AMUZIKANTO: Patricia Krebs’ Own Magical World—So True
Patricia Krebs
There’s nineteen days left on Patricia Krebs’ indiegogo campaign. She’s been working so hard to finish her album and just needs a little more help to finish. “Songs recorded & mixed. Artwork created. All this album needs is mastering, duplication, and a site,” she says.
We’ve written about Patricia before and you can check it out here and here. And please check out her indiegogo campaign and donate to this talented artist.
Photos courtesy: Patricia Krebs
We Can’t Wait to Meet Chappie
From the director of District 9, Neill Blomkamp, Chappie is one of the most anticipated science fiction movies of the year.
Hugh Jackman as Vincent Moore, Chappie
It features an eclectic cast of characters, played by Sigourney Weaver, Shartlo Copley, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Brandon Auret and Dev Patel. But you won’t soon forget Vincent Moore, played by Hugh Jackman, who will probably be joining the list of charismatic villains in movie history. Check out the photo gallery below.
Chappie in theaters March 6.
Disney’s Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast in Blu-ray
This film is less about Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman voice) and more about her mate Fawn, an animal fairy who’s not afraid to break the rules of Pixie Hollow to help an animal in need. An ancient myth of a massive creature sparks the curiosity of Fawn (Ginnifer Goodwin voice)—who must convince her fairy friends especially the lead scout fairie Nyx (Rosario Dawson voice) to risk everything to rescue the NeverBeast.
Director Steve Loter says that the Fawn character reminds him of his young daughter, cause she’s not afraid of any creature big or small. She says all creatures need to be loved and taken care of. And I agree because I liked the Neverbeast.
I thought this Neverbeast was quite entertaining and I know quite a few young kids that will enjoy it. And now it’s on blu-ray/dvd for their home entertaining. Order it now from Amazon.
Many More New Films Coming our Way
Here are some more trailers of upcoming films. We’ve listed their titles with director and cast below.
Hot Pursuit (March 6)
Director Anne Fletcher. Cast: Sofía Vergara, Reese Witherspoon, John Carroll Lynch, Rob Kazinsky, and Richard T. Jones.
Chappie (March 6)
Director Neill Blomkamp. Cast: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja And ¥o‐Land Vi$$er, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Brandon Auret, Sigourney Weaver, and Hugh Jackman.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (March 6)
Director John Madden. Cast: Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton, Judi Dench, Richard Gere, Diana Hardcastle, David Strathairn, Celia Imrie, Dev Patel, and Ronald Pickup.
Run All Night (March 13)
Director Jaume Collet-Serra. Cast: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ed Harris, Jaume Collet-Serra, Bruce McGill, Genesis Rodriguez, Boyd Holbrook, Holt McCallany, and Common.
Home (March 27)
Director Tim Johnson. Cast: Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, and Jim Parsons.
Aloha (May 29)
Director Cameron Crowe. Cast: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, and Alec Baldwin.
Magic Mike: XXL (July 1)
Director Gregory Jacobs. Cast Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Amber Heard, Donald Glover, Michael Strahan, Elizabeth Banks, Andie MacDowell, and Jada Pinkett Smith.
Trainwreck (July 17)
Director Judd Apatow. Cast: Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, Bill Hader, Vanessa Bayer, Colin Quinn, and LeBron James.
Crimson Peak (October 16)
Director Guillermo Del Toro. Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, and Charlie Hunnam.
The 2015 NHMC Impact Awards
©2015 Angela María Ortíz S.
It was a good evening for all, at the 18th Annual National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) Impact Awards Gala. Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids) and Lisa Vidal (Being Mary Jane) were the evening’s masters of ceremonies.
This year’s awards recipients were; actors Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine Nine), Jon Seda (Chicago PD), Carlos Ponce (Cristela) and Golden Globe winner, Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) for Outstanding Performance in a Television Series. Director of A Book of Life, Jorge R. Gutierrez accepted the Outstanding Direction in a Motion Picture award. Beatriz Acevedo of MiTú, Inc., a media company and digital multi-channel network operator, was giving the first Outstanding Innovation in Social Media award.
The evening’s most emotional moment came when actor/director Andy Garcia gave a special tribute to his dear friend, actress Elizabeth Peña who passed away last year.
