Why Every Pretty Woman Must See the Film About Hedy Lamarr.

By Lupita Peimbert (Film) – She was a Hollywood actress of immense beauty; she was considered a bombshell because of the sexually she emanated. But for being pretty and sexy she paid the price that beautiful and sexy women have paid for centuries in societies led by unevolved, controlling young and old men: she was … More Why Every Pretty Woman Must See the Film About Hedy Lamarr.

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In Between – At The Jewish Film Festival.

(San Francisco Bay Area) – The struggles 3 Palestinian-Israeli women face in a world that is part old and part new show us that the traditions and values in the Arab World as contrasting as universal. Very. Women still face the punishment and stigma given by those who think women should behave in a certain way … More In Between – At The Jewish Film Festival.

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Blue Blood: Brasil represented at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

Blue Blood is quite a story in the already full-of-stories life at a brazilian circus, and it happens when Circo Netuno returns to a volcanic archipelago two hundred miles off Brazil’s northeast coast. The film centers on the Cannon Man, an attractive young man who returns home to find the years have not diminished the taboo attraction … More Blue Blood: Brasil represented at the Mill Valley Film Festival.

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Telling Immigrant Stories Accurately.

By Lupita Peimbert. Fruitvale is a predominantly Mexican and immigrant neighborhood on the East side of Oakland, California. Many of the families there hold tight to the customs and traditions of the country they originally came from. Food, for instance, has been kept authentic. One can easily find tacos, birria, menudo, huaraches, tortas ahogadas, and … More Telling Immigrant Stories Accurately.

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‘The Second Mother’, es más bien una lucha de clases en Brazil.

A la cinta Brasileña donde Regina Casé personifica a una niñera-trabajadora doméstica, le han llamado “The Second Mother,” desde su debut a principios de este año en el festival Sundance, y meses despues en Berlin, yo le llamaría Lucha de Clases o Todos Somos Iguales, Caray!. En portugués y doblada al Inglés, es una historia que … More ‘The Second Mother’, es más bien una lucha de clases en Brazil.

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