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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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Deadpool Marvel Comics’ Unconventional Anti-Hero!

Deadpool-HeartMarvel’s Deadpool is so much fun to watch! I’m ready to see it again! This action packed comedy is in theaters February 12. The fun starts from the beginning to closing credits so pay close attention.

A must see if you are a fan of this film genre. It has an R rating—NOT FOR KIDS!Deadpool2

For those who aren’t familiar with this Marvel character, here’s a bit of the synopsis; Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

Tim Miller directs Deadpool with a screenplay by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. It has a great cast in Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams, and Brianna Hildebrand.

Could be a fun Valentine movie date?

Elena of Avalor, What A Doll

Aimee Carrero, Elena of Avalor Recording session. (Disney Junior/Matt Petit)

Aimee Carrero, Elena of Avalor Recording session.
(Disney Junior/Matt Petit)

Actress Aimee Carrero (voice of Princes Elena) in Disney’s Elena of Avalor, gets a first-look at the new Elena doll during a recording session for the series. The doll, from Hasbro, will debut at Toy Fair in New York City on Friday, February 12.

Elena of Avalor, a new animated TV series set in a fairytale kingdom inspired by Latin cultures and folklore, will premiere this summer on the Disney Channel.

Lopez On TV Land Premieres March 30

Lopez is BACK! Here’s a sneak peek below.

Lopez

American DREAMers on the Road to Distribution

American DREAMersI’m very excited about the North American release of this wonderful and informative documentary, American DREAMers. If you are not familiar with it, here’s a short description of the documentary, it follows the journey of a group of undocumented youth who publicly come out as undocumented and walk 3,000 miles across America’s heartland—from San Francisco to Washington D.C.—to organize for immigrant rights.

Written by Jenniffer Castillo, who co-directs with Saray Deiseil, and executive produced by Jon Huertas (Castle) and Nicholas Stich (With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story).

I had the great pleasure of talking with the two filmmakers a few months back and you can check it out here. And now we have a great update from them below, enjoy the read.

How excited are you both at this stage of distribution of the doc? Did you think it would happen just over six months from your initial world premiere back in June (2015)?

L-r: Co-directors Jenniffer Castillo and Saray Deiseil ©2015 Angela María Ortíz S.

L-r: Co-directors Jenniffer Castillo and Saray Deiseil
©2015 Angela María Ortíz S

We are absolutely over the moon about getting distribution. Really, it’s truly a blessing that we have been able to get this far and be able to share such an important story that is so dear to our hearts and such a necessary topic to discuss as we inch closer to elections. When we premiered at the LA Film Festival last year, which was magic in itself, we were lucky to have a Sales Agent on our side who was already introducing us to distributors. Documentaries can be tough to sell but fortunately it wasn’t too long of a process. Our Sales Agent connected us with Gravitas Ventures to handle our TV and online distribution and with Tugg who is handling our educational and non-theatrical distribution. With both of them we are able to connect with a wide audience on many platforms and still be able to have the film travel by allowing the community to host screenings thru Tugg’s unique model, which connects each host to a major theater. It’s such a cool way for independent films to get a theatrical showing for a night! There’s more info on our website about it! americandreamersdoc. Read the rest of this entry »

Adam Rodriguez Talks Jane the Virgin with Sam Rubin

Listen in on their conversation here on the KTLA Morning News.

Movie Trailers and Teasers

10 Cloverfield Lane (March 11)

Disney’s The Jungle Book (April 15)

Captain America: Civil War (May)

X-Men: Apocalypse (May)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (June 3)

Jason Bourne (July 29)

600 Miles A Complex Road Trip

L-r: Kristyan Ferrer, Gabriel Ripstein and Se Fija!’s Angela Ortíz

L-r: Kristyan Ferrer, Gabriel Ripstein
and Se Fija!’s Angela Ortíz

600 Millas (600Miles) was México’s selection for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film has been around for a year now; it has been part of 40 film festivals and has won a few awards. Which makes the first time director, Gabriel Ripstein very proud and happy that this project has been accepted so well.

We talked about his background as a producer and writer and how passionate he feels about this film.

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

He talked about his two main actors, Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs) and Kristyan Ferrer (Buen Dia, Ramon, Sin Nombre).

For 600 Miles, Ferrer was his first choice for the role of Arnulfo Rubio, a young gun trafficker between the U.S. and Mexico who ends up entangled with ATF agent Hank Harris (Roth). Ferrer said it was great working with both Roth and director Ripstein.

