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Entre Nos

Remezcla Estaff — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Picture this: you tell your family and friends that you have an idea for a new movie about a Colombian woman coming to the U.S. with her two children and husband. Two weeks after arrival, he abandons them, she then must struggle as a single mother against all odds: including hunger, homelessness, a home-made abortion.

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The Fish Child (El niño pez)

Remezcla Estaff — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Like she did in her debut film XXY (2007), the first sequences of writer/director Lucía Puenzo’s The Fish Child (2009) submerge us in a dream-like submarine world. While the beginning credits fade in and out we can fly (well, swim) in our imagination and recollection of memories. According to Roland Barthes, the ultimate goal of

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Fantasy, Reality and Viceversa

Remezcla Team — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:00:00 +0000

What comes first: pain or pleasure? Happiness or sadness? Does it hurt to love and be loved, or because we’re already in pain we need to find love? Will these dualities ever be able to exist separately? Do they happen at the same time? All these questions are presented in a very smart way in

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Cliche’s Room

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Let’s just face it: it’s practically impossible to be an innovative storyteller in film. It’s an art that usually re-uses, re-orders, and pays tributes. The magic and originality of cinema lies in the way filmmakers put all the elements together. It’s hard to detach our minds from thousands of images already recorded by our subconscious.

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The Dreams of Outsiders

Remezcla Estaff — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Who hasn’t felt lonely at some point? Who hasn’t spent endless nights staring out a window? Who hasn’t felt that strange pain in your chest when you spot a group of people screaming, laughing, and having fun while walking alone on the street? Loneliness is one of the most common themes in film, yet nobody

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Q&A with director Jose Padilha

Remezcla Estaff — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad) is José Padilha’s first fiction feature-length after his critically acclaimed documentary Ónibus 174 (Bus 174, 2002). Acquired by The Weinstein Co. for distribution in the US, the film was a huge success and cultural phenomenon in Brazil, where it is said it was watched by more than 10 million people

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The Law of Desire

Remezcla Estaff — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000

First conceived by her husband Sergio Bizzio as a short story titled Cinismo, Lucía Puenzo’s first feature film tells the dramatic story of Alex, a hermaphrodite facing the challenges of her medical condition and the prejudices of a small Argentinean town, all in the midst of the crisis of being a 15-year old teenager. So

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Tribeca 08: Como en Argentina

Remezcla Estaff — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Ayer estuve en la fiesta lanzamiento del Tribeca en el Apple Store. Pedían en la puerta un RSVP que no había hecho, y luego de unos minutos los convencí. He entrado a varias canchas de fútbol y conciertos de Buenos Aires, siempre hablando con buenos modales y cara de buenito, asi que las puertas del

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Havana Film Festival New York

Remezcla Estaff — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000

The ninth annual edition of the Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY), which runs this year from April 10th to the 18th , will show a selection of both classics and emerging Latin American films at Quad Cinema. As always, the HFFNY presents a unique opportunity to see Cuban films that make its premiere in

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La Zona

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Privacy is one of the most precious things we have. Freedom from intrusion, disturbance and the view of others; privacy is a right. What happens when privacy ceases to be individual and becomes collective? The growth of violence and insecurity has created a phenomenon in many big South American cities: the “barrios privados,” gated communities

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