Manolo Caro’s pan-Latin American version of movie franchise hit “Perfect Strangers” is set for a Dec. 25 release in Mexico by its producer-distributor Cinepolis, followed by a Jan. 11 U.S. bow from Pantelion. Variety has been given exclusive access to the dark ensemble comedy’s official U.S. trailer and poster.
“Perfect Strangers” revolves around a circle of friends who decide to lay bare all their secrets at a dinner, placing their smartphones on the table to share any incoming messages or calls that evening. What starts as a parlor game takes an unexpected, disastrous turn.
“The premise cleverly zeroes in on a fear few want to even contemplate: Being found out,” said Variety critic Jay Weissberg in his review. “Once upon a time secrets were shared between friends, but now the cell has become the repository of our illicit behaviors, and the moment that’s exposed, all is laid bare,...
“Perfect Strangers” revolves around a circle of friends who decide to lay bare all their secrets at a dinner, placing their smartphones on the table to share any incoming messages or calls that evening. What starts as a parlor game takes an unexpected, disastrous turn.
“The premise cleverly zeroes in on a fear few want to even contemplate: Being found out,” said Variety critic Jay Weissberg in his review. “Once upon a time secrets were shared between friends, but now the cell has become the repository of our illicit behaviors, and the moment that’s exposed, all is laid bare,...
- 11/13/2018
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Pantelion Films has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Manolo Caro’s Latin American version of Italian hit “Perfect Strangers” (“Perfectos Desconocidos”). The dark comedy is Mexican exhibition giant Cinepolis’ first foray into feature film production and will have its world premiere at the 16th Morelia Int’l Film Festival on Tuesday, Oct. 23.
Cinepolis Distribution is aiming for its widest nationwide release ever in Mexico on Dec. 25 while Pantelion will release the film in the U.S. on Jan. 11, 2019.
“Manolo Caro is one of the most brilliant directors of this generation and we are thrilled to distribute ‘Perfect Strangers’ in the U.S.,” said Pantelion CEO Paul Presburger.
“Perfect Strangers” centers on a circle of friends who decide to lay bare all their secrets at a dinner, placing their smartphones and their respective contents on the table for all to see. What starts as an innocent game takes an unexpected,...
Cinepolis Distribution is aiming for its widest nationwide release ever in Mexico on Dec. 25 while Pantelion will release the film in the U.S. on Jan. 11, 2019.
“Manolo Caro is one of the most brilliant directors of this generation and we are thrilled to distribute ‘Perfect Strangers’ in the U.S.,” said Pantelion CEO Paul Presburger.
“Perfect Strangers” centers on a circle of friends who decide to lay bare all their secrets at a dinner, placing their smartphones and their respective contents on the table for all to see. What starts as an innocent game takes an unexpected,...
- 10/23/2018
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has ordered Monarca, an original drama series from Mexico produced by Salma Hayek’s Ventanarosa Productions, Lemon Studios and Michael McDonald’s Stearns Castle. Irene Azuela (Quemar las Naves) and Juan Manuel Bernal (Capadocia) are attached to star, and production is scheduled to begin in the fall for a 2019 global premiere.
Created by Diego Gutierrez, who also serves as showrunner, and written by Lemon Studios’ Fernando Rovzar, Julia Denis, Ana Sofia Clerici and Sandra García Velten, Monarca will follow the world of wealthy Mexican elites riddled by corruption, scandal and violence. Set in the powerful world of Mexican billionaires, Monarca is a high stakes, multi-generational family saga about a tequila-born Mexican business empire, and the battle that ensues when a member of the family decides to fight the dirty system her family helped create.
“I’m extremely excited to partner with Netflix, and to be working with amazing Mexican...
Created by Diego Gutierrez, who also serves as showrunner, and written by Lemon Studios’ Fernando Rovzar, Julia Denis, Ana Sofia Clerici and Sandra García Velten, Monarca will follow the world of wealthy Mexican elites riddled by corruption, scandal and violence. Set in the powerful world of Mexican billionaires, Monarca is a high stakes, multi-generational family saga about a tequila-born Mexican business empire, and the battle that ensues when a member of the family decides to fight the dirty system her family helped create.
