One of the most anticipated films of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, 2010, was Bedrooms. A unique film in that it tells four separate stories, directed by three different men. The first and second, “Anna, Sal and Harry” and “Marnie, Walter and Roger” (Youssef Delara); the third, “Janet, Max and Daisy” (Michael D. […]
LALIFF Film Review: Cuestion De Principios (A Matter of Principles)
Winner of the best screenplay award for Director Rodrigo Grande, Cuestion de Principios (A Matter of Principles), is an audience pleasing film from start to finish. Adalberto Castilla (Federico Luppi) is a man of great principles. He prides himself on how he lives his life and his clear conscience. When his new younger boss, […]
Film Rave and Rant: Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Public Enemy #1
The infamous French Gangster Jacques Mesrine’s life is chronicled in a two-part film that attempts to show the man behind the media sensation that he became as French Public Enemy No. 1. Part One, aptly titled Killer Instinct, begins with Mesrine’s return from Algeria in 1959 to France. It chronicles his rise to a life […]
Going The Distance
Synopsis: A man and woman try to make a long distance relationship work after only dating for six weeks. Release Date: September 3, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Romantic Comedy, Film Review Production Long distance relationships are difficult. This film does not try to change that well known fact. What it does do is offer […]
Down Terrace
Synopsis: After serving jail time for a mysterious crime, Bill and Karl are released and seek to find out who turned them in while their “family business” begins to fall apart. Release Date: October 15, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Film Review Production Being confined to one house for nearly the entire film there […]