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Time to be scared by spooky characters at Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
Review and photos by Jenny Alvarez
In a special and warmest opening night of the 7th Annual Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, visitors enjoyed since the beginning and one of the best mazes with a cart pulled by a tractor. The cart is open, so monsters will get very close and your back is facing the outside and many of them were walking around the hayride.
2. Trick Or Treat: Within a tent, you walk past a series of 8 doors (all of them full of scary surprises), two of which give you candy.
3. The House of Shadows: Another walk through where visitors are pulsed through a series of the best haunted house sets ever conceived, populated by a cast with great performances.
4. The In-Between: Black walls, strobe lights, and clowns. A maze in which you will be sent through a maze that wears out its welcome just as its getting started, leading to lots of different emotions, with the exception of any positive ones.
People feel really haunted. In general all the characters were well organized with good make up, costumes of the characters and talented actors who really can scare you, this means extra fun for the rest of the night with really cool experience you got scared entertained and had a great time with friends on whoever you want to be.
More action at home with Furious 7 Blu-ray
By GTVW Staff
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Continuing the global exploits in the unstoppable franchise built on speed, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast under director James Wan in Furious 7. Furious 7 took in a massive $1.51 billion at the worldwide box office, making it one of the top grossing films of the year. Now you will have a great Combo Blu-ray since September 15, 2015. A new, revenge-minded enemy named Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) has his sights set on Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew. But action is the furthest thing from their minds. Dom is working hard to rebuild his relationship with Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), who has lost her memory. Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) has traded in his street racer for a minivan and is living life as a father with his son Jack (Miller and Charlie Kimsey) and girlfriend Mia (Jordana Brewster).
The film’s screenwriter, Chris Morgan, revealed that he’d decided to make Paul Walker’s character exit more of a retirement during Furious 7.
With great audio in English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Spanish: DTS 5.1 and French (Canada): DTS 5.1 and subtitles in English SDH, French and Spanish. Your collection will be completed with 50GB Blu-ray Disc in two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD) with many settings as UV digital copy, iTunes digital copy, Digital copy and DVD copy. Definitely, a film that worth in passion for action films.
You will love a modern “Grandma”
By GTVW Staff
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From the creative mind Paul Weitz, this film includes the best of the cast Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Sam Elliott, Nat Wolff, and John Cho. Elle Reid has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when her granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing 600 dollars before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.
Despite the low-budget of this great film, the family bonds are important especially with a Grandma” with strong personality and ill-tempered Elle wreaking. This is a film in which gradually will see sensitive subjects such as abortion, lesbianism, light comedy with fresh humor, satire, and many feminist politics. A simple story that reflects a deep social issues , lack of education for our youth of this times.
FICG is the best appreciation, promotion and distribution of Mexican and Ibero-American films
By GTVW Staff
Photos By: Alfonso De Elias
The Guadalajara International Film Festival is a week-long film festival held in Los Angeles at Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood for its fifth year and runs from Thursday, August 27 to Sunday, August 30.The festival is considered the most prestigious film festival in Latin America and among the most important Spanish language film festivals in the world. The festival is the premier showcase for new work from Mexican and international independent filmmakers.
FICG in LA will offer the premiere of other titles that have emerged in the world of cinema throughout the year to great critical acclaim with the best of contemporary Mexican and Latin American cinema. Eugenio Derbez will receive the Tree of Life award in representation of the Derbez dynasty. Oscar winner Eugenio Caballero (Best Art Direction, Pan Labyrinth), Ofelia Medina (Mexican actress), Josep Parera (Entertainment Editor La Opinion) and LPB (Latino Public Broadcasting) will also receive the festival’s Tree of Life Award for their contributions to Mexican, Latino and Ibero-American culture.
13 Feature and documentary films and 12 short films will be showcased in this year’s festival.
Opening Night Gala – August 28, 2015
MESSI, Dir. Álex de la Iglesia (Spain, 2014, L.A. Premiere)
Closing Night Gala – August 30, 2015
Ciudad Delirio, Dir. Chus Gutiérrez (Colombia, 2014, 100 min., L.A. Premiere)
Special Events:
• KIDS GALA: EL JEREMÍAS (JEREMY) Dir. Anwar Safa (Mexico, 2015, US Premiere)
• MAGUEY (LGBT) GALA: MADE IN BANGKOK Dir. Flavio Florencio (México – Alemania, 2015, US Premiere)
• ART, HEALTH & HEALING SPECIAL SCREENING: JUANICAS
Dir. Karina García Casanova (Mexico – Canada, 2015, US Premiere)
and La Teta de Botero, Dir. Humberto Busto, Mexico (short film)
• HUMAN RIGHTS SPECIAL SCREENING: LA PRENDA (The Pawn)
Dir. Jean-Cosme Delaloye (Guatemala – Suiza, 2014, Sneak Preview) in Association with the Mill Valley Film Festival.
