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Actor Mel Gibson Donates $1 Million USD to Mexico's Hurricane Relief
 Associated Press
Actor Mel Gibson, sporting a long beard and no socks, met with Mexican President Vicente Fox on Wednesday and donated $1 million USD to help Mexico recover from Hurricane Stan.more »»»
George Clooney Takes on Joe McCarthy in New Movie
 Arthur Spiegelman
History has not been kind to Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Since his death from alcoholism in 1957, he has grown into a symbol of government run amok - the witch-hunter feeding on rumor and innuendo, a hero for some but a reckless villain for many others.more »»»
Reading From Left to Right
 A. O. SCOTT
The American film studios, especially after the stunning success of Mel Gibson's independently financed "The Passion of the Christ," have tried to strengthen their connection with religious and social conservatives, who represent not only a political constituency but a large and powerful segment of the market.more »»»
Gibson Begins Auditions in Cancun
 Wire services
Actor and director Mel Gibson on Wednesday here began auditions to select the main actors and extras who will appear in his next film, a tale to be told in a Mayan language about native people's view of Spanish invasion and conquest.more »»»
Mexico Reaches Out
 Reed Johnson
Barely two years ago, President Vicente Fox touched off a national uproar when he proposed slashing federal funding for Mexico's film industry, once among the world's most prolific.more »»»
Survey: Poor Movies to Blame for Slump
 Hollywood Reporter
The main reason for the box office slump is the quality of the movies themselves, according to a survey of moviegoers' opinions found in Internet chat rooms and posted on message boards. Even when moviegoers cite other reasons for going to theaters less often than they used to, they still circle back to the quality of films as the root cause for their disaffection.more »»»
Tarantino Comes to Mexico in 'Matando Cabos'
 Richard von Busack
Just because Mexico City is the biggest city in the Western hemisphere doesn't mean that directors can't make trifling films there. Matando Cabos, Alejandro Lozano's insignificant crime-spree comedy, is as derivative as it is slow.more »»»
Mexico Offers $1 Million Deal to Filmmakers
 Associated Press
The Mexican government has set aside close to $1 million to back loans for movies as a growing number of the country's filmmakers win international acclaim. The money, from Mexico's Economy Department, could help fund up to 20 movies, the ministry said.more »»»
Puerto Vallarta Film Festival - November 7–12, 2005
 PVNN
Steeped in a tradition of great filmmaking, the Pacific Mexican coastal city of Puerto Vallarta will host the 2005 Puerto Vallarta Film Festival of the Americas from November 7–12.more »»»
Religious Groups Wary of 'Da Vinci Code' Movie
 Jake Tapper & Brooke Runnette
Filming of "The Da Vinci Code," starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tatou, is well under way all across Europe - but not all the attention is from paparazzi and fans. In England this week, Sister Mary Michael, a 61-year-old Roman Catholic nun, prayed for 12 hours in protest outside historic Lincoln Cathedral.more »»»
Films Look at Mexican Border Town Slayings
 Olga R. Rodriguez
The killings of hundreds of women in Ciudad Juarez Mexico have become the focus of Hollywood's camera lenses, with Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas and Minnie Driver starring in movies about them.more »»»
'Duke' Boys Charge into First at Box Office
 Associated Press
The good ol' boys of "The Dukes of Hazzard" crashed past another pair of joke-cracking buddies to the top of the weekend box office. The adventure comedy, which stars Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott as the mischievous Duke cousins, rounded up $30.6 million in its first three days of release, according to studio estimates.more »»»
Film Echoes the Present in Atrocities of the Past
 David M. Halbfinger
Like a live hand grenade brought home from a distant battlefield, the 34-year-old antiwar documentary "Winter Soldier" has been handled for decades as if it could explode at any moment.more »»»
Ex-Prosecutor: Monroe Wasn't Suicidal
 Associated Press
On the anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death, a former prosecutor has unveiled what he says are notes of her secret confessions to a psychiatrist that show her as anything but suicidal.more »»»
Movie Box Office Seen Rising After Slack Summer
 Gina Keating
Film industry insiders are optimistic that movie ticket sales will rebound in the second half of the year after a summer slump as more and better-quality films hit theaters.more »»»
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
 Jan Stuart
Just what exactly are Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton doing to Willy Wonka, the childishly imperious, self-aggrandizing candy manufacturer of Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?more »»»
Stone, Cage to Team Up on Film About 9/11
 msn.com
