New and continuing storylines flourished as new faces landed on Oahu.
Only Magnum got anything resembling a self-contained storyline on Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 6.
Higgins was forced to abandon her partner as crown and country recalled her in the form of handler Eve, who came out of the shadows to meet with Juliet.
After spending much of this season on the sidelines, Rick had a happy reunion which took an unexpected turn.
T.C. took a step toward forming his type of family, although his attempt to do so quietly went by the boards.
Magnum had to work solo again after Higgins got a call from her "immigration lawyer" then dropped off the grid.
Thomas had already expressed some doubts about whatever Juliet was secretly up to, and her turning off the location finder on her phone wasn't going to quiet his suspicions.
But he couldn't dwell on what...
Only Magnum got anything resembling a self-contained storyline on Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 6.
Higgins was forced to abandon her partner as crown and country recalled her in the form of handler Eve, who came out of the shadows to meet with Juliet.
After spending much of this season on the sidelines, Rick had a happy reunion which took an unexpected turn.
T.C. took a step toward forming his type of family, although his attempt to do so quietly went by the boards.
Magnum had to work solo again after Higgins got a call from her "immigration lawyer" then dropped off the grid.
Thomas had already expressed some doubts about whatever Juliet was secretly up to, and her turning off the location finder on her phone wasn't going to quiet his suspicions.
But he couldn't dwell on what...
- 11/13/2021
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
Cedric the Entertainer hosted the 21st Annual Emmys Golf Classic last week that raised over $400,000 for the Television Academy Foundation.
Cedric The Entertainer arrives at the 21st Annual Emmys Golf Classic
Credit/Copyright: Mark Von Holden/Invision for The Television Academy/AP Images
Proceeds from the event benefit the nonprofit Foundation’s renowned Internship and College Television Awards programs that provide career development opportunities for students nationwide.
Television stars, sports luminaries, entertainment industry executives, Television Academy leadership and corporate partners competed in the golf tournament at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Monday, Oct. 25.
Cedric The Entertainer, star of The Neighborhood and this year’s host of the 73 rd Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS, hosted the event for the fourth year that included stars from television, film and sports: Yancey Arias( Bosch), Jonathan Banks ( Better Call Saul), Dain Blanton, Patrika Darbo ( The Young and the Restless), Greg Fitzsimmons...
Cedric The Entertainer arrives at the 21st Annual Emmys Golf Classic
Credit/Copyright: Mark Von Holden/Invision for The Television Academy/AP Images
Proceeds from the event benefit the nonprofit Foundation’s renowned Internship and College Television Awards programs that provide career development opportunities for students nationwide.
Television stars, sports luminaries, entertainment industry executives, Television Academy leadership and corporate partners competed in the golf tournament at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Monday, Oct. 25.
Cedric The Entertainer, star of The Neighborhood and this year’s host of the 73 rd Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS, hosted the event for the fourth year that included stars from television, film and sports: Yancey Arias( Bosch), Jonathan Banks ( Better Call Saul), Dain Blanton, Patrika Darbo ( The Young and the Restless), Greg Fitzsimmons...
- 11/11/2021
- Look to the Stars
Stars: Amy Smart, Thora Birch, Peter Facinelli, Anne Heche, Sofia Vassilieva, Paz Vega, Laura Spencer, Trace Adkins, Will Peltz, Yancey Arias, Shaylee Mansfield, Davi Santos, Tokala Black Elk | Written by Lindsay Gossling, Travis Farncombe | Directed by Lindsay Gossling
Disaster movies have been a staple of cinema for years – be they of the man made or natural variety – the latter of which are usually showcases for massively budgeted special effects that are oftentimes more the focus of the film than the people involved. On paper it would seem 13 Minutes is set to be more of the same. However this story, from co-writer and first-time director Lindsay Gossling, takes a different tack, approaching its story of a tornado hitting an unnamed town in Oklahoma from the human aspect – focussing on the townsfolk whose lives will be impacted in the titular 13 minutes it takes for people to get to safety before the tornado hits…...
Disaster movies have been a staple of cinema for years – be they of the man made or natural variety – the latter of which are usually showcases for massively budgeted special effects that are oftentimes more the focus of the film than the people involved. On paper it would seem 13 Minutes is set to be more of the same. However this story, from co-writer and first-time director Lindsay Gossling, takes a different tack, approaching its story of a tornado hitting an unnamed town in Oklahoma from the human aspect – focussing on the townsfolk whose lives will be impacted in the titular 13 minutes it takes for people to get to safety before the tornado hits…...
- 11/5/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
I’m not entirely sure what the message is at the center of Lindsay Gossling’s 13 Minutes. In fact, I’m pretty sure there isn’t one. A line of text runs before the end credits stating how the film honors those who have been affected by extreme weather, but there’s no mention of climate change, what you can do to help, or anything beyond the reality that extreme weather and affected people exist. And that’s how it treats everything across the board. Because despite being a disaster film, Gossling also injects hot button issues like racism, abortion, immigration, disability, and homophobia into its fabric without saying anything of substance about them. She merely acknowledges their existence as something to deal with. A better title might be Both Sides: The Movie.
Because what point is there in setting up these topics if you aren’t going to engage with them?...
Because what point is there in setting up these topics if you aren’t going to engage with them?...
- 10/27/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Cinedigm has acquired North American distribution rights to 100 Days To Live, a psychological thriller set in the world of suicide prevention and mental health. The debut feature premiered at the San Diego International Film Festival, where it won Best World Premiere and Best First Time Director for Ravin Gandhi. An early 2021 release is planned across major digital platforms. Check out the trailer above.
The film follows a woman who grapples with her inner demons by running a suicide support group in Chicago. But when her fiancé is kidnapped by a known murderer, she must race against the clock to discover the identity of the killer, and more importantly — his motive.
Cast includes Colin Egglesfield, Gideon Emery, Heidi Johanningmeier (Proven Innocent), Yancey Arias and Chris Johnson (47 Meters Down).
Gandhi is an entrepreneur who shot the movie across...
The film follows a woman who grapples with her inner demons by running a suicide support group in Chicago. But when her fiancé is kidnapped by a known murderer, she must race against the clock to discover the identity of the killer, and more importantly — his motive.
Cast includes Colin Egglesfield, Gideon Emery, Heidi Johanningmeier (Proven Innocent), Yancey Arias and Chris Johnson (47 Meters Down).
Gandhi is an entrepreneur who shot the movie across...
- 11/6/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Nearly two decades after scoring an audience award at Sundance for “Two Family House,” a smartly understated yet deeply affecting indie about a Staten Island factory worker who deeply regrets stifling his showbiz ambitions, director Raymond De Felitta steps back up to the plate with “Bottom of the 9th,” another dramatically solid and emotionally satisfying drama that pivots on a long-shot attempt to fulfill long-delayed dreams.
De Felitta — whose resume also includes “City Island,” “Rob the Mob” and the 2016 TV miniseries “Madoff” — takes an admirably restrained approach to a familiar scenario that could have come off as sappy in the wrong hands. At the same time, however, he allows his most valuable players, led by Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara, more than enough freedom to make vivid and compelling impressions within the lines he has drawn.
Manganiello plays Sonny Stano, a once-promising baseball player who was on his way to...
De Felitta — whose resume also includes “City Island,” “Rob the Mob” and the 2016 TV miniseries “Madoff” — takes an admirably restrained approach to a familiar scenario that could have come off as sappy in the wrong hands. At the same time, however, he allows his most valuable players, led by Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara, more than enough freedom to make vivid and compelling impressions within the lines he has drawn.
Manganiello plays Sonny Stano, a once-promising baseball player who was on his way to...
- 7/19/2019
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
1966: Dark Shadows premiered on ABC.
1984: Guiding Light's Bert stood after losing her leg.
1995: One Life to Live's "Tommy" was enraged.
2003: Passions paid homage to the musical "Chicago"."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1952: ABC Radio aired the final episode of Lone Journey after a 12 year run on multiple networks with multiple sponsors.
1955: On The Brighter Day, Lydia Hamilton (Murial Williams) struggled with her conscience after taking a silver clock.