“I’m extremely excited to partner with Netflix, and to be working with amazing Mexican...
- 7/3/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Mexican exhibition giant Cinepolis is venturing into production with Manolo Caro’s Latino remake of Italian hit comedy “Perfect Strangers.” Now ranking second in the world in terms of admissions, this move marks the exhibitor’s first foray into feature film production.
Spain’s Alex de la Iglesia made a Spanish version of the dark comedy last year, which did gangbusters at the local box office, earning $25.8 million, and will make its L.A. debut at the revived Los Angeles Latino Int’l Film Festival in June.
“Perfect Strangers” revolves around a circle of friends who decide to lay bare all their secrets at a dinner, placing their smartphones and their respective contents on the table for all to see. What starts as an innocent game takes an unexpected, disastrous turn.
A stellar ensemble cast for the Latino version includes Cecilia Suárez, Manuel García Rulfo, Mariana Treviño, Miguel Rodarte, Bruno Bichir,...
Spain’s Alex de la Iglesia made a Spanish version of the dark comedy last year, which did gangbusters at the local box office, earning $25.8 million, and will make its L.A. debut at the revived Los Angeles Latino Int’l Film Festival in June.
“Perfect Strangers” revolves around a circle of friends who decide to lay bare all their secrets at a dinner, placing their smartphones and their respective contents on the table for all to see. What starts as an innocent game takes an unexpected, disastrous turn.
A stellar ensemble cast for the Latino version includes Cecilia Suárez, Manuel García Rulfo, Mariana Treviño, Miguel Rodarte, Bruno Bichir,...
- 6/15/2018
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Narco traffickers are having a cultural moment. Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escaped from a maximum-security prison, the Kathryn Bigelow–produced documentary Cartel Land is in theaters, and Netflix’s new series Narcos has been well-received. But the Mexican outlaw oeuvre known as narco cinema has been training a lens on drug dealers for decades. “Videohomes” — cheap, underground B-movies, often bankrolled by narcos and produced in a matter of weeks for VCRs — became popular with working-class audiences on both sides of the border in the ’70s and ’80s. They tell over-the-top tales of drug dealers, corrupt cops and politicos, hookers, and trucks, and are sometimes based on songs known as narcocorridos — drug ballads — written and sung by norteño bands like California's Los Tigres del Norte. Narco cinema is so influential it’s seeped into mainstream Mexican films like the successful comedy Salvando Al Soldado Pérez/Saving Private Pérez...
- 9/9/2015
- by Lisa Liebman
- Vulture
Fantastic Fest 2015 will include the second edition of the international co-production market Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantastico, and this year 15 projects have been selected. Read on for the full list!
The Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantastico runs September 18-20 in Austin, Texas. Fantastic Fest lead programmer Rodney Perkins and festival director Kristen Bell are heading up the effort. For more info on all of the below projects, visit FantasticFest.com/Projects.
Canana - the Mexican production outlet helmed by Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, and Pablo Cruz - is co-producing the market alongside filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network. Cristina Garza, Vice President of Mundial, Canana's sales joint venture with Im Global, is sourcing projects from the region.
"The public response to this year's call for submissions was astounding," says market director Perkins. "The 15 selected projects represent a diverse mix of talent from the United States and abroad. We are extremely...
The Fantastic Market | Mercado Fantastico runs September 18-20 in Austin, Texas. Fantastic Fest lead programmer Rodney Perkins and festival director Kristen Bell are heading up the effort. For more info on all of the below projects, visit FantasticFest.com/Projects.
Canana - the Mexican production outlet helmed by Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, and Pablo Cruz - is co-producing the market alongside filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network. Cristina Garza, Vice President of Mundial, Canana's sales joint venture with Im Global, is sourcing projects from the region.
"The public response to this year's call for submissions was astounding," says market director Perkins. "The 15 selected projects represent a diverse mix of talent from the United States and abroad. We are extremely...
