http://www.corrientelatina.com/ Article RSS Feed for CorrienteLatina.com en-us Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:29:37 PDT Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:29:37 PDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Kinake 1.0 corrientelatinadotcom@gmail.com (Corriente Latina) corrientelatinadotcom@gmail.com (Corriente Latina) http://www.corrientelatina.com/the-american-movie-review-by-prinz-lee.html I like George Clooney. Itandrsquo;s not just because heandrsquo;s one of a handful of people that have had the balls to call the Democrats pussies, but because heandrsquo;s an actor thatandrsquo;s made interesting choices. I donandrsquo;t know if I can say heandrsquo;s been the type of person thatandrsquo;s brought millions of asses into a theatre, however, this manandrsquo;s been able to hold his own on both ends of the spectrum andndash; humanitarian and artistically andndash; from awareness in Darfur, Sudan all through unique pieces like andldquo;Syriana,andrdquo; andldquo;The Men Who Stare At Goatsandrdquo; and the andldquo;Oceansandrdquo; series, this man always manages to stand out and leave a mark. Could it be the combo between women who moisten up at the sight of his hypnotic Silver Fox appeal and men admiring his style so much, they go to his movies in order to replicate his moves that complies his fame and fortune? No one will ever know, but truth is as many women masturbate at his sight and men present a cheap carbon-copy of his image, the name and engraved presence of George Clooney will remain as a HOLLYWOOD andldquo;iconandrdquo; for years to come. Itandrsquo;s going to be interesting how andldquo;The Americanandrdquo; does at the box-office this weekend. This film has had close to ZERO marketing and to be honest, aside from its trailer and whatever publicity George has been doing, it really hasnandrsquo;t made a lot of noise. Other than a hard-core horny Clooney fan or film buff andndash; like myself, I donandrsquo;t really see anyone else attending this film. I mean maybeandhellip; maybe the title alone will draw a huge portion of scary patriots like the Tea Party members, the state of Arizona and everyone over at FOX News. Since theyandrsquo;re andldquo;real Americans,andrdquo; Iandrsquo;m sure this title gets their balls and tits bursting in outrage to see a film which Iandrsquo;m sure will wind up totally different than what most of these andldquo;real Americansandrdquo; expect. Jack (Clooney) ventures out into a country seeking not only refuge, but contemplating his last assignmentandhellip; Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman and hit-mat. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde (Reuten), is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto (Bonacelli) and pursues romance with local woman Clara (Placido). But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate. Overall, itandrsquo;s an acquired taste if I had to sum it up! I will be honest and say if youandrsquo;re expecting a full-blown action packed film andndash; donandrsquo;t! andldquo;The Americanandrdquo; is a slow film which is actually beautifully shot, interestingly cut, however, pretty much rides on a single note. I wouldnandrsquo;t say flat-line, but a lot of the film really takes you on a subtle tour of Italy andndash; serious! Very little dialog and a questionable ending, however, each scene ties in with each other and there ARE scenes with some gun-play, intense moments and Clooney thrusting his hips as heandrsquo;s banging throughout the film. There were moments where I actually felt I was watching soft pornandhellip; One thing I will say... this film is full of eye-candy for the guys. A good portion of TandA to keep you seated and drooling andndash; YUM! In the end itandrsquo;s up to you if youandrsquo;d like to check out this film or not. You canandrsquo;t say I didnandrsquo;t warn you! ____________________ Grade: C+ Genre: Romance, Thriller and Adaptation Roars: 3.5 out of 5 Rated: R Run Time: 1 Hr. 35 Min. Cast: George Clooney, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli, Violante Placido, Irina Bjorklund Director Anton Corbijn Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:23:42 -0700 corrientelatinadotcom@gmail.com (Corriente Latina) http://www.corrientelatina.com/the-american-movie-review-by-prinz-lee.html http://www.corrientelatina.com/terra-music-fest-lineup-addition-of-don-omar-takes-the-stage-with-nelly-furtado.html Terra announced today that Don Omar will join the lineup at Terra Music Fest on October 3 in Los Angeles. The Puerto Rican reggaeton star will co-headline the day-long concert experience with Nelly Furtado, solidifying Terra Music Fest as the showcase for Universal Music Latin Entertainment talent. The concert will also be broadcast on Terra's new Live and Load platform. Hosted by Terra, the global digital media company and bilingual content producer, and presented