Alejandro A. Riera
@AlejandroARiera
Writer, editor, critic, movie lover, Doctor Who fan, proud to be a boricua, a cubano and a gallego. Curmudgeon extraordinaire.
Bingo! "The fact is that Trump removed legal status from at least half a million immigrants by executive order — not because of anything they had done, but because of where they came from: Latin America and Caribbean countries." miamiherald.com/opinion/articl…
Giddity!
“We are not alone.” THE MUSIC BOX 70MM FESTIVAL just got a little more otherworldly…See the Director’s Cut of Steven Spielberg’s 1977 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND in a brand-new 70mm print on August 15th, 17th, and 20th.
The new #FantasticFour is the first Marvel Studios film I really like since "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings". The rare superhero movie were the use of brains and science counts far more than punching the shit out of the enemy. I truly dug this: alejandroariera.substack.com/p/and-baby-mak…
Exactly my thoughts. La Calaca has been pretty damn busy this week and it's only Thursday.
Connie Francis, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Ozzy Osbourne, Hulk Hogan, and now Chuck Mangione? This week in July needs to give it a rest.
For the late afternoon crowd....
The new #FantasticFour is the first Marvel Studios film I really like since "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings". The rare superhero movie were the use of brains and science counts far more than punching the shit out of the enemy. I truly dug this: alejandroariera.substack.com/p/and-baby-mak…
I hope, I really really really hope, this gets a U.S. distributor soon. Not a streaming service, an actual honest to goodness distributor. Maybe GKids?
"Folklore and fantasy are nothing new to the Fantasia, but this year’s lineup features quite a few pictures that capture cinema’s ability to grasp the surreal,” writes @clintworthing on I AM FRANKELDA, THE DEVIL'S BRIDE, & CIELO. rogerebert.com/festivals/fant…
ChicagoRican horror writer Cynthia Pelayo brings back to life the first Puerto Rican superhero with an all-star team of writers and artists just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month. Take that, Latino haters! bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-…
He died after one last hurrah, doing what he loved best, the way most of us would like to go. news.sky.com/story/ozzy-osb…
Tragic.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing Theo Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show' comedy, has died. He was 54. More on his life and legacy here: bit.ly/4o1kmbh
Make it 10 Hayao Miyazaki Pedro Almodóvar Asghar Farhadi Céline Sciamma Guillermo del Toro Fernanda Valadez/Astrid Rondero Kleber Mendonça Filho Tatiana Huezo Lila Avilés Tomm Moore
who’s yall’s top 5 directors currently working?
Since I again see that directors from Latin America, Spain and Portugal are conspicuous by their absence (shouldn't be surprised at all but still…) here are my five: 1. Almodóvar 2. Lucrecia Martel 3. Kleber Mendonça Filho 4. Miguel Gomes 5. Pablo Larraín
who’s yall’s top 5 directors currently working?
At Chicago's Jazz Showcase in late September. Am not missing this and neither should you.
🚨MIGUEL ZENON QUARTET 🍁 FALL TOUR w/ Luis Perdomo, Hans Glawischnig & Henry Cole 🗓️ SEP 11📍 Austin, TX 🗓️ SEP 12-13📍 Houston, TX 🗓️ SEP 16-21📍NYC 🗓️ SEP 24📍Cincinnati, OH 🗓️ SEP 25-28📍Chicago, IL 🗓️ OCT 9📍Holland, MI 🗓️ OCT 10-11📍Urbana, IL 🎟️🎟️ t.ly/j9dtH
Less is more in this entry of the Criterion Library featuring Simon Pegg but oh so worth it: youtu.be/vIYr2eAlazo?si…
My #lastfourwatched #letterboxdFriday: another eclectic mix of foreign language and essential views (my first time watch of Charles Burnett's KILLER OF SHEEP).
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched 😁
Like the two old folks at the end of THE INCREDIBLES said, "there's no school like old school."
Publicists I would love to ask your talent questions about their work and maybe even -- if we're so bold -- the movie that they're in. I'm available! 🥰
Colbert has the highest ratings of any late night host. "Financial reasons" my ass. This is political.