- 8/9/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
A look back at 2012 reveals an undeniable fact, it has been a great year for Latino film. Sundance started the year off strong with films like Aurora Guerrero’s sweet and tender Mosquita y Mari and Marialy Rivas’ rambunctious Joven y Alocada (Young & Wild). Gina Rodriguez broke out in Filly Brown, as a rapper who needs to make it big so she can raise money to get her mom out of jail. In the film, Jenni Rivera played the part of Filly’s mom in her first, and sadly last, movie role.
There was also a strong Latin American presence at Cannes this past summer, boasting films from Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. It might as well have been called Mexi-Cannes, with Mexican films winning awards across all main sections of the festival. Carlos Reygadas was honored as the Best Director for his controversial film Post Tenebras Lux, despite having received boos at its premiere screening. The prize for the Critics’ Week section went to Aquí y Allá (Here and There) and Después de Lucía (After Lucia) won the top prize for Un Certain Regard.
It’s been an especially favorable year for Chilean cinema. The New York Film Festival, in its 50th edition this past Fall, included three highly anticipated films by Pablo Larraín, Valeria Sarmiento, and the late Raúl Ruiz. And Chile continued to outshine the rest of the region by winning two top spots at the Festival Internacional de Nuevo Cine Latino de La Habana (the Havana Film Festival) just a few days ago. Pablo Larraín’s No, starring Gael Garcia Bernal, won the First Coral Prize. It’s a brilliant take on the real life story of an advertising campaign that ousted General Pinochet from power during a shining moment in Chilean politics. Violeta se fue a los cielos (Violeta Went To Heaven), a biopic about internationally famous Violeta de la Parra, a Chilean singer, songwriter, and poet won the Second Prize.
Whether it was at Cannes, Sundance, or countless other festivals, Latino films were winning award after award this year and even getting distribution (albeit usually in limited release). With the flurry of activity surrounding the region’s filmmaking, it can be hard to keep up with it all. Thankfully, there are professionals who get paid to keep track of what movies are receiving accolades, have the most buzz, and got picked up for distribution. LatinoBuzz went straight to the experts, film programmers, to ask, “What’s your top 5 Latino films of 2012?”
Carlos Gutierrez, Co-Founder and Director of Cinema Tropical
In no particular order, a list of five Latin American films that made it to Us screens in the past year (some of them are a couple of years old), which I highly recommend.
De Jueves a Domingo (Thursday Till Sunday), Director: Dominga Sotomayor, Chile
O Som ao Redor (Neighboring Sounds), Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil
El Estudiante, Director: Santiago Mitre, Argentina
El Velador, Director: Natalia Almada, Mexico
El Lugar Más Pequeño (The Tiniest Place), Director: Tatiana Huezo, Mexico/El Salvador
Juan Caceres, Director of Programming at the New York International Latino Film Festival
Mosquita y Mari is a gorgeous film full of heart. Marialy Rivas (Director of Joven y Alocada) is an incredibly exciting new voice in Latin American cinema. She's fearless and full of love. I'm a huge fan of Lucy Mulloy (Director of Una Noche). She draws these wonderful performances from non-professional actors. A natural at using the lens to tell a story. In Las Malas Intenciones Fatima Buntinx plays the lead perfectly. Andres Wood made a beautiful film called 'Machuca', that captured the soul of Chile in the 70's and he does the same with a bio-pic of Violeta Parra, a folk singer who was a part of 'La Nueva Canción Chilena'.
Mosquita y Mari, Director: Aurora Guerrero, USA
Joven y Alocada (Young and Wild), Director: Marialy Rivas, Chile
Una Noche, Director: Lucy Mulloy, Cuba
Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos (Violeta Went to Heaven), Director: Andrés Wood, Chile
Las Malas Intenciones (The Bad Intentions), Director: Rosario García-Montero, Perú
Christine Davila, Programming Associate at Sundance Film Festival
There are way too many Latino films and not enough coverage on American Latino films so with that -- mine are going to be strictly American Latino films.
