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Kidnapped in Mexico
 Jennifer Litz
Kidnappers in Mexico play psychological games with victims’ families to extort hefty ransoms. Abductees are pawns, their limbs no less expendable than a stick figure’s in a game of hangman. Dr. Ricardo Ainslie’s documentary on kidnappings in Mexico delves into these kidnappings, detailing the emotional turmoil these crimes have cost individuals and the nation.
Fox Sells Mexican 'Titanic' Studio
 Diane Lindquist
20th Century Fox has sold the Baja California movie studio that was the filming location for such global blockbusters as “Titanic” and “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.”
Estate of Mexican Screen Legend Maria Felix on Sale
 Reuters
Christie's will auction the estate of Mexican screen legend Maria Felix including a portrait of her that has never been publicly exhibited and is expected to fetch at least $500,000.
Cartoon on Iran, Mexican Movie Share Cannes Jury Prize
 Agence France Presse
A biting animation about a young girl's life under Iran's ayatollahs and a thoughtful movie about faith and death amid a Mennonite community in Mexico shared the Cannes festival's third prize, the Jury Prize on Sunday.
Real-Life Violence Turns Mexico Off Drug-Lord Films
 Greg Brosnan
Once popular B-movies idolizing violent drug lords are dying out in Mexico as the horror of a real-life cartel war strips the genre of its glamour.
An Action Hero Breaks Summer’s Fantasy Spell
 Michael Cieply
“Live Free or Die Hard,” the fourth installment of 20th Century Fox’s long-running “Die Hard” series, has emerged as the only straight-ahead, major studio action film set for the year’s prime moviegoing weeks.
Chavez Backs Danny Glover's Directing Debut
 france24.com
Venezuela will back Hollywood actor Danny Glover's directing debut, providing 18 of the 30 million dollars needed to produce his film on an Haitian independence hero, industry sources said Tuesday.
The Political Pin-Up
 The Guardian
Gael García Bernal has no interest in becoming a Hollywood star - he's on a mission to put Mexican cinema on the map, finds Charlotte Higgins.
Mexican Directors Ink $100M Studio Deal
 Associated Press
The three Mexican directors who shook up Hollywood last February with 16 Academy Award nominations have formed a moviemaking partnership with Universal Pictures worth a reported $100 million.
7 Reasons Why Winning an Oscar is Awesome
 Deborah Netburn
When cinematographer Guillermo Navarro came to Los Angeles from Mexico 13 years ago a friend recommended he approach an agent who had done work in foreign language movies and would therefore be likely to take him on as a client. But when Navarro showed the agent his reel he was shown the door.
The 10th Edition of The Floating Film Festival
 moviecitynews.com
It has been called the “most exclusive film festival in the world” and Rod Steiger said “It Was The Best Film Festival I Ever Attended.” It is easy to understand why.
Michael Moore Blasts President Bush Over Federal Probe Into "Sicko" Documentary's Cuba Trip
 Associated Press
Filmmaker Michael Moore has asked the Bush administration to call off an investigation of his trip to Cuba to get treatment for ailing Sept. 11 rescue workers for a segment in his upcoming health-care expose, "Sicko."
Spidey Still No. 1, but Battle with Ogre Nears
 Josh Friedman
In "Spider-Man 3," Peter Parker's alter ego battles Sandman, Venom and his own inner demons. But the superhero hasn't faced much of anybody at the box office yet. And that's a big reason the Sony Pictures sequel has zoomed to $622 million in worldwide ticket sales through 10 days.
Michael Moore Faces U.S. Treasury Probe
 David Germain
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore is under investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department for taking ailing Sept. 11 rescue workers to Cuba for a segment in his upcoming health-care documentary "Sicko."
Hot Docs Wraps on Attendance High
 CBC Arts
A cluster of films about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict played to packed theatres last month at Hot Docs in Toronto, North America's largest international documentary festival.
Mexican Directors Try to Cut Huge Deal
 El Universal
Three prominent Mexican directors and two lesser-known ones are quietly shopping themselves to Hollywood in an all-or-nothing, five-picture deal. The price tag: as much as US$100 million.
'In the Pit': A Labored Look at Working Men
 Philip Kennicott
Juan Carlos Rulfo's documentary "In the Pit" is made in the currently fashionable mode, without voice-over and heavily edited into a fluent, seemingly intimate portrait of its subjects - in this case, the men building a huge elevated highway over Mexico City's notoriously traffic-clogged streets.
