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 IOUSA: Deficit Hawks Are Still Circling
 Dean Baker
Every few years there is a book or movie that stands out for its incredibly bad timing. As the country and the world attempt to recover fron its current financial wreckage, the new documentary, IOUSA, seems destined to join earlier classics of bad timing.
"A Christmas Story" Fans Mark Film's 25th Year
 Associated Press
Fans of the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" are celebrating the film's 25th anniversary with a convention and trips to the house where the movie was made.
Watch It: ‘Global Wonders' DVD Series
 Julie Sobczyk Mitchell
These fact-filled animated DVDs aim to raise kids' interests in music, language, customs and more from other cultures. Each disc mixes an animated story with live-action footage.
Cuba: Films that Tackle Touchy Social Issues
 Dalia Acosta
"Viviendo al límite" (Living to the Limit), a documentary by Cuban filmmaker Belkis Vega that follows the lives of five HIV-positive people, will be shown for the first time on Cuban television this week, four years after its release.
A Messy Luna
 Robert Ordona
Diego Luna, famous for steamy roles in "Y Tu Mama Tambien" and the "Dirty Dancing" prequel "Havana Nights," has taken on a grittier character in Gus Van Sant's much-anticipated film "Milk," which chronicles the rise and untimely demise of America's first openly gay politician, Harvey Milk.
John Malkovich to Film Documentary about Migrants
 Associated Press
John Malkovich is so touched by the plight of migrant children who cross illegally into the United States that he plans to make a documentary about it.
Stath, Rourke to be 13
 Orlando Parfitt
A motley crew including the likes of Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, 50 Cent, Ray Liotta and Sam Riley have all signed up for 13, a "psychological thriller" remake of the Sundance-winning French flick 13 Tzameti.
Review: Beer For My Horses
 Rick Ellis
This is second film Keith has produced for CMT, and like last year's "Broken Bridges," "Beer For My Horses" is a solidly entertaining film that portrays country folks in a way that never crosses the line between humor and mean-spirited snarkiness.
Holiday Movie Favorites, From Some Insiders
 New York Times
Five insiders from the film industry discuss their holiday movie picks.
Honduras: All That Glitters Isn't Gold - A Story of Exploitation and Resistance
 Rights Action
"All That Glitters Isn't Gold" (Spanish title: "No Todo Lo Que Brilla Es Oro - Una Historia de Explotación y Resistencia") is an hour-long documentary that tells the stories of community members residing near Goldcorp's San Martin open-pit gold mine in Honduras' Siria Valley.
Halloween Ahoy!
 Total Assault
Alas yet another Halloween is right around corner and in anticipation of this SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT is excited to unleash ZOMBIE STRIPPERS as both an unrated DVD and Blu-ray High Def!
Mexican Narco Warfare Documentary Film "Drug Wars – Silver or Lead"
 PR-Canada
Directed by Rusty Fleming, “Drug Wars” examines the Mexican narcotics war that is raging along the United States/Mexican border and features revealing interviews with many of those who are fighting on the front lines – both from the perspective of law enforcement and those directly involved in the “business.”
Bootleg Files: Orson Welles' Don Quixote
 Phil Hall
For many years, I read about Orson Welles’ unfinished film version of “Don Quixote,” which was shot between 1955 and 1969 but never completed. Seven years ago, I was able to see the feature “Don Quixote de Orson Welles,” created by Jess Franco, that attempted to finish what Welles left undone.
Latin America: The War on Democracy - Documentary Online
 Upside Down World
The War on Democracy is John Pilger's first major film for the cinema. Set in Latin America and the US, it explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile.
Wedding Bells for World's Heaviest Man
 Rob Shepherd
My Big Fat Mexican Wedding is a 60-minute documentary by DCD Media-owned September Films. It will chart the marriage of Manuel Uribe to his girlfriend Claudia Solis.
Mexican Film Director Servando Gonzalez Dies at 85
 John Rice
Servando Gonzalez Hernandez rose from gofer at a Mexican film studio to become a director in Hollywood. But he may be most remembered in Mexico for a film that nobody ever saw.
Movie Review: I, 'Chihuahua'
 Carla Meyer
A comic adventure featuring loads of action, winning voice performances and a welcome message about tapping one's personal power, the PG-rated "Chihuahua" will engage adults as well as kids.
Maher Delivers Laughs, Few Insights in "Religulous"
 Kirk Honeycutt
As a comedy routine about the absurdity of religious fundamentalism, Bill Maher's "Religulous" is very, very funny. As a serious discussion of religion and spirituality, the film is, well, very, very funny.
