01.27.2023 | By Jack Rico |
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival highlighted the amazing Latino talent in the film industry through its diverse selection of films. From heart-touching stories to thought-provoking dramas, viewers were able to watch films directed and written by Latino filmmakers. Read on to see who are the Latino winners at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Read More
03.12.2018 | By Andrea Huswan |
The 2-8-0: #LoveSimon is the coming-of-age movie we desperately needed. It’s a movie for all ages that is about love and understanding that everyone deserves to love and to be loved. Everyone deserves a great love story and Simon Spier shares him with the world. Read More
06.9.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
The “1-4-0″: Sexy, passionate and dangerous has never looked so diverse, this is Starz’s new series “Power.†Read More
01.7.2014 | By Jack Rico |
Updated: October 2017
How many times have you decided to stay at home and watch a movie with your other half, your buddies, and have had no clue of what to pick? With so many options available, it can be overwhelming to decide. If you’re not a regular movie watcher, picking a movie can be risky, as your favorite movie may not appeal to everyone. That’s why I’ve done the hard work for you by picking the best streaming movies to watch on Netflix. I’ve narrowed down the options by genre and mood, so it’s easy for you to find the perfect movie. Read More
04.23.2012 | By Karen Posada |
We begin the week with an incredible surprise! ‘Think Like a Man’ premiered in the number one spot, finally taking ‘The Hunger Games’ out of the spot it occupied for four consecutive weeks. This comedy not only makes you die laughing, but it has done the impossible taking the first place with $33 million dollars.
‘The Lucky One’ took second place in the box office with $22.8 million dollars. This romantic movie with Zac Effron is not very entertaining, but it seems like the public decided that it was time to change the look of the box office.
‘The Hunger Games’ took third place with $14.5 million dollars. Although it still holds a prestigious place, the hard fall is surprising from first to third place. It was thought that only ‘The Avengers’ was going to be able to take its place.
The Top 10 Movies in the Box Office are:
1.Think Like a Man – $33 mil
2. The Lucky One – $22.8 mil
3. The Hunger Games – $14.5 mil
4. Chimpanzee – $10.2 mil
5. The Three Stooges – $9.2 mil
6. The Cabin in the Woods – $7.8 mil
7. American Reunion – $5.2 mil
8. Titanic 3D – $5 mil
9. 21 Jump Street – $4.6 mil
10. Mirror, Mirror – $4.1 mil
08.13.2010 | By Namreta Kumar |
Although Eat Pray Love promises a heartwarming journey, it unfortunately does not reach deep enough.
‘Eat Pray Love’ is transcribed from the memoirs of Elizabeth Gilbert. It is Liz’s three-part search for an “enriched” self. The first leg of her journey takes place in Italy, where she learns the value of living without a roadmap to life. The second part of her journey takes place in India, where she has to challenge everything from within. And the last stage of her journey, in Bali, forces her to practice these principles indistinct of one another.
Ryan Murphy does an excellent job integrating Liz’s, played by Julia Roberts, old life into the search for her new life. The transitions of the film and Liz’s life are what make an impression. They may either remind you of a place you have been or help you envision a place you might want to be. The art and cinematography of the film transport you to an authentic and very distinct memory, however the screenplay and film do not complete the emotional journey.
Eat Pray Love was much more than a novel or biography, for the people who have read the book, it is an emotional experience – unfortunately the film does not make the cut. What makes this impossible journey so possible are the words and life of the heart, but the screenwriting alters and hangs on too many words and clichés that in turn do not move the audience.
Gilbert’s journey requires a patience, lost in translation to film. In fact the film feels lengthy at moments instead of carefully drawn out or experienced. Julia Roberts brings a placid Liz to screen, who only becomes animated in light of her supporting cast and not the narration. Javier Bardem, much like his character, breathes life into the final leg of the film. It is in Bali that the pieces of the film fall into place, but it still does not leave the same mark the novel has.
Eat Pray Love leaves an impression but doesn’t make an impact. The emotional levels of the novel do not become the art of this film and there it loses it’s heart.
08.9.2010 | By Jack Rico |
When you have a smile like that then you must be none other than Julia Roberts. I sat down with the EAT PRAY LOVE star to talk amongst many things, porn, yes porn, and what she thinks happiness really is.
