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An Elegy for Old Havana, 'The Lost City' of Glamour and Music
Stephen Holden

"The Lost City," Andy Garcia's ode to the Havana of pre-Communist Cuba, is a romantic epic manqué that swoons across the screen for nearly two and a half hours without saying much, beyond that life sure was peachy before Fidel Castro came to town and ruined everything.more »»»

Mexican Art-Porn Droops
Rob Howatson

Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas does not shirk from graphic sex scenes. His 2002 debut Japón set critics' tongues a waggin' with its bold tryst between a middle-aged depressive and an elderly woman.more »»»

Film that Imagines a California without Mexicans Enjoys Revival
Erin Texeira

As activists urge work and school boycotts May 1 in what's being called "A Day Without Immigrants," a film with a similar title and the same message - America needs immigrants - is enjoying a revival.more »»»

Opus Dei Asks "Da Vinci" Film Makers for Respect
Reuters

Catholic group Opus Dei has told Sony Pictures that putting a disclaimer on the upcoming movie "The Da Vinci Code" stressing it is a work of fiction would be a welcome show of respect toward the Church.more »»»

Rain Delays Gibson's 'Apocalypto'
AP

Mel Gibson's Apocalypto was supposed to be a summer blockbuster. Now, because of rain in Mexico, it will have to be a Christmas season blockbuster.more »»»

Download-To-Own Movie Services Move Ahead
eWEEK

Two online movie services, Movielink and CinemaNow, on Monday said they will begin selling major films such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" on the same day DVDs are sold at stores in a watershed event for Hollywood in the digital age.more »»»

Netflix Hopes Customers will Fall for "Cowboy"
Gina Keating

Online DVD renter Netflix Inc. hopes its subscribers will fall in love this week with "Cowboy del Amor," and many other unsung movies it is quietly buying at film festivals to release in arthouse theaters.more »»»

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Allan Hunter

Tommy Lee Jones has always been the kind of actor for whom less is more. His craggy, Mount Rushmore features and taciturn manner speak of a less complicated age when a man's worth was measured in terms of honour, loyalty and reputation.more »»»

Documentaries Booming in the South
Blas Valdez

The biggest film festival in Mexico, the Morelia International Film Festival, puts documentaries at the forefront. The producers of the festival have also become key players in the launch of Ambulante, a traveling documentary film festival that is touring Mexico February-April of this year.more »»»

"Mission" Movie Going Mobile First
John Gaudiosi

Only mobile gamers will have the ability to be a virtual Ethan Hunt when mobile game giant Gameloft unleashes "Mission: Impossible 3" across 150 carriers in May, coinciding with the worldwide rollout of the Tom Cruise thriller.more »»»

Who Is This Masked Avenger? Guy Fawkes, Count of Monte Cristo or a Clone?
Manohla Dargis

Thumb suckers of the world unite, the most hotly anticipated film of the, er, week, "V for Vendetta," has arrived, complete with manufactured buzz and some apparently genuine British outrage.more »»»

Looking for Good Films
CNN News

Last year's 8 percent downturn in movie attendance was a wakeup call that Hollywood cannot rely on tired film formulas amid consumer-technology leaps that offer people more choices on how to spend their money and free time.more »»»

Oscar's Greatest Moments
Gene Seymour

George Clooney, in his first trip to the Academy Awards, was an early winner Sunday night with the Oscar for best supporting actor for the film "Syriana." But he didn't sound hopeful about his chances later in the evening for his nominations for best director and best original screenplay for "Good Night, and Good Luck."more »»»

Clooney Hits Out At 'Traitor' Tag
BBC News

Clooney - known as a prominent critic of the Bush government - told the BBC that he had been "nailed" in the American media following his vocal opposition to ongoing conflict in Iraq.more »»»

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
Daniel Bernardi

“Puerto Vallarta Squeeze” has ambiguously sat on the shelf since its completion in 2003 with the exception of the odd private screening and will finally be released on DVD in the States on April 11, 2006.more »»»

"Cowboy Del Amor" Dynamic, Complicated and Downright Hilarious
Courtney Lowery

Cowboy Del Amor is more than just an amusing tale of an old cowboy who makes a living setting up American men with Mexican wives. It's a glimpse into the divide between two cultures and how each treat gender, love and marriage.more »»»

Salma Hayek Hands over Cheques to Mexican Groups Fighting Domestic Violence
Canadian Press

Salma Hayek has made donations to groups aiding battered women in her native Mexico, calling domestic violence a problem that touches every corner of the globe.more »»»

Opus Dei Tackles "Da Vinci Code" Image Problem
Claudia Parsons

Portrayed in the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code" as a secretive cult willing to murder to defend a fictional 2,000-year-old Catholic cover-up, Opus Dei is promoting its softer side before the movie of the book arrives in May.more »»»

La Vida Peligrosa
Cole Haddon

Tommy Lee Jones’ new film tells a true-enough tale of the treacherous borderlands: The day is May 20, 1997, and 18-year-old American citizen Esequiel Hernandez Jr. is herding his family’s goats not quite a mile from his home in Radford, Texas.more »»»

Al Gore, Sundance's Leading Man
William Booth

Has ever a little indie film faced a greater hurdle? Imagine this sales pitch: Babe, it's a movie about global warming. Starring Al Gore. Doing a slide show. With charts. About "soil evaporation." Improbable? Perhaps.more »»»

Immigration Films Curry Favour
TVNZ.co.nz

Following the packed-house premiere of Crossing Arizona, Mathew told Reuters he sensed that his film, which tells of immigrants' struggle with dehydration and death in the Arizona desert and efforts to stop them, touched audiences.more »»»

