mortensen and Christian Bale together in...

Christian Bale is seeking out Spanish speaking Viggo Mortensen to interpret the villain of his new movie ‘Out of The Furnace’ with Casey Affleck, Garrett Hedlund, Taylor Kitsch and Channing Tatum in the mix to interpret Bale’s brother.

Mortensen, was brought up in Argentina and Venezuela, currently he’s finished 2 movies: ‘On the Road’ from the Brazilian director Walter Salles and written by Puerto Rican Jose Rivera and ‘Everyone Has a Plan’. Both are to be released very soon.

Bale, who seems to be moving away from successful movies such as ‘The Dark Night Rises’, is excited to start shooting. Filming will begin before the summer and before Bale starts ‘King of Cups’ from Terrence Malick.

The thriller, previously titled ‘The Low Dweller’, is a vengeance movie from the 70’s about an ex-convict who swears to get revenge on those that killed his brother. 

The movie is set in Indiana in 1968 and Bale will interpret the ex-convict ‘Slim’, with legendary Robert Duvall in talks of having a supporting role. The screenplay has been compared to having a similar tone as ‘No Country for Old Men’.

‘Out of The Furnace’ was almost made in 2008 when Leonardo DiCaprio was supposed to star with Ridley Scott directing, but it was never carried out because of the screenwriters’ strike.  

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