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Coco - Trailer and Clip

At just 12-years-old, Miguel Rivera is already quite an accomplished guitar player, aspiring to be a world famous musician like his hero the late Ernesto de la Cruz. The only problem is, his family has banned music for many years, and so he can only practise his lifelong passion in secret. When he decides to visit the spirit of Ernesto de la Cruz at his tomb, he is somehow transported to the mythical Land of the Dead after strumming Cruz's magical guitar. Initially terrified, he soon learns the purpose of his journey to the afterlife and he meets a skeletal trickster god named Hector who aids him on his quest to uncover the secrets of Miguel's family's past - and the reason why music has become such a taboo subject.

Directed by the Oscar winning Lee Unkrich ('Toy Story 3', 'Finding Nemo', 'Monsters, Inc.') and Adrian Molina ('The Good Dinosaur') who also wrote the script, 'Coco' is the forthcoming animated adventure from Disney Pixar. Featuring very similar themes to the previously released 2014 animation 'The Book of Life', 'Coco' is also based around the Mexican festival Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead). It will be released in cinemas on November 22nd 2017.

In the second video we get to meet the adorable hairless dog Dante. Just as the little guy thinks he's landed himself a tasty bone for lunch; the bone begins pulling Dante through the streets. Though the force pulling the bone is incredibly strong, Dante will not let go of his tasty prize and it ends up pulling him through markets stores and a cactus patch which leaves the poor pup with a Mexican wrestling mask on and cactus pins all over his body - not that they bother him as Dante still has his mind firmly on food. When the Bone finally comes to rest, Hector the skeleton leans down to restore the bone to his body. At the sight of a skeleton full of bones, Dante's can't help but give Hector's leg a nibble.

Rosewater Trailer

Maziar Bahari is an Iranian-Canadian journalist who embarked on a week long trip to Iran in 2009 in a bid to cover the story of the presidential elections, leaving his pregnant wife behind. He spent his time filming campaigns and students, but still understanding that sometimes he needs to turn the camera off for his own safety. However, when situations got heated and the protests began, he decided to make the brave move in videotaping the chaos; including such situations that could've been compromising to the government. Accused of being a foreign spy, he was later arrested, blindfolded, beaten and mercilessly interrogated, with information even as trivial as his Facebook interests being used against him. Despite the fear and the injustice, however, he got through with an extraordinary ability to focus his mind, laughing his way through his four month imprisonment and knowing deep down that he would be free before long.

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Jon Stewart's 'Rosewater' Is Good, But Were We Expecting More?

By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 August 2014

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Jon Stewart's 'Rosewater' is finally here - but is it the movie we hoped for?

Jon Stewart's directorial debut Rosewater premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on Friday (August 27, 2014) and the critics and bloggers were quick off the mark with their reactions.

Bernal [L] and Stewart [R] backstage on the set of 'Rosewater'

Based on a real-life incident - which sort of intertwined with Stewart's satirical programme The Daily Show - Rosewater tells the story of Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari (Gael Garcia Bernal) who covered the 2009 elections in his home country for Newsweek before getting detained by the Iranian government following an appearance on Stewart's show.

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Matthew McConaughey Was Far From First Choice In 'Dallas Buyers Club' Casting [Trailer]

By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 February 2014

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He may be Oscar-nominated but Matthew McConaughey wasn't first on the list.

Matthew Mcconaughey may have pulled off the performance of his career in Dallas Buyers Club but the actor apparently had to convince the movie's directors that he was the right guy to take on the role of entrepreneurial AIDS victim Ron Woodroof.

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Matthew McConaughey Was Far From First Choice To Play Ron Woodroof.

Looking at the series of cheesy rom-coms that McConaughey has padded out his career with, it's fairly easy to see why director Jean-Marc Vallee was at first sceptical about casting the classically handsome, all-American beefcake actor. "I wasn't sure about Matthew at first," said Vallee to THR. "Mr. The Most Handsome Man With Muscles? Then I met him and found a man who really wanted to change perceptions and have new challenges in his career."