1963: On Ben Jerrod, Agnes (Jeanne Baird) lost her temper for the second time.
1984: Guiding Light's Bert stood after losing her leg.
1995: One Life to Live's "Tommy" was enraged.
2003: Passions paid homage to the musical "Chicago"."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1952: ABC Radio aired the final episode of Lone Journey after a 12 year run on multiple networks with multiple sponsors.
1955: On The Brighter Day, Lydia Hamilton (Murial Williams) struggled with her conscience after taking a silver clock.
1963: On Ben Jerrod, Agnes (Jeanne Baird) lost her temper for the second time.
- 6/27/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
"It's going to take a while for people to get used to you being back." Saban Films has revealed the official trailer for an indie crime / sports drama titled Bottom of the 9th, based on the true story of a man named Bobby Stano. A tragic mistake lands 19 year old baseball phenom Stano, played by Joe Manganiello, in jail before his burgeoning professional baseball career gets off the ground. Now age 39 and fresh out of prison he works to win back his respect, his family, his lost love, and just maybe continue his dream of becoming a professional baseball player. Also starring Sofía Vergara, Burt Young, Denis O'Hare, James Madio, Michael Rispoli, Yancey Arias, and Vincent Pastore. This looks pretty basic, another former inmate redemption story mixed with a older-player baseball film. Might intrigue a few people, mainly baseball fans. Here's the first official trailer for Raymond De Felitta's Bottom of the 9th,...
- 5/23/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
1966: Dark Shadows premiered on ABC.
1984: Guiding Light's Bert stood after losing her leg.
1995: One Life to Live's "Tommy" was enraged.
2003: Passions paid homage to the musical Chicago."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1952: ABC Radio aired the final episode of Lone Journey after a 12 year run on multiple networks with multiple sponsors.
1955: On The Brighter Day, Lydia Hamilton (Murial Williams) struggled...
1984: Guiding Light's Bert stood after losing her leg.
1995: One Life to Live's "Tommy" was enraged.
2003: Passions paid homage to the musical Chicago."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1952: ABC Radio aired the final episode of Lone Journey after a 12 year run on multiple networks with multiple sponsors.
1955: On The Brighter Day, Lydia Hamilton (Murial Williams) struggled...
- 6/27/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for 20th Century Fox Television. For this season, the studio has returning winners “This Is Us” (Sterling K. Brown) and “Modern Family” (Ty Burrell), newcomers “La to Vegas” (Dylan McDermott) and “The Orville” (Seth MacFarlane) and limited series “Genius: Picasso” (Antonio Banderas) as part of their 2018 campaign.
Below, the list of Fox lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedies, dramas, animated programs and limited series. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
See‘This Is Us’: All five Pearsons will make the Emmy cut, readers declare
“American Dad”
Animated Program
Voice-Over Performer – Patrick Stewart
“Bob’S Burgers”
Animated Program
Voice-Over Performer – H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman,...
Below, the list of Fox lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedies, dramas, animated programs and limited series. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
See‘This Is Us’: All five Pearsons will make the Emmy cut, readers declare
“American Dad”
Animated Program
Voice-Over Performer – Patrick Stewart
“Bob’S Burgers”
Animated Program
Voice-Over Performer – H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman,...
- 5/14/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The 11th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Michael G. Wilson of Healthcare Highways and Mark Enlow of Enlow & Associates will benefit the George Lopez Foundation.
11th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic
Hosted by King of Comedy George Lopez, the ‘sold-out’ tournament kicked off on Sunday, May 6th with a Celebration Pre-Party sponsored by Stacey and Larry Kohl at Baltaire Restaurant.
Then Monday, May 7th, your favorite celebrities will tee off for a good cause: George Lopez, Eva Longoria, Andy Garcia, Anthony Anderson, Andy Buckley, Yasiel Puig, Eddie Van Halen, Luke Wilson, Don Cheadle, David Arquette, Adam Rodriguez, Cedric the Entertainer, Joe Mantegna, Dean Geyer, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Alfonso Ribeiro, Dennis Haysbert, Tim Allen, Oscar De La Hoya, Sheryl Underwood, Joe Regalbuto, Joe Pesci, Billy Dawson, Esai Morales, Bruce McGill, D.L. Hughley, Emilio Rivera, Frank Buckley, Dr. Jason Diamond, John Brotherton, John Pyper-Ferguson, Johnathan Fernandez, Ken Corday,...
11th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic
Hosted by King of Comedy George Lopez, the ‘sold-out’ tournament kicked off on Sunday, May 6th with a Celebration Pre-Party sponsored by Stacey and Larry Kohl at Baltaire Restaurant.
Then Monday, May 7th, your favorite celebrities will tee off for a good cause: George Lopez, Eva Longoria, Andy Garcia, Anthony Anderson, Andy Buckley, Yasiel Puig, Eddie Van Halen, Luke Wilson, Don Cheadle, David Arquette, Adam Rodriguez, Cedric the Entertainer, Joe Mantegna, Dean Geyer, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Alfonso Ribeiro, Dennis Haysbert, Tim Allen, Oscar De La Hoya, Sheryl Underwood, Joe Regalbuto, Joe Pesci, Billy Dawson, Esai Morales, Bruce McGill, D.L. Hughley, Emilio Rivera, Frank Buckley, Dr. Jason Diamond, John Brotherton, John Pyper-Ferguson, Johnathan Fernandez, Ken Corday,...
- 5/7/2018
- Look to the Stars
Get ready to see a lot more of Colonel Cortez on Queen of the South. Deadline reports Yancey Arias has been promoted to series regular for season three of the USA Network TV show.The drama centers on Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga), a woman on the run from a powerful drug cartel, who seeks refuge in the U.S. The cast also includes Veronica Falcón, Hemky Madera, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Gerardo Taracena, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, Rafael Amaya, and Jon-Michael Ecker.Read More…...
- 10/27/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Yancey Arias (Bosch) who heavily recurred last season in USA Network’s Queen of the South, has been promoted to series regular for Season 3. Arias plays Colonel Cortez, a cunning, ruthless and bloodthirsty man of war battling the cartels. After Season 2's shocking finale, he is shifting alliances and business partners. Starring Alice Braga and based on the best-selling book La Reina Del Sur by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Queen of the South tells the powerful story of Teresa…...
- 10/25/2017
- Deadline TV
The Peace Fund's 3rd annual Poker tournament hosted by World Championship Wsop player Jamie Gold and ‘Highlander’ actor, director and Peace Fund Founder, Adrian Paul will benefit children affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
3rd Annual Peace Fund Poker
The Peace Fund has partnered with major celebrities and the charity Books Between Kids in Houston to send books and school supplies to six schools in Houston that were completely flooded and lost everything and will also be providing books and school supplies to schools affected in Florida.
Celebrities are lining up to support the children affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma with The Peace Fund in the following ways:
1 Participate as a VIP poker player in the celebrity poker tournament to help raise critical funds needed for the kids affected by the hurricanes in Texas and Florida.
2 Visit The Peace Fund’s Interactive Storytellers booth at the event where they...
3rd Annual Peace Fund Poker
The Peace Fund has partnered with major celebrities and the charity Books Between Kids in Houston to send books and school supplies to six schools in Houston that were completely flooded and lost everything and will also be providing books and school supplies to schools affected in Florida.
Celebrities are lining up to support the children affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma with The Peace Fund in the following ways:
1 Participate as a VIP poker player in the celebrity poker tournament to help raise critical funds needed for the kids affected by the hurricanes in Texas and Florida.
2 Visit The Peace Fund’s Interactive Storytellers booth at the event where they...
- 9/27/2017
- Look to the Stars
Queen of the South has some new company. Deadline reports Yancey Arias will star on season two of the USA Network TV show.The drama revolves a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America from a powerful drug cartel. The cast includes Alice Braga, Justina Machado, Hemky Madera, Veronica Falcon, James Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Peter Gadiot, Carlos Gomez, Mark Consuelos, and Rafael Amaya.Read More…...
- 1/27/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Yancey Arias (Bosch) has booked a recurring role on the second season of USA Network’s drama series Queen of the South. Based on best-selling book La Reina Del Sur by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Queen of the South tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga), a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America after her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico. In the process, she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the…...
