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Keira Knightley, Jude Law to star in ‘Anna Karenina’

2011/09/08 at 12:00am

Keira Knightley, Jude Law to star in ‘Anna Karenina’

09.8.2011 | By Jack Rico |

Joe Wright will direct the epic romance Anna Karenina, adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love). The Working Title Films production will commence filming in the U.K. and Russia this month. Focus Features will distribute the movie domestically, and Universal Pictures International (UPI) will distribute the movie internationally, in the second half of 2012.

Anna Karenina marks Mr. Wright’s third Working Title movie with Focus and UPI, following the award-winning boxoffice successes Pride & Prejudice and Atonement. Also for Working Title and UPI, he directed The Soloist; also for Focus, he most recently directed the hit adventure thriller Hanna.

Working Title co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing Anna Karenina with Paul Webster; the three were Academy Award nominees as the producers of Mr. Wright’s Best Picture-nominated Atonement. Also with Focus, Mr. Webster was a Golden Globe Award nominee as producer of Eastern Promises.

Keira Knightley, Academy Award-nominated for Pride & Prejudice, will star as Anna Karenina in her third collaboration with Mr. Wright. Ms. Knightley will be starring opposite two-time Academy Award nominee Jude Law, as Anna’s husband Aleksei Karenin; and Aaron Johnson (Nowhere Boy), as Count Vronsky. Rounding out the cast will be Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire), Matthew Macfadyen (Pride & Prejudice), Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Alicia Vikander (The Seventh Son), two-time Academy Award nominee Emily Watson, Olivia Williams (Hanna), and Ruth Wilson (Luther).

Also reteaming with Mr. Wright on Anna Karenina are Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli, twice-Academy Award-nominated costume designer Jacqueline Durran, and three-time Academy Award-nominated production designer Sarah Greenwood. The cinematographer will be Academy Award winner Philippe Rousselot. Melanie Ann Oliver (Focus’ Jane Eyre) will edit the feature. Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui will be the choreographer on the movie.

The story unfolds in its original late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from the passion between adulterers to the bond between a mother and her children. As Anna (Ms. Knightley) questions her happiness, change comes to her family, friends, and community.

Focus Features CEO James Schamus said, “Joe Wright is a master filmmaker, and with Tom Stoppard’s brilliant screenplay this Anna Karenina will be full of both pageantry and emotion. To realize Joe’s vision, we have the perfect producing partners in Working Title and Paul Webster, whose acumen is unsurpassed. With Keira Knightley playing this iconic role and a splendid cast supporting her, today’s moviegoers will be drawn to this powerful story.”

Mr. Bevan commented, “Everyone at Working Title is proud to affirm a longtime collaboration with Joe Wright through this, our fourth picture together. That we are able to re-convene cast and crew from Pride & Prejudice and Atonement makes it all the more exciting. We anticipate that this will be a defining screen version of Anna Karenina.”

John Leguizamo costars in Heigl’s ‘One For The Money’

By Jack Rico

2011/09/08 at 12:00am

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John Leguizamo costars in Heigl’s ‘One For The Money’

09.8.2011 | By Jack Rico |

After his Ghetto Klown Broadway extravaganza, Colombian actor John Leguizamo is getting ready for his costarring role next to Katherine Heigl in ONE FOR THE MONEY. We have the new poster, check it out below.

Heigl stars as Stephanie Plum from the popular heroine of Janet Evanovich’s worldwide best-selling sixteen-book mystery series – to vibrant life in Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment’s movie.

A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum’s got plenty of attitude, even if she’s been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company…as a recovery agent. True, she doesn’t even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn’t stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny’s biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli – yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school.

Nabbing Morelli would be satisfying payback – and a hefty payday – but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who’s the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn’t airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself…well, suddenly Stephanie’s new job isn’t nearly as easy as she thought.

ONE FOR THE MONEY is a fresh, funny action-comedy directed by Julie Anne Robinson and also starring Jason O’Mara, Daniel Sunjata, John Leguiziamo, Debbie Reynolds and Debra Monk. Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment present a Lakeshore Entertainment Lionsgate Wendy Finerman production in association with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Abishag Productions. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson. Screenplay by Stacy Sherman & Karen Ray and Liz Brixius. Based on the novel by Janet Evanovich.

