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History Lesson: "The Shock Doctrine"

By Smriti Mundhra | 02/02/2010 - 14:31 | 1 Comment

One of the most controversial docs at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was British director Michael Winterbottom’s The Shock Doctrine, based on the non-fiction book by Naomi Klein (Winterbottom had another controversial film in the festival,...

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UPDATE: Penelope Cruz Nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscar

By Mariela Rosario | 02/02/2010 - 10:45 | 2 Comments

The 2010 Academy Award nominations were announced this morning and though there were few surprises, we were excited to see Latinos represented in more than one category.

Leading the pack of Best Supporting actress nominees was the beautiful Pénelope Cruz, who was nominated for her role as a spitfire mistress in Rob Marshall...

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Vote For Pablo: "My Invisible Friend"

By Smriti Mundhra | 02/01/2010 - 11:20 | 1 Comment

The once indie-friendly Sundance Film Festival has become so infested with A-list stars in recent years that getting attention for a small film with a no-name cast is nearly impossible—especially if the film is under twenty minutes long. But Barcelona-based Pablo Larcuen managed to do just that with his creative, hilarious short film...

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Y Tu Papá También: Diego Luna Makes Directorial Debut with “Abel”

By Smriti Mundhra | 01/29/2010 - 16:00 | 9 Comments

Temperatures fell below freezing at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Tuesday night, but all the Latin Heat was crammed into the Supper Club on Main Street. América Ferrera and boyfriend Ryan Piers Williams (whose film The Dry Land was a festival favorite), Wilmer Valderrama and dozens of others were...

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Jessica Alba's "The Killer Inside Me" Evokes Furor at Sundance

By Mariela Rosario | 01/27/2010 - 11:36 | 8 Comments

Amidst rumors that Jessica Alba walked out of the recent Sundance screening of her latest film, The Killer Inside Me, controversy is brewing over the intense violence towards women on display throughout the film.

Casey Affleck stars as a small-town Texas deputy sheriff with murderous tendencies who lets out his pent up rage...

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"Avatar" Sees "Titanic" Ticket Sales

By Mariela Rosario | 01/25/2010 - 11:10 | 4 Comments

Could it be that James Cameron has finally topped...himself?

Fox reports that Avatar ticket sales have surpassed Titanic's record setting $1.24 billion. Avatar hit $1.29 billion at the international box office this weekend and the studio estimates that the sci-fi blockbuster will top Titanic's worldwide...

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Mexican Movie Madness

By Angie Romero | 01/22/2010 - 15:00 | 2 Comments

For our special Mexico Issue (Nox. 2009), we knew we had to do something special when it came to movies. After all, those of you who are true cineastes take it very seriously, as you should. So we asked some of our friends in the industry who really know their stuff— actress Adriana Barraza (Babel), producer Frida Torresblanco (...

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The Good Soldier

By Angie Romero | 01/19/2010 - 15:26 | 0 Comments

Back in December, President Obama pledged 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan over a period of six months, bringing the total U.S. commitment in armed forces to over 100,000. Quite simply, he argued, the U.S. cannot afford not to pour any more resources there, and if yesterday’s series of suicide bombings and Taliban attacks on Kabul as new cabinet...

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