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LOCKED Is Intense and Entertaining A talk with the Director

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 …

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At a Screening of Dog Man the Movie

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 …

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Unstoppable Streaming on Prime Video

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 …

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 The Speed to the BoxOffice

“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 …

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Mufasa: The Lion King the Prequel

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 …

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“The Fosters” and “Teen Wolf” Finish for the Season and Five Other Series Show Us Great Performances by Latinos this Monday

Marlene Forte Dallas

Great stuff all night long whatever your tastes might be:

  • Shakira is so judgmental on The Voice as the battle continues, 8P on NBC
  • Constance Marie makes it happen on Switched at Birth,8P on ABC Family

    Vera Farmiga and Nestor Carbonell
    Bates Motel

  • Jordana Brewster, Julie Gonzalo, and Marlene Forte make Dallas the wicked fun it is, 9P on TNT
  • The Fosters offers up its finale episode for the season (but they’ll be back!), Cierra Ramirez, Jake T. Austin and David Lambert, co-star at 9P on ABC Family
  • Valerie Cruz and Felix Solis on The Following, 9P on Fox
  • Rosie Garcia guests with Jon Huertas on Castle, I0P on ABC
  • Tyler Posey bites it one more time on the Teen Wolf finale at 10P on MTV
  • Nestor Carbonell makes ‘sinister’ an art form on Bates Motel, 10P on A&E

Horror, Politics, and Fantasy (there’s a difference?) on Latino TV this Sunday

Alfonso Cuarón

You’ll see more finales and skipped episodes as the season begins to wind down, but there’s plenty of quality TV this week, starting Sunday.

Christian Serratos

  • Lana Parrilla remains exquisitely evil on Once Upon a Time, 8P on ABC
  • Makenzie Vega grows up and grows wide and Felix Solis guest stars as detective Rodriguez on The Good Wife, 9P on CBS
  • Alfonso Cuarón’s Believe continues to unfold, 9P on NBC
  •  Christian Serratos packs a really big gun and the attitude to match on The Walking Dead, 9P on AMC
  • Madeline Stowe does what it takes, on Revenge, 10P on ABC

Saturday, March 22

Want to go to the movies to see your favorite Latinos at work? Try Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez in the original Fast and Furious, 8P on Bravo…or Javier Bardem in his breakout role in , 8P on IFC…or enjoy the classic sophistication of Hector Elizondo at his best in Princess Diaries, 8:15P on Oxygen.

Friday, March 21

Mario Lopez, on his second day as guest co-host on The View on ABC, check local listing and Jennifer Lopez visits the Ellen DeGeneres Show, check local listing. Later, Raúl Esparza guests on Hannibal, 10P on NBC…and John Ortiz stars as a solid best friend to Rake, 8P on Fox. Watch it while you can, this fascinating little show is on the edge of cancellation.

Something for Everybody in Theaters

A little song and dance, a couple of dramas and suspense all for your enjoyment this weekend

Muppets Most Wanted has everyone possible in full and cameo roles, like tough guy Danny Trejo singing and dancing on screen, Salma Hayek, Tom Hiddleston, Christoph Waltz, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell,
Ray Liotta, Tina Fey, Debby Ryan, Stanley Tucci,
 Zach Galifianakis, Lady Gaga and many others. In a new Kermit, Miss Piggy and the gang caper in Russia?

Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, and Ethan Embry in Cheap Thrills. A struggling family man (Healy) loses his low-wage job meets an obscenely wealthy stranger and his mysterious wife (Paxton) in a bar and the adventures begin. In limited release.

Zoë Saldaña and Yul Vázquez are part of Blood Ties, a film about two brothers, on either side of the law in 1970s Brooklyn. Also starring in the film are Clive Owen and Billy Crudup as brothers, with Marion Cotillard and Mila Kunis.

