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Guanajuato 2017 Dispatch: Film Awards Go To SEXY DURGA, LOS AÑOS AZULES, And More
Probably the coolest moment of the Guanajuato International Film Festival closing ceremony was when a bunch of Indian guys appeared on screen, visibly delighted as their film, Sexy Durga - "a chilling and bold accomplishment in the evolution of the...
Guanajuato 2017 Dispatch: BRIMSTONE & GLORY, ME GUSTA PERO ME ASUSTA
This time, from the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), I review a couple of films related to Mexican culture. The first one is a documentary, made by a German filmmaker, about a massive fireworks festival that is celebrated every year...
Guanajuato 2017 Dispatch: RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD, HELLO DESTROYER
The Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) is celebrating its 20th edition with Canada as the spotlight country, Peter Weir and Fatih Akin as the principal guests, and certainly an interesting selection of films from all over the globe. Check out...
Guanajuato 2016 Review: EL TAMAÑO SÍ IMPORTA, Starring Ximena Ayala And Vadhir Derbez
Rafa Lara’s El Tamaño Sí Importa, which world premiered at the Guanajuato International Film Festival, is a romantic comedy that merely intends to sell its two protagonists as rising Mexican stars: The Amazing Catfish’s Ximena Ayala and Eugenio Derbez’s 25-year-old...
Guanajuato 2016 Review: APPRENTICE, A Sublime Death Penalty Drama
During the introduction of the Japan 1968 film program at this year’s Guanajuato International Film Festival, we saw footage of Oshima Nagisa’s classic Death by Hanging and also the filmmakers’ very direct and bold statement against death penalty. Almost 50...
Guanajuato 2016 Dispatch: Demián Bichir on Jorge Michel Grau's 7:19
The opening night film for the second half of Guanajuato 2016 (the one that takes place in Guanajuato Capital) was Jorge Michel Grau’s 7:19, a drama set in the historic morning of 19 September, 1985, when Mexico City suffered a...
Guanajuato 2014: Roger Corman's Master Class (Recap And Photos)
B movie king Roger Corman was honored this year at the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF). A selection of both Corman-directed and produced films were screened during the festival, at such venues as the city's Teatro Juarez, the graveyard, and the...
Guanajuato 2014: Roger Corman In Mexico, Plus Full Festival Lineup
The Guanajuato International Film Festival revealed yesterday all the details for its upcoming seventeenth edition, which is going to be celebrated from Friday, July 25 to Sunday, August 3. This is one of Mexico's top festivals and this year's lineup...
Guanajuato 2013: Aronofsky Sure Loves El Santo! His Visit In Quotes And Photos
Darren Aronofsky's visit to Guanajuato (GIFF 2013) was an absolute blast! Aronofsky fully won over the Mexican audience the night before his master class, when he showed up for a The Wrestler screening at the Guanajuato Capital's Teatro Juarez. He...
Guanajuato 2013: Top Quotes And Photos Of Danny Boyle (He Discusses The TRAINSPOTTING Sequel!)
Danny Boyle watched Amat Escalante's Heli and visited the Guanajuato Mummies' Museum prior his official encounter with the Mexican audience and press at the Guanajuato International Film Festival 2013. July 25 was the Danny Boyle day in Guanajuato Capital, with...
Guanajuato 2013: Full Q&A With Fabio Grassadonia And Antonio Piazza, Directors Of Italian Mafia Film SALVO
The Italian film Salvo won two of the Critics' Week Prizes at Cannes 2013 (Grand Prix and France 4 Revelation Prize) and now its directors, Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza, are presenting it at the Guanajuato International Film Festival in...
Guanajuato 2013 Review: CASI TREINTA (ALMOST THIRTY) Is A Dull And Forgettable Romantic Comedy
The Mexican movie Casi Treinta (Almost Thirty) had its world premiere on Sunday, July 21 at the 2013 Guanajuato International Film Festival. The director and the cast were there to walk the red carpet and introduce the film. One of...
Guanajuato 2013: Director Ryan Coogler And Star Melonie Diaz Walk The Red Carpet, Talk FRUITVALE STATION
Fruitvale Station was a really powerful way to start the Guanajuato International Film Festival 2013. It's a great and difficult drama that puts us in the Bay Area, with the real-life story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old African American who...
Guanajuato 2013 Begins Today! Here Are Some Films Not To Miss
I just arrived in the beautiful town of San Miguel de Allende, where Robert Rodriguez filmed Once Upon A Time In Mexico and where the 16th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) kicks off tonight. The activities already began in the...
Guanajuato 2013 Announces Lineup And The Visit Of Danny Boyle And Darren Aronofsky
The 16th edition of the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), one of Mexico's most important film festivals, will begin on Friday, July 19 with the Mexican premiere of Sundance and Cannes winner Fruitvale Station. This and the rest of activities...
