12.5.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
This week some artists were busy trying to visually impact us, while others tried to have us listen. This music wrap up is a jumble of pop, rock and R&B that pay tribute to friends, snow and change. Read More
12.5.2013 | By Jack Rico |
Here is the first international trailer of The Amazing Spider-Man 2! It’s a thrilling trailer a bit shorter than the domestic but it packs a punch! It starts off excellently and it’s great to see 3 villains in the mix, even though it worries me since superhero films with too many characters bloats the story. I think the film will do huge box office numbers and break the $752,216,557 it made worldwide with its first part. Read More
12.4.2013 | By Jack Rico |
For those who don’t know what the National Board of Review is, they are an nonprofit organization founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema. In 1930, the NBR was the first group to choose the ten best English-language movies of the year and the best foreign films. Today they chose their best in movies for 2013 and I can’t disagree more with them in many, not all, of their categories. Many of these winners won’t even stick come Oscar time. I belong to the BFCA and NYFCO and will make sure that my votes correct these mistakes, in my opinion. Read More
12.4.2013 | By Jack Rico |
I’m not sure if the sequel of ‘300’ will ever be better than its predecessor, but it looks like it could be fun to watch. Directed by Israeli director Noam Murro (Smart People), written by Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad and starring Eva Green, Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro and Sullivan Stapleton, the bloody R rated film promises tons of action, bundles of sanguine scenes and CGI that will make your eyes bloodshot. Read More
12.4.2013 | By Jack Rico |
Binge watchers, time to celebrate! I hate Netflix for making me wait so long, but I’m relieved that I can catch the continuation of one of my favorite shows. The second season of the Netflix original series “House of Cards,” will premiere Friday, February 14, 2014, Valentine’s Day, of course. Read More
12.3.2013 | By Jack Rico |
With the passing and mourning of actor Paul Walker this past weekend, many Hollywood pundits are now beginning to ask if a “Fast & Furious 8” should even be made. In my weekly syndicated radio segment on the Luis Jimenez Show, “Lengua, Cámara y Acción,” on X96.3FM IN NY, we spoke on the dilemma surrounding the franchise and about whether the Latino audience, who has carried the films on the backs of their attendance, would even go to see it. Listen to the radio segment and tell us what you think. Read More
12.3.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
It still seems surreal that Paul Walker has passed. I see it over and over on social media and the news and this reality still seems to be part of a movie. According to his twitter account the 40-year-old actor, husband and father died in a tragic car crash “while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide,†the event was in aide of the Filipino victims of Typhoon Haiyan. In remembrance of his memory, we bring you the 5 best roles of this great actor’s career. Read More
12.3.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
With our ‘Zorro Reborn’ proof-of-concept trailer article, which we exclusively posted last week, there has been a plethora of speculation in Hollywood on who could become the next Zorro and lead the Latino masked fugitive into the next generation. Her then are 6 Hispanic Actors That Could Play Zorro In Fox’s “Zorro Reborn”!
11.27.2013 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0”: The new re-imagined revenge thriller of #Oldboy from director Spike Lee is not better than the original one, but it provides enough entertainment to to bash it.
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11.27.2013 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0”: With shades of 1982’s Gandhi, #Mandela is a solid biopic with very few flaws and powered by a strong performance from Idris Elba. Oscar buzz is awaiting. Read More
