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May 2008 - Posts
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Pachanga is a Spanish word for "party." With scores of people dancing to rapid-fire drum beats and electric guitar riffs, it was a fitting name for the festival that took up Waterloo Park on Saturday. Read More...
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The Tony-nominated revivals of ?Rodgers & Hammerstein?s South Pacific,? ?Gypsy? and ?Sunday in the Park With George? are on this critic?s list of all-time favorite literary masterpieces. Read More...
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CHAMPAIGN – Washington Elementary School is demographically unique in the Champaign school district. It has a largely black and Latino population. More than 80 percent of its students come from families below the poverty rate. The school offers bilingual Read More...
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Some reports put the figure at Rs.1.2 billion, saying that besides buying the world rights Eros has also bought the music and satellite rights of "Kites". Read More...
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International icons. New Voices. Wry twists on tradition. Bold new statements. The 12th Chase Latino Cultural Festival (July 23-August 3) at the indoor Queens Theatre in the Park showcases the veteran performers who started it all side by side with performers Read More...
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How's this for a political plot: Good-looking congressman in his mid-40s, married with two young children, known for his inspirational speeches, comes from far behind to clinch the Democratic nomination and face an older, more experienced centrist Republican. Read More...
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PROVIDENCE — Radio station Hot 106 got back into the live hip-hop game last night at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center with a panoply of acts from the intersection of gangsta and pop hip-hop at Hot Night 2008. Read More...
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How much: Prices vary. Call (212) 695-4010 or visit Read More...
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TeatroStageFes t. Where: Nine theaters in Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens. When: Monday through June 15. How much: Prices vary. Call (212) 695-4010 or visit � teatrostagefest.org . Read More...
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Everyone loves Les. Fortune just sucked up to him. The New York Times Magazine recently smooched his ass. And Bill Carter’s new book, Desperate Networks , should be sharing royalties with the CBS president/CEO because it’s told entirely from his sexed-up Read More...
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The best new summer series debuts tonight when Mary McCormack stars as a tough, sexy and sarcastic U.S. marshal in the USA network's "In Plain Sight." Read More...
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Review: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen and Tom Skerritt star in a very tame version of "Thelma and Louise." Read More...
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Who: Actor in a solo show, "Gaytino!" -- which he wrote and directed; at 8 p.m., Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, Miracle Theatre, presented in partnership with Portland Latino Gay Pride 2008, with the support of Equity Foundation, El Hispanic News Read More...
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Move over Obama girl. More than 20 stars from the Latin music and film community released a Spanish-language video in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday, days before Puerto Rico's primary. Read More...
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"We're on a diet," brags one studio chief. He's right, according to the latest numbers from Nielsen Monitor-Plus. Money spent by major studios on media buys dipped in 2007 to under $3.4 billion, compared with $3.5 billion in 2006. Read More...
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "We're on a diet," brags one studio chief. Read More...
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Move over Obama girl. More than 20 stars from the Latin music and film community released a Spanish-language video in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday, days before Puerto Rico's primary. Read More...
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The raw power of this unassuming snapshot would make Vittorio De Sica proud Read More...
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It is not exactly the image of loose-limbed and playfully sexual beauty that we have come to expect from a Mario Testino photograph. This new portrait of Baroness Thatcher, shot for Vogue in the Brook Penthouse at Claridges, looks alarmingly rigid. Read More...
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Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin has endorsed Hillary Clinton to become the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, ahead of the primary vote in his Caribbean birthplace. Read More...
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The Latino vote could have a major impact in the presidential general election in November. In attempt to appeal to younger Latino voters, Voto Latino, a voter registration group, is using popular music as part of their outreach. Rapper Armando Perez, Read More...
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Latino Review has come up with two names it believes are in line to play Spider-Man now that Tobey Maguire seems unwilling to sling on. Read More...
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JazzLoop 2008, presented by Harold Jaffe Jewelers, returns for its fourth year... Read More...
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health marked the one-year anniversary of the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) pledge to address the impact of smoking in movies aimed at teen audiences by calling the MPAA's efforts lackluster Read More...
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Theater A plus-size musical You can't stop the beat. "Hairspray," the big fat hit musical based on the John Waters cult-classic film, returns to San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre on June 10-22; tickets are now on sale. Read More...
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When it comes to movies, Stockton is notorious for not supporting more-adventurous fare. That reality, however, has done nothing to dampen Sophoan Sorn's faith in the San Joaquin Film Festival. Read More...
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Shadi Kanan taps urgently on his leg, urging his classmates to dispense with tackling unfamiliar musical terms such as "composer." He doesn't want to wait another minute to play the dumbek, or Middle Eastern goblet drum, tucked between his legs. Read More...
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Latino social networking site Quepasa.com is holding a casting call right here in San Antonio to find 12 models for the 2009 “Latinas Illustrated” calendar. Read More...
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We arrived at The 5 Spot around 10 p.m. Thursday night thinking we’d be late—the bill had a 9 p.m. start time and a lineup featuring Corndawg (solo) w/Alcohol Stuntband, Caitlin Rose and Spiritual Family Reunion. Read More...