- 1/21/2017
- Deadline TV
Update:
I've added the update for this story at the end.
Original Column:
Today something significant will be happening. Today, people can prove me wrong about something I've been saying for years.
But I don't think they will.
See, today, Hands Of Stone will go wide. It'll jump from 810 theaters to around 2,000, with the hope of a big Labor Day Weekend payoff in a few days.
It centers on the legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran, has a stellar cast, and comes from a time in history that's so recent that the film's central figure is still alive today. For advocates of diversity, you have the talented Edgar Ramirez starring as Duran, you have pop music megastar Usher Raymond as the iconic pugilist "Sugar" Ray Leonard, and a supporting cast littered with hispanic performers like Rubén Blades, Ana de Armas, and Yancey Arias.
The production is rounded out by the "Raging Bull" himself Robert De Niro,...
I've added the update for this story at the end.
Original Column:
Today something significant will be happening. Today, people can prove me wrong about something I've been saying for years.
But I don't think they will.
See, today, Hands Of Stone will go wide. It'll jump from 810 theaters to around 2,000, with the hope of a big Labor Day Weekend payoff in a few days.
It centers on the legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran, has a stellar cast, and comes from a time in history that's so recent that the film's central figure is still alive today. For advocates of diversity, you have the talented Edgar Ramirez starring as Duran, you have pop music megastar Usher Raymond as the iconic pugilist "Sugar" Ray Leonard, and a supporting cast littered with hispanic performers like Rubén Blades, Ana de Armas, and Yancey Arias.
The production is rounded out by the "Raging Bull" himself Robert De Niro,...
- 9/6/2016
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
Today in 2000, The Wild Party opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 68 performances. The Wild Party is a musical with a book by Michael John Lachiusa and George C. Wolfe and music and lyrics by Lachiusa. It is based on the 1928 Joseph Moncure March narrative poem of the same name. The Broadway production coincidentally opened during the same theatrical season 1999-2000 as an off-Broadway musical with the same title and source material. Its plot centers on a party - fueled by bathtub gin, cocaine, and uninhibited sexual behavior - hosted by Queenie and Burrs, whose relationship is disintegrating. The cast included Toni Collette making her Broadway debut as Queenie, Mandy Patinkin as Burrs, and Yancey Arias as Black.
- 4/13/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Recently, CBS delivered the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS: New Orleans" premiere episode 1 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Sic Semper Tyranis," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty interesting and high drama stuff take place as a very dangerous mission has Pride going undercover to prevent a major attack, and more! In the new, 2nd episode press release: The Team Plans A Dangerous Mission That Sends Pride Deep Undercover In Order To Retrieve A Stolen Missile And Prevent An Attack On A U.S. Naval Ship, On The Second Season Premiere Of "NCIS: New Orleans." Press release number 2: After a military convoy is bombed on a New Orleans bridge, Pride and the team will plan a dangerous undercover operation to retrieve a stolen missile and prevent an attack on a U.S. Naval ship, on the second season premiere of NCIS: New Orleans.
- 9/16/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Welcome to the second installment of our summer trip through "The Sopranos" season 1. When I revisited early seasons of "The Wire," as well as the whole run of "Deadwood," I did separate versions of each review for newcomers and veterans, but over time realized that the newcomers weren't commenting much, if at all, and that it therefore made sense to simply do one review. Any significant spoilers for episodes beyond the one being reviewed will be contained in a separate section at the end of the review; so long as you avoid that, and the comments, you should be fine. Thoughts on the second episode, "46 Long," coming up just as soon as I finish unscrewing my belly button... "But she's my mother. You're supposed to take care of your mother." -Tony Second episodes are hard. Almost every TV writer will tell you that. With your pilot, you get to set up the premise,...
- 6/10/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Today in 2000, The Wild Party opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 68 performances. The Wild Party is a musical with a book by Michael John Lachiusa and George C. Wolfe and music and lyrics by Lachiusa. It is based on the 1928 Joseph Moncure March narrative poem of the same name. The Broadway production coincidentally opened during the same theatrical season 1999-2000 as an off-Broadway musical with the same title and source material. Its plot centers on a party - fueled by bathtub gin, cocaine, and uninhibited sexual behavior - hosted by Queenie and Burrs, whose relationship is disintegrating. The cast included Toni Collette making her Broadway debut as Queenie, Mandy Patinkin as Burrs, and Yancey Arias as Black.
- 4/13/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today in 2000, The Wild Party opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 68 performances. The Wild Party is a musical with a book by Michael John Lachiusa and George C. Wolfe and music and lyrics by Lachiusa. It is based on the 1928 Joseph Moncure March narrative poem of the same name. The Broadway production coincidentally opened during the same theatrical season 1999-2000 as an off-Broadway musical with the same title and source material. Its plot centers on a party - fueled by bathtub gin, cocaine, and uninhibited sexual behavior - hosted by Queenie and Burrs, whose relationship is disintegrating. The cast included Toni Collette making her Broadway debut as Queenie, Mandy Patinkin as Burrs, and Yancey Arias as Black.
- 4/13/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Now in theaters the film Cesar Chavez, starring Michael Peña, and directed by Diego Luna , has sparked an alliance between The Equitable Food Initiative (Efi) and Participant Media on a campaign called “Follow Your Food,” aimed at keeping food safe, and families healthy starting in the fields where the food is grown.
With the mission of implementing safe food practices, providing education and training to farmworkers, and a fair wage, the initiative is crucial for the Efi, a group representing food retailers, growers, NGOs and farm worker organizations. Participant Media is supporting Efi’s efforts through the “Follow Your Food” action campaign aimed at building awareness and support for equitably-sourced food.
“Just as Cesar Chavez raised awareness of the conditions of farmworkers by organizing a boycott that millions of Americans supported, we believe that consumers today can advance Chavez’ groundbreaking achievements by supporting the concept of equitable food. We are proud to join forces with Efi on this natural extension of Chavez’ work,” said Chad Boettcher, Participant’s Evp Social Action & Advocacy.
“The Equitable Food Initiative is delighted to collaborate with Participant Media to spread the word about our ‘responsibly grown, farmworker assured’ certification,” says Peter O’Driscoll, Project Director of Efi. “Participant has repeatedly demonstrated a capacity to mobilize movie-goers to act on the issues that move them on the screen. We look forward to helping the audience of ‘Cesar Chavez’ follow their food and support the farmworkers, growers and food companies who are working together to make our produce better for all of us.”
The “Follow Your Food” campaign invites consumers to take the pledge at takepart.com/chavez to support the initiative and promote responsibly, ethically-harvested produce. The program launches with a video, “This is Your Food,” that elucidates the work of Efi and the benefits of equitable food certification. Sharable infographics and other collateral are featured to illustrate the issues related to responsibly grown, farmworker assured food, and the American Farmworker and Food Safety. In addition, consumers can learn more about equitable food by visiting Participant’s website www.TakePart.com/chavez.
In coming months, Efi will introduce a new food label trustmark that will certify that the produce is “responsibly grown and farmworker assured.”
The “Follow Your Food” campaign is part of a broader effort celebrating the release of Participant and Pantelion’s film Cesar Chavez, which includes an initiative urging the President to declare a Cesar Chavez National Day of Service Here
About The Film
Chronicling the birth of a modern American movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labor organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. Chavez inspired millions of Americans from all walks of life who never worked on a farm to fight for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual's ability to change the world.
Lionsgate, Pantelion,Televisa Cine and Canana present in association with Participant Media, Image Nation, Dream Management & Entertainment, Mr Mudd with the support of El Gobierno del Estado de Sonora Cesar Chavez. A Canana Production starring Michael Peña, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Jacob Vargas, Yancey Arias, Wes Bentley, John Ortiz and John Malkovich. Executive producers are Emilio Azcárraga Jean, Haim Saban, Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Gael García Bernal, Julián Levin, Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith, John Malkovich. Producers are Diego Luna, Lawrence Meli and Keir Pearson. Produced by Pablo Cruz, the story is by Keir Pearson. Screenplay by Keir Pearson and Timothy J. Sexton. Directed by Diego Luna.
