AltWeeklies Wire
Why the Work of Efraín Gutiérrez Will Never Disappearnew
It’s easy to dismiss the films of Efraín Gutiérrez. His movies are rough, unpolished, and lacking those things cinema experts consider, well, good. If Ed Wood was “the worst director of all time,” you can almost say Gutiérrez is a Chicano Ed Wood with a political conscience — bad acting, weak writing, and lousy camera work. Gutiérrez knows it, but he smiles and takes no offense.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Real Lives Lost in Today’s Immigration Debatenew
Mexico City-born actor Demián Bichir laughs a bit as he gives his analysis on the current state of U.S. immigration legislation and the suggestion by some people that the government should find a way to send 11 million undocumented Mexicans back across the border.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
07-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chris Weitz, A Better Life
Interview: Actor Michael Peña Talks ‘Lincoln Lawyer’new
Taking about a year and a half off from making movies after his first child was born at the end of 2008, actor and Chicago native Michael Peña, 35, is getting back into the swing of things.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
03-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Peña
Interview: Abigail Breslin on 'Rango'new
Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") is the voice of Priscilla in the animated feature "Rango."
San Antonio Current |
Kiki Martinez |
03-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Abigail Breslin, Rango
Hall Pass interviews: Peter Farrelly & J.B. Smoovenew
As one half of the filmmaking duo known as the Farrelly brothers, Peter Farrelly has been churning out slapstick comedies with his brother Bobby since Dumb and Dumber in 1994. Since then, both have introduced audiences to some unusual characters in films such as Kingpin, There’s Something About Mary, and Shallow Hal.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
03-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hall Pass, Peter Farrelly
Life Ain't Beautifulnew
'Biutiful' director Wants You to grow up and face the facts (and the subtitles).
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
01-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Death by Inches: Why Eric Fonseca’s Film Won’t Bring Down the Housenew
The house of Eric Fonseca, the auteur behind the latest stop-motion-animation adaptation of Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher is in no way gloomy or in ill-repair. It’s just another house on a typical Southwest San Antonio street.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
03-10-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pablo Veliz and Manuel Garcia on Their Locally Shot 'Ghost Town'new
Why film in San Antonio when your gangster picture is set in Houston? It's cheaper, and Veliz, who's shot four other films here, none of which is set in San Antonio, has a reputation with the film commission.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
04-01-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Watchmen' Star Jackie Earle Haley on Rorschach, Living in San Antonio, and Being a Badassnew
While Watchmen director Zack Snyder’s credentials or Matthew Goode’s accent as ubermensch ex-hero Ozymandias provoked staggering amounts of internet bitching, the casting of Jackie Earle Haley generated nothing but fanboy praise, adulation, and high hopes for the adaptation that many decried as impossible.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
03-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fanboy Filmmaker Kevin Smith discusses 'Porno' & R2-TBagnew
Smith shakes the haters off with his return to form, Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
10-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Saw' Killer Tobin Bell on Character-Acting and Torture Pornnew
Bell, who plays Jigsaw in the Saw movies, is a Hollywood "that guy" on par with the late J.T. Walsh and the comedic David Koechner -- one who now rivals the Freddy Kruegers and Jason Voorheeses of the world in terms of horror-icon status.
San Antonio Current |
Clint Hale |
10-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Director Deb Hagan Jumps Head First into 'College'new
If Hagan knew her binge-drinking freshman year at the University of Delaware would actually be used as research for her first feature film 15 years later, she might've stayed around an extra couple of semesters just to make sure she understood the full meaning of the term "riding the porcelain bus."
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dwayne Johnson Drops Geological Nickname to Fashion New Image for 'Get Smart'new
The former WWE champion is a different man in pursuit of a different image.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
06-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Writer Steven Conrad on 'The Promotion'new
Conrad discusses his latest vision (and this week's release), which stars John C. Reilly, Seann William Scott, and everyone's favorite Office sweetheart, Jenna Fischer — in addition to sweet-ass casting, twisted humor, and coming to terms with adulthood.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Richard Jenkins on Having 'One of Those Faces'new
Jenkins moves from one of the ensemble to The Visitor's star.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Visitor, Thomas McCarthy