Andy Garcia, Yul Vázquez, Ray Romano and Aida Turturro in Rob the Mob. The crime thriller is about a Queens couple that specialize in robbing mafia social clubs who stumble upon a really big score. Bigger than they could ever imagine, and now they have become targets of both the mob and the FBI in the process. Written by Jonathan Fernandez (Y2K, Crisis in the Kremlin).

Thursday, March 20

Something for everyone this Thursday. Check out the full post for eight great possibilities.

Something for Everyone on Thursday Night

Romi Dias Scandal

Eight great opportunities to see Latino talent on TV tonight:

  • Michael Trevino is bloody good in The Vampire Diaries, 8P on the CW
  • Aubrey Plaza is one among many very funny folk on Parks and Recreation, 8:30P on NBC
  • Sara Ramirez is s true hero on Grey’s Anatomy, 9P on ABC
  • Jennifer Lopez on the American Idol show, 9P on FOX

    Gina Torres Suits

  • George Lopez takes another crack at sitcoms with St. George at 9P on FX. David Zayas, Danny Trejo, Olga Merediz, and Diana Maria Riva, among many others talented Latinos, are along for the ride
  • Daniela Bobadilla on FX’s Anger Management at 9:30P
  • Gina Torres makes you want to be a lawyer on Suits, 9P on USA
  • Romi Dias guest stars as Detective Monica Salinas and Guillermo Díaz is just about the scariest guy this side of Hannibal on Scandal, 10P on ABC
  • Xolo Maridueña breaks your heart on Parenthood, new at 10P on NBC

Wednesday, March 19

Classics, contests, and cancelled shows all on display this Wednesday. Check out our full post!

Classics, Contests, New and Cancelled Shows All on Display this Wednesday

  • Lindsey Morgan The 100

    Jennifer Lopez sits in on American Idol for a little while longer, 8P on FOX

  • J.D. Pardo and Mat Vairo makes the energy apocalypse a fascinating place as part of the ensemble on Revolution, 8P on NBC.
  • Tonight’s the premiere of NUVOtv’s Nu Point of View hosted by actress Gina Rodriguez, at 8P

    Gina Rodriguez NUVOtv

  • Lindsey Morgan is on the CW’s midseason drama The 100, at 9P
  • Witness the wonder final episodes of Psych with James (Rodriguez) Roday at 9P on USA
  • Danny Pino and Raúl Esparza are the heart and soul of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 9P on NBC
  • Adan Canto and Alexis Carra are the best thing about Mixology, 9:30P on ABC
  • Jon Seda makes his mark on Chicago PD, 10P on NBC

John Leguizamo Just Won’t Stop: A New “Ghetto Klown” is Coming to HBO on March 22

John Leguizamo

HBO has been in business with John Leguizamo for years, and there’s no sign it’s over: they’ll be airing his fifth HBO special on March 22.

Ghetto Klown has been a phenomenon since John Leguizamo produced the first edition of his one-man show, and HBO knows it: they’re bringing a filmed version of his amazing one-man show, directed by Fisher Stevens, who directed the Broadway production and the national tour, on March22 at 10P.

Leguizamo’s been a busy Latino actor/writer/performer, before and after Ghetto Klown was taped last November at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Currently he can be seen right now in the Ice Cube/Kevin Hart cop-comedy Ride Along; he’s part of John Favreau’s Chef, that premiered at SXSW, and he just completed production on two other impressive projects: Cymbeline, a modern-day take on Shakespeare’s play, and Stealing Cars, with William H. Macy.

But Ghetto Klown has been something special for Leguizamo all the way along. He’s called it “therapy,” and a “cautionary tale” that spans his childhood, his early acting career, and his recurring feelings of “self-doubt, negativity and depression.” It will join his other successful adaptations of one-man shows for HBO, including Mambo Mouth, Spic-O-Rama, Freak, and Sexaholic…A Love Story.

HBO has already announced at least some of the replay days, including March 22 at 9P and 4:15A, and March 31 at 10:30P. You can catch it on HBO2 on March 24 and 29 as well.

Here’s HBO’s trailer for the upcoming special:

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