Hollywood Pays £50m for Some Latino Action
 John Harlow
The Mexican actress Salma Hayek is to receive £50m a year from a Hollywood studio to make films for America’s increasingly influential Latino audiences.
Film Follows the Kidnappings that Hold Mexico's Future Hostage
 Arnold Garcia Jr.
Despite the headlines about its violence and its kidnappings, life has to go on in Mexico City. People go to work and to school and come home again, so you can't readily sense the insecurity in all the comings and goings in this behemoth of a city.
Editing History
 V.B. Price
When I learned that PBS filmmaker Ken Burns, whose documentaries I've always enjoyed, made a 14-hour film about World War II without mentioning Hispanic soldiers and their sacrifice, I felt betrayed as a New Mexican.
In a Filmdom Premiere, a Foe for Gore
 Jesse Mckinley
A recent screening had many elements of a classic film-world shindig. Ushers showed V.I.P.’s to their seats, and local politicos rubbed shoulders with the movie’s backers and flacks. In fact, according to the movie’s star, Steven F. Hayward, there was only one thing missing from what could have otherwise been a typical Hollywood opening: liberals.
'Conquest' Wins Re-Release
 Dave McNary
Seven years after its initial preem, Mexican epic "The Other Conquest" will be re-released on 50 prints in the U.S. on Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Collection, Festival to Honor Icon
 Ramón Rentería
Denise Chávez's novel "Loving Pedro Infante" describes the phenomenon in very blunt terms: "If you're Mejicana or Mejicano and don't know who Pedro Infante is, you should be tied to a hot stove with yucca rope and beaten with sharp dry corn husks as you stand in a vat of soggy fideos."
Hayek Sets Up Mexican Movie Company
 Reuters
Mexican actress turned producer Salma Hayek has set up a film company with MGM to get Latino films out to mainstream audiences.
Mexico's Lemon Films Plans Two Projects
 John Hecht
Coming off the success of boxoffice horror hit "Kilometer 31," Mexican shingle Lemon Films is preparing a romantic thriller with U.S. producers and an animated feature with Warner Bros. Mexico.
The Conscience of Mexican Cinema
 Reed Johnson
singular Mexican filmmaker has been getting lots of attention here lately. What's shocking is that his name isn't Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro or Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
Guadalajara Fest Winks at 'Eyelids'
 John Hecht
"Parpados Azules" (Blue Eyelids), a dark comedy from Mexico, won best Ibero-American picture at the 22nd annual Guadalajara International Film Festival, while drama "Malos Habitos" (Bad Habits) got the nod in the Mexican features category.
Film Takes Gritty Look at US-Mexico Border
 Ed Stoddard
In the gritty documentary, a medical technician delivers Mexican babies on the U.S. side of the border, joking that they have "won the lottery" because they get automatic American citizenship as a result.
'Revolution Trilogy' of 'Mexican John Ford' Comes to DVD
 John Beifuss
De Fuentes (1894-1958) was one of the most important directors in Mexico during the early decades of sound, the so-called "Golden Age of Mexican Cinema." Even so, his movies are all but unknown in the U.S.
Gibson, Woman Trade Words at 'Apocalypto' Screening
 Sandy Cohen
Mel Gibson exchanged angry words with a university professor who challenged the accuracy of his film "Apocalypto" at a California State University, Northridge, on-campus screening.
Olmos Crosses Borders with "Crystal Frontier"
 John Hecht
Edward James Olmos is set to direct a bilingual drama that explores U.S.-Mexico border issues and the far-reaching effects of the two nations' foreign-policy decisions.
'It's Like a Soap Opera with Jewish Characters'
 Mary Carey
The czar of Latino literature and culture in the United States, as the New York Times describes him, Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans grew up Jewish in overwhelmingly Catholic Mexico City, the son of a soap opera star. If it sounds like material for a wry culture-clash comedy, it is.
New Concept Bar Opens in Romantic Zone
 Patrick Harrison
In the Sky Lounge overlooking Plaza Romy, the quaint shopping plaza on Ignacio Vallarta between Aquiles Serdan and Madero in the Puerto Vallarta Romantic Zone, Flicker offers it all - from Classic Films to Infused Vodkas in glasses made of ice.
Mexico Embraces Its Own Movies
 Michael O'Boyle
Mexico's small, struggling film industry previously managed to produce one big local hit a year - if it was lucky. This year, it already has clocked three.
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