Los Chidos, Director: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, USA/Mexico
Mosquita y Mari, Director: Aurora Guerrero, USA
Elliot Loves, Director: Terracino, USA
Aquí y Allá (Here and There), Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza, USA/Spain/Mexico
Love, Concord, Director: Gustavo Guardado, USA
Lisa Franek, Artistic Director at the San Diego Latino Film Festival
Just 5?? That's tough! In Filly Brown, Gina Rodriguez turns in a great performance, and I expect to see more great things from her very soon. No, I saw at Cannes, and it was fascinating, especially in contrast to Larraín's previous (amazing) films. La Hora Cero has unforgettable scenes and characters! La Mujer de Ivan has amazing acting, and I believe Maria de Los Angeles Garcia is definitely a talent to watch. Reportero is also fantastic.
La Mujer de Iván, Director: Francisca Silva, Chile
No, Director: Pablo Larraín, Chile/France/USA
La Hora Cero, Director: Diego Velasco, Venezuela
Reportero, Director: Bernardo Ruiz, USA/Mexico
Filly Brown, Directors: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos, USA
Marcela Goglio, Programmer for Latinbeat at The Film Society of Lincoln Center
Las Acacias, Director: Pablo Giorgelli, Argentina
As Cançoes (Songs), Director: Eduardo Coutinho, Brazil
Unfinished Spaces, Directors: Alyssa Nahmias & Benjamin Murray, USA
O Som ao Redor (Neighboring Sounds), Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil
Aquí y Allá (Here and There), Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza, USA/Spain/Mexico
Pepe Vargas, Executive Director of the International Latino Cultural Center and Chicago Latino Film Festival
Not an easy task to come up with 5 titles - there are so many good movies.
La Piel que Habito (The Skin I Live In)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar, Spain
Salvando al Soldado Pérez, (Saving Private Perez)
Director: Beto Gómez, Mexico
Un Cuento Chino (Chinese Take-Out)
Director: Sebastián Borensztein, Argentina/Spain
Lobos de Arga (Game of Werewolves)
Director: Juan Martínez Moreno, Spain
Mariachi Gringo
Director: Tom Gustafson, USA/Mexico
Amalia Cordova, Coordinator of the Latin American Program at the Film and Video Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Granito, Director: Pamela Yates, USA/Guatemala/Spain
Desterro Guarani, Directors: Patricia Ferreira y Ariel Duarte Ortega, Brazil
Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos (Violeta Went to Heaven), Director: Andrés Wood, Chile
5 x Favela – Agora por nós Mesmos (5 x Favela, Now by Ourselves), Directors: Manaíra Carneiro, Wagner Novais, Cacau Amaral, Rodrigo Felha, Luciano Vidigal, Cadu Barcelos, and Luciana Bezerra, Brazil
Un Cuento Chino (Chinese Take-Out), Director: Sebastián Borensztein, Argentina/Spain
Written by Juan Caceres and Vanessa Erazo, LatinoBuzz is a weekly feature on SydneysBuzz that highlights Latino indie talent and upcoming trends in Latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of Latino voices. Follow @LatinoBuzz on twitter.
There was also a strong Latin American presence at Cannes this past summer, boasting films from Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. It might as well have been called Mexi-Cannes, with Mexican films winning awards across all main sections of the festival. Carlos Reygadas was honored as the Best Director for his controversial film Post Tenebras Lux, despite having received boos at its premiere screening. The prize for the Critics’ Week section went to Aquí y Allá (Here and There) and Después de Lucía (After Lucia) won the top prize for Un Certain Regard.
It’s been an especially favorable year for Chilean cinema. The New York Film Festival, in its 50th edition this past Fall, included three highly anticipated films by Pablo Larraín, Valeria Sarmiento, and the late Raúl Ruiz. And Chile continued to outshine the rest of the region by winning two top spots at the Festival Internacional de Nuevo Cine Latino de La Habana (the Havana Film Festival) just a few days ago. Pablo Larraín’s No, starring Gael Garcia Bernal, won the First Coral Prize. It’s a brilliant take on the real life story of an advertising campaign that ousted General Pinochet from power during a shining moment in Chilean politics. Violeta se fue a los cielos (Violeta Went To Heaven), a biopic about internationally famous Violeta de la Parra, a Chilean singer, songwriter, and poet won the Second Prize.