Alicia Keys announces Broadway cast of ‘Stick Fly’

By Jack Rico

2011/09/07 at 12:00am

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Alicia Keys announces Broadway cast of ‘Stick Fly’

09.7.2011 | By Jack Rico |

Producer Alicia Keys is proud to announce that Dulé Hill, Mekhi Phifer, Tracie Thoms, Puerto Rican actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Condola Rashad will star in the Broadway premiere of STICK FLY, the critically-acclaimed American play by Lydia R. Diamond and directed by Kenny Leon. STICK FLY begins previews on Friday, November 18, 2011 and officially opens on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at the Cort Theatre (138 W. 48th Street). Tickets are now on sale through Telecharge.com.

“My producing partners and I are thrilled to have such a strong and talented ensemble cast assembled,” said Alicia Keys. “Having this incredible group of actors to help bring Lydia’s beautiful play to life is going to take Broadway’s wattage to the next level!”

Returning to the Broadway stage, Emmy Award nominee Dulé Hill (“Psych,” “The West Wing”) will play Kent “Spoon” Levay (a writer), Tracie Thoms (Rent, “Cold Case,” The Devil Wears Prada) will play Taylor (Kent’s fiancée and an entomologist), and Tony Award-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Seven Guitars, Lackawanna Blues) will play Joe Levay (Kent & Flip’s father and a neurosurgeon). Making their Broadway debuts, Mekhi Phifer (“ER,” 8 Mile) will play Flip Levay (a plastic surgeon), and Drama Desk Award nominee Condola Rashad (Ruined) will play Cheryl (a maid). Casting for the role of Kimber, a part-time teacher, will be announced at a later date.

It was supposed to be a relaxing weekend at the family home on Martha’s Vineyard… until the baggage got unpacked. Set at the elegant summer home of the well-to-do LeVay family, STICK FLY begins when two adult sons bring their significant others (one a fiancée, the other a new girlfriend) home to meet their parents for the first time. Soon, secrets are revealed, civilities are dropped and identities are explored in a harsh new light. Race and rivalry, class and family, all come together for an explosive comedy of manners about today’s complex world.

The creative team for STICK FLY includes David Gallo (Scenic Design), Reggie Ray (Costume Design), Beverly Emmons (Lighting Design) and Richard Fitzgerald / Sound Associates (Sound Design).

STICK FLY will be produced on Broadway by Nelle Nugent, Alicia Keys, Samuel Nappi, Reuben Cannon, Sharon A. Carr/Patricia Klausner, Huntington Theatre Company, Dan Frishwasser, Charles Salameno in association with Joseph Sirola & Eric Falkenstein.

STICK FLY was developed in a recent co-production last year between the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston and Arena Stage in Washington D.C. The play had its world premiere at Chicago’s Congo Square Theatre Company in 2006 and was subsequently performed at theatres including the McCarter Theatre in 2007 and the Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles in 2009. STICK FLY is the recipient of 2011 Independent Reviewers of New England Awards for Best Play and Best Director of a Drama (Kenny Leon); 2010 LA Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best Production, Best Direction and Best Ensemble Performance; a 2010 LA Garland Award for Playwriting; a 2009 LA Weekly Theatre Award for Playwriting; and, the 2006 Black Theatre Alliance Award for Best New Play. It was also a 2008 Susan Blackburn Prize finalist and a nominee for the 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Work.

Tickets are now available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, or online at Telecharge.com.

By Jack Rico

2011/09/02 at 12:00am

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Win an ‘X-Men: First Class’ DVD!

09.2.2011 | By Jack Rico |

First Class Friday: Attention Marvel Comic Fans!

Before they were superheroes, the fate of humanity depended on an extraordinary group of youngsters who went on to become X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. Based on the international bestselling Marvel Comics franchise, this box office hit bursts onto Blu-ray and DVD Friday, September 9 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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Special features on the X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Blu-ray include:
•    10 Marvel “X-Men” Digital Comics with exclusive “X-Men: First Class” Backstory Comic
•    More than two hours of never-before-seen extras, including:
o    Cerebro Mutant Tracker: The complete interactive Mutant Database with interactive videos giving fans the ability to learn about their favorite mutants in the X-Men film franchise
o    Children of the Atom: An eight-part behind-the-scenes featurette, charting the film from
pre-production through post-production, including visual effects techniques and cataloguing “X-Men” transformations through prosthetic make up and costume design
o    “X” Marks the Spot: An interactive feature allowing viewers the opportunity to learn more about specific scenes with talent interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
o    Extended and Deleted Scenes
o    BD-Live Portal with additional Cerebro Mutant Tracker profiles
o    Composer’s Isolated Score
o    Theatrical Trailer

Michael Peña

By Jack Rico

2011/08/12 at 12:00am

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Interview: 6 Questions With Michael Peña