About Participant Media
Participant (ParticipantMedia.com) is a global entertainment company founded in 2004 by Jeff Skoll to focus on feature film, television, publishing and digital content that inspires social change. Participant's more than 45 films include Good Night, And Good Luck, Syriana, An Inconvenient Truth, Food, Inc., Waiting For ‘Superman’, The Help, Contagion and Lincoln. Through its films, social action campaigns, digital network TakePart.com and Pivot, its new television network for Millennials, Participant seeks to entertain, encourage and empower every individual to take action.
About The Equitable Food Initiative
The Equitable Food Initiative (Efi) is a new project that brings together workers, growers and retailers in the effort to produce better fruits and vegetables. As produce farms comply with the Efi Standard—for improved working conditions, pesticide management, and food safety—the entire food system sees benefits, all the way from farm workers to consumers. Current members of Efi include Andrew and Williamson Fresh Produce International, Bon Appétit Management Company, Calvert Investments, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer Federation of America, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Farmworker Justice, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, National Farm Worker Ministry, Oxfam America, Pesticide Action Network North America, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, United Farm Workers.
With the mission of implementing safe food practices, providing education and training to farmworkers, and a fair wage, the initiative is crucial for the Efi, a group representing food retailers, growers, NGOs and farm worker organizations. Participant Media is supporting Efi’s efforts through the “Follow Your Food” action campaign aimed at building awareness and support for equitably-sourced food.
“Just as Cesar Chavez raised awareness of the conditions of farmworkers by organizing a boycott that millions of Americans supported, we believe that consumers today can advance Chavez’ groundbreaking achievements by supporting the concept of equitable food. We are proud to join forces with Efi on this natural extension of Chavez’ work,” said Chad Boettcher, Participant’s Evp Social Action & Advocacy.
“The Equitable Food Initiative is delighted to collaborate with Participant Media to spread the word about our ‘responsibly grown, farmworker assured’ certification,” says Peter O’Driscoll, Project Director of Efi. “Participant has repeatedly demonstrated a capacity to mobilize movie-goers to act on the issues that move them on the screen. We look forward to helping the audience of ‘Cesar Chavez’ follow their food and support the farmworkers, growers and food companies who are working together to make our produce better for all of us.”
The “Follow Your Food” campaign invites consumers to take the pledge at takepart.com/chavez to support the initiative and promote responsibly, ethically-harvested produce. The program launches with a video, “This is Your Food,” that elucidates the work of Efi and the benefits of equitable food certification. Sharable infographics and other collateral are featured to illustrate the issues related to responsibly grown, farmworker assured food, and the American Farmworker and Food Safety. In addition, consumers can learn more about equitable food by visiting Participant’s website www.TakePart.com/chavez.
In coming months, Efi will introduce a new food label trustmark that will certify that the produce is “responsibly grown and farmworker assured.”
The “Follow Your Food” campaign is part of a broader effort celebrating the release of Participant and Pantelion’s film Cesar Chavez, which includes an initiative urging the President to declare a Cesar Chavez National Day of Service Here
About The Film
Chronicling the birth of a modern American movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labor organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. Chavez inspired millions of Americans from all walks of life who never worked on a farm to fight for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual's ability to change the world.
Lionsgate, Pantelion,Televisa Cine and Canana present in association with Participant Media, Image Nation, Dream Management & Entertainment, Mr Mudd with the support of El Gobierno del Estado de Sonora Cesar Chavez. A Canana Production starring Michael Peña, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Jacob Vargas, Yancey Arias, Wes Bentley, John Ortiz and John Malkovich. Executive producers are Emilio Azcárraga Jean, Haim Saban, Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Gael García Bernal, Julián Levin, Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith, John Malkovich. Producers are Diego Luna, Lawrence Meli and Keir Pearson. Produced by Pablo Cruz, the story is by Keir Pearson. Screenplay by Keir Pearson and Timothy J. Sexton. Directed by Diego Luna.
About Participant Media
Participant (ParticipantMedia.com) is a global entertainment company founded in 2004 by Jeff Skoll to focus on feature film, television, publishing and digital content that inspires social change. Participant's more than 45 films include Good Night, And Good Luck, Syriana, An Inconvenient Truth, Food, Inc., Waiting For ‘Superman’, The Help, Contagion and Lincoln. Through its films, social action campaigns, digital network TakePart.com and Pivot, its new television network for Millennials, Participant seeks to entertain, encourage and empower every individual to take action.
About The Equitable Food Initiative
The Equitable Food Initiative (Efi) is a new project that brings together workers, growers and retailers in the effort to produce better fruits and vegetables. As produce farms comply with the Efi Standard—for improved working conditions, pesticide management, and food safety—the entire food system sees benefits, all the way from farm workers to consumers. Current members of Efi include Andrew and Williamson Fresh Produce International, Bon Appétit Management Company, Calvert Investments, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer Federation of America, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Farmworker Justice, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, National Farm Worker Ministry, Oxfam America, Pesticide Action Network North America, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, United Farm Workers.
- 4/3/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Diego Luna-directed biographical drama "Cesar Chavez" is in theaters now, and the film's cast is glad to bring the titular leader's story to a new generation of filmgoers. In the film, Pena plays the famed Latino labor activist, who fought against poor working conditions, racism and violence on his way to founding the labor union the United Farm Workers. HitFix caught up with Pena and co-stars America Ferrera and Gabriel Mann to discuss why the story struck a chord with the actors. Pena talks about his parents' struggles with fair pay, and his own early experiences working two jobs as a teenager, while the California-raised Ferrera expresses her surprise that more people were unaware of Chavez's accomplishments. Mann notes that he tried to avoid mustache-twirling cliches in his antagonistic role in the film, and that he saw "Chavez" as a "story whose time had come." Watch the complete interview above.
- 3/29/2014
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
Title: Cesar Chavez Director: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller Starring: Michael Peña, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Yancey Arias, Wes Bentley, Michael Cudlitz, Gabriel Mann, John Malkovich, Mark Moses, Jacob Vargas, Gael García Bernal. Director Luna, began his career as telenovela actor when he was still a child, he then established himself with the finespun independent movie ‘Y tu mamá también,’ along with supporting roles in American films. When Luna decided to move to directing, he always focused on social topics, just as he did in his latest ‘Cesar Chavez,’ that touches on several major nonviolent campaigns by the United Farm Workers in California such as the Delano grape strike, the [ Read More ]
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- 3/20/2014
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
Title: Cesar Chavez Directed By: Diego Luna Starring: Michael Pen?a, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Jacob Vargas, Yancey Arias, Wes Bentley, John Ortiz, John Malkovich Screened at SXSW 2014 Diego Luna’s “Cesar Chavez” bears some weight courtesy of its true roots, but the abundance of information and lack of heart makes it feel more like a history lesson rather than a dynamic cinematic experience. Michael Peña leads as the title character, a man who decides it’s time to dedicate his life to pursuing farm workers’ rights. With the help of Dolores Huerta (Rosario Dawson), Chavez forms the United Farm Workers labor union, rouses thousands across the state of California and initiates [ Read More ]
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- 3/11/2014
- by Perri Nemiroff
- ShockYa
The new trailer is now online for the upcoming biopic about civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez, titled Cesar Chavez. The film stars Michael Pena, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, John Malkovich, Jacob Vargas, Michael Cudlitz, John Ortiz, Wes Bentley, Julian Sands, Gabriel Mann, Kevin Dunn, Yancey Arias, and Mark Moses.
Chronicling the birth of a modern American movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labor organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. Chavez inspired millions of Americans from all walks of life who never worked on a farm to fight for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual’s ability to change the world.
Chronicling the birth of a modern American movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labor organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. Chavez inspired millions of Americans from all walks of life who never worked on a farm to fight for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual’s ability to change the world.
