Los Condenados is a small Puerto Rican ghost story that is pretty unsettling. Not quite a horror film but not quite a plain old drama, it sits somewhere in the psychological something-something territory. It isn’t focused with labels though, it’s focused on creeping you out and succeeds in doing so for its 90 minute runtime.
The film is about Ana Puttnam, the stern daughter of a famous American doctor who travels with him back to the small Puerto Rican village of Rosales where he set up a free cancer research clinic forty years ago. It was there that her now dying father conducted his research and met her mother, a local nurse who was his aid at the clinic. With the help of its faithful caretaker she hopes to convert the palatial clinic into a museum that commemorates her father’s famous achievements in cancer treatment. Little does Ana...
The film is about Ana Puttnam, the stern daughter of a famous American doctor who travels with him back to the small Puerto Rican village of Rosales where he set up a free cancer research clinic forty years ago. It was there that her now dying father conducted his research and met her mother, a local nurse who was his aid at the clinic. With the help of its faithful caretaker she hopes to convert the palatial clinic into a museum that commemorates her father’s famous achievements in cancer treatment. Little does Ana...
- 3/15/2013
- by Sean Hutchinson
- LRMonline.com
It’s an exciting week for Latino film. There are lots of options at theaters across the country including the Oscar nominated No (starring Gael García Bernal), the Puerto Rican thriller Los Condenados, and Bless Me, Ultima based on Rudolfo Anaya’s classic Chicano novel.
Bless Me, Ultima
Writer, Director: Carl Franklin
Starring: Miriam Colon, Luke Ganalon, Dolores Heredia, Benito Martinez, Castulo Guerra, Joaquin Cosio
Country: USA
Language: English
After a small regional release last summer, Bless Me, Ultima is now in the second week of its national release. This past weekend its box office sales passed the $1 million mark, a feat that few Latino films achieve. Last year only three Latino films were able to surpass six figures.
Synopsis:
Based on the controversial, award-winning Chicano novel by acclaimed author Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima is a turbulent coming-of-age story about a young boy, Antonio (Luke Ganalon), growing up in New Mexico during World War II. When a mysterious curandera (healer) named Ultima (Miriam Colon) comes to live with his family, she teaches him about the power of the spiritual world. As their relationship grows, Antonio begins to question his strict upbringing by his parents (Dolores Heredia & Benito Martinez). Through a series of mysterious and at times terrifying events, Antonio must grapple with questions about the nature of divinity and his own destiny.
Bless Me, Ultima is currently playing in over a hundred theaters in California, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Colorado, Illinois, and Florida.
For details visit the website and use the theater locator. Follow @BMUmovie on Twitter and Facebook
Los Condenados (The Condemned)
Director: Roberto Busó-García
Starring: Cristina Rodlo, René Monclova, Axel Anderson
Country: Puerto Rico
Language: Spanish
Synopsis:
In this haunting psychological thriller, dark and terrible secrets hidden in an old mansion stir back to life when the original owner of the house returns. Beautiful Ana travels to a remote town to transform the abandoned family mansion into a museum detailing her father’s scientific and humanitarian achievements. She discovers that the mysterious caretaker has kept the house in pristine fashion. However, the townspeople – now destitute and helpless — do not welcome her warmly. And neither does the house.
The Condemned is currently playing at the Quad Cinema in New York City and opens Friday, March 8 at Laemmle’s NoHo 7 in Los Angeles.
For more info visit the website and like their page on Facebook
No
Director: Pablo Larraín
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers
Country: Chile
Language: Spanish
It didn’t win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film but the nomination has helped build buzz for Pablo Larraín’s political drama inspired by actual events in Chilean history. Now in the third week of its theatrical release, it is expanding to many major cities beyond just New York and Los Angeles.
Synopsis:
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote Yes or No to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the No, persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael García Bernal), to spearhead their campaign.
Reviewing materials already created for the campaign, René is convinced their grim, endless montages of killings, torture, tanks and tear gas will turn off voters. With the opposition outspending them an estimated 30 to 1, No must come up with campaign ads that speak to the heart of the people of Chile and motivate them go to the polls. "Everyone wants to be happy," René says in his quiet, convincing way. "Happiness" will be the campaign: "Happiness is coming if you vote No!" This approach meets resistance from colleagues who see it as an affront to the many who have suffered under Pinochet, but René confidently commissions jingles and celebrities to join in delivering the message: "Chile: happiness is coming!!!"
No is currently playing at theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego and will open in other cities in the coming weeks.
For dates and theater info visit the website. Follow @NOlapelicula on Twitter and Facebook...
Bless Me, Ultima
Writer, Director: Carl Franklin
Starring: Miriam Colon, Luke Ganalon, Dolores Heredia, Benito Martinez, Castulo Guerra, Joaquin Cosio
Country: USA
Language: English
After a small regional release last summer, Bless Me, Ultima is now in the second week of its national release. This past weekend its box office sales passed the $1 million mark, a feat that few Latino films achieve. Last year only three Latino films were able to surpass six figures.
Synopsis:
Based on the controversial, award-winning Chicano novel by acclaimed author Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima is a turbulent coming-of-age story about a young boy, Antonio (Luke Ganalon), growing up in New Mexico during World War II. When a mysterious curandera (healer) named Ultima (Miriam Colon) comes to live with his family, she teaches him about the power of the spiritual world. As their relationship grows, Antonio begins to question his strict upbringing by his parents (Dolores Heredia & Benito Martinez). Through a series of mysterious and at times terrifying events, Antonio must grapple with questions about the nature of divinity and his own destiny.