Whether it was at Cannes, Sundance, or countless other festivals, Latino films were winning award after award this year and even getting distribution (albeit usually in limited release). With the flurry of activity surrounding the region’s filmmaking, it can be hard to keep up with it all. Thankfully, there are professionals who get paid to keep track of what movies are receiving accolades, have the most buzz, and got picked up for distribution. LatinoBuzz went straight to the experts, film programmers, to ask, “What’s your top 5 Latino films of 2012?”
Carlos Gutierrez, Co-Founder and Director of Cinema Tropical
In no particular order, a list of five Latin American films that made it to Us screens in the past year (some of them are a couple of years old), which I highly recommend.
De Jueves a Domingo (Thursday Till Sunday), Director: Dominga Sotomayor, Chile
O Som ao Redor (Neighboring Sounds), Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil
El Estudiante, Director: Santiago Mitre, Argentina
El Velador, Director: Natalia Almada, Mexico
El Lugar Más Pequeño (The Tiniest Place), Director: Tatiana Huezo, Mexico/El Salvador
Juan Caceres, Director of Programming at the New York International Latino Film Festival
Mosquita y Mari is a gorgeous film full of heart. Marialy Rivas (Director of Joven y Alocada) is an incredibly exciting new voice in Latin American cinema. She's fearless and full of love. I'm a huge fan of Lucy Mulloy (Director of Una Noche). She draws these wonderful performances from non-professional actors. A natural at using the lens to tell a story. In Las Malas Intenciones Fatima Buntinx plays the lead perfectly. Andres Wood made a beautiful film called 'Machuca', that captured the soul of Chile in the 70's and he does the same with a bio-pic of Violeta Parra, a folk singer who was a part of 'La Nueva Canción Chilena'.
Mosquita y Mari, Director: Aurora Guerrero, USA
Joven y Alocada (Young and Wild), Director: Marialy Rivas, Chile
Una Noche, Director: Lucy Mulloy, Cuba
Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos (Violeta Went to Heaven), Director: Andrés Wood, Chile
Las Malas Intenciones (The Bad Intentions), Director: Rosario García-Montero, Perú
Christine Davila, Programming Associate at Sundance Film Festival
There are way too many Latino films and not enough coverage on American Latino films so with that -- mine are going to be strictly American Latino films.
Los Chidos, Director: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, USA/Mexico
Mosquita y Mari, Director: Aurora Guerrero, USA
Elliot Loves, Director: Terracino, USA
Aquí y Allá (Here and There), Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza, USA/Spain/Mexico
Love, Concord, Director: Gustavo Guardado, USA
Lisa Franek, Artistic Director at the San Diego Latino Film Festival
Just 5?? That's tough! In Filly Brown, Gina Rodriguez turns in a great performance, and I expect to see more great things from her very soon. No, I saw at Cannes, and it was fascinating, especially in contrast to Larraín's previous (amazing) films. La Hora Cero has unforgettable scenes and characters! La Mujer de Ivan has amazing acting, and I believe Maria de Los Angeles Garcia is definitely a talent to watch. Reportero is also fantastic.
La Mujer de Iván, Director: Francisca Silva, Chile
No, Director: Pablo Larraín, Chile/France/USA
La Hora Cero, Director: Diego Velasco, Venezuela
Reportero, Director: Bernardo Ruiz, USA/Mexico
Filly Brown, Directors: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos, USA
Marcela Goglio, Programmer for Latinbeat at The Film Society of Lincoln Center
Las Acacias, Director: Pablo Giorgelli, Argentina
As Cançoes (Songs), Director: Eduardo Coutinho, Brazil
Unfinished Spaces, Directors: Alyssa Nahmias & Benjamin Murray, USA
O Som ao Redor (Neighboring Sounds), Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil
Aquí y Allá (Here and There), Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza, USA/Spain/Mexico
Pepe Vargas, Executive Director of the International Latino Cultural Center and Chicago Latino Film Festival
Not an easy task to come up with 5 titles - there are so many good movies.