Nearly four years after the collapse of the World Trade Center, Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone will direct a film based on the story of two police officers who were trapped in the rubble on Sept. 11, 2001.more »»»
Marvel Banking on Hit with 'Fantastic Four'
 Reuters
The "Fantastic Four" will descend on North American movie theaters on Friday, marking Marvel Enterprises Inc.'s latest venture to turn its comic book heroes into box office superpowers.more »»»
Center to Show Rescued Films
 Juan Solís
Beginning July 1 and running through July 10, as part of its series on rescued and restored films, the Filmoteca at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) is presenting the 1937 classic "La Mancha de Sangre," or "The Bloodstain."more »»»
The Force Is With Fans in 'Star Wars: Episode III'
 Joel Siegal
Episode III, the final installment of the "Star Wars" saga, begins with a 25-minute battle sequence that is as exciting, as inventive, as spectacular as anything ever put on screen. And, yes, Episode III connects the dots, answers the questions, ties up the loose ends. "Star Wars" fans will not be disappointed.more »»»
Palme d'Or Arriaga's Dream of a Lifetime
 Gamaliel Luna
He was running late and was dangerously close to missing his flight back to Mexico. To make up for lost time, the driver of his van was zig-zagging through traffic at speeds not allowed in France nor anywhere else in the world, for that matter. Guillermo Arriaga, his head still buzzing with the memory of a 15-minute standing ovation at the end of the showing of his film "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," was beginning to feel carsick.more »»»
Oil on Ice
 Kelpie Wilson
Oil on Ice is a new documentary on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that will show you exactly why drilling in ANWR is such a terrible idea. But that's not the reason to watch it. The reason to see it is for the wildlife footage. Oil on Ice opened the UN World Environment Day Green Screen Film Festival in San Francisco on June 1. more »»»
Mr. Mayor and Me in Mexico
 Perla Ciuk
Mexican film director Luis Mandoki, who, during 16 years in Hollywood, made eight pictures, including "White Palace," "When a Man Loves a Woman" and "Message in a Bottle." He eventually returned to Mexico, where in 2004 he shot "Innocent Voices." Now Mr. Mandoki is embarking on an as-yet-untitled documentary that will follow Mr. López Obrador through the July 2006 election.more »»»
Tommy Lee Jones Explores Tex-Mex Border At Cannes
 Erik Kirschbaum
Tommy Lee Jones explores often the brutal life along the U.S.-Mexican border, playing a Texas ranch foreman in a powerful film he also directs that made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" deftly slips back and forth between English and Spanish dialogue with a refreshing portrayal of frontier realities in both countries.more »»»
Star Wars Wins at Cannes: 'Wake Up, America'
 Charlotte Higgins
George Lucas, speaking as his latest epic was given its world premiere at Cannes yesterday, confirmed that Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, could be read as a parable about American politics, and hopes his epic will awaken US to democracy in peril.more »»»
UK Film at Cannes Says Terror Fears Exaggerated
 Erik Kirschbaum
A British documentary arguing U.S. neo-conservatives have exaggerated the terror threat is set to rock the Cannes Film Festival Saturday, the way "Fahrenheit 9/11" stirred emotions here a year ago. "The Power of Nightmares" re-injected politics into the festival that seemed eager to steer clear of controversy this year after American Michael Moore won top honors in 2004 for his film deriding President Bush's response to terror.more »»»
Mexican Film Makes Waves At Cannes
 Wire services
Startlingly graphic sex scenes in a Mexican competition entry caused a stir at the Cannes film festival Sunday, where the line between art cinema and pornography has often been blurred. The controversial and provocative "Batalla En El Cielo," or "Battle in Heaven," is only the second production by lawyer-turned-filmmaker Carlos Reygadas.more »»»
Thieves Target 'Star Wars' Posters
 El Universal
Hundreds of posters advertising the upcoming final installment of the "Star Wars" film saga have been stolen from bus stops across Mexico City, 20th Century Fox officials said here.more »»»
'Epic Kingdom' Wows
 John Maxim
Not since his own "Gladiator" five years ago, which won five Oscars, including Best Picture, made a superstar of Russell Crowe, and brought epic films back into fashion again, has there been as superb an example of the genre as Ridley Scott's new historical film about the crusades called "Kingdom of Heaven" ("Cruzada").more »»»
Mexican Actor Dies In Accident During Filming
 Associated Press
A television actor and dancer killed in a traffic crash was violating laws by driving his motorcycle on a highway and filming without a permit. Edgar Ponce, who has appeared on television soap operas and in the male dance troupe For Women Only, died after a car hit his motorcycle on a highway where trucks, motorcycles and delivery vehicles are required to use side lanes.more »»»
