The Kindergarten Teacher, 2019. Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Parker Sevak, Michael Chernus, Rosa Salazar, Anna Baryshnikov, Daisy Tahan, Ato Blankson-Wood. SYNOPSIS: Lisa Spinelli (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is an unhappy kindergarten teacher in New York, who suddenly becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy. The Kindergarten Teacher is one of […]
2018 BFI Film Festival Review – Museo
Museo, 2018. Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. Starring Gael García Bernal and Leonardo Ortizgris. SYNOPSIS: In 1985 veterinary students Juan and his best friend Benjamin set out to steal a number of priceless artefacts from the Mexican National Museum of Anthropology. This incredible film is actually based on a true story. Over the years, Hollywood has […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Kindergarten Teacher
The Kindergarten Teacher, 2018. Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Anna Baryshnikov, Rosa Salazar, Michael Chernus and Gael García Bernal. SYNOPSIS: A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy. A rare Hollywood remake of an acclaimed, award-winning foreign film which arguably […]
Wasp Network adds Penelope Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal and Wagner Moura
According to Variety, director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper) has enlisted Penelope Cruz (Everybody Knows), Gael Garcia Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) and Wagner Moura (Narcos) for his new film Wasp Network. The film, which has previously cast Edgar Ramirez (Cruz’s co-star on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) and Pedro Pascal (Narcos) is set […]
Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in first trailer for The Kindergarten Teacher
Netflix has released the first poster and trailer for The Kindergarten Teacher, the upcoming thriller from writer-director Sara Colangelo’s which stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as a teacher who tries to nuture her five year-old student’s talent in a desperate attempt to follow her own dreams, alongside newcomer Parker Sevak, Anna Baryshnikov,, Rosa Salazar,, Michael Chernus, and Gael […]
Blu-ray Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguia, and Edward James Olmos. SYNOPSIS: Pixar’s Golden Globe-winning Coco comes to Blu-ray in an edition that includes copious bonus materials, along with a rich presentation of the movie. Pixar keeps producing […]
Movie Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin. SYNOPSIS: Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead […]
Movie Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin. SYNOPSIS: A young Mexican boy, in love with music and desperate to meet his hero, finds himself stuck […]
Second Opinion – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin. SYNOPSIS: Like a Mexican Footloose, music is banned in the world of young Miguel (Anthony […]
Movie Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, and Edward James Olmos. SYNOPSIS: Young Miguel dreams of being a musician and is determined to compete in the talent competition at the Dia De Los Muertos celebrations. Despite his […]