08.12.2011 | By Jack Rico |

From drama to comedy, Michael Peña, the Chicago native with Mexican blood from Jalisco and San Luis Potosi, is in my opinion, one of the most underrated actors in the film business. He is also the next Latino actor who will win an Oscar. His performance as Jesus Martinez in The Lincoln Lawyer was as visceral and absorbing as any performance this year in a supporting role. The scene where Peña is being harassed by Matthew McConaughey’s character in an interrogation room is riveting. You couldn’t take your eyes off him. Read more after the jump. Read More

By Mack Chico

2011/08/08 at 12:00am

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Win the ‘Final Destination’ DVD Box Set

08.8.2011 | By Mack Chico |

We’re doing it again! ShowBizCafe.com and Warner Bros. are giving you the opportunity to win the ‘Final Destination’ DVD Box Set that includes all 4 films.

All you have to do is answer 5 trivia questions correctly in the COMMENTS section below to win.

The first 5 winners will be notified by e-mail. Only one entry per e-mail address will be accepted, and multiple entrants may be disqualified. Employees agents, consultants and other advisors of showbizcafe.com are not eligible to participate in this contest. No one under 13 is eligible. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

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Warner Bros.’ new chapter to the successful horror franchise FINAL DESTINATION 5 stars Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher and Arlen Escarpeta with David and Tony Todd. The horror film is releasing on August 12th.

Good luck and thanks for visiting ShowBizCafe.com!

TRIVIA QUESTIONS:

1. At the end of the first Final Destination, Carter is hit and killed by what swinging object?
            A. Light bulb
            B. Stoplight
            C. Neon sign
            D. Monkey

2. The car crash scene in Final Destination 2 was nominated for “Best Action Sequence” at what 2003 awards ceremony?
            A. Oscars
            B. Golden Globes
            C. Nobel Prize
            D. MTV Movie Awards

3. In Final Destination 3, Ashley and Ashlyn are killed and nearly turned to “ashes” by what overheating piece of equipment?
            A. Tanning bed
            B. Ronco “Set It and Forget It” Rotisserie
            C. Pizza oven
            D. Subway train

4. In the fourth installment, The Final Destination, Hunt gets his organs sucked out by what?
            A. Vacuum cleaner
            B. Pool drain
            C. Roto-Rooter employee
            D. Roomba robotic vacuum

5. Final Destination 5 will play in what format in theaters across America?
            A. 1D
            B. 2D
            C. Real D 3D
            D. Fake D 3D

‘Scarface’ to be re-released for one night event

By Jack Rico

2011/08/01 at 12:00am

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‘Scarface’ to be re-released for one night event

08.1.2011 | By Jack Rico |

Centennial, Colo. – August 1, 2011 – Blasting onto the silver screen with the intensity of its original release nearly 30 years ago, the pop culture phenomenon Scarface, starring Al Pacino and directed by Brian De Palma, returns to movie theaters in a one-night Fathom event on Wednesday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m. local time. Presented by NCM Fathom and Universal Studios Home Entertainment, audiences nationwide will get the opportunity to experience one of the most influential gangster classics ever made like never before — with all-new restored high-definition picture and enhanced audio. Fans who attend this special event will also get an exclusive look at a 20-minute special feature that showcases interviews with popular filmmakers and talent expressing how this epic feature redefined the gangster genre, leaving an enduring influence on cinema.

Tickets for the Scarface Special Event are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom website (theaters and participants are subject to change). The Scarface Special Event will appear in more than 475 select movie theaters across the country via the new digital cinema projection systems.

“Almost 30 years after its initial release, Scarface remains iconic and stirs passionate responses from audiences around the world,” said Dan Diamond, vice president of NCM Fathom. “Now, fans can experience Scarface like never before in theaters with spectacularly updated visual and sound quality, and never-before-seen elements in an historic, one-night event.”

Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama and masterful collaboration between acclaimed director Brian De Palma and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Oliver Stone. Produced by Martin Bregman, Academy Award® winner Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, a Cuban immigrant who finds wealth, power and passion beyond his wildest dreams…at a price he never imagined. Scarface was nominated for three Golden Globe® Awards (including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Score), and was named one of the Top 10 Gangster Films of All Time by the American Film Institute.

