Saturday, April 30, 2011

Cinemateria, Programa del Sabado 30 de Abril del 2011


Criticamos la película "Fast Five" y la censura en Puerto Rico. Con Marcos Rodríguez, Alberto Reyes y Ruben Piñero "El Piñerazzi". Invitados especiales, Jesus Osvaldo Velazquez "DJ Mista OZ", Laura Pereira, David Figueroa y Eduardo Rosado de "Cinemovida" Duración 1 hora y 7 segundos.

Monday, April 25, 2011

WAPA TV Censura el cortometraje "Terrorista" de Eduardo Rosado por su contenido politico.


Después de anunciarse el cortometraje de critica social y política "Terrorista" en el programa de este servidor, el canal 4 WAPA TV, que iba a transmitir el cortometraje a las 11:30pm, decidió cancelarlo sin dar explicación sobre esta decisión. Primera Hora pone la noticia de esta manera.

E
l productor del cortometraje “Terrorista” denunció que su obra ha sido víctima de censura al ser cancelada su transmisión por WAPA TV (canal 4).

El cortometraje es una historia ficticia entre un supuesto encuentro entre el gobernador Luis Fortuño y Robert García, mejor conocido como “Tipo Común”, quien fue encarcelado por lanzarle un huevo al primer mandatario.

"Recibí una llamada de la producción Movie Pass hoy en la tarde para indicarme que debido al contenido político del cortometraje la gerencia del canal decidió no transmitirlo”, indicó el director y productor del cortometraje, Eduardo Rosado, en declaraciones escritas.

“Terroristas” se exhibía hoy a las 11:30 p.m., y el punto de partida para su cancelación fue la publicación de un artículo en El Nuevo Día”, agregó.

"Aparentemente vieron el artículo y prefirieron no correr riesgos", dijo Rosado. "Las razones no fueron ni por calidad, ni por duración. Fue claramente por el contenido en contra de la actual administración".

Rosado señaló en el comunicado de prensa que contempla tomar acciones legales contra el canal.

Catalogó la movida como una "asquerosa censura, de parte del tipo que se ha mostrado no sólo en contra de los técnicos y artistas de este país, si no ante uno de los incapacitados mentales que hoy día existe delante de un canal de televisión, el señor Joe Ramos”.

“Me parece ilógico que un cortometraje que representa una historia ficticia como critica social no se pueda transmitir, pero que todos los días permitan que La Comay se exprese en contra de personas y del mismo Gobernador y a él no le digan nada. Pero transmiten 'Talento de Barrio' que contiene palabras malas y permiten comentarios homofóbicos”, afirmó. “Es claramente un discrimen y una clara censura de Wapa y el señor Joe Ramos van a tener que responder por esto”.


Mas sobre esto mientras llege.

UPDATE-LOGRAMOS UNA ENTREVISTA CON EL DIRECTOR DEL CORTOMETRAJE EDUARDO ROSADO. Pendientes a Cinemateria el Sabado 30 de Abril.

And the Box Office Champion this week is...


Via Deadline Hollywood / Nikki Finke

SATURDAY PM/SUNDAY AM, 5TH UPDATE: Studios tell me this Easter Weekend began and ended with rain and storms in 2/3s of the U.S. and the first huge "up" weekend of $125M, which is +34% from last year. Twentieth Century Fox's Rio 3D may be about a bird, but Friday and Saturday numbers showed "it's holding like a rock," a studio exec emailed me.

Lionsgate's latest in Tyler Perry's franchise, Madea's Big Happy Family, had the best per screen average of all the top-grossing pictures. This is, after all, Perry's sixth cross-dressing film; still, the last one opened to a $41M weekend and the one before to $30M and this will be even lower by end of day Sunday. scoring an "A-" CinemaScore was Fox 2000's Water For Elephants based on Sara Gruen's best-selling book and written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Francis Lawrence.

Clearly, the classy ad campaign was intriguing for adults who don't rush out to see films, and for Robert Pattinson's Twi-hards who do. But this beautifully filmed but searing drama was considered a hard sell. It was also a fine weekend for Universal's holdover Hop from Illumination Entertainment after passing $100M. And Disneynature's African Cats narrated by Samuel Jackson played well for a niche nature movie that truly deserves to be seen, as evidenced by its "A-" CinemaScore. Full analysis coming. Here is the Top 10:

1. Rio 3D (Blue Sky Studio/Fox) Week 2 [3,842 Theaters]
Friday $10.6M, Saturday $10M, Easter Weekend $26.6M (-32%), Cume $81.1M

2. Madea's Big Happy Family (Tyler Perry/Lionsgate) NEW [2,288 Theaters]
Friday $10.5M, Saturday $9.1M, Easter Weekend $25.7M

3. Water For Elephants (Fox 2000/Fox) NEW [2,817 Theaters]
Friday $7M, Saturday $6.5M, Easter Weekend $17.5M

4. Hop (Illumination Entertainment/Universal) Week 4 [3,616 Theaters]
Friday $4.8M, Saturday $4.5M, Easter Weekend $12.4M, Cume $100.4M

