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This November Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on Netflix

We can’t wait to watch this new adaptation of Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro of Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a …

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Renée Victor Has Passed Away, and We Will All Miss Her

Renée Victor has–will always have–one of those faces. You will recognize her immediately…and not just her face, but her voice, the characters she played, and the strong, brave spirit she always embodied. For almost forty …

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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 …

This November Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on NetflixRenée Victor Has Passed Away, and We Will All Miss HerLOCKED Is Intense and Entertaining A talk with the DirectorAt a Screening of Dog Man the MovieUnstoppable Streaming on Prime Video

Bertila Damas is Returning to “Grimm”

Great news! Our friend Bertila Damas, whose formidable character Pilar was a hit on the “La Llorona” episode of Grimm last Halloween, is coming back for more: she tells us, “I am back as Pilar for the next 2 episodes.” She can’t say much without giving it all away, but it does have to do with Juliette, an there may be even more to come: “Who knows?” she says. “But there I am, and in Spanish again…which is very cool.”

Watch her this Friday, April 5th at 9P on NBC.

A Good Wednesday: New “Criminal Minds,” “Family,” “L&O:SVU,” “Chicago Fire,” “Americans,” “Nashville”

A few Latinos guest star on Criminal Minds, Adela Tirado, Ricardo Mamood-Vega on CBS at 9P. It seems like forever since we’ve seen new editions of Modern Family with Sofía Vergara and Rico Rodriguez at 9P on ABC, then at 10P, Jay Hernandez continues his arc on Nashville also on ABC. And you can also see the heroic Danny Pino bein’ all heroic on Law & Order: SVU, and stick around for Monica Raymund and Joe Minoso on Chicago Fire at 10P on NBC. Or you could move down the dial to FX for Maximiliano Hernández on The Americans at 10P or James Roday in Psych on USA.

Same Women, Different Show: Rosario Dawson on Leno, Eva Mendes on Tavis Smiley

Rosario is almost certainly talking about Trance, as well as the zillion other projects she’s working on, while Eva is batting clean-up for A Place Beyond the Woods, but they’re both great. Ms. Dawson graces The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35P on NBC; Ms. Mendes is on The Tavis Smiley Show on PBS (check your local listings).

Marisa Ramirez is in Two Places (and on Two Networks) at Once

Beautiful, talented, and very busy, Marisa shows up as two different cops on two different shows: Blue Bloods and Body of Proof.

Marisa Ramirez has been walkin’ the walk and talkin’ the talk for a decade now. She did her time in the soaps (General Hospital, The Young and the Restless), did a few ‘crazy’ comedies and thrillers in feature films, and showed up in a wide range of hour-long TV dramas, from Castle to Bones to Supernatural. Throughout, she managed to play Latinos as often as not…though her first big-notice break was as a decidedly non-Latina in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, just a couple of years ago.

Since then, it’s been a bit of a whirlwind: starring in the short-lived series Against the Wall and in the infamous TV movie Prosecuting Casey Anthony, with Oscar Nuñez and Rob Lowe. And now she’s appearing in two places at once–as Officer Riley Dunn in ABC’s Body of Proof and as Detective Maria Baez, Donnie Wahlberg’s new partner, in even more episodes of CBS’ Blue Bloods. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s Just Too Much Fluffy for Only One Special

Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy is actually two separate and special nights of laughs on Comedy Central

2013 is shaping up to be a very good year for Gabriel Iglesias. He’s a featured voice in the new Pixar movie Planes, he just had a big interview with Mario Lopez, and now he’s got another special for Comedy Central that’s so big it’s actually two full hours–and therefore two separate shows.

Part One of the “the supersized two-night world premiere of Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy airs Sunday, April 7 at 9P; Part Two airs Sunday, April 14 also at 9P, with a special encore of the entire special airing Saturday, April 27, at 9:30P. The concert special was filmed in front of a packed house at Honolulu’s Hawaii Theatre Center. It opens with Fluffy sharing his love of all things Hawaiian, from his favorite luau guide bus driver to some choice local slang. From there, he regales the audience with hilarious tales from the unique life of an international comedy sensation–performing in Saudi Arabia, appearing in the film Magic Mike, and raising a deodorant-adverse teenage boy. Check out the perils of being a stepdad right here:

You can get a copy of the entire extravaganza for your very own, when an extended and uncensored Blu-ray and DVD is released on April 9. That’s the same day you can download it in HD and SD on iTunes, Xbox Video Marketplace, Sony PlayStation Store, Amazon Instant Video, and Vudu. Talk about wired…

Eva Mendes on Ellen

Eva Mendes, charming as ever, on Ellen, both in the daylight on Tuesday. Check local listings for the exact times and channels.

“The Voice,” “Golden Boy,” “Smash,” “Body of Proof” New on Tuesday

All the NCIS’s are repeats this week, but Shakira (and some of the contestants) hold up the Latino contingent on The Voice, 8P on NBC, while Kevin Alejandro does his part on the fast-fading cop drama Golden Boy, with Vanessa Rubio as a guest on CBS at 10P, opposite Krysta Rodriguez on Smash on NBC. TBS checks in with a new Cougar Town, including Ian Gomez as part of the ensembles, at 10P. Meanwhile Marisa Ramirez starts her arc as Officer Riley Dunn on ABC’s Body of Proof, also at 10P. DVR time.

“Secret Life,” “Dallas,” “Monday Mornings” and “Bates Hotel” New on Cable Mondays

Francia Raisa is part of the fifth and final season of Secret Life of the American Teenager, with a new episode on Monday at 8P on ABC Family. Then Jordana Brewster and many others shine on Dallas at 9P on TNT, followed at 10P by Alfred Molina on the new medical drama Monday Mornings and Mercedes Ruehl guest stars. Also at 10P, Nestor Carbonell plays the creepiest sheriff ever on A&E’s Bates Hotel. Check it out…

“Castle” Celebrates its 100th Episode on Monday

Jon Huertas is part of the remarkable (and remarkably attractive) ensemble led by Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic on Castle, and believe it or not it’s been treading that line between suspense, romance, and silliness for 100 episodes. Now the gang celebrates with sideways tribute to Rear Window in an all-new episode Monday at 10P on ABC.

New “Voice,” “Revolution,” “Bones,” “Following” on Monday

Shakira is more appealing than ever as Christina Aguilera’s season-long stand-in on The Voice, 8P on NBC. Over on Fox Yelyna De Leon guest stars on Bones at 8P.  At 9P, Adan Canto looks, well, dead, actually, but he’s still listed in the credits for The Following on FOX. And Daniella Alonso and JD Pardo are very much alive and leading the resistance on Revolution, back from a long hiatus at 10P on NBC.

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