This one-night, in-theater event celebrates the first-ever Blu-rayTM release of Scarface on September 6 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Fans of Scarface will enjoy the restored high-definition picture and 7.1 audio plus see exclusive new bonus content that reveals the film’s iconic legacy as one of the greatest crime sagas of all time. For a limited time only, the Scarface Special Limited Edition Blu-rayTM comes with collectible SteelBookTM packaging, 10 exclusive art cards, a digital copy of the film and a DVD of the original 1932 Scarface, making it a must-own addition to every film fan’s library. And, for the ultimate collector and cigar enthusiast, an elegantly hand-crafted Scarface-themed humidor will also be made available in an exclusive, never-before-available, limited edition.

By Jack Rico

2011/07/28 at 12:00am

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Is Jayma Mays the nicest celebrity in Hollywood?

07.28.2011 | By Jack Rico |

Nice and humble are rarely two words used to describe any celebrity in Hollywood, but Jayma Mays might take the cake.

In an interview I did in New York City recently for ‘The Smurfs‘ movie, I had a chance to chat with Jayma Mays and ‘it’ guy, Neil Patrick Harris (yes, he’s still Doogie Howser M.D to me). I asked them both about their thoughts of their careers up to this moment. Mays began by saying that this film was “a big deal” to her. But later on she gave me an answer that not only floored me along the Columbia Pictures staff in the room, but also Neil, who could only riposte with a rib-hurting remark. Was she for real or did she yuk it up for the cameras? After all, they are actors. But no, she was for real and as sincere as you could possibly be.

My hats off to Jayna Mays for having the ‘gaul’ to be true to her modest and self-effacing self to answer, what must go down as, the most humble answer in the history of interviews. You’ll never hear another celebrity EVER say what she said. Take a look for yourself and be the judge.

By Jack Rico

2011/07/11 at 12:00am

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Latinbeat Film Festival announces 2011 lineup

07.11.2011 | By Jack Rico |

New York, NY, July 7, 2011-The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced details for the 2011 Latinbeat Film Festival (August 10–24) including 23 films representing 15 countries. Screening at FSLC’s Walter Reade Theater (165 W. 65th Street), the 12th edition of the oldest (and first) Latin American film festival in New York City will feature 4 US Premieres. Those films include Lais Bodanzky’s THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD; Tristan Bauer’s CHE, A NEW MAN; Mariano Cohn’s and Gastón Duprat’s QUERIDA VOY A COMPRAR CIGARRILLOS Y VUELVO; and Marta Ferrer’s EL VARAL.

Featuring films from 11 different Latin American countries as well as France, Germany, Spain and the U.S. and just as abundant an array of genres and styles, Latinbeat continues to follow the latest trends of filmmaking in Latin America by showcasing both up-and-coming directors and internationally recognized filmmakers. Films range from romantic comedies, classic thrillers, coming of age stories, animation and documentaries.

Gustavo Taretto’s romantic comedy SIDEWALLS will make its East Coast Premiere as Latinbeat’s Opening Night selection. A crowd-pleasing hit at the Berlin Film Festival, Taretto’s feature film debut pays homage to Buenos Aires as it follows two people navigating through a sea of personal phobias as they (hopefully) head toward their eventual meeting and happy romantic destiny. A Sundance Selects release, SIDEWALLS opens the festival with a screening on Wednesday, Aug 10 at 7:00PM with Taretto, the film’s star, Pilar Lopez De Ayala and composer Gabriel Chwojnik in attendance.

Latinbeat will also feature a Special Filmmaker Panel Presentation entitled Central American Cinema Today. Co-presented with Casa Clementina and Cinema Tropical and sponsored by New York Women in Film and Television, the panel will feature the festival’s filmmakers discussing innovative forms of local film production in Central America, marking the first time the subject has been addressed at a NYC-based film festival. Offered free to the public with a purchased ticket to the 1:00PM screening of MARIMBAS FROM HELL, the panel takes place Sunday, August 14 at 11:00AM.

Latinbeat is also proud to present the screening of the Cuban film, LONG DISTANCE, by Esteban Insausti, who is considered one of the most prominent directors of the avant-garde movement in Cuba. Co-Presented with the New England Festival of Ibero American Cinema, LONG DISTANCE explores the emotional impact of the exodus of Cubans to the US over the last several years through the story of a single woman coming to terms with the loss of her friends. Insausti, a major exponent of the new generation of so-called “independent” Cuban filmmakers will be in attendance and will be joined by the film’s stars, Alexis Diaz de Villegas, Anna Biu and Zulema Clares for Q&As following the screenings.

Two special screenings will feature live musical accompaniment: THE STOESSEL EXPEDITION is a restored gem from 1928 about a car journey from Buenos Aires to New York that includes previously unseen footage of Latin American capitals at the time. The screening will feature live piano accompaniment by original score composer Donald Sosin. The Brazilian Coffin Joe horror cult classic THIS NIGHT I WILL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE will feature the original music score and performance by guitarist Gary Lucas.

