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| Posted: 06 Nov 2012 01:49 AM PST Catch Latin movies for free during the 11th Latin-American Film Festival. The Latin American Film Festival is back for its 11th year, happening from today to Nov 11 at Indicine Box, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan, KL) at 8.30pm; there are matinee shows on Saturday and Sunday. Jointly organised by the embassies of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the film festival – entrance is free, by the way – stands to showcase Latin culture through films. For the 11th year, Malaysians will get to see acclaimed movies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela. Here's a list of films showing: A Useful Life (Uruguay, Nov 6) – Jorge has had a humdrum life, living with his parents and working at a film archive for 25 years. He, however, has no choice but to make a change when he is let go from his job one fine day. Samuel (Venezuela, Nov 7) – Samuel leads an uninterrupted life with his wife in the mountains. Wanting to enrich their lives with children, the couple comes down from the mountains to find a way to get pregnant. In the process, Samuel discovers something about himself. The Candidate And Her (Mexico, Nov 8) – Luis Fernando and Lorena are a happily married couple with three children and a life filled with achievements. Wanting more, Luis decides to run for the Mexican presidency and, naturally, everything changes for the couple. Fat, Bald And Short Man (Colombia, Nov 10, 3pm) – Antonio Farfan has gone through his life blaming his unattractive looks for all the failures he has had over the years. He realises his grave mistake when he is introduced to a new colleague – someone who is fatter, balder and shorter, but seems to be extremely successful and loved by everyone. Álvaro Bayona heads the cast. City Of Men (Brazil, Nov 10, 5pm) – This 2007 feature directed by Paulo Morelli explores the lives of two boys who grew up in a favela (slums) in Rio de Janeiro together. They are about to turn 18, only to face the difficulties of adulthood and a possibility of shattering their friendship by getting caught in a war between rival drug gangs. The Life Of Fish (Chile, Nov 10, 8.30pm) – Andres (Santiago Cabrera) goes home to Chile after 10 years of living and working abroad, with the intention of closing that chapter of his life for good. Nonetheless, life has other plans for him when he goes to a party to encounter a familiar face from his past. This 2010 film won the Best Spanish Language Foreign Film at 2011 Goya Awards. Habanastation (Cuba, Nov 11, 3pm) – Experience a slice of Cuban life through the eyes of Mayito, a young student and the child of a wealthy jazz musician, who gets lost during a May Day Celebration and discovers a new and exciting world. Ernesto Escalona plays the lead character. Brother And Sister (Argentina, Nov 11, 5pm) – An educated and delicate goldsmith finds his freedom after the death of his protective mother. The only problem is that he is now 64 years old and is dogged by a financial problem within the family. The only other person who understands his situation is his sister, whom he doesn't really get along with. > For information, visit latinfilmfest.org.my and klpac.org. |
| Disney's 'Wreck-It Ralph' scores big in N. America Posted: 05 Nov 2012 05:35 PM PST LOS ANGELES: Disney's animated romp "Wreck-It Ralph" rang up a huge weekend at North American box offices, taking in $49 million - almost double the total of the number two film, industry data showed Monday. The premiere of Disney's movie, which sees a video game villain try to become a hero, easily outpaced another hot premiere - "Flight," starring Denzel Washington as a troubled pilot. It brought in $24.9 million, according to box officer tracker Exhibitor Relations. In third place was "Argo," based on a true story about six Americans spirited out of Iran during the 1979-80 hostage crisis; the film directed by and starring Ben Affleck earned $10.2 million. Another new movie debuted in the number four spot: "The Man with the Iron Fists." The action film starring Russell Crowe, and set in feudal China, brought in $7.9 million. Action film "Taken 2" - Liam Neeson's return as ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills - came in fifth with earnings of $5.9 million. And the number-six spot went to the genre-busting, time-traveling "Cloud Atlas," in which Tom Hanks and Halle Berry each play six different roles set across a 500-year span - it took in $5.4 million. "Hotel Transylvania" about an overprotective vampire dad intent on guarding his adolescent daughter against a budding romance with a human boy, was number seven, earning $4.4 million. "Paranormal Activity 4," the eighth place film, is the fourth installment in the found-footage fright franchise; it raked in $4.3 million. "Here Comes the Boom," a comedy starring Kevin James as a high school teacher intent on becoming a mixed martial arts fighter to raise money for his school, was in ninth place with $3.5 million. The 10th spot went to the latest in the franchise of "Silent Hill" horror movies, "Silent Hill: Revelation," which earned $3.3 million in ticket sales the weekend after Halloween. - AFP |
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