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No Review

By Rich Cline

Excellent

For his third Pinochet-era movie, Chilean filmmaker Larrain has come up with his most breathtakingly original approach yet, telling a story anyone, anywhere can identify with while at the same time never pulling his political punches. Nominated for an Oscar, the film is a blast of creativity, and not just because it centres on the advertising business.

It's set in 1988 Santiago, where ad agency boss Lucho (Castro) has taken a high-profile job for the government to get the nation to vote "yes" on a referendum to ratify Pinochet for another 10 years. Bowing to international pressure, Pinochet allows the "no" campaign to have equal time on TV, and Lucho's employee Rene (Garcia Bernal) takes the job. Rene knows he has the moral high-ground, standing up against Pinochet's tyrannical rule, censorship and rampant human rights abuses. But he also worries that a government known for oppressing ideas is unlikely to let him say anything he wants. Or to allow a truly free vote.

Over the 27-day campaign, the respect and rivalry between Lucho and Rene spurs them to increasing creativity. Rene knows that "you can't use fear on a population that's already terrorised", so opts instead to focus on the coming happiness. This essentially turns the film into a sharp comedy, even though there are dark dangers lurking everywhere. And offhanded, natural performances make the entire cast both likeable and sympathetic. Their debates are packed with witty observations that offer revealing glimpses into both politics and the creative process.

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New Trailer For Oscar-Nominated Chilean Film No (Video)

By Contributor in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 January 2013

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Check out the trailer for the Oscar-nominated No! The Pablo Larran-directed Chilean film is released in the UK on February 8, before seeing a limited release across the Atlantic in the United States the week after (February 15).

Starring a relatively unknown cast, including Gael Garcia Bernal as main character Rene Saavedra, No is based on the play El Plebiscito by Antonio Skarmeta and centers on the real story of the 1988 Chilean plebiscite, where the opposition won by just over half of the vote percentage. Both the play and film focus on the famous campaign whereby Chile’s military dictator Augusto Pinochet lost out on continuing to rule the country after 16 and a half years in charge. Bernal’s character is an in-demand advertising man who ends up as part of a team who create upbeat films and other forms of propaganda in order to persuade the Chilean people to finally rise up and vote to get rid of their militant leader. The trailer shows hints at this uprising, with shots of riots and protests undercutting lines that pre-suppose a general change occurring in the country.

Hotly reviewed by the critics, No is up for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film at the 85^th Academy Awards. It is set to do battle with Amour, War Witch, A Royal Affair and Kon-Tiki. Of these, Amour is strongly fancied, the Michael Haneke-directed film also up for several other categories,including Best Picture outright.

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Rene Saavedra is a talented man who works at an advertising company. One day in 1988, he is invited to work on a campaign for the national plebiscite; a referendum held every eight years to decide whether the military dictator leader of Chile Augusto Pinochet should continue his time in office. He is on the side of 'No' which leaves him under much scrutiny from the opposition and very few resources to present his case and convince the public to vote against the oppressive leader. However, his boss at the advertising agency is working on a campaign in support of Pinochet and Rene finds himself torn between his life and his principles. As he finds himself facing increasing danger as the debate heats up, the 'No' team are praying their efforts will not be fruitless.

'No' is based on the play 'El Plebiscito' by Antonio Skarmeta and has been adapted to screen by director Pablo Larrain ('Post Mortem', 'Tony Manero', 'Fuga') and writer Pedro Peirano ('Old Cats', 'The Maid'). It centres on the real story of the 1988 Chilean plebiscite where the opposition won by just over half of the vote percentage. 'No' is set to hit the UK on February 8th 2013.

Director: Pablo Larrain

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Video - Gael Garcia Bernal: 'Telenovelas Were Not Like A Real Job'

Gael Garcia Bernal (Letters to Juliet; Bad Education; A Little Bit Of Heaven) attends a press junket for his new movie "Casa de mi Padre" at the Regency Hotel in New York. He remembers working on a Spanish telenovela twelve years ago and reveals that they felt like a game to him and not a real job. He also says how it was fun to play around with the telenovela concept on the set of the film.

