Bordertown 2007  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gregory Nava
Cast: Maya Zapata, Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga, Martin Sheen, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, Irineo Alvarez, Rene Rivera, Juan Diego Botto, Kate del Castillo, Randall Batinkoff, Karolinah Villarreal, Julio Cedillo, Brandon Smith
Lauren (Jennifer Lopez) is an American correspondent from a Chicago newspaper who is assigned to the border town of Juarez, Mexico, to investigate unsolved homicides involving many women. It appears that the police are covering up the brutal crimes, and when one of the victims, Eva (Maya Zapata), escapes her captors she gives Lauren her story. While tracking down the attackers, Lauren finds herself in grave danger from a web of corruption that extends over both sides of the border.
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Death and the Compass 1996 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alex Cox
Cast: Peter Boyle, Christopher Eccleston, Miguel Sandoval, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Alonso Echanove, Ariane Pellicer, Gabriela Gurrola, Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Eduardo Lopez Rojas
This tale is set in what appears to be a futuristic city where a popular detective, Erik Lonnrot (Peter Boyle), is working on the case of a murdered rabbi. He believes that the murder was occult motivated, but his superior believes it was a simple botched theft by a notorious criminal. Another death further convinces Erik that his theory is correct. The story plays out in a surreal environment as good fights evil.
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El Norte 1983   R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Gregory Nava
Cast: Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gomez Cruz, Alicia del Lago, Heraclio Zepeda, Stella Quan, Trinidad Silva, Tony Plana, Lupe Ontiveros, Abel Franco, Diane Cary, Mike Gomez, Christina Kokubo, Ronald G. Joseph, Enrique Castillo
In this poignant story, two Guatemalans, Rosa and Enrique Xuncax (Zaide Silvia Gutierrez and David Villalpando), head for the U.S. border after their father is murdered. They make their journey across the U.S./Mexican border and end up living lives as illegal immigrants in Los Angeles. Although they are in constant fear of deportation, they struggle to make a living and don't give up their dream of the chance for a better life. 1 User Review
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| | An exquisite movie! | 10/18/2006 | | I saw the movie when it opened in Santa Barbara in 1983. I have been trying to find a copy, off and on ever since. The imagery, the reflections, the insight into North and South American cultures are extraordinary. |
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If I Never See You Again 1997   N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Juan Pablo Villasenor
Cast: Jorge Galvan, Ignacio Retes, Justo Martinez, Max Kerlow, Rodolfo Velez, Leticia Huijara, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, Angelina Pelaez, Ana Bertha Espin, Blanca Torres
This Mexican award-winning film is a fun blend of humor and sentimental drama. A group of elderly musicians escape from a nursing home and hit the road to Tijuana, playing at clubs along the way. Bruno (Jorge Galvan), the leader, has a promise to keep: deliver his lover's ashes to her hometown, Tijuana. After arriving, he must deal with his lover's niece–who is love-starved. And then there's the club owner who hides illegal drugs in the group's instrument cases. 1 User Review
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| | A bit like Cocoon - Seniors Have Fun | Cristal 02/09/2007 | | If your mom and dad are of a certain age and are Hispanic, love romantic boleros (are there any other kind), they will love this. Youth appeal is there also, especially with the exotic Mexican dancers. They have the best bottoms! The music is wonderful, classic boleros - even some that Americans will recognize and (erroniously) claim as their own. A romp but a beautiful love story, not only what was between men and women, but macho a macho, old loves and new loves - really for the romantic and for music lovers. |
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The Realm of Fortune 1986 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Arturo Ripstein
Cast: Ernesto Gomez Cruz, Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Parodi, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, Margarita Sanz, Ernesto Yanez, Alberto Estrella, Luisa Huertas, Eduardo Lopez Rojas, Ignacio Retes
This is the tale of the rise and fall of a mentally weak peasant who, at the story's beginning, lives with his mother and reports the news while walking the town. He also announces cock fights, a sport he loves. He is given an near-dead cock and makes it into a great fighter, which, in turn, makes him rich. But what goes up must come down, sometimes with tragic results.
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| 1. Bordertown (2007)
2. Death and the Compass (1996)
3. El Norte (1983)
4. Firewalker (1986)
5. Highway Patrolman (1992)
6. Hotel Colonial (1987)
7. If I Never See You Again (1997)
8. The Realm of Fortune (1986)
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