- 1/17/2014
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Lionsgate on Tuesday set release dates for Kevin Costner’s football tale “Draft Day” and the biopic “Cesar Chavez” on its 2014 schedule. The Ivan Reitman-directed “Draft Day” from Summit Entertainment will open nationwide on April 11, the studio said. Jennifer Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Denis Leary, Frank Langella, Chadwick Boseman and Sean Combs co-star. Also read: Will 2013 Break the Domestic Box Office Record? All Hope Lies With the Holidays “Cesar Chavez,” directed by Diego Luna and starring Michael Pena as the famed union leader, will debut on March 28, 2014. The Pantelion Films production co-stars Rosario Dawson, America Ferrera, Jacob Vargas, Yancey Arias,...
- 11/26/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Originally it was simply titled Chavez, but as the Diego Luna-directed biopic of the Latino American civil rights activist makes its way to theaters on April 4, 2014 it will be known as Cesar Chavez: An American Hero. Michael Pena stars in the lead role as he sets out to organize the largest non-violent protest in U.S. history to accomplish his ultimate goal of obtaining basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California. Co-starring in the picture are America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, John Malkovich, Jacob Vargas, Yancey Arias, Wes Bentley and John Ortiz. I included some comments on the film in my Early Best Actor Predictions at the beginning of the year and as well as in my speculation as to what may end up showing up at Cannes earlier this year, but since we hadn't really heard anything about it I'd sort of forgotten about it. Well, here's...
- 11/4/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The trailer is now online for the upcoming biopic about civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez, titled “Cesar Chavez: An American Hero”. The film stars Michael Pena, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, John Malkovich, Jacob Vargas, Michael Cudlitz, John Ortiz, Wes Bentley, Julian Sands, Gabriel Mann, Kevin Dunn, Yancey Arias, and Mark Moses.
Cesar Chavez chronicles the birth of a modern American movement led by famed civil rights leader and labor organizer, Cesar Chavez. Torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to bringing dignity and justice to others, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle for the rights of farm workers. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual’s ability to change the system.
Film is directed by Mexican-born actor Diego Luna from a screenplay written by “Hotel Rwanda” co-scribe Keir Pearson.
I Feel...
Cesar Chavez chronicles the birth of a modern American movement led by famed civil rights leader and labor organizer, Cesar Chavez. Torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to bringing dignity and justice to others, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle for the rights of farm workers. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual’s ability to change the system.
Film is directed by Mexican-born actor Diego Luna from a screenplay written by “Hotel Rwanda” co-scribe Keir Pearson.
I Feel...
- 10/28/2013
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
While we're still reeling from the news that Tatiana Maslany will guest star on Parks and Recreation, ABC has spilled its own fun piece of casting news:
Joshua Gomez - forever beloved by Chuck fans for his role as Morgan - will appear on Castle Season 6 as the suspect in a murder case. Pretty basic, right? Not quite.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Gomez's character will allege that he has been sent, Terminator style, back through time in order to prevent catastrophic events from befalling mankind.
Castle Season 6 kicks off on September 23 and other actors confirmed for guest spots include:
Warren Christie, Glenn Morshower, Yancey Arias, Lisa Edelstein and Antonio Sabato Jr...
Joshua Gomez - forever beloved by Chuck fans for his role as Morgan - will appear on Castle Season 6 as the suspect in a murder case. Pretty basic, right? Not quite.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Gomez's character will allege that he has been sent, Terminator style, back through time in order to prevent catastrophic events from befalling mankind.
Castle Season 6 kicks off on September 23 and other actors confirmed for guest spots include:
Warren Christie, Glenn Morshower, Yancey Arias, Lisa Edelstein and Antonio Sabato Jr...
- 8/21/2013
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
The "Castle" cast for Season 6 is still growing.
A rep for ABC has confirmed that Joshua Bitton has will have a multi-episode arc in Season 6 as Grant “Sully” Sullivan, a new detective trying to prove himself at the 12th Precinct, as first reported by TVLine.
Bitton, who's appeared on "Private Practice," "Justified" and many more primetime hits, joins a long list of new faces in the expanding "Castle" cast: Former soap star Antonio Sabato Jr. will play Ramon Russo, an actor best known for his role on the fictional "Saved By The Bell"-esque '90s sitcom "2 Cool For School"; Yancey Arias will appear in the first two episodes of Season 6 as Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit who butts heads with both Beckett (Stana Katic) and Castle (Nathan Fillion); "24" alum Glenn Morshower will play Michael Reed, a former general who's determined to protect the secrets of...
A rep for ABC has confirmed that Joshua Bitton has will have a multi-episode arc in Season 6 as Grant “Sully” Sullivan, a new detective trying to prove himself at the 12th Precinct, as first reported by TVLine.
Bitton, who's appeared on "Private Practice," "Justified" and many more primetime hits, joins a long list of new faces in the expanding "Castle" cast: Former soap star Antonio Sabato Jr. will play Ramon Russo, an actor best known for his role on the fictional "Saved By The Bell"-esque '90s sitcom "2 Cool For School"; Yancey Arias will appear in the first two episodes of Season 6 as Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit who butts heads with both Beckett (Stana Katic) and Castle (Nathan Fillion); "24" alum Glenn Morshower will play Michael Reed, a former general who's determined to protect the secrets of...
- 8/3/2013
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Huffington Post
Castle‘s 12th precinct is fortifying its ranks as Season 6 opens, with the addition of an ambitious new crimesolver.
Related | Castle Season 6 Casts Alphas and 24 Alums
TVLine has learned that Joshua Bitton has been recruited to guest-star in multiple episodes as Grant “Sully” Sullivan, a new detective who is trying to prove himself at the 12th Precinct.
Related | Castle Exclusive: Yancey Arias Books Season 6 Arc as Elite Crimefighter
Bitton’s TV credits include appearances on Vegas, Private Practice, Justified and the HBO miniseries The Pacific, where he played Sgt. J.P. Morgan.
Castle returns with its new season on Monday, Sept.
Related | Castle Season 6 Casts Alphas and 24 Alums
TVLine has learned that Joshua Bitton has been recruited to guest-star in multiple episodes as Grant “Sully” Sullivan, a new detective who is trying to prove himself at the 12th Precinct.
Related | Castle Exclusive: Yancey Arias Books Season 6 Arc as Elite Crimefighter
Bitton’s TV credits include appearances on Vegas, Private Practice, Justified and the HBO miniseries The Pacific, where he played Sgt. J.P. Morgan.
Castle returns with its new season on Monday, Sept.
- 8/2/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Warren Christie and Glenn Morshower are new additions to Castle Season 6.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the former Alphas star will appear on the second episode of the ABC hit this fall as a reporter who gets involved in a major national security issue.
Morshower (24, Friday Night Lights), meanwhile, will also stop by that same installment, portraying an ex-Army general hoping to keep some secrets from his past buried. TV Guide was the first to break this piece of casting news.
Castle Season 6 premieres on Monday, September 23 and other big names already set to appear include Lisa Edelstein and Yancey Arias.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the former Alphas star will appear on the second episode of the ABC hit this fall as a reporter who gets involved in a major national security issue.
Morshower (24, Friday Night Lights), meanwhile, will also stop by that same installment, portraying an ex-Army general hoping to keep some secrets from his past buried. TV Guide was the first to break this piece of casting news.
Castle Season 6 premieres on Monday, September 23 and other big names already set to appear include Lisa Edelstein and Yancey Arias.
- 7/25/2013
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
Castle‘s roster of early Season 6 guest stars continues to expand, now with the addition of Alphas alum Warren Christie and 24 vet Glenn Morshower.
Related | Castle‘s Nathan Fillion Weighs In on Rick’s ‘Adult Choice,’ Answers a Burning Question
Per EW.com, Christie will appear in the second episode of the coming season as Brad Parker, a reporter with a knack for digging up dirt that could have implications for national security.
Morshower meanwhile guest-stars in the same episode as Michael Reed, a former general who’s fighting to keep under wraps some secrets from his past, TVGuide.com reports.
Related | Castle‘s Nathan Fillion Weighs In on Rick’s ‘Adult Choice,’ Answers a Burning Question
Per EW.com, Christie will appear in the second episode of the coming season as Brad Parker, a reporter with a knack for digging up dirt that could have implications for national security.
Morshower meanwhile guest-stars in the same episode as Michael Reed, a former general who’s fighting to keep under wraps some secrets from his past, TVGuide.com reports.
