By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) I found this film to be the most stylistically interesting film of the festival. Written and directed by Veronica Chen, a talented filmmaker of Chinese ethnicity, but born in Argentina and raised in Texas, Mujer Conejo shows the influences of Chinese, Argentine, and American cultures in… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 17 Review: MUJER CONEJO (RABBIT WOMAN)
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Cine Las Americas 17 Review: LOS INSOLITOS PECES GATO (THE AMAZING CATFISH)
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Another import from Mexico, this film is a beautiful celebration of life, love and family, and how the heart and familial bond prevails in the face of distress. Los Insolitos Peces Gato tells the story of a young lonely woman named Claudia (Ximena Ayala) who gets taken in… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 17 Review: LOS INSOLITOS PECES GATO (THE AMAZING CATFISH)
Cine Las Americas 17 Review: TERCERA LLAMADA (LAST CALL)
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival kicked off its seventeenth year with a doozy of a comedy which both celebrates and lampoons the theater. Tercera Llamada focuses on a theater production of Caligula where the director’s (Carina Gidi) personal crises affect her creative juices,… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 17 Review: TERCERA LLAMADA (LAST CALL)
Local Movie Events: THE 17TH ANNUAL CINE LAS AMERICAS FILM FESTIVAL
For those who haven’t already heard, the annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday, April 22. The annual event hosts a variety of films from Spanish & Portuguese speaking nations and cultures, as well as films produced by indigenous cultures. This year’s festival honors the work of Mexican-American filmmaker Efrain Gutierrez,… Continue reading Local Movie Events: THE 17TH ANNUAL CINE LAS AMERICAS FILM FESTIVAL