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Cowboy del Amor: Mexican Female Border Wares
 Prairie Miller
While Mexicans are increasingly crossing the dangerous border to find work, a weirdly 'idyllic' and 'border'line offensive perspective crops up in the documentary, Cowboy Del Amor.
Rising Spanish Director Debuts "Orphanage" in US
 Mary Milliken
"The Orphanage," director Juan Antonio Bayona's first feature-length movie, is Spain's entry for 2007's foreign language Oscar. It debuts in major U.S. cities on Friday and across the country in coming weeks.
Hollywood's Latest Villain
 Peter Mitchell
A new villain has arrived in Hollywood, more ruthless and cold-blooded than Hannibal Lecter, a dark side blacker than Darth Vader and creepier than Norman Bates. He has a thick, moppish haircut, says little and kills his victims with a device farmers use to snuff out cows.
García Bernal Debuts at Havana Festival
 Cuba Headlines
Mexican actor Gael García Bernal presented his first movie as a filmmaker, "Deficit," where he is also the protagonist, at the 29th Festival of the New Latin American Cinema.
Zorro Gets Statue in Mexican Home Town
 Agence France-Presse
The masked man in black, El Zorro, a fictional defender of townspeople played on the silver screen by Antonio Banderas and Douglas Fairbanks, Wednesday was honored with a statue in his home town.
 "Kite Runner" Author Soars To New Heights
 CBS News
The time has arrived, the much anticipated major motion picture adaptation of The Kite Runner directed by Marc Forster hits New York and Los Angeles theatres this Friday, December 14th 2007.
¡Que Milagro!
 Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
The Screener’s schmoozing expeditions at this year’s Santa Fe Film Festival revealed several consistent themes. First, nearly every visiting filmmaker seemed to honestly adore it. Second, the City Different’s festival, with its focus on women filmmakers and filmmakers of various ethnic backgrounds, was a Festival Different - and that’s a truly good thing.
Man in the Chair
 Ken Brown
Just a quick reminder as you segue into your weekend; THE MAN IN THE CHAIR directed by Michael Schroeder and starring Christopher Plummer opens in limited release today 12/7/07 in New York and San Francisco.
Now Playing: 4th Annual Vallarta Film Festival
 PVNN
The 4th Annual Vallarta Film Festival continues through December 9th with various screenings at the Cinemark Theater in Plaza Caracol and plenty of parties all around Banderas Bay - from Riviera Nayarit to various locations in Puerto Vallarta.
US Movies Flood Havana Film Festival
 Will Weissert
Washington‘s trade embargo bars almost all Americans from coming to Cuba — but it can‘t keep U.S. films out. Most are independent flicks focusing on illegal immigration and the problems Latinos face in America.
Luna and García Bernal Producing Film About Immigrants
 Associated Press
The production company of actors Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna is shooting a movie about the challenges faced by Central-American immigrants when crossing Mexico on their way to the U.S.
Review: "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song"
 Jason Leopold
One of the sad truths about the Bush administration's historic foreign policy failure, resulting in the occupation of Iraq and the numerous constitutional abuses that followed, is that it has not led to the type of artistry reminiscent of the Vietnam War era.
Shirley MacLaine Honored in New Mexico
 Mark Evans
Shirley MacLaine has dozens of awards to her name, including an Oscar, but she says an honor at the Santa Fe Film Festival topped them all.
Mexico City Celebrates Cine Chicano
 VivirLatino
Mexico City is a film lover's paradise, with myriad cinemas and a film festival every month. This month is no different, and with the arrival of a new festival celebrating work by Mexican Americans, the city is abuzz.
Guillermo Navarro’s Filmmaking Fairytale
 Bob Fisher
Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, ASC made history when he earned an Academy Award for Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth earlier this year, as it was only the second time that a foreign-language film with English subtitles claimed top honors in the Best Cinematography competition.
"Lust, Caution" Prompts Virus, Medical Warnings
 Reuters
A Chinese anti-virus company has warned against free downloads of Ang Lee's steamy spy thriller, "Lust, Caution", saying several hundred sites offering the service were embedded with viruses. And Chinese doctors have warned moviegoers not to try some of the more ambitious sexual positions featured in the uncut version of the film.
Mexican Actors Seek to Revive Country's Ailing Biz
 John Hecht
Canana, which means bandoleer in English, seems a fitting name for a production company that has played a key role in the revolution of Mexican cinema. Run by Mexican actors Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna and producer Pablo Cruz, the Mexico City-based shingle is breathing new life into the nation's ailing film industry.