by Ford, Terra Music Fest will take place at the Gibson Amphitheatre with Belanova, Akwid, Gustavo Galindo and Fefe Dobson rounding out the lineup. The online hub for exclusive concerts, upcoming chats, unique showcases and all other live events, Live and Loud is designed to make Terra's audience feel closer to their favorite artists. The platform was developed as part of Terra's renewed focus on the entertainment and music arena, which has recently brought fans a series of live chats with artists including Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Tito El Bambino, Alejandro Sanz and Diego Torres and live concerts like Wisin y Yandel's La Revolucion World Tour. * Universal Music Latin Entertainment partners with Terra to showcase talent including Belanova, Akwid, Gustavo Galindo and Fefe Dobson * October 3 concert will be streamed on new Live and Loud channel * Tickets on sale now at www.livenation.com and www.terramusicfest.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:53:14 -0700 corrientelatinadotcom@gmail.com (Corriente Latina) http://www.corrientelatina.com/terra-music-fest-lineup-addition-of-don-omar-takes-the-stage-with-nelly-furtado.html http://www.corrientelatina.com/calle-13-continues-innovative-video-work-for-the-songs-of-forthcoming-october-new-album.html As every fan of Calle 13 knows, Latin Music's pioneering Urban-Alternative duo has never been afraid of outspoken lyrics that challenge society and pairing their songs with imaginative visuals (courtesy of frontman Residente's film school background). Already the winners of TWO GRAMMY and TEN LATIN GRAMMY Awards, the pair of Puerto Rican siblings are now raising the bar again, on both fronts, with the advance music from their upcoming new album - set for release in October. In recent weeks, millions of fans caused the Calle 13 website to suffer repeated crashes after the group refused to wait for the completion of a broadcast friendly version of their just completed video for "Calma Pueblo", and instead leaked the completely uncensored version- which quickly went viral. With the undertone of heavy rock guitar courtesy of a collaboration with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of Mars Volta, the song finds Residente furthering his role as a messenger for the people, while directly challenging power-wielding entities such as their own label, corporate sponsors, government authority and even the Vatican. The epic video goes even further, and finds a bomb/microphone laden Residente rally corporate workers to literally strip away bondage and take to the streets in an insurgency against conformity. (www.lacalle13.com ) Now, Calle 13 is already preparing another visual tale for new music, as the group has partnered with Diego Luna to direct the video for "Baile de Los Pobres" (Dance of the Poor). A tale of romantic pursuit through a Latin American city, "Baile de Los Pobres" will detail one young man's robin hood- like quest to make his privileged true-love understand that the dance of the poor means a life of sweat and toil instead of perfume, of travel by foot instead of chauffeured cars, of canned food instead of steak... but also questioning where real happiness can be found. Commenting about working with Calle 13, Diego Luna has said: "I love the honesty in which they live in. I believe you find it in their music, it's something that isn't always visible, especially in an industry that suffers so much and that is constantly looking for a new way to sell. There needs to be more music like that of Calle 13". Look for "Baile de Los Pobres" to premiere in September, with the highly anticipated new Calle 13 album to follow in October. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:50:00 -0700 corrientelatinadotcom@gmail.com (Corriente Latina) http://www.corrientelatina.com/calle-13-continues-innovative-video-work-for-the-songs-of-forthcoming-october-new-album.html http://www.corrientelatina.com/takers-movie-review.html If the appeal here was to try to match up to HEAT, they failed miserably andndash; just sayin! Seriously, I really didn't expect this movie to impress me, and it really didn't. TAKERS tries to be cool by bringing a few music stars (That being T.I. and Chris andldquo;Woman Beaterandrdquo; Brown) into the mix. Both of them aren't that good of actors andndash; films arenandrsquo;t videos andndash; and the producers/director should've spent a little more time thinking about hiring better actors for the job. For starters, I think Paul Walker is one of Hollywoodandrsquo;s most overrated actors. The only reason he gets to act is because of Vin Diesel and his roles in the Fast and Furious series. Directors think by putting him into films will bring more people in. (Laughing) For Hayden Christiansen (Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars), his acting has improved (but not by much). On the contrary, I very much enjoy Idris Elba; Matt Dillon