Conversations with Actors John Noble, Melina Matthews on Silencio
John Noble
©2018 Angela María Ortíz S.
Director Lorena Villareal
and actor Melina Matthews
©2018 Angela María Ortíz S.
It’s a tricky thing, to have on camera conversation when you only have five minutes. I enjoyed my talks with actors John Noble, Melina Matthews, and director Lorena Villareal on their film, Silencio. I could have continued talking to them, because it was so much fun. And YES! I was geeking out with Mr. Noble.
Silencio highlights a mysterious area in Mexico known as the Zone of Silence that has true events of the eerie. Located on the same parallel line of the Bermuda Triangle and the Pyramids of Giza, it has several events of the unexplainable including rocket crashes, mutations in plants and animals, meteorite strikes and much more.
The plot: Silencio shares the story of Ana, (Matthews) who struggles to save her son’s life. She must find a powerful stone her grandfather (Noble) originally discovered with his apprentice (Rupert Graves) in the Zone of Silence in 1970. Throughout her desperate search, Ana stumbles upon long lost family secrets and discovers enemies who believe the stone’s power is worth killing for.
Would you use the power to turn-back-time? Is it worth killing for?
Silencio is in 333 theaters on October 26.
GIVEAWAY! Advance Screening Passes for Widows in 5 Cities!
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Giveaway! In 5 CITIES, we have 3 pairs of an advance screening of Widows in each city. Check out the trailer below.
Guaranteed seat giveaway screening passes, would you like to win a pair? Then just click here to send us an email with your name by Friday, November 9 at 3P (PT). And that’s all!
Screenings will take place on Wednesday, November 14 @ 7:30P.
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Los Angeles (3 Pairs) • Dallas (3 Pairs) • Chicago (3 Pairs)
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Miami (3 Pairs) • New York (3 Pairs)
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Winner will receive guaranteed seats and be admitted via guestlist check-in
Winner should arrive no later than 6:50P to claim their seats
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Winner should bypass all lines and check-in with the screening rep inside the theater lobby
Share your excitement using #WidowsMovie and #SeFijaOnline. ENJOY!
Widows, in theaters November 16.
GIVEAWAY! Advance Screening Passes for Overlord!
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Giveaway! In the Los Angeles area, we have 50 pairs of an advance screening of Overlord.
With only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drop into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that’s crucial to the invasion’s success. But, in a mysterious Nazi lab beneath the church, the outnumbered G.I.s come face-to-face with enemies unlike any the world has ever seen. From producer J.J. Abrams, Overlord is a thrilling, pulse-pounding action adventure with a twist.
Giveaway, Slender Man DVD!
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We have THREE copies of Slender Man for THREE lucky winner.
Would you like to win a copy? Then just click here to send us an email with your name and address (no P.O. Box).
We’ll draw the winners at 3P (PT), Friday, November 2! To enter you must be a follower of our social media pages: Twitter, Facebook, and a subscriber to our YouTube channel.
Giveaway, The Spy Who Dumped Me!
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We have THREE copy of The Spy Who Dumped Me for THREE lucky winner. Would you like to win a copy? Then just click here to send us an email with your name and address (no P.O. Box).
We’ll draw the winners at 3P (PT), Friday, November 2! To enter you must be a follower of our social media pages: Twitter, Facebook, and a subscriber to our YouTube channel.
GIVEAWAY! Advance Screening Passes for Nobody’s Fool!
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Giveaway! In the Los Angeles area, we have 50 pairs of an advance screening of Nobody’s Fool. Trying to get back on her feet, wild child Tanya (Tiffany Haddish) looks to her buttoned-up, by the book sister Danica (Tika Sumpter) to help her get back on track. Written and directed by Tyler Perry.
Screening will take place on Thursday, November 1 @ 7P (Have your pass ready to show at the door, first come first serve,).
Follow the instructions in your pass and share your excitement using #NobodysFool and #SeFijaOnline. ENJOY!
Los Angeles (50 Pairs)
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2018 Panafest in Los Angeles
We are very excited for this year’s Panamanian International Film Festival. It’s a two-day event with many films to check out. Actor Carlos Carrasco is back as the festival director and as one of the filmmakers too.
The film lineup for the 4th edition of PANAFEST by the Panamanian International Film Festival in LA (PIFF/LA) is quite eclectic (see below.) The two-day event will include films, panels, and cultural activities that will take place on October 27 and 28 at the Lupe Ontiveros Theater at the LA Theater Center in Downtown LA. Festival passes are now on sale! Click here to purchase tickets.
** 2018 Film Festival Lineup **
October 27, 2018
BLOCK 1: SHORT FILMS
Night and Fun by Delfina Kroek (Panamá)
Meeting Brown by Ana Lydia Monaco (USA)
Ultimo Supper by Eddie Zapata (USA)
Brillas by Juan Daniel Pinzón (Panamá)
Pantalla Pura by Javier Farías (Venezuela)
Virgencita by Giselle Bonilla (USA)
Tortoise by Stephen Cervantes (USA)
BLOCK 2: SHORT FILMS
Chicle by Art Bonilla (USA)
Being Bilingual by Elizabeth Lyle, Kimberly Lyle (Panamá)
La Mola de Lucía by Ana Elena Tejera (Panamá)
Pasajeros en Tránsito by Luis Romero (Panamá)
Aurora by Laura García (Mexico)
Alteridad + by Martín Proaño and Ginés Sánchez Arias (Panamá)
BLOCK 3: SHORT FILMS
Retiro by Miguel Dianda (Argentina)
Together Again by Antonio Darwiche
Desde el Principio by Miguel Soliman (USA)
Mi Amor by Yennifer Behrens (USA)
From Now On by Ivonne Coll (USA)
Familia? by Marlene Forte (USA)
Marisol by Juan Escobedo (USA)
BLOCK 4: FEATURE FILM
El Contratista by José Angel Henrickson (USA/Mexico)
Narcos: Mexico Premiering on Netflix in November
We are looking forward to this one too. The previous Narcos series kept us intrigued. Narcos: Mexico will explore the origins of the modern drug war by going back to its roots, beginning at a time when the Mexican trafficking world was a loose and disorganized confederation of independent growers and dealers.