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Mike Shiley, an award-winning film producer and director, will lead a discussion about immigration issues during the first MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan) Club regional conference Saturday, May 31, in Omak. Read More...
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Today the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health marked the one-year anniversary of the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) pledge to address the impact of smoking in movies aimed at teen audiences by calling the MPAA's efforts lackluster. Read More...
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Factions on the interwebs have offered up their first candidate for replacing Toby Maguire as Spider-Man. Instantly, other elements on the net disagree. Read More...
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How's this for a political plot: Good-looking congressman in his mid-40s, married with two young children, known for his inspirational speeches, comes from far behind to clinch the Democratic nomination and face an older, more experienced centrist Republican. Read More...
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Latino Review reported a rumor that Sony may be considering Patrick Fugit ( Almost Famous ) or Michael Angarano ( Forbidden Kingdom ) to take over the title role in future Spider-Man films if Tobey Maguire isn't available. Read More...
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Wednesday 28*Walking tour of Main Street begin today from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tours run Monday to Friday only, no tours on weekends, the 4th of July and Read More...
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Last week, it was rumored that Sony Pictures is looking to shoot Spider-Man 4 and Spider-Man 5 at the same time using a script by James Vanderbilt that spans the two films. While that hasn't been confirmed, Latino Review added its own rumor... that Peter Read More...
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After making their mark in 2006 with their Who's Gonna Take Us Alive? debut album, The Bangkok Five will return with their sophomore effort, We Love What Kills Us, on June 10. Read More...
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These days, not too many original stars of Broadway productions tour with their hit shows. Read More...
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THIS WEEK, we talk about religion and culture. Lily: I feel my culture and religion have molded me into who I am. While I never visualized being a nun, I did enjoy my Catholic education (thank you, Sister Vincent! Read More...
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Forget the row over RFK, the latest superdelegate tally or Saturday's sure-to-be contentious meeting of the Rules and Bylaws Committee. Read More...
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Latino cabaret superstar CHARO is opening the doors to her Hollywood mansion to perform for a lucky group of fans. The singer/actress is launching a new dance mix CD ... Read More...
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Thursday's production of "Sin Título," meaning "Without Title," by theater group Teatro Nueva Alma - Theatre New Soul - at the Bronco Student Center featured young Latino artists exposing the uniqueness among the different nationalities that make up current Read More...
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PUPPET shows are sure to inspire children. So why not indulge them with an exciting new puppet show called Stories to Grow . Written by Omar Alvarez of Omar Alvarez Titeres from Argentina, the performance will take place in Kuala Lumpur from May 27 to Read More...
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Last week in Manhattan, an organization founded by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, The Coalition of Theaters of Color, called a town meeting to discuss "the issue of sustainability" in small New York state African-American and Latino nonprofit theaters. Read More...
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After a whirlwind 11 days of glamorous parties and red carpet premieres at which expectant Angelina Jolie and her burgeoning baby bump stole the show, the 2008 Cannes Film Festival drew to a close on Sunday night with Benicio Del Toro firmly in the limelight Read More...
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After a whirlwind 11 days of glamorous parties and red carpet premieres at which expectant Angelina Jolie and her burgeoning baby bump stole the show, the 2008 Cannes Film Festival drew to a close on Sunday night with Benicio Del Toro firmly in the limelight. Read More...
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The 14 students who form the Northridge High School theater group El Teatro in Greeley tell their life stories — as well as those of other young Latinos — on stage for all to see. Read More...
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A family physician, Honnie Spencer founded the Logan Community Music School in Concord, wanting to breathe music into the lives of children and adults who otherwise couldn't afford lessons. Read More...
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British films were absent from this year’s Cannes Film Festival competition, but one British film-maker managed to steal some of the limelight at the awards ceremony. Read More...
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Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro, the Puerto Rican-born star often dubbed the "Latino Brad Pitt", won Cannes' Best Actor award Sunday for his role as "Che" Guevara in Steven Soderbergh's film on the revolutionary hero. Read More...
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A herd of colorful cows is poised to invade Tijuana. They're part of “CowParade Lala Tijuana 2008,” an art exhibit that will place 20 fiberglass cows painted by local artists, along with 50 others created elsewhere in Mexico, at several popular spots Read More...
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A battle of the b-boy documentaries is shaping up and it seems to call for a breakdance faceoff between Toronto and New York. Read More...
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Spike Lee is set to shoot a documentary about Michael Jordan, he announced at Cannes. Lee hopes to have the film ready for next year's festival.*Sony is in talks to acquire the rights to "Flash Gordon," says Variety.*Martin Scorsese is interested in.. Read More...
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People love. They fight. They chase a version of the American dream. They look at where they come from and wonder where they’re going. Read More...
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Anne of Green Gables: Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the beloved book by Lucy Maud Montgomery, with stories, activities, displays and members of the L.M. Montgomery Literary Society. 10:30 a.m. Saturday; Red Balloon, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul Read More...
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A little merengue music, please. And don't forget the hot sauce. On spring Sundays, Chesterfield County's soccer fields transform into little Latin America. Brightly clad squads from a multitude of Spanish-speaking nations -- most notably Mexico -- are Read More...
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