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A Latina Perspective on Entertainment, Lifestyle and Life.

SMALLFOOT Review

09/20/2018 by Yolanda Machado

SMALLFOOT Review

Creating a family film, nowadays, is a complicated feat. Kids are much more technologically savvy and there are worlds of creative content just a smartphone away, and usually for free. It takes a good story, with a strong, yet not overbearing message, and a lot of wit and whimsy to keep not just a child's attention, but nudge a parent to want to spend those hard earned dollars at the movies. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Family Tagged With: channing tatum, Common, gina rodriguez, James Corden, lebron James, Smallfoot, Zendaya

REVIEW: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Is a High Wire Act That Never Suspends Disbelief

12/20/2017 by Courtney Howard

REVIEW: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Is a High Wire Act That Never Suspends Disbelief

The grandest movie musicals are a way to abandon your real world worries and cares. “Forget your troubles. Come on, get happy,” Judy Garland sang in SUMMER STOCK. Musicals remain a transcendent avenue for storytelling that routes straight from the head to the heart, enrapturing all your senses, enveloping your soul. But what happens if the musical you’re watching only reminds you of those same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Austyn Johnson, Benj Pasek, Bill Condon, Cameron Seely, Ellen Mirojnick, Francis Ford Coppola, Hugh Jackman, Jenny Bicks, Justin Paul, Keala Settle, Michael Gracey, Michelle Williams, Nathan Crowley, ONE FROM THE HEART, Pasek and Paul, Rebecca Ferguson, Seamus McGarvey, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, Zac Efron, Zendaya

11 Fun Quotes from the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Cast

07/06/2017 by Yolanda Machado

11 Fun Quotes from the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Cast

Last fall, we traveled to Atlanta to go on the set of "Spider-Man: Homecoming", courtesy of Sony Pictures. We got to learn so much about the highly anticipated film and got so hyped about it, that it seemed like forever before the first trailer was released. But, wow, when we got that first glimpse at what the movie might look like, I was blown away cause I knew it was going to be amazing. Now, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Amy Pascal, Iron Man, Jacob Batalon, Kevin Feige, Laura Harrier, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Tom Holland, Zendaya

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” Producers Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige on Studio Partnership, Tom Holland and More

04/05/2017 by Yolanda Machado

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” Producers Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige on Studio Partnership, Tom Holland and More

Visiting the set of a film in production is always fun. Visiting a Marvel set, however, where every which way you look there's Stark (as in, Tony Stark, you know- Iron Man. NBD) gadgets, and sets like a Staten Island Ferry (more on that soon), is like stepping into a whole other universe. At least that's how I felt the second I set foot on the Atlanta based Pinewood Studios, where Marvel has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Amy Pascal, Kevin Feige, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Tom Holland, Zendaya

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