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These Are the Latinos Invited to Join the Academy of Motion Pictures This Year

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:57:59 +0000

Last year, president Cheryl Boone Isaacs made strides to make the Academy of Motion Pictures of America a more inclusive organization. In a released statement, she pledged to make sure its membership could better reflect the world at large. And a few months later she made good on her word. The Academy invited more than

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Amat Escalante on ‘La Región Salvaje’ & the Email to Carlos Reygadas That Launched His Career

Mary Angelica Molina — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:10:22 +0000

The stand out movie at this year’s Los Cabos International Film Festival was easily Amat Escalante’s La región salvaje. In fact, it may be one of the best films I’ve seen all year. A moody piece that cleverly borrows from the horror, thriller, and sci-fi genres, La región salvaje will captivate and surprise you. This is

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From Sexual Frenzies to Fugitive Poets: Don’t Miss These Latin American Movies at LA’s Top Film Fest

Andrew S. Vargas — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:53:58 +0000

Los Angeles may not have a name-brand film festival, but it’s a name-brand town; so even if you haven’t heard AFI Fest, you can assume that an institution as prestigious as the American Film Institute would bring nothing but the best in cinematic quality to the global capital of film production. In fact, for 30

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TRAILER: In This Surreal Drama, an Alien Life Form Brings Sexual Frenzy to the Mexican Countryside

Andrew S. Vargas — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:35:17 +0000

Three years after his Best Director win at Cannes, Mexican auteur Amat Escalante is back on the festival circuit with La Región Salvaje (The Untamed), which premiered last week at the Venice Film Festival before making its way across the pond to Toronto. Spinning a surreal story of marital disfunction, a mysterious murder, and a

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Mexico’s Top Directors Weigh In: During an Era of Extreme Violence, Should Films Reflect Reality?

Andrew S. Vargas — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:53:20 +0000

Guanajuato Film Fest brought together a handful of Mexico’s most important working directors to discuss issues of representation and ethical responsibility.

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