To learn more about the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), click here.
Photos: ©2015 Angela María Ortíz S.
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- Melissa Fumero “Brooklyn Nine Nine”
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- Jon Seda “Chicago PD” and Jay Cohen
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- Director Jorge Gutierrez “A Book of Life”
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- Beatriz Acevedo and Charlie Lapson
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- Lisa Vidal “Being Mary Jane”
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- Lisa Vidal “Being Mary Jane”
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- Jon Seda “Chicago PD” and Lisa Vidal “Being Mary Jane”
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- Kiki Melendez “Journey Of A Female Comic”
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- Rosalyn Sanchez “Devious Maids”
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- RaqC and Nachin (96.3 FM)
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- Xolo Maridueña “Parenthood”
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- Carlos Ponce “Cristela”
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- Carlos Ponce “Cristela”
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- Director Jorge Gutierrez
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- Melissa Fumero “Brooklyn Nine Nine”
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- Jon Seda “Chicago PD”
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- Jon Seda “Chicago PD”
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- Having fun on the red carpet with Pili Valdés and Urania C. Lippmann
A Romantic Comedy, An Over the Top Telenovela and A Thriller in Theaters
A few more film choices in theaters now. Starting with a first for Mexico, releasing the movie A La Mala at home and in the U.S.A. on the same day.
A La Mala is about aspiring actress Maria Laura ‘Mala’ Medina (Aislinn Derbez) whose best friend begs her to flirt with her boyfriend to test his fidelity. And a lucrative new career adventure ensues.
A La Mala press junket.
L-r: Aislinn Derbez, director Pitipol Ybarra, producer Jorge Aragon,
Aurora Papile, Luis Arrieta and Se Fija!’s Angela Ortíz
The actors had a great time on set and even love blossomed between the two lead actors (Derbez and Ochmann). Plus there’s a funny cameo between Derbez and her dad, actor Eugenio Derbez.
I liked the characters and found the storyline interesting and well acted. All in all, a fun film to watch.
Directed by Pitipol Ybarra and starring Mauricio Ochmann, Aurora Papile, Luis Arrieta, Daniela Schmidt, and Juan Diego Covarrubias.
Check out the trailer below and the music video of the theme song “Todo Para Ti” by Mexican rock band, Motel.
Luis Guzmán, Juan Pablo Gamboa, Edy Ganem,
Michael Steger and Dyana Ortelli
Ana Maria in Novela Land is an over the top comedy and fantasy, with Edy Ganem (Devious Maids) in the lead as Ana Maria. The film also stars Elizabeth Peña in one of her last roles, Luis Guzmán, Sung Kang, Michael Steger, Juan Pablo Gamboa, Jessica Camacho, Nestor Serrano, Pepe Serna, Dyana Ortelli, and Mercedes Mason. Directed by Georgina Garcia Riedel.
In Everly, Salma Hayek is leading this action packed thriller as a “femme fatale unleashing the ultimate vengeance against a sadistic mob boss and his army of assassins.” It’s always fun and campy to watch Hayek in action films. Also starring Togo Igawa, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Laura Cepeda, and Akie Kotabe. And directed by Joe Lynch.
Adrian Martinez, the Best Sidekick You’ll Ask For
Adrian Martinez and Will Smith
Photo: courtesy of Adrian Martinez
I got a chance to catch up with actor Adrian Martinez. We talked about his upcoming film Focus, his character Farhad and Nicky’s (Will Smith) trusted friend. His great love for movies and being the only (he thinks) Dominican/Nicaraguan in the business. If you know of anyone else, hit him up.
Focus in theaters February 27 with Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro and Gerald McRaney. Listen in on our conversation.
Disney’s Academy Award Winner Big Hero 6 is Now Available
Walt Disney Animation Studios Big Hero 6 is a fun, action-packed comedy adventure with my favorite vinyl friend, Baymax (voice-Scott Adsit). And now this academy award winning animation can be part of your home collection.
Follow the adventures of this lovable robot and his friends, voiced by the talents of Ryan Potter, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, and T.J. Miller.
Available in Blu-ray Combo Pack—buy it now on Amazon. It’s fun for the whole family!
