We liked this western. The story and the complexity of the main characters kept you captivated. The Dead Don’t Hurt is a powerful and profoundly personal cinematic western written and directed by Viggo Mortensen. In theaters nationwide May …
Coming to theaters on April 26. Tickets available now. Unsung Hero is a deeply moving story about an immigrant family that arrived in the USA in the 1970s, braving the unknown to pursue a better future. …
A Thousand Pines, the documentary is directed and produced by Sebastián Díaz and Noam Osband, follows a season of Oaxacan tree planters traveling the United States and explores the hidden world of guest workers regrowing …
Ready for some action? Check out the trailer with Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth in Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than …
Being old enough to remember when Shirley Chisholm ran for president and the feeling it left you with was, boy, she had guts! Her slogan was “Unbought and Unbossed.” —A.O. Regina King stars as Shirley …
In Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory tells of a series of reencounters experienced by Salvador Mallo, a film director in his physical decline. Some of them in the flesh, others remembered: his childhood in the 60s, when he emigrated with his parents to a village in Valencia in search of prosperity, the first desire, his first adult love in the Madrid of the 80s, the pain of the breakup of that love while it was still alive and intense, writing as the only therapy to forget the unforgettable, the early discovery of cinema, and the void, the infinite void that creates the incapacity to keep on making films. Pain and Glory talks about creation, about the difficulty of separating it from one’s own life and about the passions that give it meaning and hope. In recovering his past, Salvador finds the urgent need to recount it, and in that need he also finds his salvation.
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz, and Asier Etxeandia. the film is written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
Season two plot: After tracking a suspicious shipment in the Venezuelan jungle, Jack Ryan heads to South America to investigate. As Jack threatens to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy, the President of Venezuela launches a counter-attack that hits home, leading Jack on a mission spanning the US, UK, Russia, and Venezuela to unravel the President’s plot and bring stability to a country on the brink of chaos.
Starring John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish, and John Hoogenakker.
Brad Munson got a chance to see IT: Chapter Two, arguably the most highly anticipated horror movie of the summer, in an early screening. As a long-time Stephen King fan (and a horror writer himself), as well as the co-host of a weekly podcast called The Dark Multiverse of Stephen King, he seemed like the ideal person to talk about the movie, how it measures up to Chapter One, and how King fans, horror fans, and movie fans in general might react to Andy Muschietti’s massive three-hour conclusion of the IT saga.
Taking a widely beloved book like It (or The Shining or The Stand or Salem’s Lot before it) is risky business, to say the least. Adaptations of King’s books have often been lackluster or just plain bad; you can count the (generally agreed-upon) successful film or TV versions on the fingers of one hand: Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me, The Green Mile, maybe The Mist and the first version of Carrie…and then there’s everything else. And there’s plenty “else.”
How does the new version of IT, both Chapters One and Two measure up? They are certainly as beautifully made as the best of the King adaptations, and some of the performances, especially Bill Skarsgård as the evil clown-creature Pennywise, as absolutely amazing. But the two films–taken together and separately–are rich and complicated and long; they move very quickly and demand a lot more from the audience than a normal ‘horror’ movie…in part because the horror is often not the center of the story: the center is the relationship between the six children (and later the five adults) that form The Loser’s Club, and how they come to understand that they will perish as individuals, but can make miracles if they work together.
The young actors who brought the characters of Bill Denbrough, Beverly Marsh, Richie Tozier and the rest to life in Chapter One are still very much present in Chapter Two, even though their adult versions, played with grace and power by folks like James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, and Bill Hader, are center stage. Together they have a hell of a job: to confront the re-emergent evil of Pennywise twenty-seven years after ITs first appearance, to rediscover the friendships of youth that they had almost completely forgotten, and to both uncover the origin and finally destroy a creaturethat is literally millions of years old. Read the rest of this entry »
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Giveaway! In the Los Angeles area, we have 50 pairs of an advance screening of Hustlers.
The plot: Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
*Download a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED screening pass by clicking the Poster. Screening will take place on Wednesday, September 11 @ 7:30P(Have your pass ready to show at the door).
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In celebration of the upcoming release of Aladdin on Digital and Blu-ray, we got a chance to dance with and interview legendary choreographer, Jamal Sims (Step Up, Descendants 3, So You Think You Can Dance). We experience firsthand some of Aladdin and Genie’s dance moves. I tell you, it was a workout.
We got to talk to the female leads of Pantelion’s Tod@s Caen, Martha Higareda, Miri Higareda and Claudia Álvarez. In Spanglish.
In an all-out battle of the sexes, Martha Higareda (Queen of the South, Altered Carbon) tells us how she came up with the film premise. Watch and listen to her funny story in the video interview below.
Higareda not only co-wrote the film with Cory Brusseau; she is one of the producers, along with her sister Miriam Higareda (El Chema), .
L-r Miri Higareda, Angela Ortíz, Martha Higareda and Claudia Álvarez
Synopsis: Following up their success on the record-breaking No Manches Frida 2, Omar Chaparro and MarthaHigareda pair up again for the big screen with the hilarious romantic comedy TOD@S CAEN. Adán (Chaparro) is a charming seducer who believes he knows how to make any woman swoon. He prepares to teach his friends the art of conquering women, using his array of bullet-proof rules of seduction. Mia (Higareda) is an ambitious producer that dreams of having her own TV show on women empowerment called “Todos Caen,” a strategic guide to dating that teaches you just how to hook a man—and have him eating from the palm of your hand in no time.
