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By Sharon Hardee Jimenez Sundance Founder Robert Redford recently said independent filmmakers are the investigative reporters of today as the TV networks have abandoned the days of ‘white papers’ and serious reporting on subjects which require going beneath the surface. In a harrowing probe beneath the huge advertising campaigns enlisting women for our All Volunteer [...]
By Bob Jimenez Photos by Bob Jimenez Boxer Jake LaMotta turns 91 years old next month making him the oldest living gladiator in America. Last Tuesday, the production crew of “Raging Bull II, a pre-sequel and sequel to the 1980 film, threw a surprise birthday party at Universal Studios, where filming is taking place. // [...]
By/Por Sharon Hardee Jimenez, Senior Film Reviewer The documentary film by Academy Award Winner Frieda Mock about one of the greatest living humanitarians is a riveting piece of film journalism certain to be a hit at the LA Film Festival 2012. Los Angeles has been waiting for a film to follow Father Greg Boyle’s bestselling [...]
By/Por Leah Bergman Who combines blonde twins, race cars, and sexy shoes? That would be Luichiny, a shoe brand originally started in Spain by Paco and Luis, but now owned by the Butrus Family. This warm and effervescent family has taken fun and flirty to a new level with the Spring/Summer 2012 line. Bold colors [...]
By/Por Bob Jimenez Photographs by Bob Jimenez Rock n’ Roll wasn’t born in Los Angeles, but I’m sure of one thing, LA raised the ‘back beat’ practically from infancy by showcasing just about all the talent that has made Rock n’ Roll a part of America’s heart and soul. It’s been phylogenetic; from Rock a [...]
By/Por Polo Munoz Photographer Danny Acuna Speaking with Actress/Director Isabel Cuevas can be an intense experience. Her focus and specificity keeps you enthralled. I wanted to hear more, just like seeing her on the screen, you want more. “Cueva’s award-winning short ‘In the Name of Freedom’ is a tough, gritty, uncensored war film about peace. [...]
By/Por Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) *Texto incluido en su libro titulado “En esto creo”, de la Editorial Alfaguara Cuando se trata de acompañar a la muerte, ¿cuál es el tiempo válido para la vida? Freud nos advierte que lo que no tiene vida existió con anterioridad a lo vivo. El fin de toda vida es la [...]
By/Por Juan Rodriguez Flores, Editor Ejecutivo de LWR El escritor Carlos Fuentes murió ayer por la mañana a los 83 años, fue la noticia confirmada por Consuelo Sáizar, presidenta del Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CNCA). La cual inmediatamente fue reproducida por el diario La Jornada y la mayor parte de medios [...]
My First Wedding (Mi Primera Boda), the comedy from Argentina, is having its Los Angeles premiere at the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival on Saturday. Jewish-born Adrián (Daniel Hendler) and Catholic-born Leonora (Natalia Oreiro) have finally reached their wedding day. Instead of gracefully embracing matrimony, Adrián spends the hours leading up to the ceremony trying to [...]
By/Por Juan Rodríguez Flores, Editor Ejecutivo de LWR Translated by Leah Bergman Lead Photograph by Bob Jimenez As part of the fundraiser for Bring Hollywood Home Foundation, whose mission is to bring back film production that is fleeing the state of California for other states and places world-wide, the Cuban artist Jake Fernandez exhibited a [...]
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