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In Theaters Now: 13 Hours and Ride Along 2

13_Hours_poster13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Intense! Very raw! Gripping to watch. It kept me on the edge of my seat. I was glad to see that it wasn’t overtly political and that it was about the private soldiers involved.

I didn’t know what to expect and I found a good film to watch, full of action and some good acting. It even has some humor. I think it’s Michael Bay’s best film to date.

It stars John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, and James Badge Dale.

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For the fans of the first Ride Along, here’s the sequel to the blockbuster action-comedy. It’s full of Kevin Hart’s antics and Ice Cube’s cool, and some crazy laughs. And we have a couple of our favorites, Benjamin Bratt, playing the bad guy, and Carlos Gómez as the police captain. Tim Story directs this sequel.

Starring Olivia Munn, Tika Sumpter, Ken Jeong, Bruce McGill, Sherri Shepherd, Arturo del Puerto, and Nadine Velazquez.

Watch the trailers below, the top one is with Carlos Gómez telling us in Spanish about some of the characters.

Latinos Invade Cable: “Major Crimes” and “Murder in the First” are New on Monday Night

Major Crimes, with Raymond Cruz, Jonathan Del Arco and Nadine Velazquez returns for another season, joined by Murder in the First with Marissa Armijo as a Latina ADA.

Raymond Cruz and Mary McDonnell
Major Crimes

The cable season, running to fill the great huge hole left by summer programming of the broadcast nets, is just beginning to get underway. We saw the return of Longmire a week or so ago, Continuum and Orphan Black are new and serving our geeky side, and now crime-fighting has a couple of new names–or at least new episodes of old names–on Monday night.

Major Crimes has been a fixture on TNT for years, and some of the characters–like Raymond Cruz’ Detective Julio Sanchez–has been around even longer than the show itself, since he was a major part of the cast of its predecessor, The Closer, from Day One. More recently Jonathan Del Arco has joined up as a coroner named Morales, and even more recently Nadine Velazquez has appeared as Deputy District Attorney Emma Rios. It’s great to see smart, tough Latinos playing roles as smart, tough Latinos, and they’re all back for another round of new episodes beginning at 9P Monday, June 9.

Marissa Armijo

And now Steven Bochco, best know for shows like LA Law and NYPD Blue, is bringing Murder in the First to TNT as a suitable companion to Major Crimes. Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson star as investigators of a particular crime–the murder of an apparent drug addict, who turns out to be a Silicon Valley bigwig–and follow this single case across an entire season. As the mystery deepens, Marissa Armijo, last seen on Criminal Minds, joins the cast as Assistant District Attorney Lopez for half a dozen episodes. The mystery begins right after Major Crimes, at 10P on TNT Monday June 9.

With little else episodic happening anywhere up or down the dial, it’s nice to the professionals back in the driver’s seat.

“Major Crimes” Marathon Coming this Weekend

L-r: Nadine Velazquez, Raymond Cruz, Tony Denison and Mary McDonnell in Major Crimes

Major Crimes, with Raymond Cruz, Jonathan del Arco, and Nadine Velazquez, returns on Monday…preceded by every single episode of the previous season, beginning the day before.

Good news for summer viewing any way you look at it: Spike TV will lead into the third season of Major Crimes, the successful spin-off/successor to The Closer, with a 19-hour marathon of the entire previous season. It begins on Sunday, June 8 at 2A and continues uninterrupted right up to the Season Three premiere on Monday, June 9 at 9P.

Jonathan del Arco Major Crimes

The Closer/Major Crimes dynasty has been ‘Latino-friendly’ since Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons and company sauntered onto cable TV ‘way back in 2005. Raymond Cruz has been part of the team since that first episode, including time off for a memorable turn on Breaking Bad. In recent years, Jonathan del Arco joined up in 2009 as the coroner Dr. Morales, and even more recently, Nadine Velazquez has appeared as D.D.A. Emma Rios. A wide range of other Latino actors, from regulars like Gina Ravera and Stephen Martines to a long line of guest stars, have been featured as well.

Welcome news for the early summer season where there’s so little worth watching anywhere on the dial.