La Piel que Habito (The Skin I Live In)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar, Spain
Salvando al Soldado Pérez, (Saving Private Perez)
Director: Beto Gómez, Mexico
Un Cuento Chino (Chinese Take-Out)
Director: Sebastián Borensztein, Argentina/Spain
Lobos de Arga (Game of Werewolves)
Director: Juan Martínez Moreno, Spain
Mariachi Gringo
Director: Tom Gustafson, USA/Mexico
Amalia Cordova, Coordinator of the Latin American Program at the Film and Video Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Granito, Director: Pamela Yates, USA/Guatemala/Spain
Desterro Guarani, Directors: Patricia Ferreira y Ariel Duarte Ortega, Brazil
Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos (Violeta Went to Heaven), Director: Andrés Wood, Chile
5 x Favela – Agora por nós Mesmos (5 x Favela, Now by Ourselves), Directors: Manaíra Carneiro, Wagner Novais, Cacau Amaral, Rodrigo Felha, Luciano Vidigal, Cadu Barcelos, and Luciana Bezerra, Brazil
Un Cuento Chino (Chinese Take-Out), Director: Sebastián Borensztein, Argentina/Spain
Written by Juan Caceres and Vanessa Erazo, LatinoBuzz is a weekly feature on SydneysBuzz that highlights Latino indie talent and upcoming trends in Latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of Latino voices. Follow @LatinoBuzz on twitter.
- 12/19/2012
- by Vanessa Erazo
- Sydney's Buzz
It was a big weekend for spoofing familiar concepts with 21 Jump Street filling movie houses and the only other top ten newbie Casa De Mi Padre, doing a parodic riff on Mexican movies starring Will Ferrell and everyone's favorite Mexican tag team: Gael García Bernal & Diego Luna. Would love to hear from anyone who saw the latter in the comments since this one slipped me by and Ggb is an old favorite. (My review of 21 Jump Street will be up tomorrow evening.)
Top Ten (Estimates)
01 21 Jump Street $35 new in wide release
02 The Lorax $22.8 (cum. $158.4)
03 John Carter $13.5 (cum. $53.1) [Review and Taylor Kitsch Beefcake]
04 Project X $4 (cum. $48.1)
05 A Thousand Words $3.7 (cum. $12.1)
06 Act Of Valor $3.6 (cum. $62.3)
07 Safe House $2.8 (cum. $120.2)
08 Journey 2 The Mysterious Island $2.4 (cum. $95)
09 Casa De Mi Padre $2.2 new in limited release
10 This Means War $2.1 (cum. $50.5)
Another Milestone for A Separation
Asgar Farhadi's Oscar winner A Separation (our favorite of 2011) continues its incredible theatrical run passing the 5 million mark.
Top Ten (Estimates)
01 21 Jump Street $35 new in wide release
02 The Lorax $22.8 (cum. $158.4)
03 John Carter $13.5 (cum. $53.1) [Review and Taylor Kitsch Beefcake]
04 Project X $4 (cum. $48.1)
05 A Thousand Words $3.7 (cum. $12.1)
06 Act Of Valor $3.6 (cum. $62.3)
07 Safe House $2.8 (cum. $120.2)
08 Journey 2 The Mysterious Island $2.4 (cum. $95)
09 Casa De Mi Padre $2.2 new in limited release
10 This Means War $2.1 (cum. $50.5)
Another Milestone for A Separation
Asgar Farhadi's Oscar winner A Separation (our favorite of 2011) continues its incredible theatrical run passing the 5 million mark.