5. Scream 4 (Miramax/Dimension/Weinstein Co) Week 2 [3,314 Theaters]
Friday $2.7M, Saturday $2.7M, Easter Weekend $7.1M (-62%), Cume $31.1M

6. African Cats (Disneynature/Walt Disney Studios) NEW [1,220 Theaters]
Friday $3.3M, Saturday $1.6M, Easter Weekend $6.4M

7. Soul Surfer (FilmDistrict/Sony) Week 3 [2,240 Theaters]]
Friday $2.3M, Saturday $1.9M, Easter Weekend $5.6M, Cume $28.6M

8. Insidious (FilmDistrict) Week 4 [2,130 Theaters]
Friday $2.1M, Saturday $1.9M, Easter Weekend $5.3M, Cume $44.1M

9. Hanna (Focus Features) Week 3 [2,383 theaters]
Friday $1.8M, Saturday $2M, Easter Weekend $5.2M, Cume $31.7M

10. Source Code (Summit) Week 4 [2,363 Theaters]
Friday $1.8M, Saturday $1.9M, Easter Weekend $5M, Estimated Cume $44.6M

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Cinemateria, Programa del Sabado 23 de Abril del 2011



Criticamos la película "Water for Elephants" y "Restrepo". Con Marcos Rodríguez, Alberto Reyes y Ruben Piñero "El Piñerazzi". Invitados especiales, Jesus Osvaldo Velazquez "DJ Mista OZ", Eduardo Rosado de "Cinemovida" y Carlos Torres de Paquines.com. Duración 57 Minutos y 30 segundos. Música en los intermedios por Maxarathiel Les' Shyerar del album "Beyond The Karma", cortesia del Free Music Archive.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Tim Hetherington - Documentarista, "Restrepo" 1970-2011


El fotógrafo Tim Hetherington ha fallecido este miércoles en la ciudad de Misrata, en el oeste de Libia, víctima de disparos de mortero, según informan varios medios de Estados Unidos como 'The New York Times' o 'The Huffington Post'. Otros tres periodistas resultaron heridos de gravedad en el mismo ataque. Todos se encontraban en la calle Trípoli, la principal arteria de Misrata.

Tras unas primeras informaciones confusas, en la que la agencia Afp confirmaba la muerte de un periodista occidental pero del que se desconocía su identidad, finalmente se ha confirmado su muerte. El fotógrafo Andre Liohn, herido en el mismo ataque, fue el primero en dar la noticia del fallecimiento en su Facebook. Afp también ha confirmado que el fotógrafo de Getty Chris Hondros se encuentra herido de gravedad. Por el momento, se desconoce la identidad de los otros dos periodistas heridos.

Hetherington, que en la actualidad trabajaba para 'Vanity Fair' -y que también ha confirmado su fallecimiento-, es un reputado fotógrafo de guerra que dirigió el documental de National Geographic 'Restrepo', en el que retrataba el trabajo de las tropas militares de EEUU en Afganistán. El documental le valió una nominación para los Oscar y ganó el Gran Premio del Jurado en Sundance. Hetherington se definía en una entrevista con ELMUNDO.es como "un creador de imágenes".



En realidad Hetherington, nacido en Liverpool en 1970, es codirector de 'Restrepo' junto al escritor Sebastian Junger. Ambos financiaron el documental por su cuenta y riesgo. "Teníamos una cámara y otra de apoyo. Se hizo con lo que podíamos cargar a la espalda, sin trípode. Me gustaría saber cuantos filmes se hacen con sólo eso. Cuando llegamos a Restrepo, no había electricidad, ni agua. Volvíamos cada dos semanas a la base principal a recargarlas", explicaba a este diario Hetherington.

Hetherington, ganador del Premio World Press Photo en 2007 y artista de museo gracias a su serie de imágenes de soldados durmientes, sostenía en diciembre de 2010: "Si me pides una foto de la máquina de la guerra, te podría ofrecer misiles, tanques y helicópteros, pero lo que muestra 'Restrepo' es que, en realidad, la máquina de la guerra es un grupo de hombres jóvenes que se entrenan juntos, dispuestos a matar y morir por sus compañeros".


Cortesia del El Mundo.es

Sunday, April 17, 2011

And the box office champion this week is...


LOS ANGELES – Movie fans are going to "Rio" in big numbers, but they're not quite screaming over the latest installment of a horror-comedy franchise.

The 20th Century Fox animated family flick "Rio," featuring the voices of Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg, led the weekend box office with a healthy $40 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

It was the best debut so far this year, topping another animated comedy, "Rango," by about $2 million.

The slasher comedy "Scream 4," released by the Weinstein Co. banner Dimension Films, opened at No. 2 with just $19.3 million. That's a fraction of the business for the previous two sequels, which both debuted at over $30 million more than a decade ago.

Business finally climbed for Hollywood, which has been in a prolonged slide. Revenues rose for only the second time since last November, coming in at $134 million, up 12 percent compared to the same weekend last year, when "Kick-Ass" led with $19.8 million.