Additional highlights include; Lais Bodanzky’s Brazilian coming-of-age story THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD, based on the “Mano” bestselling book series and starring teen-heartthrob Fiuk Pedro and Francisco Miguez; Marcel Rasquin’s drama, BROTHER, the Venezuelan submission for Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar consideration this year; Tristan Bauer’s documentary CHE, A NEW MAN, featuring rare footage not seen before today; renowned writer, Alberto Fuguet’s turn behind the camera for the Nashville-set, COUNTRY MUSIC; the return of New Directors/New Films alums Matias Bize with the Chilean love story, THE LIFE OF FISH and Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat with their black comedy QUERIDA VOY A COMPRAR CIGARRILLOS Y VUELVO; Jairo Carrillo’s beautiful 3D animated doc LITTLE VOICES, made from drawings and with voices of real characters whose lives it depicts; and Marcelo Cohan’s Argentinian thriller NO RETURN starring Leonardo Sbaraglia and Federico Luppi.

Additional filmmakers confirmed to attend Latinbeat include: Matias Bize (Director of THE LIFE OF FISH), Julio Hernandez Cordon and Pamela Guinea (Director and Producer of MARIMBAS FROM HELL), Alberto Fuguet (Writer/Director of COUNTRY MUSIC), Victoria Galardi (Director of MOUNT BAYO), Bettina Perut and Ivan Osnovikoff (Directors of THE DEATH OF PINOCHET), and Paula Siero (Director of THE WATER AT THE END OF THE WORLD).

“This year’s Latinbeat Film Festival captures a stunning variety of films – both commercial and independent currently coming out of Latin America, said Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Marcela Goglio. We are especially proud to spotlight the creative search for new forms of production in Central America and the Caribbean. The exploration of documentary/fiction boundaries that took such an exciting turn in Latin American cinema in the last few years has spread to this region and we are beginning to see the results of that now.”

Goglio added, “We are also thrilled to be able to share some great new films from traditionally underrepresented countries, like Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Uruguay and Venezuela. We believe it will all add up to make this one of our most vibrant film festivals yet.”

FILM DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE 2011 FSLC LATINBEAT FILM FESTIVAL

ACORAZADO (2010, 97min)
Director: Alvaro Curiel
Country: Mexico/Cuba
Curiel’s hilarious debut tells the story of Veracruz native Silveiro, whose buddies help him hatch an unusual emigration plan: turning his old taxi into an improvised raft.
ACORAZADO screens Thursday, August 11 at 4:45PM; and Friday, August 12 at 7:00PM.

ALL YOUR DEAD ONES (Todos tus muertos) (2011, 88min)
Director: Carlos Moreno
Country: Colombia
When a Colombian farmer stumbles upon a pile of corpses, he finds that the officials have other priorities in this searing attack on a culture of corruption, poverty, and violence. ALL YOUR DEAD ONES is a Shoreline Films release.
ALL YOUR DEAD ONES screens Saturday, August 20 at 2:45PM; Sunday, August 21 at 9:30PM; and Monday, August 22 at 6:30PM.

THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD (As Melhores Coisas do Mundo)
(2010, 100min)
Director: Lais Bodanzky
Country: Brazil
In this sweet, funny coming-of-age tale set in Sao Paolo (with a great soundtrack), a 15-year-old boy’s carefree life is complicated by a shocking revelation. The film is an Intra Movies release.
THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD screens Thursday, August 18 at 4:30PM; Saturday, August 20 at 9:30PM; and Tuesday, August 23 at 9:00PM.

BROTHER (Hermano) (2010, 96min)
Director: Marcel Rasquin
Country: Venezuela
Two futbol-playing brothers have their love and loyalty put to the test when a scout invites them to try out with the best team in Caracas in this inspiring family drama. BROTHER is a Musicbox Films release.
BROTHER screens Friday, August 12 at 5:00PM; Saturday, August 13 at 2:40PM; and Sunday, August 14 at 8:45PM.

***Special Filmmaker Panel Presentation***
Central American Cinema Today
Co-presented with Casa Clementina and Cinema Tropical
Sponsored by New York Women in Film and Television
Latin Beat filmmakers will discuss innovative forms of local film production.
Central American Cinema Today is free with ticket to the 1:00PM screening of MARIMBAS FROM HELL.
The Central American Cinema Today panel takes place Sunday, August 14 at 11:00AM.

