We caught up with the director of LOCKED David Yarovesky (Brightburn, Nightbooks), just before we screened the film with no spoilers. The film took nineteen days to shoot. Watch our quick interview. Synopsis: No escape. No …
It was an enjoyable screening with two of the grandsons. The five year old said it was happy and sad at the same time. And he loved it! The twelve year old who has read …
Unstoppable is the inspiring true story of Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) who was born with one leg but whose indomitable spirit and unbreakable resolve empowered him to defy the odds and pursue his dreams. With the …
“Sonic 3 will beat out Mufasa, for sure!” — JimmityCritic (12) Sonic the Hedgehog 3, what a fun evening with the grandkids it was. When you have a 12, 10 and 5 year-old clap their hands at the end …
Mufasa: The Lion King was entertaining and the production value was amazing to watch. Set in Africa, all-new film blends live-action filmmaking techniques with photoreal computer-generated imagery. My 12 year-old grandson thought it was one …
It has been a while since we sat down and caught up with Yvette Yates (El Gringo, Without Men), we’ve written about her many times; check out one of my favorite post here.
YvetteYates In the Blood
Yvette just wrapped a comedy vampire feature, Bloodsucking Bastards, opposite Chilean Pedro Pascal (Graceland, Game of Thrones), Emma Fitzpatrick (Social Network), Joel Murray (Mad Men), and others. And later this year, we’ll see her in Warner Bros Thomas Pynchon adaptation Inherent Vice, starring Benicio Del Toro, Joaquin Phoenix, Sean Penn, Maya Rudolph and many more.
Her film In the Blood is in theaters now and she’s also in Richard Montoya’s Water & Power, which comes out in theaters on May 2. Listen in on our video conversation below.
Nine chances to see Latinos entertaining on Tuesday night TV. Check out our complete post for details! And George Lopez guest-host on The View, at 10A on ABC. Later Wilmer Valderrama is on The Queen Latifah Show (check for local listings)
You’ll finds sports, reality, and awards shows all over the dial this week, but a dwindling number of new scripted dramas and comedies…and even fewer with Latinos in the mix. Here are a few to keep you going:
Shakira presides over The Voice as the playoffs premiere, 8P on NBC
Al Madrigal and David Walton About a Boy
Lea Michele is a funny girl and Naya Rivera is just crazy on Glee, 8P on Fox
Samantha Esteban, Jessie Garcia, and Wilmer Valderrama are part of the vast ensemble of Robert Rodriguez’ From Dusk Till Down, 9P on El Rey if you can find it (TimeWarner, DirectTV and iTunes have it)
Miguel Ferrer intimidates like a pro, Miguel Perez and Ray Santiago as Little Dip guest star on NCIS: Los Angeles, 9P on CBS
Hayley Orrantia is an 80s teenage teen on The Goldbergs, 9P on ABC
Natalie Morales shows her gift for being funny (and a little clueless) on the most-likely-cancelled Trophy Wife, 9:30P on ABC
Al Madrigal is the stalwart friend and family man on About a Boy, 9P on NBC
Monica Raymund and Joe Minoso puts the fire in firefighting on Chicago Fire, 10P on NBC
Emiliano Torres guest stars on the season finale of Justified, at 10P on FX
It’s no secret that Latinos, as a group, are big fans of the horror genre, though horror movie producers rarely get that message and actually respond. Still, that’s exactly what they did with the fifth movie in the Paranormal Activity franchise, The Marked Ones.
Se Fija!’s publisher Angela Ortíz got a chance to hang out with stars of the film, Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz, Renee Victor, and Gabrielle Walsh. They talked about their bonding on the set, how director Christopher B. Landon was open to suggestions, and the many goodies you’ll find on the Blu-ray edition.
Paranormal Activity has been an almost unrelentingly suburban Anglo product since its beginning in 2007. But now, with The Marked Ones, a new storyline is introduced–one in which Latino culture and characters play a major role.
How does this all connect to the twisted continuing story of the earlier films in the series? Be patient; the tie-in comes in the last few minutes of the film.
It’s available Tuesday, April 8 wherever DVDs or VODs are sold.
Another light night for Latinos: Shakira lights up The Voice at 8P on NBC…Juan Pablo di Paci, Marlene Forte, Jordana Brewster, Julie Gonzalo and so many other familiar faces, Latino and otherwise, make Dallas great fun to watch, 8P on TNT…and Nestor Carbonell has actually moved into Bates Motel, 10P on A&E. Ooh, that can’t be good.
