Daily Archives: February 19, 2013

Interview: Miriam Colon, a familiar face has a moment in the spotlight in “Bless Me, Ultima”

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MIAMI – Miriam Colon has one of those faces you know, even if you’ve never caught her name in the credits. She’s been in films and on TV since the mid-50s – from “Have Gun – Will Travel” to “Law … Continue reading →

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Tonight’s screening — “Snitch”

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  It has looked as though things were over for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson several times over the years. He’d have a run as action hero, string together some flops, seem on the way to Van Damme Land. You start … Continue reading →

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Regal buys Hollywood Theaters chain

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Toss another 513 screens into the control of Regal Cinemas. One of the movie exhibition biz’s Big Two (the other is the Chinese owned AMC Cinemas), Regal bought out Hollywood, which runs theaters all over the country, a few in … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Danny Boyle’s surreal heist-gone-wrong thriller, “Trance”

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Here’s the red band trailer to “Trance,” with James McAvcoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel. A painting theft goes wrong. Betrayals, torture, threats and hynotism play into the plot. A little disturbing? I’d say so. It goes into limited release … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Bless Me, Ultima”

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“Bless Me, Ultima,” the film based on Rudolfo Anaya’s landmark Chicano novel, is a meticulously observed time capsule, a vivid recreation of a self-contained world of Mexican-Americans in 1944 New Mexico. It’s a coming of age picture with a touch … Continue reading →

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