CHE, A NEW MAN (Che, un hombre nuevo) (2010, 94min)
Director: Tristan Bauer
Country: Argentina
Twelve years in the making, Bauer’s intimate look at the larger-than-life Che Guevara demonstrates both his ideals and his passion, with never-before-seen private documents and recordings. CHE, A NEW MAN is a Match Factory release.
CHE, A NEW MAN screens Wednesday, August 10 at 4:30PM and 9:30PM; and Sunday, August 14 at 6:40PM.

COUNTRY MUSIC (Musica campesina) (2011, 100min)
Director: Alberto Fuguet
Country: Chile/U.S.
A Chilean man who loves country music roams through Nashville in this fresh take on immigrant stories, laced with funny dialogue and boasting a terrific soundtrack.
COUNTRY MUSIC screens Friday, August 19 at 6:30PM; Sunday, August 21 at 3:00PM; and Monday, August 22 at 4:15PM. (Alberto Fuguet will participate in Q&As following each screening.)

THE DEATH OF PINOCHET (La muerte de Pinochet) (2011, 70min)
Directors: Bettina Perut & Ivan Osnovikoff
Country: Chile
A raw yet intimate look at Chilean history, this provocative documentary takes to the streets on the day of Pinochet’s death, capturing intensely divided reactions.
THE DEATH OF PINOCHET screens Sunday, August 14 at 3:00PM; and August, 17 at 7:00PM. (Directors Bettina Perut and Ivan Osnovikoff will participate in Q&As following each screening.)

JEAN GENTIL (2010, 84min)
Directors: Laura Amelia Guzmán & Israel Cárdenas
Country: Mexico/Dominican Republic/Haiti
This poignant tale vividly captures the day-to-day life of an educated Haitian immigrant as he travels through the Dominican Republic in search of work and a meaning to his life.
JEAN GENTIL screens Saturday, August 13 at 4:45PM and Monday, August 15 at 4:15PM.

THE LIFE OF FISH (La vida de los peces) (2010, 84min)
Director: Matias Bize
Country: Chile
Returning to Chile after 11 years abroad, an expat writer meets old friends and is forced to confront his past in this insightful, emotionally intense love story.
THE LIFE OF FISH screens Friday, August 12 at 9:15PM, and Tuesday, August 16 at 6:30PM. (Matias Bize will participate in Q&As following each screening.)

LITTLE VOICES (Pequeñas voces) (2010, 75min)
Director: Jairo Carrillo
Country: Colombia
Beautifully animating their drawings, this extraordinary 3D documentary depicts the lives of displaced Colombian children who have grown up amidst guerrilla fighting. The film is a Films Boutique release.
LITTLE VOICES screens Wednesday, August 24 at 6:30PM.

LONG DISTANCE (Larga distancia) (2010, 93min)
Director: Esteban Insausti
Country: Cuba
Insausti explores the dramatic emotional impact of the mass exodus of Cubans to the US through the story of a woman who finds that she has lost all of her friends to this crisis.
Co-presented with The New England Festival of Ibero American Cinema. LONG DISTANCE screens Saturday, August 13 at 6:35PM; Tuesday, August 16 at 8:45PM; and Wednesday, August 17 at 5:00PM. (Esteban Insausti and the film’s stars, Alexis Diaz de Villegas, Anna Biu and Zulema Clares will attend and participate in Q&As following each screening).

MARIMBAS FROM HELL (Marimbas del infierno) (2010, 75min)
Director: Julio Hernández Cordón
Country: Guatemala/Mexico/France
This funny and moving story of an improbable artistic collaboration—between a homeless marimba player and a pioneer of Guatemalan heavy metal music—straddles documentary and fiction. The film is a FiGA Films release.
MARIMBAS FROM HELL screens Sunday, August 14 at 1:00PM; Monday, August 15 at 9:00PM; and Tuesday, August 16 at 4:45PM. (Julio Hernandez Cordon and producer Pamela Guinea will attend and participate in Q&As following each screening.)

MOUNT BAYO (Cerro Bayo) (2010, 86min)
Director: Victoria Galardi
Country: Argentina
On the cusp of ski season, a peaceful Patagonian village is tested by an incident that divides a local family, in Galardi’s funny and gentle dramatic comedy.
MOUNT BAYO screens Saturday, August 20 at 7:15PM; Monday, August 22 at 8:30PM; and Tuesday, August 23 at 5:00PM. (Victoria Galardi will attend and participate in Q&As following each screening.)