Mexico to Promote Cooperation for Development of Latin American Cinema
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón stated that to maintain the rate and promote dialogue in the moviemaking industry, Mexico will encourage cooperation between Latin American governments that will translate into a boost for the development of cinema throughout the region.
Sundance Winner 'Sangre de Mi Sangre' a Compelling Immigrants' Tale
 Clint O'Connor
The immigrant struggle in coming to America has been well-served on screen. Vito Corleone made capitalism work for him after he arrived from Sicily in "The Godfather: Part II." More recently, the illegal Mexican workers of "Fast Food Nation" were thrown into the kill room of a meat factory. There they lost their humanity.
Must See Video: Historia De Un Letrero
 Nestor
The NFB, in association with the Cannes Short Film Corner and partner YouTube, is proud to announce that the winner of the NFB Online Competition Cannes 2008 is Alonso Alvarez Barreda for his short film Historia de un Letrero (The Story of a Sign) produced in Mexico/U.S.A.
Irreverent Chef: Movies for Foodies
 Liana Turner
Movie reviewing is not normally my 'thing,' so I won't be starting now. I would, however, like to share with you some of the most memorable movies that are about food, centered around food, or at least have food in them.
Blood Sucking Cinema
 Ian Jane
Bloodsucking Cinema: The Origin And Evolution Of The Vampire Movie is sadly a pretty basic affair. While it lines up a good array of talent to talk in front of the camera it really does little more than scratch the surface of the genre and it's lengthy history.
Maya Entertainment Acquires “Talento de Barrio”
 Luz Maria Castellanos
In the style of City of God, TALENTO DE BARRIO tells the story of Edgar Dinero (Daddy Yankee), an angry young man from the slums of Puerto Rico who gets tangled between the thug life of his neighborhood and the beat of his barrio.
Loose Change
 Wikipedia
Loose Change is a series of documentary films written and directed by Dylan Avery. The films assert that the September 11, 2001 attacks were planned and conducted by elements within the United States government, and base the claims on perceived anomalies in the historical record of the attacks.
 Movie Filmed in Puerto Vallarta Premieres on October 2 at Cinemark, Plaza Caracol
 Twila Crawford
A special showing of the Disney movie, 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua,' parts of which were filmed here in Puerto Vallarta under the working title, 'South of the Border,' will premier at the Cinemark Theater in Plaza Caracol on October 2nd at 7 pm.
Flashbacks of a Fool
 Matthew Keller
Daniel Craig delivers a startling performance as Joe Scott, a washed-up Hollywood star adrift in a haze of sex, drugs and squandered fame.
Slash, Former Legendary Guns N' Roses Guitar Player, To Compose Score For Mexican Film
 Top40 Charts
Slash, the former guitarist for Guns n' Roses and the current guitarist for Velvet Revolver, will compose the score for the Mexican film, This is Not a Movie, the second production written and directed by Olallo Rubio.
He’s Been Dubbed a Latin Nic Cage
 Ron Dicker
Salvador Delgado makes a living out of putting words in Nicolas Cage’s mouth. Since 1984, Delgado, a 46-year-old Mexican actor, has dubbed Cage’s lines into Spanish in 19 films, including Cage’s action movie “Bangkok Dangerous,” opening Friday.
Órale, Shalom! for 'My Mexican Shivah'
 Carlos Rodríguez Martorell
A dysfunctional Jewish family gathers for the seven-day shiva of its patriarch, providing delirious amounts of shmoozing and kvetching. Woody Allen’s upper West Side? No, Mexico City.
Luis Mandoki's Controversial FRAUDE MEXICO 2006 Will Be Distributed in U.S. by Maya Entertainment
 PR Newswire
Maya Entertainment will distribute Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Luis Mandoki's highly controversial documentary FRAUDE MEXICO 2006 The film opens in Los Angeles, Denver and Phoenix on October 10. The film had a bumpy ride to the screen.
Mexican Film Wins at Locarno
 Isobel Leybold-Johnson
Vachon honoured for US indie film work Parque Vía, a sensitive portrayal of the social ills in Mexican society, has won the Golden Leopard top prize at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
‘Mummy 4’ To Re-Locate To Latin America With New Twist, Says Director
 Shawn Adler
Rick O’Connell and the rest of the crew from the “Mummy” series have fought through The Rock and battled Jet Li, but could it be that the most serious immortal threat to society isn’t a mummy at all, but...
Must Watch: Oliver Stone's W. Teaser Trailer
 Alex Billington
Are you ready for this? George W. Bush that drinks and gambles? The first teaser trailer for Oliver Stone's W. biopic has just hit and it's not that bad!
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