A light night for Latinos as the sports kicks in the season winds down: Lana Parrilla is evil as ever in Once Upon a Time, 8P on ABC…Landon Gimenez doesn’t play Latino but he’s doing a great job on Resurrection, 9P on ABC…Madeleine Stowe matches her evil for evil on Revenge, 10P on ABC…Alfonso Cuarón’s Believe continues to unfold (with no Latinos in the regular cast) at10P on NBC and over on cable, Pedro Pascal has joined season 4 of Games of Thrones at 9P on HBO
Tonight FOX will burn off the last two episodes of Greg Kinnear and John Ortiz Rake, from 8-10P…or you can watch Eva Mendes in the Will Farrell/Mark Wahlberg action comedy The Other Guys, 8P on FXX
Photo 1: Eva Mendes and Will Farrell
Photo 2: John Ortiz and Greg Kinnear
…and he talks exclusively to Se Fija! about his work, his character, and appearing on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC
It’s not like Maximiliano Hernández is a newcomer to Latino Hollywood. Just before “Agent Sitwell” moved front-and-center in The Avengers, Captain America, and even some of Marvel’s wonderful short subjects in between, Hernández was becoming famous, and then famously dead, on The Americans. And before that Ringer, Terriers, 24, and every variation of Law & Order. In fact, he’s been regularly appearing in front of us for more than ten years.
But now he’s part of the Marvel-verse, and things will never be the same. SeFija! caught up with him at a recent event at Frank & Sons Collectables in Southern California, and we had a chance to sit down and talk about his work on the Marvel movies and TV shows and on his relationship to his fans for that work and The Americans.
L-r: Saffron Burrows, Titus welliver and Maximiliano Hernández MARVEL’S Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Maximiliano isn’t as nearly as button-down as Agent Sitwell, and he sees portraying him as a kind of a relief: he gets to play someone other than himself. And he likes Winter Soldier because it’s “the least superhero-y of the superhero movies–more a detective movie or a political thriller.” The other stars of the film echoed that sentiment at a recent press conference. And though Sitwell is not demonstrably Latino, it’s still an interesting choice: Maximiliano is clearly ‘ethnic,’ where the original rendition of the character in Marvel Comics is a red-headed, crew-cut, teeth-gritting ultra-conservative, and was among the least ‘likeable’ S.H.I.E.L.D. agents for years before his…remodeling. Now he’s more a “protégé of Agent Coulson,” Maximiliano says. “He’s strangely meticulous; he likes things in a certain order, and he’s always making sure everything’s the way it’s supposed to be. And he gets rattled when it’s out of his control.”
Look for more Sitwell in future episodes of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and look for more Maximiliano Hernández in an upcoming feature Imperial Dreams and the post-apocalypse series The Last Ship this summer on TNT.
Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World storms onto digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home on April 15, before making its triumphant debut on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD May 13.
Synopsis: In Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie)–who now wields the shield of Captain America after events in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier–meets with newly elected U.S. president Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) and soon finds himself in the middle of an international incident. In a race against time, Sam must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.
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Tombstone 4K Blu-ray, UHD/BD Combo + Digital + Steelbook arrives on April 22.
Synopsis: Every town has a story—Tombstone has a legend. Experience the explosive, action-packed battle on 4K Ultra HD. U.S. Marshall Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), his brothers (Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton) and the outrageous Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) band together to bring law to the lawless in a notorious showdown at the O.K. Corral. The star-studded cast also includes Dana Delany, Jason Priestley, and Michael Biehn in an epic story of Wild West justice. Directed by George P. Cosmatos.
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Abbott Elementary: The Complete Third Season on DVD is available now!
From Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. Follow the lives of the staff we have grown to know and love working at Willard R. Abbott Elementary School, and go down memory lane with all 14 hilarious, wholesome and “educational” episodes from the third season.
Synopsis: It’s the season for change for the teachers of Abbott Elementary. Janine leads ambitious growth initiatives for the school while navigating personal and professional challenges. Gregory embraces his role as the “cool” teacher. Ava surprises with moments of unexpected leadership. From Career Day to a heartfelt end-of-year celebration, the Abbott staff prove that with teamwork- and Janine’s relentless drive-they can handle anything.
The cast includes Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues, Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie, Janelle James as Ava Coleman, Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti, Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill, William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson, and Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard.
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