NORBERTO’S DEADLINE (Norberto apenas tarde) (2010, 89min)
Director: Daniel Hendler
Country: Uruguay
When a young man joins a theater group—following his boss’s orders—his life starts to change, in this tender and offbeat tale of personal reinvention. NORBERTO’S DEADLINE is an Outsider Pictures release.
NORBERTO’S DEADLINE screens Friday, August 19 at 4:30PM; Sunday, August 21 at 1:00PM; and Tuesday, August 23 at 7:00PM.

NO RETURN (Sin retorno) (2010, 100min)
Director: Marcelo Cohan
Country: Argentina
An intense, perfectly calibrated thriller with a twist ending, Cohan’s debut feature also engages sensitive issues of ethics and justice that will make spectators squirm in their seats. Starring Federico Luppi and Leonardo Sbaraglia. NO RETURN is a Latido Films release.
NO RETURN screens Friday, August 19 at 9:00PM and Wednesday, August 24 at 8:35PM.

QUERIDA VOY A COMPRAR CIGARRILLOS Y VUELVO (2011, 80min)
Directors: Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat
Country: Argentina
In this black comedy, a mediocre real estate agent enters a Faustian deal with a stranger who has superpowers. With great performances by Eusebio Poncela and Emilio Disi.
QUERIDA VOY A COMPRAR CIGARRILLOS Y VUELVO screens Wednesday, August 17 at 5:00PM; Sunday, August 21 at 7:30PM; and Wednesday, August 24 at 4:30PM.

***OPENING NIGHT PRESENTATION***
SIDEWALLS (Medianeras) (2011, 96min)
Director: Gustavo Taretto
Country: Argentina/Germany/Spain
Taretto’s clever romantic comedy pays homage to Buenos Aires as it follows two lonely souls who live on the same block but have somehow never met. SIDEWALLS is a Sundance Selects release.
SIDEWALLS screens Wednesday, Aug 10 at 7:00PM (with Gustavo Taretto, the film’s star, Pilar Lopez De Ayala and composer Gabriel Chwojnik in attendance); Thursday, August 11 at 7:00PM; and Saturday, August 13 at 9:10PM.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT (Zona Sur) (2009, 109min)
Director: Juan Carlos Valdivia
Country: Bolivia
Valdivia’s stylish, class-conscious feature envelops viewers in the insular world of an upper-crust Bolivian family in decline, through the eyes of two Aymara Indians who serve them. The film is a Shoreline Films release.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT screens Thursday, August 18 at 9:00PM and Saturday, August 20 at 12:30PM.

THE STOESSEL EXPEDITION (Expedición Argentina Stoessel: Raid Buenos Aires-Nueva York-1928) (1928, 60min)
Director: Adán & Andrés Stoessel
Country: Argentina
In 1928, two brothers began a two-year automotive journey from Buenos Aires all the way to New York, capturing their wide-ranging expedition on film. Copy restored by the Fundacion Cinemateca Argentina in cooperation with The Library of Congress of the United States.
The screening features live musical accompaniment by original score composer, Donald Sosin.
SCREENING WITH
FOR THE FIRST TIME (Por primera vez) (1965, 10min)
Director: Octavio Cortazar
Country: Cuba
The landmark Cuban documentary captures the reactions of isolated Cuban villagers to seeing films for the first time.
THE STOESSEL EXPEDITION/FOR THE FIRST TIME screens Sunday, August 21 at 5:45PM.

THIS NIGHT I’LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE (Esta Noite Encarnarei no teu Cadáver) (1967, 108min)
Director: Jose Mojica Marins
Country: Brazil
Springing from the margins of Brazilian culture like a long-suppressed nightmare, Brazilian terror icon Coffin Joe returns, bent on his quest to father the perfect child.
The screening features live solo guitar accompaniment by composer Gary Lucas.
THIS NIGHT I’LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE screens Thursday, August 11 at 9:30PM.

EL VARAL (2009, 75min)
Director: Marta Ferrer
Country: Mexico
Ferrer’s rueful documentary contrasts the fanfare of a village’s patron saint day with the post-celebration calm, haunted by the absence of families who have emigrated to the U.S.
EL VARAL screens Saturday, August 13 at 1:00PM and Sunday, August 14 at 5:00PM.

THE WATER AT THE END OF THE WORLD (El agua del fin del mundo) (2101, 85min)
Director: Paula Siero
Country: Argentina
Siero’s warm, intensely honest, and humane story of the real emotions between two sisters – one terminally ill, as they journey to the tip of South America. The film is an Outsider Pictures release.
THE WATER AT THE END OF THE WORLD screens Thursday, August 18 at 6:45PM and Saturday, August 20 at 5:00PM. (Paula Siero wll attend and participate in Q&As following each screening.)