- 7/25/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Yancey Arias has booked a two-episode arc on Castle Season 6. (If there is a Castle season 6... hurry back, Nathan Fillion!)
According to TV Line, the veteran actor (who turned up on fellow ABC drama Revenge last season as a shady senator) will portray Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit.
Look for the character to butt heads with Beckett and Castle during the working of a high-stakes investigation.
Does this mean Beckett remains in New York?
The previously-announced casting of Lisa Edelstein as a federal investigator in D.C. appeared to hint in the opposite direction.
But we'll find out for sure when Castle returns with new episodes on September 23.
According to TV Line, the veteran actor (who turned up on fellow ABC drama Revenge last season as a shady senator) will portray Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit.
Look for the character to butt heads with Beckett and Castle during the working of a high-stakes investigation.
Does this mean Beckett remains in New York?
The previously-announced casting of Lisa Edelstein as a federal investigator in D.C. appeared to hint in the opposite direction.
But we'll find out for sure when Castle returns with new episodes on September 23.
- 7/17/2013
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
ABC’s Castle continues to fortify its ranks for a rousing Season 6 launch.
TVLine has learned exclusively that TV vet Yancey Arias has been cast as Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit who clashes with both Beckett and Castle during the working of a high-stakes case.
Related | Castle‘s Nathan Fillion Weighs In on Rick’s ‘Adult Choice,’ Answers a Burning Question
Arias will appear in the first two episodes of Season 6, which premieres Monday, Sept. 23 at 10/9c.
Earlier this month, House alum Lisa Edelstein booked a multi-episode arc as Rachel McCord, a tough and highly skilled...
TVLine has learned exclusively that TV vet Yancey Arias has been cast as Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit who clashes with both Beckett and Castle during the working of a high-stakes case.
Related | Castle‘s Nathan Fillion Weighs In on Rick’s ‘Adult Choice,’ Answers a Burning Question
Arias will appear in the first two episodes of Season 6, which premieres Monday, Sept. 23 at 10/9c.
Earlier this month, House alum Lisa Edelstein booked a multi-episode arc as Rachel McCord, a tough and highly skilled...
- 7/17/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (Nalip) is ramping up for its 14th Annual Conference this weekend and to my great gusto, the discourse promises to be more specific, relevant and fresh than last year on how to empower Latino independent storytellers. Judging by the practical and forward-thinking panel discussions, Nalip’s YouTube channel premiering a curated selection of upcoming films, and the hip, savvy talent invited to represent, Nalip is setting the tone for discovery and healthy debate. Chief among the themes will be a contextualized creative response to the much-propagated Latino trillion dollar purchasing power statistic, and how to strategically seize territorial claim to the wild wild west expansion of online distribution platforms.
Among the established and rising American Latino actors and filmmakers on tap are Richard Montoya, Cristina Ibarra, Aurora Guerrero, Gina Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Jeremy Ray Valdez, and Jesse Garcia. The keynote speech on Friday will be given by none other than Richard Peña, one of the most influential film curators in the world who headed the prestigious Film Society of Lincoln Center for twenty-five years. It will be an insightful and thoughtful conversation moderated by the sensitive, master documentarian and MacArthur Genius Grant fellow, Natalia Almada. As this year’s Nalip Conference Co-Chair, Almada helped inform the direction of the conference and scored Peña’s participation. When talking about how each year’s conference organically takes shape with the feedback of board members, staff and hosting committee, Beni Matias, Acting Executive Director of Nalip, referenced Natalia’s concern of prominently featuring the voice of the independent filmmaker over the commercial as a guiding pursuit.
Natalia’s involvement with Nalip goes back to 2003 when she became the recipient of the Estela Award, given in recognition to an emerging filmmaker who has ‘arrived’. Her revelatory documentaries include El Velador, El General and Al Otro Lado – all which have been critically acclaimed worldwide and have been featured in museums and screened at film festivals including Sundance and Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. I asked her to share a few words about Nalip’s import and she replied over email, “I think that more than anything else the conference is a place where we can really exchange ideas, address shared concerns in our community and collectively fuel to keep going”.
Natalia is part of the sub-cine filmmaking crew who came of age through Nalip like Cristina Ibarra, Alex Rivera and Bernardo Ruiz. In fourteen years the organization has managed to be one of the few consistent Latino forums that has nurtured a family of artists/active organizers. Along with Beni Matias, Maria Agui Carter, who is a filmmaker and the Chair of the Board of Directors, has been actively with Nalip since the beginning. Other members who have continued with the organization since the beginning include Louis Perego Moreno who use to spearhead chapter leadership meetings, Jimmy Mendiola filmmaker and Director of CineFestival in San Antonio, Frank Gonzalez from Disney/ABC, Kim Meyers and Terri Lopez at WGA, Alex Nogales, to name just a few. Nalip has also enjoyed a sustained relationship with Time Warner and HBO who have taken turns at being the presenting partners of the conference since 2000.
Part of the reason I’m so eager to engage with and synthesize this year’s theme is this following text written by Maria Agui Carter to describe the Opening Plenary:
“Forbes magazine has called the Latino Market the “New Media Jackpot.” What is at stake? Why is every network and cable outlet now chasing the Latino market and how are Latino voices participating in this explosion not just as consumers but as creators?
There it is: “But as creators”. Amid all the hoopla over the rising Latino market data that makes corporations and brands salivate at the mouth over how to exploit us as consumers, nobody has thought about reckoning a counter creative force. We should be imagining how to harness, demand and unleash our creative power with that kind of purchasing power. Otherwise, the data simply makes us a target of a branding attack towards the depletion of our capital power and identity.
A programming change for this year and aimed to provide a more significant showcase for upcoming Latino films, Nalip is spotlighting brand new films on their Nalip YouTube channel. They’ve done away with the NALIPsters On View programming where members could openly screen their work during the conference. Those screening rooms tended to be lightly attended since there was little visibility and competition from the panel programming. Instead, this year Nalip will be premiering trailers of upcoming films to build buzz around them. The curated selection of fifteen new documentaries, narrative features and shorts will become available on Thursday, June 6.
Without a doubt, the most anticipated happening of this year’s conference will be the Nalip and Sundance Institute screening of Richard Montoya’s debut feature film, Water & Power at the AMC CityWalk. The impact and influence of this Chicano icon will be evident by the droves of fans, tentacle network of familia and homies, a wide range of community activists, artists, politicians who will be in attendance and who might reflect the young and old blood of the characters he writes. I listed W&P as number one in my top five movies to watch out for in 2013 so I’m thrilled to see it screen this way. Richard Peña will moderate a Q&A with Montoya after the screening. I couldn’t think of a better filmmaker and moderator pairing.
On Saturday at the Awards Gala, Machete Kills star Danny Trejo, the menacing but actually sweet hood actor will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Aurora Guerrero, filmmaker of Mosquita y Mari will be honored with the Estela Award that comes with a $7500 grant from McDonalds. And in what will surely be an emotionally inspiring moment, the first ever La Lupe Award will be bestowed to Gina Rodriguez. Her effervescence completely evokes the spitfire tenacity of the late great Lupe Ontiveros. I couldn’t think of a more perfect homage and passing of the torch.
While I found last year’s panel topics all over the place, this year it feels more targeted and practical. Panels like Beyond The Latino Market: Getting Your Film Out To A Wider Audience with Gabriel Reyes, Writing on Latino Cinema (a panel LatinoBuzz, Latin Heat and yours truly will be participating on!), Whatever It Takes: Diy Technology and the Democratization of Content Creation, and Entertainment Industry Writer Development Programs, all feature legit, intrepid filmmakers and industry sharing resources.
On Sunday the Closing Plenary will be Latinos and Media Stereotypes in which Natalia Almada, Richard Montoya, Aurora Guerrero, Yancey Arias will be participating, moderated by Mandalit del Barco of NPR. These are all highly experienced opinionated individuals with distinct tastes so I expect this one to be one of the livelier talks. Overall, this year’s Nalip conference feels like a live one and just about to go off.
Nalip 2013 Spotlight on the Trillion Dollar Latino Market will take place June 7-9 at the Universal Sheraton Hotel.