Lionsgate Goes Spanish
Newswire

Lionsgate, the premier independent filmed entertainment producer and distributor, and Mach 8, an independent producer and distributor created to take Latin cinema into the future, today announced that Lionsgate has acquired the North American home video and video-on-demand (VOD) distribution rights to Mach 8's upcoming releases along with the company's entire 62 title library.more »»»

'Matador' Could Be A Hit With Killer Performance
James Verniere

This film has a lot going for it, particularly Brosnan in the title role. What it does not have is much novelty. These hit man-in-crisis movies have become such a Hollywood staple that the character has gone from interesting, existential figure to all-purpose, lazy-writer/director crutch and cliche.more »»»

La Hacienda del Terror Premiers in US
PVNN

On December 31, 2005, the movie "La Hacienda del Terror," featuring Oswaldo Sanchez and Jose De Jesus Corona, two of the best goalkeepers in Mexico, premiered in Video Clubs across the United States.more »»»

Two Extra Disciples
PVNN

Lionel Correa received his B. A. degree in Literature from a California University and planned to stay in school teaching. But after committing a fraud that took him to a U.S. federal prison for 3 years, his life took a different direction, and is now focused on full-time writing.more »»»

At Inland Base, Scientologists Trained Top Gun
Claire Hoffman & Kim Christensen

Nearly 30 years ago, the Church of Scientology bought a dilapidated and bankrupt resort here and turned the erstwhile haven for Hollywood moguls and starlets into a retreat for L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer who founded the religion.more »»»

Mexican Emerging As New Actor-Activist
Associated Press

Gael Garcia Bernal spoke out against the war in Iraq while presenting an award at the Oscars two years ago. This week, the Mexican actor joined the aid group Oxfam's campaign for fair trade at the World Trade Organization meeting in Hong Kong.more »»»

"Brokeback" Tops Indie-Dominated Golden Globes
Bob Tourtellotte

Gay cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain," topped the Golden Globe nominations with nominations in seven categories, including best film drama, in a year dominated by independent and low-budget movies.more »»»

New Kong Film has Old Love Story, New Technology
Daniel Trotta

A new version of "King Kong," the greatest "Beauty and the Beast" movie ever made, is about to frighten and inspire audiences - this time with modern special effects, a more realistic gorilla and more loving glances between ape and girl than ever before.more »»»

Coming Soon: Estefan Movie, Bistro, Album
Miami Herald

Latina diva Gloria Estefan revealed that she has spent four years writing a screenplay and she hopes to turn it into a movie starring Hollywood heavyweight Danny DeVito, the Associated Press reported from Mexico City.more »»»

The Very Latest Flicks, Now Showing in Spanish
Jenaila Moreno

Officials with Denver-based Sonora are basing their business plan on a growing population of Spanish speakers who want to catch the buzz on the latest blockbusters instead of waiting months for the movie to be released on a DVD with Spanish options.more »»»

New Che Flick to Film in Veracruz
Wire reports

Oscar-winning actor Benicio del Toro will portray Argentine revolutionary icon Che Guevara in a movie to be shot in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz at the beginning of next year, a government official said this week.more »»»

Taking Risk on 'Saw' Gives Firm's Executives a Big Cut
Claire Hoffman

On Halloween weekend last year, the founders of Twisted Pictures sat down to a gloomy meal at the Palm restaurant in West Hollywood The three Hollywood producers had spent $1 million of their own money to fully finance a gory little horror movie called "Saw" that was opening in theaters that day.more »»»

Andrew Jones - A Young, Bright Star
Erich Haubrich

At the ripe young age of only seventeen, Andrew Jones has already decided to make acting his professional career. He has been in three films to date in the United States in just over a year and has a large SAG (Screen Actors Guild) feature film project on the horizon to start the early part of 2006.more »»»

Filmmaker Ash Adams of "The Distance" this Week at the Film Festival
Bob Cohen

The film, which will play Friday night at 8:00 PM as a part of the Puerto Vallarta Film Festival, is a documentary about boxing and boxers, but according to Adams, "It's about what happens when you put it all on the line in life, not just boxing."more »»»

Mexican Movie Overload
Wire services

Rejection, religion and revenge make a powerful combination when Mexican-American Elvis Valderez arrives in town looking for the father he never knew at the start of The King.more »»»

Foreign-Language Oscar Submissions Set New Record
Gregg Kilday

Having invited 91 countries to submit films for consideration in the foreign-language Oscar category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that a record 58 took up the offer.more »»»

Students Contemplate 'A Day Without a Mexican'
Vanessa D. Overbeck

What would happen if all the Mexicans suddenly, and without explanation, disappeared from California? Sergio Arau and Yareli Arizmendi explore the answer to this question in the 2004 independent film "A Day Without A Mexican."more »»»

Mayan Culture Mel Gibson’s New Passion
Reed Johnson

At first, his responses were cautious, even cryptic. The plot of his new movie, “Apocalypto”? “It doesn’t bode well to say too much about what you’re doing,” Mel Gibson replied.more »»»

New York City Sets Up Commission to Build Hispanic Media Capitol of the World
Juliette Fairley

New York City has created a commission specifically to attract Hispanic-oriented productions, events, and companies. Launched in 2003 by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and entertainer Jennifer Lopez, the Latin Media & Entertainment Commission (LMEC) promotes media produced for and by the city's 2.8 million Hispanics.more »»»

Countries Turn Backs on Hollywood
BBC

UNESCO member states have formally voted to support their own film and music industries against globalisation. The United Nations cultural body voted in favour of a cultural diversity convention, backed by France, Canada and the UK.more »»»

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