Birdman Wins Big for Director Alejandro González Iñárritu
AP Images/Invision
Congratulations to Alejandro González Iñárritu for his Oscars for best director, best original screenplay with Armando Bo, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Nicolas Giacobone. And for taking the big winner, best picture for Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
And his longtime friend and collaborator Emmanuel “El Chivo” Lubezki won for best cinematography for Birdman.
Alejandro González Iñárritu
and Emmanuel “El Chivo” Lubezki
González Iñárritu is best known for his films Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel and Biutiful which was nominated in the category of best foreign film, for 2011. It starred Javier Bardem who was nominated for best actor for the film.
Another interesting note of the evening was that its the second consecutive year that the best director award went to a Mexican-born director; last year being Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity. And Lubezki (Mexican-born) won his second Oscar on his seventh nomination—last year his first win for Gravity.
Watch the acceptance speech in the video below.
ANGELA MARÍA ORTÍZ S. PHOTOGRAPHY
Blu-ray and DVD Releases
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE are COMING TOGETHER…Watch at home with your BEST BUBS again and again and again!
Add The Highest-Grossing R-Rated Film of All-Time to Your Marvel Studios Movie Collection when it arrives on Digital on October 1 and on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on October 22.
Experience all the laughs with hours of all-new exclusive bonus content including a gag reel, deleted scenes, filmmaker commentary and all-new featurettes!
Cast Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson/Deadpool), Hugh Jackman (Logan/Wolverine), Emma Corrin (Cassandra Nova), Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Paradox), and Dafne Keen (Laura / X-23).
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Veep: The Complete Series. All 65 episodes from the 17-Time Emmy® Award winning series will be available to purchase on Blu-ray October 22.
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment will be releasing the complete series. Get ready to binge on all 65 episodes (seven seasons) from HBO’s Emmy® award-winning original series, along with all the previously released special features. The political comedy series follows United States Vice President Salina Meyer (Julia Louis Dreyfus) and her incompetent team as they attempt to secure a legacy, but often instead become bogged down in day-to-day political games. Pre-order your copy today. Also starring Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh, Sufe Bradshaw, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole, Sam Richardson, Sarah Sutherland, and Clea DuVall. The series was created by Armando Iannucci.
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The West Wing: The Complete Series for the first time ever on Blu-ray, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the critically acclaimed series. Get ready to binge all 156 episodes from NBC/WBTV’sEmmy® Award-winning original series.
The brilliant political drama, following an extraordinarily intimate look at an American President and the inner workings of the White House, will be available to own on Blu-ray on October 1.
Widely considered one of the best series of all time, The West Wing remains a landmark achievement in television, earning 26 Emmys, including four for Outstanding Drama Series. With its sharp writing and memorable ensemble cast, the show continues to inspire audiences with its intimate look at the triumphs, sacrifices and inner politics of the White House.
Created by Aaron Sorkin who executive produced with Thomas Schlamme, and John Wells, The West Wing stars Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, and Martin Sheen. The series was produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
The Complete Series Includes all 156 episodes from all seven seasons on 28 discs, plus over 20 commentaries, behind the scenes featurettes, unaired scenes, gag reels and more.
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HBO’s The Gilded Age: The Complete Second Season to DVD on October 1, 2024. The Gilded Age season 2 was recently nominated for six Emmy® Awards including Outstanding Drama Series. Indulge in all 8 episodes from the second season of the historical drama that won fans over with its charming cast and compelling storylines plus over 20 pieces of bonus content including never-before-released featurettes.
The Gilded Age season 2 cast includes Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Ben Ahlers, Michael Cerveris, Kelley Curran, Taissa Farmiga, and more.
The American Gilded Age was a period of significant economic change, conflict between old and new systems, and fortunes made and lost.
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FRIENDS: The Complete Series in 4K Ultra HD for the first time on September 24.
This ultimate collector’s set features ALL 10 seasons from one of television’s most popular sitcoms completely remastered–plus all new bonus content!
Pre-order your copy now.
From Warner Bros. Television, FRIENDS follows the lives and loves of a close-knit group of friends living in New York City: siblings Ross (David Schwimmer) and Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), along with friends Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) and Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston).
FRIENDS marks its 30th anniversary this year, the beloved TV series continues to hold an enduring place in popular culture and hearts worldwide.
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