For a full list of speakers and panels here available at http://conference2013.nalip.org/conference/keynotes-speakers/
**Update** Maria Agui Carter will replace Aurora Guerrero as participant on the Latino Stereotypes panel.
Among the established and rising American Latino actors and filmmakers on tap are Richard Montoya, Cristina Ibarra, Aurora Guerrero, Gina Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Jeremy Ray Valdez, and Jesse Garcia. The keynote speech on Friday will be given by none other than Richard Peña, one of the most influential film curators in the world who headed the prestigious Film Society of Lincoln Center for twenty-five years. It will be an insightful and thoughtful conversation moderated by the sensitive, master documentarian and MacArthur Genius Grant fellow, Natalia Almada. As this year’s Nalip Conference Co-Chair, Almada helped inform the direction of the conference and scored Peña’s participation. When talking about how each year’s conference organically takes shape with the feedback of board members, staff and hosting committee, Beni Matias, Acting Executive Director of Nalip, referenced Natalia’s concern of prominently featuring the voice of the independent filmmaker over the commercial as a guiding pursuit.
Natalia’s involvement with Nalip goes back to 2003 when she became the recipient of the Estela Award, given in recognition to an emerging filmmaker who has ‘arrived’. Her revelatory documentaries include El Velador, El General and Al Otro Lado – all which have been critically acclaimed worldwide and have been featured in museums and screened at film festivals including Sundance and Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. I asked her to share a few words about Nalip’s import and she replied over email, “I think that more than anything else the conference is a place where we can really exchange ideas, address shared concerns in our community and collectively fuel to keep going”.
Natalia is part of the sub-cine filmmaking crew who came of age through Nalip like Cristina Ibarra, Alex Rivera and Bernardo Ruiz. In fourteen years the organization has managed to be one of the few consistent Latino forums that has nurtured a family of artists/active organizers. Along with Beni Matias, Maria Agui Carter, who is a filmmaker and the Chair of the Board of Directors, has been actively with Nalip since the beginning. Other members who have continued with the organization since the beginning include Louis Perego Moreno who use to spearhead chapter leadership meetings, Jimmy Mendiola filmmaker and Director of CineFestival in San Antonio, Frank Gonzalez from Disney/ABC, Kim Meyers and Terri Lopez at WGA, Alex Nogales, to name just a few. Nalip has also enjoyed a sustained relationship with Time Warner and HBO who have taken turns at being the presenting partners of the conference since 2000.
Part of the reason I’m so eager to engage with and synthesize this year’s theme is this following text written by Maria Agui Carter to describe the Opening Plenary:
“Forbes magazine has called the Latino Market the “New Media Jackpot.” What is at stake? Why is every network and cable outlet now chasing the Latino market and how are Latino voices participating in this explosion not just as consumers but as creators?
There it is: “But as creators”. Amid all the hoopla over the rising Latino market data that makes corporations and brands salivate at the mouth over how to exploit us as consumers, nobody has thought about reckoning a counter creative force. We should be imagining how to harness, demand and unleash our creative power with that kind of purchasing power. Otherwise, the data simply makes us a target of a branding attack towards the depletion of our capital power and identity.
A programming change for this year and aimed to provide a more significant showcase for upcoming Latino films, Nalip is spotlighting brand new films on their Nalip YouTube channel. They’ve done away with the NALIPsters On View programming where members could openly screen their work during the conference. Those screening rooms tended to be lightly attended since there was little visibility and competition from the panel programming. Instead, this year Nalip will be premiering trailers of upcoming films to build buzz around them. The curated selection of fifteen new documentaries, narrative features and shorts will become available on Thursday, June 6.
Without a doubt, the most anticipated happening of this year’s conference will be the Nalip and Sundance Institute screening of Richard Montoya’s debut feature film, Water & Power at the AMC CityWalk. The impact and influence of this Chicano icon will be evident by the droves of fans, tentacle network of familia and homies, a wide range of community activists, artists, politicians who will be in attendance and who might reflect the young and old blood of the characters he writes. I listed W&P as number one in my top five movies to watch out for in 2013 so I’m thrilled to see it screen this way. Richard Peña will moderate a Q&A with Montoya after the screening. I couldn’t think of a better filmmaker and moderator pairing.
On Saturday at the Awards Gala, Machete Kills star Danny Trejo, the menacing but actually sweet hood actor will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Aurora Guerrero, filmmaker of Mosquita y Mari will be honored with the Estela Award that comes with a $7500 grant from McDonalds. And in what will surely be an emotionally inspiring moment, the first ever La Lupe Award will be bestowed to Gina Rodriguez. Her effervescence completely evokes the spitfire tenacity of the late great Lupe Ontiveros. I couldn’t think of a more perfect homage and passing of the torch.
While I found last year’s panel topics all over the place, this year it feels more targeted and practical. Panels like Beyond The Latino Market: Getting Your Film Out To A Wider Audience with Gabriel Reyes, Writing on Latino Cinema (a panel LatinoBuzz, Latin Heat and yours truly will be participating on!), Whatever It Takes: Diy Technology and the Democratization of Content Creation, and Entertainment Industry Writer Development Programs, all feature legit, intrepid filmmakers and industry sharing resources.
On Sunday the Closing Plenary will be Latinos and Media Stereotypes in which Natalia Almada, Richard Montoya, Aurora Guerrero, Yancey Arias will be participating, moderated by Mandalit del Barco of NPR. These are all highly experienced opinionated individuals with distinct tastes so I expect this one to be one of the livelier talks. Overall, this year’s Nalip conference feels like a live one and just about to go off.
Nalip 2013 Spotlight on the Trillion Dollar Latino Market will take place June 7-9 at the Universal Sheraton Hotel.
For a full list of speakers and panels here available at http://conference2013.nalip.org/conference/keynotes-speakers/
**Update** Maria Agui Carter will replace Aurora Guerrero as participant on the Latino Stereotypes panel.
- 6/5/2013
- by Christine Davila
- Sydney's Buzz
Today in 2000, The Wild Party opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 68 performances. The Wild Party is a musical with a book by Michael John Lachiusa and George C. Wolfe and music and lyrics by Lachiusa. It is based on the 1928 Joseph Moncure March narrative poem of the same name. The Broadway production coincidentally opened during the same theatrical season 1999-2000 as an off-Broadway musical with the same title and source material. Its plot centers on a party - fueled by bathtub gin, cocaine, and uninhibited sexual behavior - hosted by Queenie and Burrs, whose relationship is disintegrating. The cast included Toni Collette making her Broadway debut as Queenie, Mandy Patinkin as Burrs, and Yancey Arias as Black.
- 4/13/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
On TV this Thursday: Project Runway sews up its 10th season, Miley Cyrus courts at least one of the Two and a Half Men, Parks and Recreation doubles as the Health Department and the leader of the free world swings by The Daily Show. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
Preview | 30 Rock First Look Video: Jack Takes the ‘Walk of Shame,’ Still Looks Spiffy as Ever
8 pm The Vampire Diaries (The CW) | While Elena’s dealing with the high highs and low lows of her new existence, Stefan...
Preview | 30 Rock First Look Video: Jack Takes the ‘Walk of Shame,’ Still Looks Spiffy as Ever
8 pm The Vampire Diaries (The CW) | While Elena’s dealing with the high highs and low lows of her new existence, Stefan...
- 10/18/2012
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Participant Media has acquired all North American rights to Chavez, directed by Diego Luna and starring Michael Pena in the title role. The deal reunites Participant with Mexico's Canana Films; the duo partnered to produce Pablo Larrian's No, which won the Art Cinema prize at the Cannes Film Festival last month. Sony Pictures Classics will release No in the U.S. Chavez, which explores iconic union leader Cesar Chavez's determination to organize the largest nonviolent protest in U.S. history, also stars John Malkovich, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Wes Bentley, Michael Cudlitz, Jacob Vargas, Yancey Arias and Mark Moses. Luna
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- 6/5/2012
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Participant Media has acquired all North American rights to the biographical drama “Chavez,” directed by Diego Luna and starring Michael Peña as labor organizer Cesar E. Chavez. The Canana Films project is currently filming in Sonora, Mexico. The film, written by “Hotel Rwanda” scribe Keir Pearson, depicts Chavez’s successful efforts to organize farm workers in California to obtain basic human rights. America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Wes Bentley, John Malkovich, Michael Cudlitz, Gabriel Mann, Jacob Vargas, Yancey Arias and Mark Moses co-star. Canana Films principals Pablo Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal and Luna are producing along with Mr. Mudd’s John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon and Russell Smith, and Pearson and Larry Meli. Participant execs Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King are executive producers. The company recently co-financed Canana’s 2012 Cannes Film Festival entry “No,” which stars Bernal. “This film provides...
