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The Milagro Beanfield War

starring: Rubén Blades, Richard Bradford, Sonia Braga, Julie Carmen, James Gammon
directed by: Robert Redford

Release Date May 31, 2005
The other reviewers have done such a great job heralding this film, I really can't add much more other than to say that I agree--this is just a richly made piece of art that captivates. Love it.

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Viva Maria!

starring: Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, Paulette Dubost, Claudio Brook, Carlos López Moctezuma
directed by: Louis Malle

Release Date April 05, 2005
This is a fun escapist romp. What was at the time(1965) a pretty racy stage act with Bardot and Moreau is now rather quaint and charming. I have to admit that when it came to sex the French were certainly more open minded then we Americans were at the time. Some of the political ideology of the time effects some of the action and dialogue providing a groan and a chuckle. The great on-location photography is colorful and provides realism. Many inventive visual jokes help make this fast paced adventure enjoyable and upbeat. George Hamilton as a revolutionary?...now that's a laugh!! I would have loved to have seen this bright sunny picture when it first came out, at a Parisian theatre on a cold dark rainy afternoon.

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Under the Volcano - Criterion Collection

starring: Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio López Tarso, Katy Jurado
directed by: John Huston

Release Date October 23, 2007
Terrible movie, mostly because of the inadequate screenplay. But it might be impossible to film UNDER THE VOLCANO, just as it is impossible to film ULYSSES, because the story is told through the hero's interior monologue. The external events are mundane, boring. The drama is internal.
Also a terrible waste of Albert Finney, a perfect choice for the Consul. The artificiality of the situations (the movie was made on location in Mexico, but feels every bit as artificial as a movie made on a Hollywood soundstage) hamstrings him, and I don't feel he was properly directed by Huston. His drunk act doesn't quite work.
On the bright side, Jacqueline Bissett has never looked so pretty, and her performance is good.

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Su Excelencia

starring: Cantinflas, Sonia Infante, Guillermo Zetina, Tito Junco, Miguel Manzano
directed by: Miguel M. Delgado

Release Date October 07, 2003
Mario Moreno does it again with his role as an embassador in this movie. It has a lot of funny moments but not quite as much as in previous movies. The most memorable part of this movie is the ending. His speech was awesome and seemed to show us Mario Morenos true feelings at such a delecate time in history. Overall, this movie is worth buying, especially if your a Cantinflas Fan!

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Delincuente

starring: Pedrito Fernandez, Carlos Riquelme, Nuria Bages, Lucerito, Jaime Santos

Release Date July 24, 2007
Mario Moreno does it again with his role as an embassador in this movie. It has a lot of funny moments but not quite as much as in previous movies. The most memorable part of this movie is the ending. His speech was awesome and seemed to show us Mario Morenos true feelings at such a delecate time in history. Overall, this movie is worth buying, especially if your a Cantinflas Fan!

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La Casa De Los Espantos

starring: Hector Godoy, Carlos Riquelme, Maria Eugenia San Martin
directed by: Alfredo B. Crevenna

Release Date November 21, 2006
Mario Moreno does it again with his role as an embassador in this movie. It has a lot of funny moments but not quite as much as in previous movies. The most memorable part of this movie is the ending. His speech was awesome and seemed to show us Mario Morenos true feelings at such a delecate time in history. Overall, this movie is worth buying, especially if your a Cantinflas Fan!

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Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra

starring: Pedro Infante, Lina Montes, Miguel Inclán, Miguel Arenas, Miguel Ángel Ferriz
directed by: Álvaro Gálvez y Fuentes, Ismael Rodríguez

Release Date April 22, 2008
Mario Moreno does it again with his role as an embassador in this movie. It has a lot of funny moments but not quite as much as in previous movies. The most memorable part of this movie is the ending. His speech was awesome and seemed to show us Mario Morenos true feelings at such a delecate time in history. Overall, this movie is worth buying, especially if your a Cantinflas Fan!

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The Big Cube

starring: Lana Turner, George Chakiris, Richard Egan, Dan O'Herlihy, Karin Mossberg
directed by: Tito Davison

Release Date June 26, 2007
wow!what a time warp.I have never seen this film before i ordered it from amazon,and i'm glad i did.released at a time,1969,when the tune in drop out was in,this truley is a time capsule.lana turner is one of my faves, and of course george chakiris.seeing them both under the influance of the big cube is truley a sight to see.I do not recommend drug use, but i do recommend this movie,campy,hilarious at times and truley just fun to see.

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The Awful Dr. Orlof

starring: José Carlos Arévalo, Ángel Calero, Faustino Cornejo, Perla Cristal, Félix Dafauce

Release Date July 04, 2000
THE AWFUL DR. ORLOF is the masterwork from the sinister mind of genius, Jess Franco. This movie contains all of the elements for a perfect movie. We get the mad doctor himself, played by the skeletal Howard Vernon. Then there's Orlof's blind, evil assistant, Morpho (Riccardo Valle), who hunts down and kills the women that the doctor needs. Also included are the police inspector Tanner (Conrado San Martin), dancehall babes, and some peek-a-boo scenes that are quite memorable! I almost forgot to mention the Doctor's disfigured sister, Melissa, who spends the entire movie on her back- in a cage! There's even a nice dark castle to boot! Yep, this movie has all the ingredients for a cold, clammy night's viewing! There are many movies w/ similar themes that would go together ... Read More:

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En Carne Viva

starring: Rosa Carmina, Crox Alvarado, Rubén Rojo, Dagoberto Rodríguez, Toña La Negra
directed by: Alberto Gout

Release Date July 30, 2002
Perfect example of that parallel universe known as the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Great fun with attractive performers, rhuma dancing, mambo music and twisty mega-melodramatic plot of unwed Mom in tropical port town. Fans of Hollywoods "women's pictures" with eat this with a spoon ! Decent print with good blacks and white. Superior in every way to the similar Kit Parker release of "La Bien Pagada" (which has a soft, washed out picture, and is a bit of a stiff compared to this one). Al rato !