Gael has been cast as Zorro in a reboot of the popular franchise. Zorro Reborn, which is set in the future, will be released in 2014, according to IMDb

Casa De Mi Padre Trailer

Armando Alvarez is the heir to a Mexican ranch, where he has lived and worked all his life. Meanwhile, his brother, Raul, has a successful career as an international businessman. However, the ranch soon comes into some financial troubles, with Armando at a loss for what to do.

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Casa De Mi Padre Trailer

Armando Alvarez is the heir to a Mexican ranch. He has lived and worked there all his life, while his brother, Raul, has a successful career as an international businessman. The ranch soon experiences some financial difficulties, with Armando at a loss for what to do.

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A Little Bit Of Heaven Review

By Rich Cline

OK

Shot in the style of a bland Hollywood rom-com, this film is actually a weepie drama with a bit of magical realism thrown in. It's such an odd hybrid that we're never sure whether we should laugh or cry. So we do neither.

Marley (Hudson) is a high-flying New Orleans advertising exec who doesn't believe that romance is necessary. Although she does have loyal friends: ditsy colleague Sarah (Punch), happy family woman Renee (DeWitt) and cheerful neighbour Peter (Malco). On the other hand, she tries to avoid to her estranged, warring parents (Bates and Williams). Then during a medical test, she has a vision of God (Goldberg), who grants her three wishes before she dies of cancer. But she certainly isn't seeking the love that grows between her and Julian (Garcia Bernal), her doctor.

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Mammoth Review

By Rich Cline

Very Good

Darkly honest and emotionally involving, this ensemble drama cleverly examines the impact of modern life on children through several distinctly different characters. It's not particularly original, but it's still gripping.

In New York, gaming expert Leo (Garcia Bernal) is happily married to surgeon Ellen (Williams). While they work, their young daughter Jackie (Nyweide) is tended to by their Filipina nanny Gloria (Necesito), who's working to raise money to help her two young sons (Nicdao and Delos Santos) back home. Leo's latest business trip takes him to Thailand, where he has some time to kill waiting for his business partner (McCarthy) to make a deal, so he heads to a remote beach, where be befriends a lively young hooker (Srinikornchot).

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Letters To Juliet Trailer

Sophie is an aspiring writer currently with a lack of inspiration, when she and her fiancé take a trip to one of the most romantic places in the world - Verona, Italy - she thinks it might just give her some direction but she never expected to embark on the journey she does. Sophie finds herself in Juliet's courtyard where she stumbles upon a letter from 1957, the letter is a heartfelt plea for advice. After contemplating what to do with the letter, she finally decides to respond.

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Chevolution Review

By Rich Cline

Excellent

This fascinating double documentary examines the legends of both Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the iconic photo of him that has taken on its own life. It's also a look at the power of a single image.

The truth is that most people have no idea who Guevara really was, but they know he's cool. This is mainly due to an image snapped almost accidentally in 1960, which was later turned into a logo for people power. The filmmakers trace both the life and death of Guevara and the production and spread of Alberto Korda's photograph with amazing detail, illustrating every point with superb archive footage, photos and interviews with experts, celebrities, politicians and first-hand witnesses.

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The Limits Of Control Review

By Chris Cabin

Excellent

It was about three years ago when, emerging from a press screening of Pedro Almodóvar's Volver, a good friend said to me, "You just can't argue with Almodóvar," referring to the idiosyncratic style that the great Spanish director has held steady for nearly three decades now. It didn't matter that Volver was, arguably, one of the director's more languid entries in terms of story, thematic content, and ambition. It simply mattered that it was undeniably Almodóvar.

The Limits of Control, the 11th feature by the New York-born auteur Jim Jarmusch, is another work that is inarguably stamped by its director's idiosyncrasies and, like Volver, there have been several critics who have questioned if its artistic success is not so much a result of it being a Jarmusch film rather than simply a good film. It emits a dark-shade cool, as befits any Jarmusch joint, and it features several of the director's usual performers, including the Ivorian-born actor Isaach De Bankolé in the lead.

