Spanish Cinema under the Franco Regime, Pacific Film Archive Starts March 29
The UC Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archives (BFA/PFA) in Berkeley will present the series The Spanish Mirth: the Comedic Films of Luis Garcia Berlanga from…
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“Rita Moreno: A Memoir” in Bookstores & Online
Whenever you hear the song “America” from West Side Story, no doubt Rita Moreno comes to mind. Moreno’s ‘Anita’ won her the Oscar and stardom. She is…
Bay Lights, Art Installation by light sculptor Leo Villareal
If you’re in San Francisco, make your way to the Embarcadero waterfront and be prepared to linger. To celebrate the opening of the new eastern span…
“Harvest of Empire” – Showing in San Francisco & Berkeley- March 8-14
“We are all Americans of the New World, and our most dangerous enemies are not each other, but the great wall of ignorance between us.”…
Days of Grace & Other Latin American Films- SF Indie Fest
San Francisco Indie Fest is a quiceañera! That’s right! Celebrating 15 years of edgy independent film and fun parties, the festival opens at the Brava Theater on…
Bless Me, Ultima – Limited Release
Bless Me, Ultima is a drama set in New Mexico during WWII, centered on the relationship between a boy, Antonio, and Ultima, an elderly curandera (medicine…
PBS Series- Latino Americans, Narrated by Benjamin Bratt
PBS announced actor Benjamin Bratt will narrate LATINO AMERICANS, a landmark three-part, six-hour documentary series that is set to air nationally on PBS in the fall of 2013.…
2013 Oscar Nominations Announced
The 2013 Oscar nominees were announced this morning. Film lovers everywhere will surely be playing catch-up to see some of the films nominated. Of particular…
Lo Imposible- The Impossible- Spanish Production
The Impossible is a Spanish film production directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and written by Sergio G. Sanchez. This is the second collaboration between Bayona…
Happy Birthday, Rita!
HEY,YOU GUYS! The iconic Rita Moreno turned 81 this week (December 11)! If you know what that line is from that’s probably one of the…