PUBLIC SCREENING SCHEDULE FOR 2011 FSLC LATINBEAT FILM FESTIVAL:

Screening Venue:
The Film Society of Lincoln Center – Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65 Street, between Broadway & Amsterdam (upper level)

Wednesday, August 10
4:30PM             CHE, A NEW MAN (94min)
7:00PM             SIDEWALLS (96min)
9:30PM             CHE, A NEW MAN (94min)

Thursday, August 11
4:45PM             ACORAZADO (97min)
7:00PM             SIDEWALLS (96min)
9:30PM             THIS NIGHT I’LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE (108min)

Friday, August 12
5:00PM             BROTHER (96min)
7:00PM             ACORAZADO (97min)
9:15PM             THE LIFE OF FISH (84min)

Saturday, August 13
1:00PM             EL VARAL (75min)
2:40PM             BROTHER (96min)
4:45PM             JEAN GENTIL (84min)
6:35PM             LONG DISTANCE (93min)
9:10PM             SIDEWALLS (96min)

Sunday, August 14
11:00AM             Central American and Caribbean Cinema Today (**filmmaker panel is FREE with 1:00PM MARIMBAS FROM HELL ticket) (90min)
1:00PM             MARIMBAS FROM HELL (75min)
3:00PM             THE DEATH OF PINOCHET (70min)
5:00PM             EL VARAL (75min)
6:40PM             CHE, A NEW MAN (94min)
8:45PM             BROTHER (96min)

Monday, August 15
4:15PM             JEAN GENTIL (84min)
9:00PM             MARIMBAS FROM HELL (75min)

Tuesday, August 16
4:45PM             MARIMBAS FROM HELL (75min)
6:30PM             THE LIFE OF FISH (84min)
8:45PM             LONG DISTANCE (93min)

Wednesday, August 17
5:00PM             LONG DISTANCE (93min)
7:00PM             THE DEATH OF PINOCHET (70min)
9:10PM             QUERIDA VOY A COMPRAR CIGARRILLOS Y VUELVO (80min)

Thursday, August 18
4:30PM             THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD (100min)
6:45PM             THE WATER AT THE END OF THE WORLD (85min)
9:00PM             SOUTHERN DISTRICT (109min)

Friday, August 19
4:30PM             NORBERTO’S DEADLINE (86min)
6:30PM             COUNTRY MUSIC (100min)
9:00PM             NO RETURN (100min)

Saturday, August 20
12:30PM             SOUTHERN DISTRICT (109min)
2:45PM             ALL YOUR DEAD ONES (88min)
5:00PM             THE WATER AT THE END OF THE WORLD (85min)
7:15PM             MOUNT BAYO (89min)
9:30PM             THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD (100min)

Sunday, August 21
1:00PM             NORBERTO’S DEADLINE (86min)
3:00PM             COUNTRY MUSIC (100min)
5:45PM             THE STOESSEL EXPEDITION/FOR THE FIRST TIME
7:30PM             QUERIDA VOY A COMPRAR CIGARRILLOS Y VUELVO (80min)
9:30PM             ALL YOUR DEAD ONES (88min)

Monday, August 22
4:15PM             COUNTRY MUSIC (100min)
6:30PM             ALL YOUR DEAD ONES (88min)
8:30PM             MOUNT BAYO (89min)

Tuesday, August 23
5:00PM             MOUNT BAYO (89min)
7:00PM             NORBERTO’S DEADLINE (86min)
9:00PM             THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD (100min)

Wednesday, August 24
4:30PM             QUERIDA VOY A COMPRAR CIGARRILLOS Y VUELVO (80min)
6:30PM            LITTLE VOICES (75min)
8:35PM             NO RETURN (100min)

Win free tickets to see all 8 Harry Potter films in a row!

By Mack Chico

2011/07/09 at 12:00am

Movies

Win free tickets to see all 8 Harry Potter films in a row!

07.9.2011 | By Mack Chico |

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See two films each night, beginning on Monday, July 11 through Wednesday July 13 at 6 p.m. Then, on Thursday, July 14, see Part 1 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at 9 p.m. right before catching the premiere of Part 2 at 12:01.

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What character does the Spanish actress Natalie Tena play in the Harry Potter series?

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Remember, this marathon series is only available in New York City!

Good luck!

Rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images. Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

The theatrical release will be July 15th.

http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthedeathlyhallows/mainsite/index.html

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