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Babel Review

By Chris Barsanti

Weak

The Bible gives us the story of the tower of Babel, the magnificently tall structure whose height was deemed offensive and impertinent by God. To punish humanity for its architectural hubris, God then decided to drive a linguistic wedge between the nations of the world, who until then had spoken the same tongue. As fables go, this is a particularly effective one in that it both illustrates a moral -- don't think you're better than God or you shall be struck down with all speed -- and also provides a handy answer to those who wondered why there are so many different languages anyway.

In Babel, directed and co-written by Alejandro González Iñárritu (21 Grams, Amores Perros), a clutch of characters from a range of cultures and walks of life attempt to build a towering film of meaning from coincidence and portent; unfortunately, in the end it is the viewer who is punished for the filmmaker's hubris.

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Gael García Bernal's Acting Career Not Impacted By Short Height

By Steven Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 July 2006

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Mexican film star Gael García Bernal is supposedly not fazed by his five foot, seven inches height, instead, finding it a blessing as he is a similar height to Tom Cruise.

Gael García Bernal, the short Mexican actor known for 'The Motorcycle Diaries', has come forward about his height - a small five foot, seven inches - and how he believes that it has not impacted on his acting career, as he is still wanted for leading-man roles in movies.

Bernal furthers his point by explaining that his height may in fact be a blessing in disguise, as superstar Tom Cruise is actually a similar height to him in real life. He jokingly explains that: "A lot of leading actors are small. Maybe you have to be small to fit into the TV."

I'm With Lucy Review

By Christopher Null

Weak

Monica Potter gets dumped, then ends up on countless blind dates in the aftermath, which gives us the relationships all sliced up and out of order. Which guy will she end up with? The freaky baseball player or the kooky entemologist? Or someone else? Doubtless you'll care as little as I did, since Potter's character is too vapid to be worth keeping in the first place.

Amores Perros Review

By Jeremiah Kipp

Good

Painted in the colors of rust, Alejandro González Iñarritu's Amores Perros is a hard-edged epic of interconnected lives in the mean streets of Mexico City. This has become a popular trend in independent films such as Wonderland and The Five Senses, not to mention big-budget blockbusters like Traffic. By blending different scenarios, there's the hope of creating a mass collage. It's not as easy to pull off as you might think -- consider the rhythm of your standard daytime soap opera.

The concept of three juxtaposed narratives, at least in the "flavor of the month" sense, can be traced to Quentin Tarantino, as can the gunslinging desperados and pop music that have become the humdrum trademark of Pulp Fiction imitators. Iñarritu is content to simply rehash those familiar elements. Perhaps that's why so much of this Academy Award nominated foreign film comes off like a movie you've seen more than once, translated a Español.

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El Crimen Del Padre Amaro Review

By Rob Blackwelder

Good

Bearing subtle but uncanny structural similarities to American mob movies like "The Godfather" and "Goodfellas," Mexico's highest grossing homegrown film of all time is a substantive parable about an honorable young priest corrupted by desire, temptation, ego and ethical turpitude within the Catholic Church.

"El crimen del Padre Amaro" stars sharply handsome Gael García Bernal (ubiquitous of late in the Mexican imports "Amores Perros" and "Y Tu Mamá También") as Father Amaro, an eager, newly ordained, 24-year-old priest whose ideals are tested and found wanting when he's assigned to a small-town parish run by an canon-transgressing elder clergyman.

Father Benito (Sancho Gracia) may be dedicated to his congregation, but he's also in bed figuratively with local drug cartels -- their donations are funding construction of a new church-run hospital -- and literally with a local widow (Angélica Aragón). Coincidentally, it is this woman's eye-catchingly angelic, devout but extremely sensual teenage daughter Amelia (Ana Claudia Talancón) who is the initial catalyst for Father Amaro's downfall.

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