By Elia Esparza
BEST MOVIE QUOTE:
You sold your soul to the devil. How come you still look so good?”
– Gael Garcia Bernal as Hector in The Mother
Jennifer Lopez’s The Mother – Top Movie on Netflix
The Mother had the No. 1 opening weekend of any Netflix film released in 2023 after its release on May 12, 2023. Distributed by Netflix, The Mother, starring Jennifer Lopez is an action-packed thriller that delves into the depths of a mother’s love in an unethical and captivating manner. Directed by visionary filmmaker, Nikki Caro (Whale Rider, The Zookeeper’s Wife, McFarland, USA) the buzz is that the movie takes audiences on an exhilarating and emotional rollercoaster ride.
According to Heaven of Horror reviews, The Mother is a “good choice for a Friday night action flick where you want to be entertained but also want a decent storyline.” May 12, 2023
Additional Cast: Lucy Paez, Joseph Fiennes, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jesse Garcia,Yvonne Senat Jones, Paul Raci, Edie Falco, Michael Karl Richards, Link Baker, Mayumi Yoshida, Ryan Cowie, Todd Matthews, Yadier Fernandez, Olivia Lucas, Jay Cardinal Villenueve, Medi Regragui
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
The official trailer for the fourth and final season of the action series, starring John Krasinski and Michael Peña as Domingo Chavez, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Betty Gabriel and Abbie Cornish, and Louis Ozawa. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan has been shared by Prime Video. The epic and exciting final season will be arriving through the streaming platform on June 30th, with new episodes available every Friday.
The fourth and final season finds Jack Ryan on his most dangerous mission yet: facing an enemy both foreign and domestic. As the new CIA Acting Deputy Director, Ryan is tasked with unearthing internal corruption, and in doing so, uncovers a series of suspicious black ops that could expose the vulnerability of the country. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is co-produced by Amazon Studios, Paramount Television Studios, and Skydance Television, and executive produced by Allyson Seeger, Andrew Form, John Krasinski, Brad Fuller, Michael Bay, and John Kelly. 05/31/2023
Sergio Calderón, Mexican Character Actor Dies at 77
Sergio Calderón died Wednesday in a Los Angeles hospital of natural causes, a family spokesman announced. He was a popular and respected character actor who made his mark in such iconic films as The In-Laws, Men in Black and Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End. At the turn of the 20th century, Calderón came to the attention of Hollywood after he portrayed a Mexican revolutionary in Duck, You Sucker (1971), written and directed by Sergio Leone, and was a murderous Mexican chief of police opposite Albert Finney in John Huston’s Under the Volcano (1984). In the 1979 Arthur Hiller comedy The In-Laws is the film that got him his SAG card.
Eva Longoria’s Searching For Mexico
Stanley Tucci and Eva Longoria teamed up to produce six episodes that explores the culture, traditions and foods of her Mexican roots, in Searching For Mexico, CNN’s original series. Search for the show and once you watch the first episode you will not be able to avoid binge watching the five remaining shows. Longoria is in post production for two upcoming new projectd, Land of Women, a TV mini series co-starring with Carmen Maura and Vanessa Casta?os, and War of the Worlds, an adventure/drama/horror, co-starring with Ice Cube and Michael O’Neill.If you missed the episodes, they are streaming. Check them out on CNN!
Cast: Lucy Paez, Joseph Fiennes, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jesse Garcia, Yvonne Senat Jones, Paul Raci, Edie Falco, Michael Karl Richards, Link Baker, Mayumi Yoshida, Ryan Cowie, Todd Matthews, Yadier Fernandez, Olivia Lucas, Jay Cardinal Villenueve, Medi Regragui
Penélope Cruz joins the Lancôme: La Vie Est Belle Campaign
The short beauty high profile Lacome short promotes The Scent of Happiness… “life is beautify,” is about choosing your own path to happiness and inspiring others. Complex and modern, the Eau de Parm campaign features Lily Collings, Penélope Cruz, Hoyeon, Julia Roberts, Amanda Seyfried, Aya Nakamura, Isabella Rossellini, and Zendaya
Director: Emmanuel Adjel
Michelle Rodriguez & Rita Moreno Forge Ahead in Fast X
Action Film Roared into Theaters May 19, 2023
Moving forward without a key character, Brian O’Conner portrayed by the late Paul Walker wasn’t easy, but Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto the head of the family is joined by Michelle Rodriguez and Jason Stratham in the new action/adventure/crime Fast X movie. The legendary West Side Story actress, Rita Moreno, plays Dom’s grandmother, Abuela Toretto. And, boy it’s the ride of a lifetime! Fast X is such a spectacular movie production that it is a 2-part movie, the first being Fast X that just premiered and the second part will premiere sometime in 2025.
Dom Toretto and his family are targeted by the vengeful son (Jason Momoa) of drug kingpin Hernan Reyes. According to the storyline: “The end of the road begins. Fast X, the tenth film in the Fast and Furious Saga, launches the final chapters of one of cinema’s most storied and popular global franchises, now in its third decade and still going strong with the same core cast and characters as when it began. Cast also includes Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Jason Stratham, John Cena and Scott Eastwood, with several Oscar® winners, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Brie Larson, and Alan Richtson. Fast X is produced by Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, Justin Lin, Jeff Kirschebaum and Samanta Vincent. And, executive produced by Joseph M. Caracciolo, Jr., David Cain, Chris Morgan, Amanda Lews and Mark Bomback.
Most of the reviews have been positive, sharing the same overall sentiment: “From the very beginning, Fast X grabs hold of the audience’s attention and refuses to let go.”