- 3/18/2012
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The title alone should give you some hint of the tongue in cheek nature of this gunslinger comedy action film, and for all the corny, melodramatic scripting, it manages to tell the story of a man attempting to rescue his brother from service overseas to fulfill his mother’s last wish (albeit, begrudgingly). With the help of some colorful banditos, Julian (Miguel Rodarte) sets off into war-torn Iraq on his chaotic misadventure that will see him and his crew ineptly scaling a half-baked rescue. Saving Private Perez has the potential to catch audiences off-guard, as its overly obvious title and silly premises set your expectations pretty low. Then the comedy hits you with some overly zany or absurd bits that come out of nowhere. It’s fair to say few people have seen a film quite like Saving Private Perez.
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- 1/28/2012
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Last year, Will Ferrell shot a Spanish-language comedy called Casa de mi Padre, with co-stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. The movie seems to be both a loving ode to and a send-up of classic Mexican telenovellas. A trailer appeared in April [1] and was taken down not long afterward, but we haven't heard much at all about the film since then. Now a small label, Pantelion Films, has picked up Us distribution rights to Casa de mi Padre and will have the movie in theaters on March 16, 2012. Pantelion works with Lionsgate and Grupo Televisa to distribute films meant primarily for Hispanic audiences; the company picked up Diego Luna's movie Abel in early 2011, and also released Saving Private Perez this past fall. The fact of having Will Ferrell's name on Casa de mi Padre may help turn this into the company's widest release yet. Still, I wouldn't be...
- 11/3/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Mark Mothersbaugh has been tapped to score Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked. The movie is directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forver After, Sky High) and stars Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris and Christina Applegate. In the film, the Chipmunks are turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become ‘chipwrecked’ on a remote island. Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger (Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs Aliens) have written the project’s screenplay. Mothersbaugh’s music is scheduled to be recorded next month. The previous two Alvin and the Chipmunks movies were scored by Christopher Lennertz and David Newman. The third part in the series is set to be released on December 16, 2011 by 20th Century Fox. For updates on the film, visit the official movie website.
As previously reported, Mothersbaugh has a number of other projects coming up.
As previously reported, Mothersbaugh has a number of other projects coming up.
- 9/22/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Miguel Rodarte, producer Wally von Borstel, Saving Private Perez Neil Patrick Harris-Katy Perry's The Smurfs Tops International Box Office, John Lasseter's Cars 2 vs. Cars Comparison Featuring Academy Award winners Robert Duvall and Melissa Leo, in addition to Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, and Deborah Ann Woll, first-time filmmaker Matt Russell's Golf & God drama Seven Days in Utopia opened with a highly uninspiring $1.23m at 561 locations. Seven Days in Utopia averaged an ungodly $2,203 per site according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. Not faring any better, Beto Gómez's Mexican comedy Salvando al Soldado Perez / Saving Private Perez drew $670k at 161 locations, averaging $4,161 per site. Remember, all things being equal, the smaller the number of theaters, the higher the per-theater average should be. Now, a clarification: as a non-English-language film clearly targeting Mexicans and Spanish-speakers living in the Us, Saving Private Perez couldn't really...
- 9/5/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
The Help and Inception might not have much in common thematically, but the former just matched the latter’s record for most weekends at #1, and it is the only film to do so since Christopher Nolan‘s 2010 blockbuster. Dropping only 2.3% and bringing its total to almost $118m, we may have to wait until The Dark Knight Rises to see that record matched again.
Even though it opened on Wednesday, Focus Features’ The Debt (also starring The Help‘s Jessica Chastain) topped the new releases bringing in $9.67m with a $11.57m total for the drama. The shlock fare of the weekend had less than stellar results, with Apollo 18 grabbing just $8.7m for third place, with Shark Night 3D just behind with $8.64m
Rise of the Planet of the Apes continues its excellent run, just crossing the $160m mark. Colombiana only dropped 28.9% after a disappointing first weekend with a total of $21.96m.
