10th Annual New York International Latino Film Festival to honor John Leguizamo

The New York International Latino Film Festival, which runs from July 27th through August 2nd, 2009, opens with a screening of Peter Bratt’s film The Mission, starring Benjamin Bratt, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Other events include a tribute to actor and comedian John Leguizamo and a closing-night screening of John Cotten’s Mexican crime drama ….

Miracle at St. Anna Blu-ray review

Touchstone Home Entertainment recently released Spike Lee’s acclaimed epic war film Miracle at St. Anna, which looks at the lives of four African American soldiers trapped behind enemy lines during World War II. ‘Miracle’ opens in the late 1980s, as aging New York postal clerk Hector Negron (Laz Alonso) pulls out a pistol and puts ….

The Happening DVD review

Fox Home Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment released The Happening on DVD October 7th. M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) brings a self-inflicted doomsday to the big screen in The Happening, the thriller about a family on the run from a mysterious and deadly phenomenon, which causes people to halt in unison, then begin ….

Leguizamo, Gibson, Good on The Take

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Rosie Perez, John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, Bobby Cannavale, RZA and Meagan Good will star in the L.A. indie flickThe Take. Ithaka Films is producing The Take and music video director Brad Furman will make his feature directorial debut on the film, which was written byJosh and Jonas Pate. The film revolves around an armored-truck driver (played by Leguizamo) who is shot during ….