Those You Love to Hate: A Look at the Mighty Laid Low
 A. O. Scott
If you are looking for a good dose of outrage at a theater near you, you won't find a better bargain than "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," a new documentary directed by Alex Gibney - the inside story of one of history's greatest business scandals, in which top executives of America's 7th largest company walked away with over one billion dollars while investors and employees lost everything.more »»»
10 Summer Movies We Can't Wait to See
 Gary Susman
We count down summer's most anticipated screen showdowns: from Jane vs. J. Lo to Brad vs. Angelina, from Tom vs. Martians to Obi-Wan vs. Anakin. Read our list, then go see the flicks.more »»»
Star Dreams at Cafe Roma Bar y Cine
 PVNN
Don't miss "Star Dreams," an award winning feature length documentary by British Columbia’s Robert Nichol, showing at the newly remodeled art theater, Cafe Roma Bar y Cine, (formerly L’Opera) April 15th-17th. Mysterious, enchanting, awe inspiring, and enigmatic, "Star Dreams" is a 77 minute documentary presenting the story of the greatest revelatory phenomenon of our time - Crop Circles.more »»»
The Spirit of Trotsky in Mexico
 Barbara Kastelein
Leon Trotsky's former home in Coyoacan, one of Mexico's most strange and melancholy museums, has seen an increased number of visitors after the movie "Frida." It is, somewhat hesitantly, meeting the new upsurge in interest visitors last year totaled 82,506 with information in English, a much-needed addition for tourists who have been lamenting over this for over a decade.more »»»
Beyond The Sea: The Cuban Exodus 25 Years Later
 Russell Scott Smith
In May, it will have been a quarter-century since the Mariel Boatlift, when Fidel Castro's government allowed nearly 130,000 Cubans to make a difficult journey in leaky boats across 100 miles of open sea. With the anniversary coming up, historians at Florida International University have made a documentary, which means to put real-life stories with the pictures.more »»»
Sin City - Where Kids Are Welcome
 William Keck
Several decapitations and castrations. Child molestation. Torture. Prostitution. Cannibalism. There are way too many sins to keep track of in Sin City. The stylized film adaptation of Frank Miller'spopular comic books arrives in theaters Friday and stars Bruce Willis as a renegade detective.more »»»
The Real Tragedy of Che
 Peter G. Chronis
So why did it take so long for me to see "The Motorcycle Diaries"? Politics. I never had any use for Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna, the Argentine-born hero of the Cuban Revolution, when he was alive.more »»»
Blake Found Not Guilty In Wife's Killing
 CNN
Four years of a real-life crime story ended Wednesday for actor Robert Blake, the star of "In Cold Blood" and "Baretta," when a California jury acquitted him of murder in the 2001 slaying of his wife.more »»»
'The Passion Recut' Goes Easier on the Gore
 Anthony Breznican
It's called The Passion Recut, but there's actually less cutting in the movie this time around. Mel Gibson's toned-down version of his biblical blockbuster, The Passion of the Christ, removes some of the grisliest images as Jesus is scourged, beaten and crucified.more »»»
2005 Puerto Vallarta Film Festival
 PVNN
The 2005 Puerto Vallarta Film Festival will be held November 7-12. This year's festival will pay tribute to independent filmmaker Roger Corman, who having produced more than 550 films and directed fifty others is arguably one of Hollywood's most gifted film makers.more »»»
President, Catwoman Win Razzies
 Reuters
Beating such established Hollywood hunks as Colin Farrell and Vin Diesel, U.S. President George W. Bush won the Golden Raspberry Award on Saturday for worst actor of the year for his appearance in Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11."more »»»
'Inside Deep Throat' May Surprise You
 Mike Clark
Infamous, X-rated Deep Throat, which sparked as much 1972 water-cooler discussion as The Godfather, is said to have returned $600 million on a $25,000 investment. But now there are some added wonders that refuse to cease.more »»»
Our Picks for the Best Latinos In Film
 Sandra Márquez
It’s February, and that means it’s time to watch as many films as you can before the 76th Academy Awards ceremony in order to make educated guesses when the envelopes are ripped open on live television.more »»»
Critics Enter Ring Against Eastwood Over Dark Plot Twist in 'Million Dollar Baby'
 David Germain - Associated Press
Not everyone is in Clint Eastwood's corner as his acclaimed boxing drama "Million Dollar Baby" heads into the Academy Awards. Some conservatives say it is a sucker punch against the notion that people with paralyzing infirmities can lead lives worth living.more »»»
James Dean's Friends Disagree on His Death
 Daisy Nguyen
Was the "Rebel Without A Cause" driven to early death because of his rebellious nature? It depends on whom you ask. Friends and former co-stars of James Dean disagree on whether he had a death wish. more »»» |
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