Bless Me, Ultima is currently playing in over a hundred theaters in California, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Colorado, Illinois, and Florida.
For details visit the website and use the theater locator. Follow @BMUmovie on Twitter and Facebook
Los Condenados (The Condemned)
Director: Roberto Busó-García
Starring: Cristina Rodlo, René Monclova, Axel Anderson
Country: Puerto Rico
Language: Spanish
Synopsis:
In this haunting psychological thriller, dark and terrible secrets hidden in an old mansion stir back to life when the original owner of the house returns. Beautiful Ana travels to a remote town to transform the abandoned family mansion into a museum detailing her father’s scientific and humanitarian achievements. She discovers that the mysterious caretaker has kept the house in pristine fashion. However, the townspeople – now destitute and helpless — do not welcome her warmly. And neither does the house.
The Condemned is currently playing at the Quad Cinema in New York City and opens Friday, March 8 at Laemmle’s NoHo 7 in Los Angeles.
For more info visit the website and like their page on Facebook
No
Director: Pablo Larraín
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers
Country: Chile
Language: Spanish
It didn’t win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film but the nomination has helped build buzz for Pablo Larraín’s political drama inspired by actual events in Chilean history. Now in the third week of its theatrical release, it is expanding to many major cities beyond just New York and Los Angeles.
Synopsis:
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote Yes or No to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the No, persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael García Bernal), to spearhead their campaign.
Reviewing materials already created for the campaign, René is convinced their grim, endless montages of killings, torture, tanks and tear gas will turn off voters. With the opposition outspending them an estimated 30 to 1, No must come up with campaign ads that speak to the heart of the people of Chile and motivate them go to the polls. "Everyone wants to be happy," René says in his quiet, convincing way. "Happiness" will be the campaign: "Happiness is coming if you vote No!" This approach meets resistance from colleagues who see it as an affront to the many who have suffered under Pinochet, but René confidently commissions jingles and celebrities to join in delivering the message: "Chile: happiness is coming!!!"
No is currently playing at theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego and will open in other cities in the coming weeks.
For dates and theater info visit the website. Follow @NOlapelicula on Twitter and Facebook...
- 3/6/2013
- by Vanessa Erazo
- Sydney's Buzz
We have some more quick distribution news to share from Afm: Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Roberto Busó-García’s The Condemend (Los Condenados) and is in negotiations to license the U.S. TV rights to the film to HBO.
Per THR, Strand is planning a spring 2013 release for the thriller about a haunted mansion that was filmed in Puerto Rico. The film stars Cristina Rodlo as an heiress who plans to restore the mansion in her father’s memory only to discover that the mansion’s past is returning to haunt the surrounding town and its residents.
The film also stars René Monclova, Daisy Granados, Marisé Álvarez, and José Caro.
Strand Releasing’s Jon Gerrans, who negotiated the deal with Busó-García, said, “We’re thrilled to be working with Roberto on this intriguing film and hope that it has a great life both theatrically as well as in its ancillary markets.
Per THR, Strand is planning a spring 2013 release for the thriller about a haunted mansion that was filmed in Puerto Rico. The film stars Cristina Rodlo as an heiress who plans to restore the mansion in her father’s memory only to discover that the mansion’s past is returning to haunt the surrounding town and its residents.
The film also stars René Monclova, Daisy Granados, Marisé Álvarez, and José Caro.
Strand Releasing’s Jon Gerrans, who negotiated the deal with Busó-García, said, “We’re thrilled to be working with Roberto on this intriguing film and hope that it has a great life both theatrically as well as in its ancillary markets.
- 11/1/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Strand Releasing has acquired N. American film distribution rights to Roberto Buso-Garcia's Los condenados (The Condemned) thriller, starring Cristina Rodlo and Rene Monclova. Variety reports that a spring release is being planned for the film which also includes Axel Anderson, Rocky Venegas, Luz Odilea Font, Marisé Álvarez, Dolores Pedro, José Caro, Miosoti Alvarado, Amanda Lugo and Irma Méndez and Daisy Granados. In The Condemned, determined to restore her dying father's reputation, Ana travels to the remote town of Rosales. Decades ago, he settled there and opened his first free clinic for cancer research. He launched an illustrious medical career — and fell in love. Ana plans to celebrate her father's scientific and humanitarian achievements by transforming the old family mansion into a world-class museum. She will preserve his legacy, and also breathe new life into the forgotten Rosales.
- 10/31/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Strand Releasing has acquired N. American film distribution rights to Roberto Buso-Garcia's Los condenados (The Condemned) thriller, starring Cristina Rodlo and Rene Monclova. Variety reports that a spring release is being planned for the film which also includes Axel Anderson, Rocky Venegas, Luz Odilea Font, Marisé Álvarez, Dolores Pedro, José Caro, Miosoti Alvarado, Amanda Lugo and Irma Méndez and Daisy Granados. In The Condemned, determined to restore her dying father's reputation, Ana travels to the remote town of Rosales. Decades ago, he settled there and opened his first free clinic for cancer research. He launched an illustrious medical career — and fell in love. Ana plans to celebrate her father's scientific and humanitarian achievements by transforming the old family mansion into a world-class museum. She will preserve his legacy, and also breathe new life into the forgotten Rosales.
- 10/31/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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