10.20.2016 | By Jack Rico |
I was invited to the American Pastoral movie premiere at MoMA in New York City and the after-party at American Cut Steakhouse in Midtown East, where Ewan McGregor, Kristen Stewart, director Paul Haggis, Uzo Aduba, Liza Tucci, Dakota Fanning and Valorie Curry were all in the room and on the move.
10.17.2016 | By SBC Staff |
It’s mid-October and award-like films are being released left and right. Moonlight is one of them. This film adds to a growing rise in magnificent stories deriving from Black America but without the cliches and stereotypes. The narratives seem to embrace black culture on black terms as opposed through a white lens. Luke Cage, Atlanta, Insecure, Kicks and now Moonlight celebrate the authenticity of the black condition through conviction and empowerment of their history and I for one am caught up in it. Read More
10.16.2016 | By Jack Rico |
On this eighth episode, I welcome one of the quintessential NY Latino character actors in Hollywood, David Zayas (1:17). We converse about his new movie “The Lennon Report”, his lack of desire to be the star in movies and which stories he thinks Latinos should be writing about for Hollywood. Also, the NYFF begins this weekend and I spoke to Kent Jones (14:30), the director of the festival himself, to share his must-see movies, what we can expect from Pedro Almodovar’s new film Julieta and why there’s such an absence of US born Hispanic directors in cinema today. And ADVERTISING WEEK has hit NYC and I decided to speak with one of the great minds in multicultural marketing, Linda Ong (23:20), the CEO and Founder of TruthCo. about the future of Hispanic television. What language will it be in? What kind of programming will be on it? That and a recap of all the best pop culture stories that you might’ve missed this week. Read More
10.7.2016 | By Jack Rico |
After a 4 year hiatus, Puerto Rican superstar Bruno Mars is back with a new album titled 24K MAGIC. The first single you’re listening to is the title track of the same name and its totally retro-funk. There’s also the accompanying music video you can watch now above that has garnered over 1M views already, plus Bruno will be performing on SNL for the 4th time on Oct 15th. 24K MAGIC will drop November 18th with a tour already in the works.
10.2.2016 | By Jack Rico |
This week, actor Mark Consuelos joins Jack Rico in episode 7 of Highly Relevant podcast to discuss breaking Hispanic stereotypes. Listen to the podcast interview after the break.
09.27.2016 | By SBC Staff |
Pop culture without a guiding light or compass is a reckless endeavor. This new doc from Ava DuVernay (Selma) is exactly what pop culture needs today – some substance with our sugar. Have a look and see how this reality is very prevalent in our communities. Read More
09.27.2016 | By SBC Staff |
Synopsis: Music superstar Justin Timberlake and acclaimed director Jonathan Demme team up for a visionary concert-film experience with the new Netflix release Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids. Timberlake, along with his band and dancers – the Tennessee Kids – will have you on your feet singing along, from “Cry Me a River” to “Mirrors.” The Netflix Original Film, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, gives you the best seat in the house for the final show of the 20/20 Experience World Tour at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena in January 2015. Read More
09.20.2016 | By SBC Staff |
Finally! Here is the first trailer for the new Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi thriller directed by Morten Tyldum (who helmed the fantastic “The Imitation Game”). For a while, not much was known about the plot… until now. The film has a similar vibe to Alfonso Cuarón‘s “Gravity” in terms of style and flair and that movie went on to win 7 Oscar awards, including being nominated for Best Picture. Worth mentioning, Colombian director and son of Gabriel García Márquez, Rodrigo García, also had a movie called “Passengers” starring Hathaway. Nice to see Cuban actor Andy García making an appearance in the highly anticipated trailer. Read More
09.19.2016 | By SBC Staff |
It’s mid-September, past Labor Day and you know what that means… it’s Oscar season time. The Fall Preview of films is really Oscar films testing the waters. The Toronto Film Festival was the kickoff and the New York Film Festival starts next week. Also, this week we see more female directors taking charge. Get ready for the next couple of months! Read More
09.16.2016 | By Jack Rico |
On this week’s episode of the “Highly Relevant Podcast with Jack Rico, two big A-list guests join me this week to discuss television and radio. Rafael Amaya, the star of Telemundo’s “El Señor de los Cielos” and Enrique Santos, the new Chairman and CCO of iHeartLatino. Listen now! Read More
