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Holiday Films Are in the Works!

One of my favorite time of the year is the holiday season. I love Christmas for many reasons, especially my grandkids and grandnephews. We always find time to watch our old and new favorite Christmas …

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Watch the Featurette Wicked on Singing Live

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season. Synopsis: Wicked, …

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Another Love Story in Honor of Domestic Violence Awareness

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, here’s an impactful new film Another Love Story, now available for streaming on TUBI. This timely film sheds light on the emotional and psychological journey of domestic abuse survivors …

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Despicable Me 4 with One of My Little Minions

We enjoyed it! 

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It Was A Twisters Night

My #1 grandson and I screened the new #TwistersMovie last night. And it was a long overdue date, too. The film was much better than we expected. It had its excitements that kept you on …

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The Nerd Report Podcast, Se Fija! and Angela Ortíz

Angela Ortíz, Louis Love, Jose Ángel Torres Reyes, Nuke the Fridge, Podcast

Angela Ortíz and Louis Love
Photos: Jose Ángel Torres Reyes

I had the fun pleasure to co-host a couple of podcasts’ with The Nerd Report, Louis Love and Lisa “Grywuff” Grayson.

Some of the things we’ve talked about have come and gone, some did well and others didn’t. Here’s some of the topics we covered in this second one, George Lopez, The Nice Guys, Alice Through the Looking Glass, X-Men: Apocalypse. TV Shows (The Flash, Arrow, Bates Motel, Fear The Walking Dead, and Preacher), Batman V Superman Ultimate Edition trailer, World of Warcraft, and much more!

The Nerd Report Podcast, Louis Love, Lisa “Grywuff” Grayson, Angela Ortíz, Se Fija!

The Nerd Report Podcast

Now you can listen in on all the talk on the following podcast and I should be doing more with The Nerd Report soon. And you can check out more of their podcasts here.

New Gilmore Girls Trailer

Gilmore Girls-A Year in the Life

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, this will make old fans very happy and hopefully pick up new fans. The series is set to debut on Netflix on November 25. It stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel.

The Circus is Here! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents Out Of This World™

The familia crew Photos: courtesy Sami Liu

The familia crew
Photos: courtesy Sami Liu

We had the great pleasure of checking out the “First-Ever West Coast National Tour Debut Blasts Off,” that started on July 14 in the Los Angeles area. And you have a few days left to check it out at the Honda Center/Anaheim until August 7. Check out what you’ll experience below. — A.O.

Families will be amazed by the cosmic voyage storyline exploring extraordinary new worlds and captivated by the twinkle in their child’s eyes as they visit far away planets of ice, fire, sand and water inhabited by gravity-defying acrobats, orbital aerialists, majestic animals and fearless daredevils that will ignite wonder with Children Of All Ages ®. The newest edition of The Greatest Show On Earth ® features several unique performances throughout the story including:

Some of the performers

Some of the performers

  • Simet Family Astronauts–the only-one-of-its-kind aerial “spacewalk” with three astronauts balancing zero gravity maneuvers on a spinning wheel
  • Heilongjiang Provincial Acrobatic Troupe–original presentation for the first time in America showcasing the mastery of skilled Chinese acrobatics (such as an 11-person human pyramid and hoop diving)–all performed on ice!
  • Thrill Skaters–introducing a new genre of ice skating, combining lyrical figure skating with energetic freestyle skaters performing tricks and stunts on ice.
  • Sway Pole–clown entertainer Davis climbs a 47ft pole to complete a handstand 5 stories above the audience as he sways and tumbles around with a surprise ending.

Additional “Out Of This World” show performance highlights include tigers & lions presenter Alexander Lacey; edge-of- your-seat Cossack Riders equestrian stunts; Globe of Steel motorcycle daredevils; awe-inspiring trapeze artists (performing the Ringling Bros. exclusive dual triple somersault routine with two flyers attempting the trick at the same time); unicycle courtside comedy routines from the King Charles Troupe; the hilarious antics of the Ringling Bros. Clown Alley and more!

Photos and video: ©2016 Angela María Ortíz S.

