MOVIES
Bob Marley resurrected
By: Angie Gonzalez
Photo By Alfonso De Elias
Marley is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best. Watch this amazing documentary, well structured, with facts about Marley’s life.
Ziggy Marley is one of the eleven children of Bob Marley, who had seven relationships. He was born in the baby boomers generation and is a part of this “large number of people, reaching old age and retirement”. Ziggy continued his interview by stating that many compared him to his father. There are many similarities, both are musicians. “Shyness” was a personality trait Marley and his son shared. Their music was also compared and sometimes criticized for “not being as good as Marley’s”. But this does not affect Ziggy. Thus, his son stated that Marley had love for his children. And sometimes he would “spank them” (laughs). Ziggy ends the interview by providing a religious relation to music and describes “Music is spiritual and it is created from God, to give messages and ideas to people, music is from God”.
Love is the triumph of imagination in “Goodbye First Love”
Review by Jenny Alvarez
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Goodbye First Love, now is available in some American movie theaters since April 20th. An acutely perceptive portrait of a bright young woman in the wake of her first romance. Fifteen-year-old Camille (Lola Créton) is a serious, intensely focused girl who has fallen in love with easy-going Sullivan (Sebastian Urzendowsky), an older boy who reciprocates her feelings, mostly, but wants to be free to explore the world. When he leaves her to travel through South America, she is devastated. But over the next eight years, she develops into a more fully formed woman, with new interests and a new love—and the possibility that she’ll be less defenseless when Sullivan enters her life again. Rendering scenes that showcase her extraordinary ability to evoke moods and feelings, Hansen-Løve takes the story of a girl’s first romance and makes it into a singular experience, familiar in its broad strokes and yet so specific that it feels uniquely personal.
This movie reminds me my first relationship, my first kisses and heartbreaks. Besides, the beauty of the language, the cities, the countryside make this movie magical and realistic so It goes far beyond that, and all the emotional echoes of those moments will last for long after the relationship itself is over. However, all the heightened emotions that come with love. The fear of being rejected and abandoned is very real and must be acknowledged. It is a well structured and meaningful love movie that gives us the freedom to be who we are, loving others for who they are. In few words, when you really love deeply in one direction makes you more loving in all others. Life is full of pure love for all things that makes you capable of doing things that you consider part of your happiness.
“Hit So Hard” is out of the hole in a rockumentary
Review by Jenny Alvarez
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Hit So Hard follows the rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love’s seminal rock band, Hole. But just three years later, the drug-related deaths of several musicians, capped by the suicide of Kurt Cobain, closed the books on an all too brief era. In a Hi-8 video camera just before Hole’s infamous Live Through This world tour, Patty captured stunningly intimate footage of the scene that has never been seen… until now. Not just an all-access backstage pass to the music that shaped a generation, Hit So Hard is a harrowing tale of overnight success, the cost of addiction, and ultimately, recovery and redemption.
Although this movie reflects all drummer’s career and struggles with addiction and how many people might be tempted into seeing the film for: namely, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. Much of Schemel’s early time with the group is focused more on Cobain than on her, and while it absolutely provides an intriguing look at an icon of music, it feels like something that would have better belonged in it’s own film, perhaps as a companion to this one. Like a minor rockumentary is very well constructed especially when Patty Schemel, the acclaimed drummer for Courtney Love’s seminal rock band Hole, reflecting her own world of sunshine, this is highly recommend for those who enjoy drummers and women musicians, now is available in some American movie theaters since April 20th.
"Captain America" Sequel in 2014
Marvel Studios and parent company Disney announced that the “Captain America” followup scheduled to debut April 4, 2014. It is announced that “Captain America” will pick up where the “Avengers” left off, “as Steve Rogers continues his affiliation with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. and struggles to embrace his role in the modern world.” The original “Captain America” began in the 1940s and saw scrawny Steve Rogers become a chemically enhanced super-soldier who helped save the Allies during World War II, “the sequel will keep him in his chronological position in the present day. After being frozen for decades, and resuscitated in the strange new world of contemporary New York City, Cap is now planning to take it one day at a time,” stated CNN.
“American Reunion” steps up with some genuine laughs
Review by Jenny Alvarez
Photos By: Alfonso De Elias.
American Reunion comes back to all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship. Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion.