In the United States, it is legal for any citizen to buy guns. In Mexico, it is illegal to buy, sell, or carry guns. And it is because of this contrast that this story takes place.

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Gabriel Ripstein

Gabriel Ripstein

Listen in on our conversation with Ripstein and Roth, who talked about working on the The Hateful Eight and futbol (soccer).

The film is in theaters now. — A.O.

Pride + Prejudice + Zombies and the Fun Events Around the Film

T-b: Se Fija!’s Angela Ortíz, Lily James, Bella Heathcote Jack Huston, Matt Smith and Douglas Booth

T-b: Se Fija!’s Angela Ortíz, Lily James, Bella Heathcote
Jack Huston, Matt Smith and Douglas Booth

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a fun ride, well acted, and beautiful to watch. I liked that they kept a lot of Jane Austen’s sensibility and yes, I’m looking forward to the sequel.

TCL Chinese Theater Record Breaking Photo Op

TCL Chinese Theater Record Breaking Photo Op

To celebrate the opening of the new film, there were many fun events around town and one of them set a world record. It was Sony Pictures partnering with Just Jared for the most zombies reading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice at one time. At another event, a group of us had a fun time getting all Zombified for a press day event. And Se Fija! was in the middle of all of it.

T-b: Jessica G. Ferrer, Louis Love of Nuke the Fridge and Se Fija!’s Angela Ortíz

T-b: Jessica G. Ferrer, Louis Love of Nuke the Fridge
and Se Fija!’s Angela Ortíz

We got a chance to interview five of the actors, Lily James, Bella Heathcote, Jack Huston, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, the book author, Seth Grahame-Smith, and director Burr Steers.

I enjoy doing these roundtables because I find that we get much more insight about the making of a film, and we hope you’ll listen in on the conversations, check out the photos and videos that are here for your enjoyment.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies in theaters, February 5.

A special thanks to Abimael Linares, Jose Ángel Torres Reyes of @EstrellasenLA, FXMakeUpArtist @missprissy5 and @AllyKatt99. — A.O.

Bella Heathcote & Lily James

Bella Heathcote & Lily James

Writer Seth Grahame-Smith

Writer Seth Grahame-Smith

Director Burr Steers

Director Burr Steers

Actors Jack Huston, Douglas Booth & Matt Smith (SPOILER ALERT)

Actors Jack Huston, Douglas Booth & Matt Smith
(SPOILER ALERT)

Jessica Camacho Holding Her Own on Sleepy Hollow

Jessica Camacho

Jessica Camacho

I’ve been following Jessica Camacho’s career for a few years now, and I’m always impressed by her performances. Camacho’s character was introduced in the last few episodes of FOX’s Sleepy Hollow’s last season. Now, she’s back as a series regular as agent Sophie Foster.

It’s not Jessica’s first series role, she was last seen on ABC’s Last Resort, where both Jessica and Jay Hernandez had surprisingly meaty roles in the first (and only) season of ABC’s submarine warfare/political thriller. And she’s done many arcs on other shows over the years. We even talked a little about one of my other favorite shows, Longmire.

Jessica and I at the screening of her short, Vámonos. ©2015 Gregory Powell III

Jessica and I at the screening of her short, Vámonos.
©2015 Gregory Powell III

The show is a modern-day retelling of Washington Irving’s classic, ”The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to find that the world is on the brink of destruction and that he is humanity’s last hope. And for the past two seasons we’ve watched him team up with a contemporary police officer Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) to unravel mysteries that date back to the founding fathers.

Jessica Camacho

Jessica Camacho

The adventure thriller comes from co-creators/executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek and Transformers franchises, Fringe).

Now listen in on our exclusive conversation with Jessica about agent Sophie Foster and more.

Sleepy Hollow returns February 5 at 8P on FOX. — A.O.

A Sacred Journey Documentary

A Sacred JourneyDirector/producer Ernesto Quintero has been working on this project for a very long time, and it’s personal. Read the filmmaker’s note below and you’ll know why.

In 2005, my brother Juan was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and given three years to live. Since then, I have been documenting Juan and his family so that his two children could have memories of their father preserved. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I realized the footage I had collected of Juan and my family is a story that should be shared. Thus inspired the creation of A Sacred Journey.

The documentary will be doing the film festival route soon. Watch the trailer below and find out more about the documentary here.

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