Antonio Jaramillo on Literature, Theater and Acting

Antonio Jaramillo, Shades of Blue, Dallas, Angela Ortíz, ©2016 Angela María Ortíz S.

Antonio Jaramillo
©2016 Angela María Ortíz S.

We met with successful film and television actor Antonio Jaramillo at Paty’s in Toluca Lake–and great old-style coffee shop that has some sentimental memories for me. Because it has been five years since I’d been there. I shared my story with him and our candid conversation started. Jaramillo talked about his passion for his work and life’s outlook. He’s funny, and you can see the intensity in him. We had a good laugh about us trying to get together for about three years to do this talk.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with this talented guy, here’s a little background; in his mid-20’s, he fell in love with the writings of Anton Chekhov and later Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. That’s very impressive for someone who spent time in an orphanage.

Antonio Jaramillo, Jennifer Lopez, Shades of Blue, Dallas, Angela Ortíz

Jaramillo and Jennifer Lopez
Shades of Blue

His love for theater brought him to San Diego in 2004, while working on stage, he received an offer from the prestigious Geffen Playhouse to work in several understudy roles. This prompted him to move to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.

In 2005, he began to show up on the small screen in shows like Veronica Mars and Charmed. In 2006, he landed a series regular role in the primetime telenovela, Fashion House. This led to several important series regular roles in Days of Our Lives, Meet the Browns, Gang Related, TNT’s 2014 drama Dallas, Devious Maids, and NBC’s hit Shades of Blue with Jennifer Lopez. And many guest roles on hit television shows like Rosewood, Arrested Development, The Mentalist, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Burn Notice.

Antonio Jaramillo, Shades of Blue, Dallas, Angela Ortíz

Antonio Jaramillo

Jaramillo’s first movie credit was La Linea (The Line 2009), working with Esai Morales, Danny Trejo, Andy Garcia, and Ray Liotta. His film breakout performance came in 2012 when he co-starred in Oliver Stone’s violent crime thriller, Savages, alongside Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, and Demián Bichir.

Now you can sit back and listen in on our conversation.

Antonio Jaramillo, Shades of Blue, Dallas, Angela Ortíz, ©2016 Angela María Ortíz S., Esther Urquiza

Se Fija!’s Angela Ortíz and Antonio Jaramillo
©2016 Esther Urquiza

Lights Out? No, Stand in the Light!

Lights Out movie, Maria Bello, Alexander DiPersia, Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Billy Burke, David F. Sandberg, Lotta Losten, Lawrence Grey, Angela Ortíz, Angela María Ortíz S.

Maria Bello

I just got a chance to see Lights Out, a new thriller starring Maria Bello, Billy Burke, and Teresa Palmer, and to talk to the stars, director, producers and writer after the screening. I liked the movie a lot, but actually the story about the movie is almost as interesting as the movie.Lights Out movie, Maria Bello, Alexander DiPersia, Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Billy Burke, David F. Sandberg, Lotta Losten, Lawrence Grey, Angela Ortíz, Angela María Ortíz S.

Back in 2013, a Swedish couple–director David F. Sandberg and his wife, actress Lotta Losten, made a short film called Lights Out, about a woman who finds herself haunted by a mysterious figure every time she turns off the lights. It caught the attention of a lot of producers in Hollywood, but David and Lotta felt that Lawrence Grey was the one they would really like to work with, and within a year–which is super-fast by Hollywood standards–Grey had placed it with James Wan’s production company, and they completed this feature-length version, directed by Sandberg and starring some well-respected American actors.

Lights Out movie, Maria Bello, Alexander DiPersia, Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Billy Burke, David F. Sandberg, Lotta Losten, Lawrence Grey, Angela Ortíz, Angela María Ortíz S.

Alexander DiPersa and Teresa Palmer

The actors talked about their own personal connections to the story: Maria Bello’s own struggles with mental illness, and Teresa Palmer’s experience with her mother’s mental issues as well. It was a connection the actors weren’t even aware of until they were on set, but it made the work even more meaningful to them. I also asked Maria Bello, who has been involved in a lot of special projects, if she was interested in actually directing, and I talked with was interested in directing, since she’s involved in many women’s projects, and I asked Alexander DiPersia, who appears as Palmer’s boyfriend, if he thought he’d be working with Gabriel Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna again soon, as it was good to see Billy Burke, at least at the beginning of the film (he plays Bello’s husband). And both the writer Eric Heisserer and producer Grey if there were any weird (or funny) occurrences on the set of this very spooky movie, and what scared them now or when they were young.