Todos Caen also stars Consuelo Duval, Anabel Ferreira, Edgar Vivar, Mauricio Barrientos, and Santiago Michel. In theaters August 30. — A.O.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Oscar-nominated El Norte, in select theaters Sunday September 15 at 2pm and get a free 1 month trial from Pantaya.
El Norte,the epic, widely acclaimed masterpiece about the dreams of immigrants and the promise of America, will return to movie theaters in select markets this September in a special one-day-only 35th anniversary presentation from Fathom Events and Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
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Giveaway! In the Los Angeles area, we have 50 pairs of an advance screening of IT Chapter Two.
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The album pays tribute to the iconic “Queen of TexMex”, with songs like “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” and “Dreaming of You”, that both loyal fans and newcomers will enjoy. With the passionate sounds of her popular music transformed into soothing, beautiful instrumentals, using wood blocks, glockenspiels, xylophone and more, your baby is sure to fall asleep snuggled by the soft melodies of one of the greatest Latin artists of all time. As you gaze at your sleeping angel, your heart will melt con tanto amor.
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Lullaby Renditions of Selena perfectly sums up the hits of this beloved artist and takes sleepy time to the next level. After the success of Lullaby Renditions of Juanes, Rockabye Baby continues to reach new fans of all music genres around the world.
Song list: 1. Bidi Bidi Bom Bom, 2. Como la Flor, 3. Baila Esta Cumbia, 4. AMOR PROHIBIDO, 5. La Carcacha, 6. El Chico del Apartamento 512, 7. Si Una Vez, 8. No Me Queda Más, 9. Fotos y Recuerdos, 10. Tú, Solo Tú, 11. I Could Fall in Love, and 12. Dreaming of You.
Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal now on Digital!
The spectacular fantasy feature films from prolific genius Jim Henson the pop culture masterpieces Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal are set to unleash globally on Digital on February 6, 2024 by Shout! Studios in collaboration with The Jim Henson Company.
Movie enthusiasts and collectors will relish the definitive digital releases of Labyrinth (starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly) and The Dark Crystal (starring Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, and Frank Oz), available for purchase and/or rent across major digital entertainment platforms around the world.
Each movie boasts new digital key art and trailer. Whether reliving childhood memories or discovering these two ground-breaking movies for the first time, prepare to be spellbound as you embark on these mesmerizing cinematic journeys that will ignite your imagination like never before.
Moreover, Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal will be available together in a digital bundle on select platforms for the first time, allowing loyal fans and movie collectors to own and enjoy both iconic movies.
Jim Henson masterfully created completely original fantastical worlds that transcend imagination–brimming with magic and mystery, complete with a host of iconic characters. Whether it is the world of Thra, or the Goblin King’s Labyrinth, these unforgettable realms reflect Henson’s unparalleled talent to bring the magical, the whimsical, the bizarre, and the extraordinary to life. Labyrinth is of special interest to David Bowie fans worldwide as the film contains original songs written and recorded by Bowie especially for the film.
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° Marvel Studios’ The Marvels is available from all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Vudu now and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on February 13. Fans can add the film to their collection and access exclusive bonus content including deleted scenes, a gag reel, behind-the-scenes featurettes and an audio commentary from co-writer/director Nia DaCosta and VFX Supervisor Tara DeMarco. Synopsis: Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel (has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole, her powers are entangled with super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and work together to save the universe.
The film stars Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, Seo-Jun Park, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, and Samuel L. Jackson. Nia DaCosta directs, and Kevin Feige is the producer.
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Trolls Band Together
Get ready for an all-star family reunion like no other in the latest chapter of DreamWorks Animation’s blockbuster musical franchise, now with a Sing-Along edition! As Poppy (Anna Kendrick) grows closer to her now boyfriend Branch (Justin Timberlake), she discovers his secret past as a member of her favorite boyband, BroZone, with his four estranged brothers. When Branch’s bro Floyd is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-stars, Branch and Poppy embark on an action-packed journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd. Along the way Poppy uncovers a family secret of her own, a long-lost sister named Viva (Camila Cabello). Trolls Band Together features the franchise’s signature psychedelic joy-bomb of new and classic pop hits that will have you singing and dancing along over and over again!
Also starring Eric André, Amy Schumer, Andrew Rannells, Troye Sivan, Daveed Diggs, Kid Cudi, Zosia Mamet, and RuPaul Charles.
Trolls Band Together available to own now on Digital, 4K UHD, Blu-ray™ and DVD in the US, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° True Detective: Night Country new season is on Digital now. It will be available on Blu-ray™ and DVD July 9, with bonus features. You can purchase online and in-store at major retailers. Pre-order your copy now.
True Detective: Night Country is available now to purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more.
Set in Alaska, True Detective: Night Country follows detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis), as they investigate the disappearance of eight scientists. When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, detectives Danvers and Navarro will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.
In addition, the season also stars John Hawkes, Christopher Eccleston, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna, Isabella Star Lablanc, and Joel D. Montgrand.
Issa López is the showrunner, writer, director, and executive producer.
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In Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory tells of a series of reencounters experienced by Salvador Mallo, a film director in his physical decline. Some of them in the flesh, others remembered: his childhood in the 60s, when he emigrated with his parents to a village in Valencia in search of prosperity, the first desire, his first adult love in the Madrid of the 80s, the pain of the breakup of that love while it was still alive and intense, writing as the only therapy to forget the unforgettable, the early discovery of cinema, and the void, the infinite void that creates the incapacity to keep on making films. Pain and Glory talks about creation, about the difficulty of separating it from one’s own life and about the passions that give it meaning and hope. In recovering his past, Salvador finds the urgent need to recount it, and in that need he also finds his salvation.