"I'm going to be so bold as to say this may be the beginning of the turnaround," said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com. "Summer's almost here and it's the most important movie-going season. It couldn't be coming at a better time."

After two weekends in the No. 1 spot, Russell Brand's Easter bunny tale "Hop" slipped to third-place with $11.2 million. Released by Universal, "Hop" raised its total to $82.6 million.

The weekend's other new wider release, director Robert Redford's Lincoln-assassination drama "The Conspirator," premiered at No. 9 with $3.9 million. The movie stars Robin Wright and James McAvoy in a courtroom tale of a woman accused of aiding Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth.

Released by Roadside Attractions, "The Conspirator" played in narrower release of 707 theaters, roughly one-fifth the cinema count for the weekend's top three movies.

"Rio" opened well above Fox studio expectations. A tale of romance and smuggling involving rare birds, "Rio" opened overseas a week earlier and has climbed to a $168 million total worldwide.

"It's working in every country on the planet," said Fox distribution executive Bert Livingston. "It's G-rated, which means it's for everybody."

With many children out of school over the next week leading into Easter, "Rio" has solid playing time ahead of it, Livingston said.

Receipts for "Scream 4" came in a bit under industry expectations and well below the $30-million-plus openings for "Scream 2" and "Scream 3."

"Would we have liked to have done more? Yeah, absolutely, but I don't think anyone was expecting $30 million," said Erik Lomis, head of distribution for the Weinstein Co. "But I think it's a solid opening, particularly given how the films have been performing lately in the marketplace. R-rated films have been having a tougher time."

"Scream 4" reunites the stars of the original three movies — Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette — and adds new young cast members including Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere and Rory Culkin.

The movie hurls the cast into a fresh blood fest as bodies pile up in a manner mimicking events of the first movie.

An 11-year hiatus since "Scream 3" may have created a disconnect between the franchise and the typically young horror crowd. Just 54 percent of the audience was under 25, a segment that typically accounts for about 75 percent of horror fans, Lomis said.

Weinstein executives are hoping word of mouth among those younger viewers will bring in new fans and carry the movie along in the coming weeks. That's what happened with the original "Scream," which opened with just $6.4 million in 1996 but became a $100 million word-of-mouth hit.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. "Rio," $40 million.

2. "Scream 4," $19.3 million.

3. "Hop," $11.2 million.

4. "Soul Surfer," $7.4 million.

5. "Hanna," $7.3 million.

6. "Arthur," $6.94 million.

7. "Insidious," $6.9 million.

8. "Source Code," $6.3 million.

9. "The Conspirator," $3.92 million.

10. "Your Highness," $3.9 million.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Cinemateria, Programa del Sabado 16 de Abril del 2011


Criticamos la película "Rio" y discutimos películas para la Semana Santa. Con Marcos Rodríguez, Alberto Reyes y Rafi Reynoso. Invitados especiales, Jesus Osvaldo Velazquez "DJ Mista OZ", Laura Pereira y David Figueroa. Duración 1 Hora 1 Minuto y 13 segundos. Música en los intermedios por Maxarathiel Les'Shyerar del album "Beyond The Karma", cortesia del Free Music Archive.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Cinemateria, programa del Sabado 9 de Abril del 2011




En este programa hacemos critica de las películas "Hop", "Source Code" y "Sucker Punch". Con Marcos Rodríguez, Alberto Reyes y Celez Benz. Con invitados especiales. Duración 59 min. 19 seg. Música por Maxarathiel Les'Shyerar del Album "Beyond The Karma"

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Sidney Lumet, Director, "12 Angry Men" 1924-2011


Acclaimed film director Sidney Lumet, whose New York-based films were regarded as classics, has died at the age of 86, his family says.

He died at his Manhattan home of lymphoma, his step-daughter said.

Lumet rose to prominence with the jury-room drama 12 Angry Men; other major films included Dog Day Afternoon, Network, and Serpico.

He directed more than 40 films, which garnered some 50 Oscar nominations, Reuters news agency said.

The son of actors, he began as an actor in Yiddish theatre in New York, before moving into film direction in the 1950s.

His first film, the low-budget legal drama 12 Angry Men, was nominated for a string of Oscars.

Throughout the rest of his career he was regarded as a master of the cinematic craft, respected by actors and fellow directors alike.

"While the goal of all movies is to entertain, the kind of film in which I believe goes one step further," the New York Times quoted him as saying.

"It compels the spectator to examine one facet or another of his own conscience. It stimulates thought and sets the mental juices flowing."

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Las mas taquilleras para el fin de semana de Abril 1-3, 2011


En Estados Unidos:

1- Hop
2- Source Code
3- Insidious
4- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5- Limitless

En Puerto Rico

1- Hop
2- Source Code
3- Red Riding Hood
4- Limitless
5- Battle: Los Angeles

Saturday, April 2, 2011

No hay Cinemateria hoy.

Estamos en el Game Expo 2011 en Mayagüez. Volvemos la semana que viene con nuevas criticas.

Marcos