Lights Out movie, Maria Bello, Alexander DiPersia, Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Billy Burke, David F. Sandberg, Lotta Losten, Lawrence Grey, Angela Ortíz, Angela María Ortíz S.

Director David F. Sandberg and Lotta Losten

Lights Out

Lights Out

Listen to my conversation with Bello, DiPersia and Palmer, and Grey and Heisserer, and Sandberg and Losten, and see if you don’t agree: the story behind Lights Out is almost as interesting as Lights out itself! — A.O.

Photos: ©2016 Angela María Ortíz S.

Lights Out movie, Maria Bello, Alexander DiPersia, Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Billy Burke, David F. Sandberg, Lotta Losten, Lawrence Grey, Angela Ortíz, Angela María Ortíz S.

Maria Bello

Lights Out movie, Maria Bello, Alexander DiPersia, Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Billy Burke, David F. Sandberg, Lotta Losten, Lawrence Grey, Angela Ortíz, Angela María Ortíz S.

Grey & Heisserer

Lights Out movie, Maria Bello, Alexander DiPersia, Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Billy Burke, David F. Sandberg, Lotta Losten, Lawrence Grey, Angela Ortíz, Angela María Ortíz S.

Sandberg & Losten

Nine Lives Just Got Put on Paws

Movie News, Adventures in Hollywood, Entertainment Interviews, Movie Critiques, Movie suggestions, Actors, Actresses, Entertainment, Television, Films, Movies, Latino Entertainment, Latino Entertainment News, Latino Hollywood, Latinos on TV, Latinos in FilmNine Lives stars Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, and Christopher Walken. Is in theaters August 5.

A Fun Giveaway: Suicide Squad Pack!

Suicide Squad, David Ayer, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Cara Delevingne, Adam Beach, Karen FukuharaSuicide Squad is in theaters on Friday, August 5 and we are giving away these fun goodies: 1 pair of Hollywood Movie Money passes (once the movie is in theaters–except AMC), Suicide Squad T-shirt, Suicide Squad Cap, and poster!

Would you like to win? Then just click here to send us an e-mail with your name and address by 5P (PT) on Monday, August 1. We’ll draw the winner later that evening.

suicide squad2Suicide Squad, David Ayer, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Cara Delevingne, Adam Beach, Karen FukuharaFrom director David Ayer comes Suicide Squad, starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Cara Delevingne, Adam Beach, and Karen Fukuhara.

 

Ana Ortiz on Netflix’ Home Adventures with Tip and Oh

Ana Ortiz, Home Adventures with Tip and Oh, Sam Rubin

Home Adventures with Tip and Oh

Ana Ortiz (Devious Maids) talks to Sam Rubin on the KTLA Morning News about her first voice work on an animation, Dreamworks’ Home Adventures with Tip and Oh, premieres July 29 on Netflix.

Win a Copy of Puerto Ricans in Paris on Bluray

Puerto Ricans in Paris, bluray, Luis Guzmán, Edgar Garcia, Rosie Perez, Rosario Dawson, Armando Christian Perez, Pitbull, director Ian Edelman, Angela M. ortizWe have five copies to giveaway, the Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack, DVD available August 2 and Digital HD is available now.

Would you like to win a copy? Then just click here to send us an e-mail with your name and address.

We’ll draw the winners at 12N (PT) on Friday, JULY 29.

The film stars: Luis Guzmán, Edgar Garcia, Rosie Perez, Rosario Dawson, produce by Armando Christian Perez (Pitbull), and directed by Ian Edelman.

Check out the trailer below and a little video Luis and I did promoting the film theater release. — A.O.

Seen at the 2016 Comic-Con

Here are a few special trailers seen at this year’s Comic-Con for your enjoyment.

Fear the Walking Dead: Season 2B

Justice League

Suicide Squad

Wonder Woman

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

The LEGO Batman Movie

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