Michael Fassbender climbs Fox’s ‘Mountain’
"X-Men: First Class" and "Prometheus" star Michael Fassbender may be staying in business with 20th Century Fox, as he's in early talks to topline Gerardo Naranjo's romantic drama "The Mountain Between...
View ArticleFX imports ‘The Bridge’ with series order
FX is crossing "The Bridge," giving a 13-episode series order to the Scandinavian import that will now get a U.S. imprint.
View ArticleFX orders border drama ‘The Bridge’
FX is crossing "The Bridge," giving a 13-episode series order to the Scandinavian import that will now get a U.S. imprint.
View Article‘Mudo,’ ‘Fish’ and ‘Pepa’ Play Films in Progress
Daniel and Diego Vega’s “El Mudo,” Marcela Said’s “The Summer of the Flying Fish” and Samuel Kishi Leopo’s “Somos Mari Pepa” feature in the Toulouse/San Sebastian 23rd Film in Progress, a competish for...
View ArticleCannes Film Review: ‘Heli’
Destined to traumatize buyers and audiences, this accomplished but singularly unpleasant film plunges deep into Mexico's vicious cycle of drug-fueled violence.
View ArticleReview: ‘The Bridge’
FX has helped set the bar pretty high for moody crime dramas, and held up against that standard, “The Bridge” simply doesn’t measure up. Infused with gritty atmosphere and an intriguing setting — set...
View Article‘Amateurs,’ ‘Paradise Hills,’ ‘Kiken’ Set for Austin Fantastic Market
“Amateurs,” “Paradise Hills” and “Kiken” feature among 13 genre pic projects to be pitched at 2015’s 3rd Austin Fantastic Market that offers a tantalizing mix for Latin genre cognoscenti of cutting...
View ArticleNew Generation of Mexican Filmmakers Reaches Out to Europe, U.S.
Over the past decade, Mexican filmmakers, producers and production companies have galvanized the country’s cinema industry with radical, sometimes brutal movies. Now, that wave — Carlos Reygadas,...
View ArticleMiss Bala
Next-gen Mexican director and AFI grad Gerardo Naranjo delivers with "Miss Bala," a "Scarface"-scary depiction of south-of-the-border crime run amok.
View ArticleGerardo Naranjo to Grant MGM’s ‘Death Wish’
“The Mountains Between Us” helmer Gerardo Naranjo has come in to save the day for MGM’s “Death Wish” as the director is in negotiations to replace former helmer Joe Carnahan. Carnahan had been long...
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