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Arturo Hilario El Observador Este año, la pantalla de plata vuelve a iluminarse en el centro de San José. Del 16 al 29 de agosto, el célebre festival de cine Cinequest vuelve a celebrarse en persona después de haber cerrado abruptamente en marzo de 2020 debido a lo que...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador The silver screen is lighting up once again in downtown San Jose this year. From August 16-29, celebrated film festival Cinequest is back in person after abruptly shutting down in March of 2020 due to what was then referred to as the novel coronavirus. Being...
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EO’s Arturo Hilario sat down (virtually) to speak with actor and director Edward James Olmos on his newest film, “The Devil Has a Name”, which is on VOD platforms October 16. Trailer here: https://youtu.be/ulxHfRUOpow...
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Jose Posadas El Observador A good film should entertain, but it should also provoke thought and conversation, and if it is a worthy film it might even change public perceptions and attitudes. The film “Lupe” premiering at the annual Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival is all those things. Directed...
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Jose Posadas El Observador “Clean Hands”, a documentary from director Michael Dominic, tells the story of the Lopez family surviving off the largest dump, known as La Chureca, in Nicaragua. Filmed over 7 years we are introduced to Blanca and her partner Javier and their 4 young children. Shot...
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A Look at the New Components of the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival Arturo Hilario El Observador Halfdan Hussey is the Director, CEO and Co-Founder of Cinequest Film Festival. But before all that he is a lover of the arts and technology. For years now, Cinequest Film Festival has...
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Roz Brown Public News Service ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A 50-year-old conservation program that will expire at the end of this month without action from Congress is the focus of a new film released by the Hispanic Access Foundation. The film, “Land, Water, y Comunidad,” explores the importance of the Land...
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Director Carlos López Estrada Breaks Down the Creation of the New Oakland Based Drama Arturo Hilario El Observador Race relations, Hyphy music, hipsters and “green juice” are the different beats that the new film “Blindspotting” touches upon. Some points are humorous, some are fun, some are damned serious. The...
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Jose Posadas Special to El Observador Donald Trump’s divided states of America is the backdrop for the film Hermanos, a documentary by Mexican-born director Laura Plancarte, that chronicles the contentious story of immigration as seen by its two main protagonists: a former pageant queen from Montana who has fallen...