• FREE SCREENING: LA ONCE (Tea Time) –Dir. Maite Alberti (Chile, 2014)
Other Feature Films
El PATRÓN, RADIOGRAFÍA DE UN CRIMEN (THE BOSS, ANATOMY OF A CRIME)
Dir. Sebastián Schindel (Argentina, 2014, L.A. Premiere)
HBO Latino presents – HEROES COTIDIANOS – “El cometa”
Dir. Alejandra Sánchez (Mexico, 2014, Sneak Preview)
IXCANUL Dir. Jayro Bustamante (Guatemala – France, 2015, Sneak Preview)
LOREAK (FLOWERS) Dir. Jon Garaño, José Mari Goenaga (Spain, 2014, L.A. Premiere)
POCHA (Manifest Destiny) Dir. Michael Dwyer (USA – Mexico, 2015)
QUE VIVA LA MUSICA (LIVEFOREVER)
Dir. Carlos Moreno (Colombia -Mexico, 2015, L.A Premiere)
Short Films
MEXICAN ANIMATED SHORTS SHOWCASE & PANEL (in chronological order)
Como preparar un sandwich (How to Prepare a Sandwich) Dir. Rigo Mora
Hasta Los Huesos (Down to the Bones) Dir. René Castillo
Jacinta Dir. Karla Castañeda
Jaulas (Cages) Dir. Juan José Medina
Prita Noire (Black Doll) Dir. Sofía Carrillo
La Casa Triste (The Sad House) Dir. Sofia Carrillo
La Noria (The Waterwheel) Dir. Karla Castaneda
Lluvia en los Ojos (Rain in the Eyes) Dir. Rita Basulto
Zimbo (Zimbo) Dir. Rita Basulto & Juan Jose Medina
Shorts Before Features
ELLA (Her) Dir. Ximena Urrutia (Mexico, 2014, 23 min)
MESTIZO, Dir. Talon Gonzalez (USA, 2014, 10 min.)
LA TETA DE BOTERO, Dir. Humberto Busto (Mexico, 2015, 18 min., US Premiere)
The screening of the selected work-in-progress films will be for industry accredited to the festival. These screenings are not open to the general public or member of the press.
Guadalajara Construye in Los Angeles 2
• Angelica, Dir. Marisol Gómez-Mouakad, Puerto Rico/USA
• Dementia (Demencia), Dir. Jose Luís Valenzuela, Mexico/USA
• Lupe under the Sun (Lupe bajo el sol), Dir. Rodrigo Reyes, Mexico/USA
• No Dresscode Required (Etiqueta no rigurosa), Dir. Cristina Herrera Borquez, Mexico/USA
• Looking at the Stars (Olhando pras estrelas), Dir. Alexandre Peralta, Nicaragua/Brazil/USA
• Omar & Gloria (Omar y Gloria), Dir. Jimmy Cohen, Mexico/Canada
A film full of contrast and passion in “Jimmy’s Hall”
By GTVW Staff
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From Director Ken Loach and a well structured cast Barry Ward, Francis Magee, Aileen Henry, Simone Kirby, Stella McGirl, Sorcha Fox, Martin Lucey, Mikel Murfi, Shane O’Brien, as spectator you will enjoy for 106 minutes the great story of Jimmy Gralton’s sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in an Ireland on the brink of Civil War In 1921. The Pearse-Connolly Hall was a place where young people could come to learn, to argue, to dream… but above all to dance and have fun. As the hall grew in popularity its socialist and free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians who forced Jimmy to flee and the hall to close.
A decade later, at the height of the Depression, Jimmy returns to Co. Leitrim from the US to look after his mother and vows to live the quiet life. The hall stands abandoned and empty, and despite the pleas of the local youngsters, remains shut. However as Jimmy reintegrates into the community and sees the poverty, and growing cultural oppression.
Definitely is a smart and familiar film, full of turbulent times for each character and celebrates the spirit of these free-thinkers. The best key element is the Jazz Music with certain predictable anti-clerical anti-Irish stereotype. Even Ken Loach tends to be unsubtle when he is making some political points; however, this film earns points in many facts such as all violent protests that the main character has to face from the church for running a dance hall where his freedom has been compromised.