Monday, January 13

A busy night for some great shows: Almost Human with Michael Irby returns at 8P on Fox, opposite Constance Marie on the return of Switched at Birth at 8P on ABC Family. At 9, you’ll find Cierra Ramirez and Jake T. Austin in new episodes of The Fosters on ABC Family and Raymond Cruz, Jonathan del Arco, and Nadine Velazquez on the season finale of Major Crimes at 9P on TNT, and over on FOX Nicholas Gonzalez in his recurring role on Sleepy Hollow also at 9P, and Jon Huertas and company returns to quip and crime-solve on Castle at 10P on ABC. Later that night, you can see Jennifer Lopez, probably talking American Idol, on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and John Leguizamo in the first of three talk-show appearances this week at 11P on Conan on TBS.

Photos: Constance Marie, Jon Huertas and Cierra Ramirez

Monday, January 6

Welcome to Part Two of the 2013-14 TV Season, with Michael Irby starring in a new episode of Almost Human, 8P on Fox, Raymond Cruz, Jonathan del Arco, and Nadine Velazquez on Major Crimes at 9P on TNT, and Jon Huertas solvin’ crimes and takin’ names on Castle, new at 10P on ABC. Also at 10P, Tyler Posey is back in season 3 of Teen Wolf on MTV. Hang around a bit longer and you’ll see Oscar Isaac talking with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show on Comedy Central, and Louis C.K. on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, late night on NBC.

Photos: Michael Irby, Jonathan del Arco, and Jon Huertas

Monday, December 30

Believe it or not, TNT continues to buck the trend with the only hour of original scripted programming on television tonight: Major Crimes at 8P, with Raymond Cruz, Nadine Velazquez, and Jonathan del Arco. And there are movies worth revisiting as well: Savages with Benicio del Toro, Demián Bichir and plenty more Latinos, at 8P on HBO and Jennifer Lopez in The Back-up Plan at 8:30P on E!. And just a little later, you can see Oscar Isaac on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11P on Comedy Central and/or Louis C.K. In a new The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35P on NBC.

Monday, December 23

Look! A new episode of Major Crimes with Raymond Cruz, Nadine Velazquez, and Jonathan del Arco at 9P on TNT. It’s a Christmas miracle. There’s also a repeat of a different episode at 8P…or you could choose to enjoy three back-to-back episodes of James (Rodriguez) Roday in Psych, 8 through 11P on USA. Later that night, Zoë Saldaña visits Craig Ferguson on The Late Late Show on CBS (alas, a repeat), while Oscar Isaac also repeats himself on Jimmy Fallon, at 12:35A on NBC.

Photo: Mary McDonnel, Nadine Velazquez, Raymond Cruz, and Oscar Isaac

Monday, December 16

John Leguizamo lands on Live with Kelly & Michael Monday morning; then it’s half-drama, half-reality (so to speak) at night, as Christina Aguilera presides over the final live performances of The Voice at 8P on NBC, Michael Irby kicks some future-butt on Almost Human at 9P on Fox, and Raymond Cruz, Nadine Velazquez, and Jonathan del Arco solve some Major Crimes at 9P on TNT. Or just have some fun with another installment of The Great Christmas Light Fight, co-hosted by Sabrina Soto and Michael Moloney at 9P on ABC, where four families transform their homes for the holidays in a bid to win $50,000. There are worse ways to spend a Monday night…

Photo: John Leguizamo and Michael Irby

Monday, December 9

Catch Constance Marie on the syndicated Wendy Williams Show (check your local listings)…It’s the semi-finals (whatever that means) with Christina Aguilera and The Voice at 8P on NBC, while Almost Human with Michael Irby continues to impress with a new episode at 8P on Fox. And Nicholas Gonzalez may be hanging around in his recurring role on Sleepy Hollow. Farther down the dial, Raymond Cruz, Nadine Velazquez, and pseudo-coroner Jonathan del Arco enforce and solve on Major Crimes, 9P on TNT. Everything else is holiday specials, reruns, and reality. And on late night, Demi Lovato talks with Craig Ferguson on The Late, Late Show, 12:30A on CBS.

Photos: Constance Marie and Jonathan del Arco

Monday, December 2

Michael Irby is outstanding in the surprisingly cool new sf action series Almost Human, and Benito Martinez guest stars at 8P on Fox…Christina Aguilera still has some players in The Voice, as the top 6 perform at 8P on NBC…and Top 6 performances on The Voice, 98P…and Raymond Cruz, Nadine Velazquez, and Jonathan del Arco are at the center of the action on Major Crimes, with new episodes on TNT at 9P.

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