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Quinceañera (2006)
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"New York International Latino Film FestivalNickel N’ Diming Financing – Find the Right DealJuly 24, 2008On Thursday, I attended for the very first time the New York International Latino Film Festival, which presented over 100 films throughout the week. Earlier in the day after picking up my press badge from the Roger Smith Hotel, I hopped over to the Directors Guild Theater to see the film Mancora from Peru (the filmmakers were not present for that, so unfortunately, I have no Q&A notes, other than to say that I thought it was a fairly good film, which sort of reminded me of Y Tu Mama Tambien, which is the much better of the two.) Then I went over to Showbiz Software for a panel discussion on film financing, coordinated by Edwin Pagan, who made a brief introduction. The panelists touched on a number of topics ranging from ways to go about finding funding for your first films to "
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"By Tricia Olszewski Quinceañera is a Bible story set in the universe of Hummer limos and gentrification. Old-World values clash against New-World realities in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood, where an extended Mexican-American family struggles with issues such as materialism, teen pregnancy, and homosexuality. There’s little lecturing, though, in co-writers and -directors Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland’s uplifting narrative, even as it fundamentally asks, WWJD? The tolerant Christ figure here is Tio Tomas (Chalo Gonzalez), an elderly street vendor who feeds the hungry and embraces the outcast. He lives with his nephew Carlos (Jesse Garcia), a gang member who has been disowned by his parents and therefore sparks an uproar when he drops by his sister Eileen’s quinceañera, a weddinglike ceremony to mark her 15th birthday. Eileen (Alicia Sixtos), however, gets the royal treatment from the folks: Rather than a spiritual commemoration, E ... "
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"I have never blogged before and I have a firm policy about not giving away too much information about movie/TV/book storylines, so this may be dreadfully boring to read, but I saw this film today and all I can say is that it is very well done, extremely touching, and highly recommended for anyone who loves film. "
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"i saw 97 movies last year and it was hard to narrow them down but these are my favorites from 2006 for whatever reasons (i tried for 10 but just couldn't make it)! some are from 2005 and were seen later. i hope 2007 is half as good...TOP 15 LIST FOR 2006 MOVIES Sweet Land The Departed Paradise Now Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada Neil Young: Heart Of Gold The Heart Of The Game Little Miss Sunshine Shopgirl Quinceanara Transamerica Shut Up And Sing The Prestige The Illusionist The History Boys
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