'Country' Separates the Bad From the Evil
 Michael Garberich
Next summer, say late July, when the sky hasn't freed a drop all season, scoop up a clump of dirt and crush it in your hand. The wind might dust the powder from your palm, but as for those bits beneath your nails and painted into the creases of your hand - the patterned stress of your fist drawn in your skin from birth - those will be the remains of "No Country for Old Men."
Get Ready for the Vallarta Film Festival
 PVNN
Don't miss the 4th Annual Vallarta Film Festival! Scheduled to take place December 5th-9th at Cinemark Theater in Plaza Caracol, the 2007 PV Film Fest will showcase six feature films that represent the current trends in Latin American cinema.
Journey to Bring Big Screen to Small Towns
 Marcela Valente
A young Argentine couple will set out from this capital city in December on an overland journey through 12 Latin American countries, as far as Mexico, taking their country’s films to small towns in rural areas, with backing from the state and civil society organisations.
Internet Empowers Indie Filmmakers
 Reuters
Digital distribution is being touted as a way for independent filmmakers to reach audiences and potential sponsors.
Cancun Film Festival Heats Up
 Anna Marie de la Fuente
Mexico's seaside resort of Cancun takes centerstage for five days when the inaugural Cancun Intl. Film Festival (CIFF) kicks off Nov. 14. New event joins an increasingly crowded Mexican festival circuit, dominated by grand dame Guadalajara, which celebrated its 22nd edition last March.
Dragon Ball Z Heading to Mexico
 Paul Heath
The new Dragon Ball Z movie will film in Mexico, according to reports. Mexican newspaper El Norte reports that 85% of the James Wong movie will go before cameras in Durnago.
Hunt for New Latina Bond Girl Begins in Mexico
 Dailyindia.com
The search for a new Bond girl, who will star opposite current James Bond Daniel Craig in the next 007 movie, has began in Mexico City.
Brad Will - Presente! US Eyes on Oaxaca
 John Ross
On the the first anniversary of the assassination of New York-based Indymedia photojournalist Brad Will, an interview with filmaker Jill Freidberg, whose "Little Bit of So Much Truth" is the first feature length documentary on the struggle in Oaxaca.
'Heartbreak' Stars Same Old Stiller
 DNA Smith
The Farrelly Brothers, the guys who brought us "There's Something About Mary" and "Kingpin," are back with their latest gross-out comedy, "The Heartbreak Kid." And after suffering through nearly two hours with this hack job, I kinda wished they'd stayed away.
Under the Volcano
 Jamie S. Rich
Mexico has always been very good to John Huston. He directed several movies set south of the border with consistently good results. In 1948, he shot Treasure of the Sierra Madre and showed what the pursuit of gold could do to a man's soul. In his 1984 film Under the Volcano, there is no tangible treasure being sought - the soul is already too far gone.
The Stars Align in Riviera Nayarit
 VisitRivieranNayarit.com
One of Mexico’s most acclaimed film festivals kicks off this December 5th - 9th, 2007 in Riviera Nayarit. The festival’s line-up includes independent films and major motion pictures from Canada, North America, Latin America and South America as well as documentaries with an environmental theme.
'Trade' Awkwardly Takes on the Tough Topic of Sex Slavery
 Associated Press
"Trade" is about the kidnapping and selling of girls and boys into sex slavery, a crime that goes on all over the world - including the United States, you may be surprised to learn.
Cortes Conquers The Aztecs In 'The Other Conquest'
 Starpulse News Blog
A boldly imaginative and deeply affecting story of faith and courage, The Other Conquest is written and directed by Salvador Carrasco and produced by Alvaro Domingo.
Producer Says Movie Isn't About Arellanos
 Anna Cearley
Film producer R. Ellis Frazier doesn't want people to think he's making a movie about the Arellano Félix drug cartel. Yes, part of the script he wrote centers on a power shift in a Tijuana drug cartel. And yes, the film is being shot in Tijuana. But that's as far as it goes.
Screenwriter Jose Rivera on Making 'Trade'
 David Lamble
Based on a sensational muckraking New York Times Magazine article, "Sex Slaves on Main Street" (January 2004) by Peter Landesman, this earnest but badly flawed film unintentionally summons the wrath it intends for its subject onto itself.
Acclaimed Mexican Filmmaker Unknown at Home
 John Hecht
Mexican directors consider Carlos Reygadas one of the nation's most gifted filmmakers. His pictures have won numerous awards on the festival circuit, including this year's jury prize at Cannes. Yet Reygadas remains virtually unknown at home.
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