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Expect The Artist to be showered with Oscar lovenew

You'll know it's truly the Year of the Silent Film if next Tuesday morning you wake up and The Artist has earned an Academy Award nomination in at least one of the two Best Sound categories.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martínez  |  01-19-2012  |  Movies

With doomsday fast approaching, here are the films you can take refuge in this yearnew

According to analysts from BTIG, a strategic research company that predicts trends including those in the entertainment industry, movie attendance is headed for a significant decline in 2012.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martínez  |  01-12-2012  |  Movies

Even in a slow year for memorable cinema, there were some standouts in 2011new

While it hasn’t necessarily been a stellar year in film (watching Adam Sandler, Martin Lawrence, and Tyler Perry in drag was enough to sideline the most intrepid moviegoer), there have been some diamonds in the rough.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martínez  |  01-02-2012  |  Movies

San Antonian Climbs Mountains for Decade-long Film Projectnew

For 10 Mountains -- 10 Years, the 10-member climbing team known as "The Regulars" is scaling 11,239 feet to the summit of Mt. Hood, the highest peak in the state of Oregon to raise awareness and find cures for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  07-02-2008  |  Movies

30th-annual CineFestival Spotlights Latino Filmmakersnew

CineFestival will highlight cinematic work from across the globe including the countries of Chile, Bolivia, and Mexico. What co-director Victor Payan is most excited about, however, is the number of U.S. Latinos who will screen their films this year.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  04-09-2008  |  Movies

What Lures Movie Producers to Texas?new

This past June, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed the state's first incentive bill intended to lure more film and television productions into Texas.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  07-20-2007  |  Movies

Y Tu Pelicula Tambiennew

Despite a few luminaries, Latino films still struggle for mainstream acceptance.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  05-03-2006  |  Movies

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