Even though it opened on Wednesday, Focus Features’ The Debt (also starring The Help‘s Jessica Chastain) topped the new releases bringing in $9.67m with a $11.57m total for the drama. The shlock fare of the weekend had less than stellar results, with Apollo 18 grabbing just $8.7m for third place, with Shark Night 3D just behind with $8.64m
Rise of the Planet of the Apes continues its excellent run, just crossing the $160m mark. Colombiana only dropped 28.9% after a disappointing first weekend with a total of $21.96m.
- 9/4/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Although technically this is the first weekend in September, it is also the last official weekend of the summer blockbuster season and it definitely looks like we're going out with a whimper rather than a bang. Two of the weekend's biggest releases are movies that could easily have been released in January instead: the found footage space thriller Apollo 18 and Shark Night 3D from the director of Snakes on a Plane. The one possible saving grace is John Madden's The Debt, which seems to be getting solid reviews all around. But can any of these movies hope to take down The Help after two straight box office wins? We'll find out in a couple of days. Until then, what will you be watching this weekend? Apollo 18 The Debt Shark Night 3D A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (limited) Saving Private Perez (limited) Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (limited) Seven Days in Utopia...
- 9/2/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
The first weekend of February was pretty depressing with only The Roommate and Sanctum opening (don’t remember them either?), but these past three days have set the new record for worst weekend of 2011 thus far. With Hurricane Irene in its path, The Help remained on top, taking in $14.3m and almost crossing the $100m milestone.
Out of the new releases, the Zoe Saldana actioner Colombiana took number two with $10.3m, still a weak outing. The Guillermo del Toro-produced horror flick Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark opened soft with $8.6m and The Weinsten Company’s summer comedy Our Idiot Brother took in $6.5m with a $5m budget.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes continued its strong run, with a total close to $150m. Conan the Barbarian can officially be declared a massive bomb, as it dropped a heavy 69.1% for only a $16.5m total. Fright Night dd...
Out of the new releases, the Zoe Saldana actioner Colombiana took number two with $10.3m, still a weak outing. The Guillermo del Toro-produced horror flick Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark opened soft with $8.6m and The Weinsten Company’s summer comedy Our Idiot Brother took in $6.5m with a $5m budget.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes continued its strong run, with a total close to $150m. Conan the Barbarian can officially be declared a massive bomb, as it dropped a heavy 69.1% for only a $16.5m total. Fright Night dd...
- 8/28/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Mexico's highest grossing Mexican comedy, Saving Private Perez (Salvando Al Soldado Perez) comes to American cinemas September 2nd and CineMovie has your movie tickets in Los Angeles and San Jose.
The dark legend of Julian Perez is about to make an unexpected turn when destiny places the most feared “Boss of Bosses” of organized crime in the most dangerous mission of his life. A mission bestowed upon him by the only authority he respects: his mother. Julian must travel to the other side of the world, a place called Iraq, in order to rescue his younger brother Juan, a soldier declared missing in action while fighting in the Us Army.
Julián Pérez, el hombre más poderoso de México, debe embarcarse en una misión asignada por la única autoridad que él respeta…su
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The dark legend of Julian Perez is about to make an unexpected turn when destiny places the most feared “Boss of Bosses” of organized crime in the most dangerous mission of his life. A mission bestowed upon him by the only authority he respects: his mother. Julian must travel to the other side of the world, a place called Iraq, in order to rescue his younger brother Juan, a soldier declared missing in action while fighting in the Us Army.
Julián Pérez, el hombre más poderoso de México, debe embarcarse en una misión asignada por la única autoridad que él respeta…su
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- 8/24/2011
- CineMovie
Saving Private Perez is a Mexican action comedy directed and co-written by Beto Gómez (with Francisco Payó González). It stars Miguel Rodarte, Gerardo Taracena and Joaquín Cosio. It is reported to be one of the most expensive films ever made in Mexico, and you can check out the new trailer below. Synopsis: Julian Perez, Mexico's most notorious leader of organized crime, must embark on a mission given to him by the only authority he respects... his mother. Joined by a colorful band of infamous criminals, Julian must risk his life to fulfil his mother's wish & rescue his brother from the war-ridden bowels of the most treacherous land in the world, Iraq....
- 7/29/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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