If you are looking for a good comedy to go see, this one, is a good choice. Plenty of funny scenes some of them are bringing back the nostalgic memories mostly from the first film. You will laugh from beginning to end, and none of the laughter or jokes were forced. All the characters have their own issues (too married, have kids, hate their jobs, hate their lifestyle, etc.) and the movie is kind of about them all resolving their over the course of a reunion weekend. It’s the American Pie which is most similar to the first one. All the old couples from high-school (Oz/Heather, Kevin/Vicky, Jim/Michelle) re-hash their past feelings. So all the best jokes and good comedy is back again!
ATM will be your last transaction
By Jenny Alvarez
Photos by Alfonso de Elías
It’s release on April 6, 2012 (Limited U.S. Theatrical) and the Screenwriter Chris Sparling (who wrote the screenplay of Buried) is back with a new thriller titled ATM. Much like the Buried concept, the movie ATM will primarily take place in one location, you nail it, in the vestibule of an Automated Teller Machine. The story centers on three co-workers who, on a routine stop at an ATM, unexpectedly end up in a desperate fight for their lives. Director David Brooks will helm the project. The cast includes Brian Geraghty, Josh Peck and Margarita Levieva.
The beginning is good and full of desperation with a splash of “Panic Room”. The performances were generally solid, the atmosphere was tense and the killer was relatively menacing. The characters are likable enough, some moments are pretty tense, and overall it’s decently constructed. However, you can be a little bit disappointed and frustrating at first, before it is remembered that most people are really like this. Hints of reality are much more horrifying than pure fiction. At the end, it has a psychological point of view and the main message is if you want to make any transaction in an Automated Teller Machine never park a mile away from the ATM despite it being the middle of the night in an empty parking lot because you will be in risk!
Hysteria in the Victorian Era
By Jenny Alvarez
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Hysteria is a romantic comedy with an accomplished cast led by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones and Rupert Everett, that tells an untold tale of discovery – the surprising story of the birth of the electro-mechanical vibrator at the very peak of Victorian prudishness. It has a intriguing story plot even some dialogues are quite bored, their language is really elegant. Some kind of mockumentary on the real history of the vibrator but reveals the real sexual liberation as well so the main question is what is the main responsibility about medicine, hysteria, sexuality with the first electric vibrating massager? Then the main subject is something rarely discusses in public especially in London, 1880. The comedic pacing is refreshing, tasteful and impressive with Dalrymple, mainly with her socialist ideas but a big heart for keeping a community project. Hysteria was really well played and developed in each character so Tanya Wexler made a fun movie.
War Horse is now at home
By Jenny Alvarez
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The friendship between a boy and a horse who are separated but whose fates continue to be intertwined over the course of World War I. Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston and the Director was Steven Spielberg. This movie has the most beautiful landscapes and natural places and comes in 4 Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, Digital and On Demand, April 3rd. It has a good message about friendship, loyalty among all children and animals. All the camera shootings have good rhythm and photography, especially when Joey (a smart horse) has a miracle journey but is a sad and dark when all animals are involved in wars suffer a lot. There is also abuse and pain that suffer each of these horses during their battles. It is an awesome movie full of drama with deep sense of love and friendship. “War Horse” definitely will make you shake with emotion.
The Lion of Judah is now available for your collection
By GalaTview Staff
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This film is a heart-warming account of the Easter story as seen through the eyes of a bold lamb which was launched on March 27th with a Blu-ray 3D in English and French subtitles. His name is Judah, a lovable pig (Horace), a faint-hearted horse (Monty), a pedantic rat (Slink), a rambling rooster (Drake), a motherly cow (Esmay) and a downtrodden donkey (Jack).
Cast: Michael Madsen, Ernest Borgnine, Omar Benson Miller
Directors: Roger Hawkins, Deryck Broom
Genres: Animated, Art House/Foreign, Drama
These characters are stable friends who are trying to avoid the sacrificial alter during the week preceding the crucifixion of Christ. With epic backgrounds and a great attention to detail, this is a magnificent film master piece.
Now The Bible is introduced by Charlton Heston
By GalaTView Staff
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Charlton Heston summarizes the theme of the re-released 4-disc DVD set, presenting the Bible. The DVD titles include Genesis, The Story of Moses, Jesus of Nazareth and The Passion. Heston sees the series as providing a taste of the ancient tradition of oral storytelling, which is the way many of the Bible stories were originally passed down.
He skillfully weaves in history from the locations in the Holy Land he visits during the narration, making these DVDs both entertaining and educational.
All of them are available in English language with special features, behind scenes with the important actor.