Witness the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel in the 1980s as Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna) takes the helm, unifying traffickers in order to build an empire. When DEA agent Kiki Camarena (Michael Peña) moves his wife and young son from California to Guadalajara to take on a new post.
Narcos: Mexico, premiering worldwide November 16 on Netflix.
My First NY Comic Con 2018
By Amanda Lampkins
Finally, I went to NY Comic Con this year! I’m not as geeky as I was in my (ahem) younger years. I was a comic girl back in the day. Spider-Woman, X-Men, Avengers and Fantastic Four were my bread and butter. I interspersed with other supes as well. I even have a stable of old comics that might fetch a pretty penny, too. So, watching Comic Con stills and images from other cities plus New York always placed it on my bucket list. The timing always conflicted with my yearly church’s (FCBC) women’s conference trip. This year I was good to go and immediately went through the rigmarole for email sign-up reservation and ticket purchase. I went in for 3 days straight; October 4–6; Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I even bought special t-shirts for each day; had to represent y’all.
It was definitely an experience. Of course, I had to document every bit of it via social media, i.e. Instagram and what my father calls “The Facebook.” The atmosphere lived up to the hype.
I loved the enthusiasm of the cosplay by the attendees. They really don’t play! Many paid detailed attention to the characters they decided to wear/play. I loved their willingness to stop for pictures whenever asked by total strangers. The children dressed up were freaking adorable as well.
I went through Artist’s Alley and saw awesome posters and works by the artists themselves. Some were on-site to autograph works for sale and works commissioned on the spot.
It made me want to go delve back into my lapsed comic-reading. I loved walking through the vendor floors getting in trouble with all offerings: collectibles, posters etc. If you do the same, you will wish you had more money and space when viewing the many items for sale.
ANGELA MARÍA ORTÍZ S. PHOTOGRAPHY
Blu-ray and DVD Releases
Laugh Out Loud with The Wayans Bros.: The complete series coming to DVD on February 4.
Premiering in 1995, The Wayans Bros. quickly became a fan favorite with its hilarious mix of family dynamics, quirky characters, and memorable one-liners. Following the misadventures of two distinctly different brothers sharing an apartment in New York City, the series was a cultural touchstone for ’90s television blending physical humor, clever wit, and heartfelt moments.
The Wayans Bros. was created by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Leslie Ray, and David Steven Simon.
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Regular Show: The Complete Series is coming to DVD. Enjoy the hit series on February 4.
About the series: Regular Show follows the lives of best friends Mordecai and Rigby, whose lazy afternoon adventures always seem to be interrupted by zombies and misadventures with their gang of friends Benson, Pops, Muscle Man, Hi-Five Ghost, Skips, Thomas, Margaret and Eileen or sometimes even dealing with Death himself.
Created by JG Quintel and produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the series originally premiered in September 2010 and remains to be a massive hit with new and old fans alike.
Regular Show: The Complete Series, includes all 245 episodes created over the years, including specials, and a movie.
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The Last of Us: The Complete First Season available for the first time ever in a 4K Ultra HD Steelbook limited-edition collectable on March 18.
In anticipation of the Season 2 premiere of The Last of Us on HBO, catch up on all nine episodes of the critically-acclaimed first season, along with nearly 3 hours of special features!
Synopsis: The Last of Us takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal and heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.
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Moana 2 is now available at Digital retailers, and will be released on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD March 18.
Synopsis: Moana 2 reunites Moana (Auli’i Cravalho and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller.
Kakamora Chronicles–Ever wanted to know more about the Kakamora? Gather
’round while Moni, everyone’s favorite Motunui historian, tells the tales from real
Solomon Island folklore surrounding the mysterious and unforgettable beings known as
the Kakamora.
Fun in the Booth–Step inside the recording booth with the brilliant and talented actors of Moana 2 for some creative fun as they bring their characters to life.
Deleted Scenes–Overall introduction to deleted scenes by directors.
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Shameless The complete series. All 134 episodes from theEmmy® Award Winning series will be available to purchase on DVD March 18.
Synopsis: Meet Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy): proud, working-class patriarch to a motley brood of six smart, spirited and independent kids who, without him, would be…better off. In Frank’s booze-addled view, parenting just eats into his hard-earned bar-crawling time around Chicago–so he leaves it to eldest daughter Fionna (Emmy Rossum) to hold down the fort. Bearing the de facto parent badge/burden, she’s donned the proverbial apron and makes sure her younger siblings do their chores, keep a clean-ish home, and everyone (no matter how small) works to keep the house lights on, as well as food on the table. Brothers Lip (Jeremy Allen White), Ian (Cameron Monaghan), and Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) use their intellect to break every rule in the book to survive and make the bank, while younger sister Debbie (Emma Kenney) would sooner steal her share, Toddle Liam (Christian Isaiah), the youngest, is just happy to be along for the ride. The Gallaghers are irreverent, endearing, resilient–and they’re absolutely, wildly and unapologetically Shameless.
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