- 6/5/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
The Wes Bentley comeback train keeps on going! The "American Beauty" star whose life was nearly ruined by his own overnight success/drug addiction is building on the momentum of "The Hunger Games" and has joined Diego Luna's next directorial effort with Mark Moses ("Mad Men"), Michael Cudlitz ("Southland"), Jacob Vargas ("Traffic") and Yancey Arias ("Legion") also on board for the story of labor-activist Cesar E. Chavez.
"Chavez" will see Michael Peña star as Chavez in the Keir Pearson-scripted tale that will follow the man as he organizes the largest non-violent protest in U.S. history to accomplish his goal of obtaining basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California. American Ferrerra and Rosario Dawson co-star as Chavez's wife Helen and political aide Dolores Huerta, respectively.
Bentley, meanwhile, joins as fearless attorney Jerry Cohen, who became the backbone of the United Farm Workers' legal efforts with...
"Chavez" will see Michael Peña star as Chavez in the Keir Pearson-scripted tale that will follow the man as he organizes the largest non-violent protest in U.S. history to accomplish his goal of obtaining basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California. American Ferrerra and Rosario Dawson co-star as Chavez's wife Helen and political aide Dolores Huerta, respectively.
Bentley, meanwhile, joins as fearless attorney Jerry Cohen, who became the backbone of the United Farm Workers' legal efforts with...
- 5/3/2012
- by Simon Dang
- The Playlist
Wes Bentley ("The Hunger Games"), Michael Cudlitz ("Southland"), Jacob Vargas ("Traffic"), Yancey Arias ("Legion") and Mark Moses ("The Killing") have all joined the cast of Diego Luna's indie drama biopic "Chavez" reports Variety.
Keir Pearson's script follows Cesar E. Chavez (Michael Pena) who organised the largest nonviolent protest in U.S. history to obtain basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California.
Bentley will play fearless attorney Jerry Cohen, Cudlitz will play a sheriff who lets his personal opinions cloud his judgment, Vargas will play Cesar's older brother, Arias will play the United Farm Workers Union secretary-treasurer Gilbert Padilla, Moses will play seasoned organizer Fred Ross who mentors Chavez.
America Ferrera and Rosario Dawson also star as Chavez's wife and top aide respectively. Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal, Pablo Cruz, John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith and Larry Meli will produce. Shooting began this week in Mexico.
Keir Pearson's script follows Cesar E. Chavez (Michael Pena) who organised the largest nonviolent protest in U.S. history to obtain basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California.
Bentley will play fearless attorney Jerry Cohen, Cudlitz will play a sheriff who lets his personal opinions cloud his judgment, Vargas will play Cesar's older brother, Arias will play the United Farm Workers Union secretary-treasurer Gilbert Padilla, Moses will play seasoned organizer Fred Ross who mentors Chavez.
America Ferrera and Rosario Dawson also star as Chavez's wife and top aide respectively. Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal, Pablo Cruz, John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith and Larry Meli will produce. Shooting began this week in Mexico.
- 5/3/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Hunger Games and Terrence Malick‘s new film have solidified Wes Bentley‘s comeback trail, but Variety says he has yet another promising effort in the waits. (And I don’t mean Catching Fire, though that should do him a lot of good, too.) It would happen to be Chavez, the Michael Peña-led, Diego Luna-directed biopic of labor rights activist Cesar Chavez, which also stars Rosario Dawson and America Ferrera; shooting on the film began this week.
Written by Luna and Keir Pearson (Hotel Rwanda), it focuses on the period in which Chavez led “the largest nonviolent protest in U.S. history to accomplish his ultimate goal of obtaining basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California.” He’s one of several new faces in the project’s fray; Jacob Vargas (Jarhead, Traffic), Mark Moses (Mad Men‘s Duck Phillips), Michael Cudlitz (Southland), and Yancey Arias (Legion,...
Written by Luna and Keir Pearson (Hotel Rwanda), it focuses on the period in which Chavez led “the largest nonviolent protest in U.S. history to accomplish his ultimate goal of obtaining basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California.” He’s one of several new faces in the project’s fray; Jacob Vargas (Jarhead, Traffic), Mark Moses (Mad Men‘s Duck Phillips), Michael Cudlitz (Southland), and Yancey Arias (Legion,...
- 5/2/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Today in 2000, The Wild Party opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre, where it ran for 68 performances. The Wild Party is a musical with a book by Michael John Lachiusa and George C. Wolfe and music and lyrics by Lachiusa. It is based on the 1928 Joseph Moncure March narrative poem of the same name. The Broadway production coincidentally opened during the same theatrical season 1999-2000 as an off-Broadway musical with the same title and source material. Its plot centers on a party - fueled by bathtub gin, cocaine, and uninhibited sexual behavior - hosted by Queenie and Burrs, whose relationship is disintegrating. The cast included Toni Collette making her Broadway debut as Queenie, Mandy Patinkin as Burrs, and Yancey Arias as Black.
- 4/13/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Geez, is anyone faithful on TV anymore? I guess if they were, there'd be no need for 'Revenge!' (See what I did there?) Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp) threw a major curveball at us on the Oct. 5 episode of ABC's Revenge when she sent everyone a mass "forgivesies" text and moved away from the Hamptons. Jk! She continued to ruin the lives of all the people around her, this week targeting Senator Tom Kingsley (Yancey Arias), the man who prosecuted her father. So how did she do it? I've got three words for you, friends: Baby. Mama. Drama. Being the little shopaholic she is, Emily bought the building where Senator Kingley's mistress lived and had a few security cameras installed as part of a new renovation. Not only did she leak footage of their sexcapades to the press, but Emily also had the senator's (now pregnant) mistress flown into the Hamptons,...
- 10/6/2011
- by Andy Swift
- HollywoodLife
3 new clips from Undocumented, starring Scott Mechlowicz, Alona Tal and Yancey Arias. Chris Peckover directs as well as scripting the horror alongside Joe Paterson which opened in theaters on September 9th, followed by a September 14th on-demand run. In Undocumented, a small group of documentary filmmakers chronicle the trials and inequities faced by Mexican illegal immigrants. When they join a group of families crossing the border to record the experience firsthand, their truck is pulled over and detained. What happens next plunges the group into unimaginable horror.
- 9/28/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
3 new clips from Undocumented, starring Scott Mechlowicz, Alona Tal and Yancey Arias. Chris Peckover directs as well as scripting the horror alongside Joe Paterson which opened in theaters on September 9th, followed by a September 14th on-demand run. In Undocumented, a small group of documentary filmmakers chronicle the trials and inequities faced by Mexican illegal immigrants. When they join a group of families crossing the border to record the experience firsthand, their truck is pulled over and detained. What happens next plunges the group into unimaginable horror.
- 9/28/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Talk about a timely movie — with a horror twist. Take a look at three clips form Chris Peckover’s film festival favorite “Undocumented”, a horror film in the guise of a faux documentary. The film is currently available in select theaters, cable VOD, and on SundanceNow, so if you want to see it, you don’t have to go far — unless, of course, someone stole your computer and you’re currently reading this in a public library, in which case you’ve got a lot more to worry about than finding ways to watch “Undocumented”. But I digress. A small group of documentary filmmakers chronicle the trials and inequities faced by Mexican illegal immigrants. When they join a group of families crossing the border to record the experience firsthand, their truck is pulled over and detained. What happens next plunges the group into unimaginable horror. Starring Scott Mechlowicz, Alona Tal...
- 9/27/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
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