can dig Jay Hernandez, however, my girl Zoe Saldanaandhellip; DAMN, she did the best job andndash; dare I say beating out her male co-stars. I've always admired her as an actress. That woman carries this aura on screen thatandrsquo;s so unexplainable, her [it factor] screams andldquo;FUCK J-LO!andrdquo; Zoe never ceases to amaze me! Direction in this film is pretty weak and strange. Many of the scenes jump from one place to another and most of the talent seemed to be in a rush to wrap up and collect their checks, however, that destruction pertains to the director. The way it pans out it also seemed at times he probably wanted to rush through the movie so he too could get his fair share of the gold. It felt as if he didn't motivate the actors like a director should. However, thereandrsquo;s good and bad in everything, right? Therefore, it wasnandrsquo;t ALL shitty because when it came to action sequences, he had it planned out pretty well. I guess all the rushing defined where his heart truly was and it was with all the bling-bang that was going on andndash; well orchestrated. The concept of this story is pretty familiar (HEAT) which can be inspiring, however, nothing turns me off more than the feeling of having seen the film before. To be honest it left a familiar feeling from a film I viewed earlier this year (BROOKLYNandrsquo;S FINEST), but I donandrsquo;t even want start up on that one again. TAKERS is about a group of professional bank robbers that pull off the most impressive heists without ever being caught. They're so good at it; the police are embarrassed more than ever. andldquo;Ghostandrdquo; (T.I.) tries to get his gang of criminals to rob one more bank for another shot at glory, but what they don't know is that a loyal Detective, (Matt Dillon) wants to bring these criminals down once and for all, and takes drastic measures to accomplish his goal. I can see this film generating money as moviegoers nowadays pretty much pertain to specific demographics and itandrsquo;s smart to target that. A film ridden with rappers and Hollywood hunks lures in just about most of what modern day audiences are. Sitting next to that would be all the gun-play and gangster jargon which never fails to lose its followers as well as all the sexual implications. Jam all that up into a ball and the general feeling will be not giving a shit about a script, original content or story-telling. Than again, who cares about that, right? For the most part audiences leave their brains at the ticket-booth and thrive on sitting there while indulging on pop-corn or MandMandrsquo;s, a large soft-drink and morph into zombies. Itandrsquo;s crazy! If asked about TAKERS, my best reply will be andldquo;It could've been ok or good, instead it turned out to be the edge of mediocrity.andrdquo; ____________________ Grade: C Genre: Action/Adventure and Criminal/Gangster Roars: 3 out of 5 Rated: PG-13 / Run Time: 1 Hr. 45 Min. Cast: Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Tip 'T.I.' Harris, Chris andldquo;Woman Beaterandrdquo; Brown, Zoe Saldana Director: John Luessenhop Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:35:38 -0700 corrientelatinadotcom@gmail.com (Corriente Latina) http://www.corrientelatina.com/takers-movie-review.html http://www.corrientelatina.com/seattles-cynarah-ellawala-featured-as-latino-entrepreneur-on-kunstv-univision-news.html Fashion Network-Seattle's Cynarah Ellawala Featured as Latino Entrepreneur on KUNS-TV Univision News. Co-Owner and COO of Fashion Network-Seattle, an organization dedicated to exposing Seattle's blossoming fashion industry and supporting local designers and boutiques, sat down with KUNS-TV Univision Seattle for an interview, which will air this week during the 6:00 pm and 11:00 pm news. The business spotlight segment features local Latino entrepreneurs, highlight alternative ways to make money and offers guidance for how to deal with family-work life balance. "Being able to promote Fashion Network-Seattle and speak about working as a successful businesswoman in the Northwest is wonderful. As I understand it, the segment is meant to encourage other Latinos, especially the younger generation, to discover different career options and I'm thrilled to be part of it," says Cynarah. About Fashion Network-Seattle Fashion Network-Seattle is not only a source for fashion-related content in the Seattle Metro Area, their goal is to promote local designers, photographers, models and other industry professionals as well as local boutiques. Fashion Network-Seattle also covers local fashion events, produce/host events, and create content around fashion and beauty that includes video, articles, editorials and blog entries. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:16:33 -0700 corrientelatinadotcom@gmail.com (Corriente Latina) http://www.corrientelatina.com/seattles-cynarah-ellawala-featured-as-latino-entrepreneur-on-kunstv-univision-news.html