Film & Movie Reviews
Film Review: “La Teta Asustada”
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** The question that stayed with me for several weeks after watching “La Teta Asustada” (released with the English title “The Milk of Sorrow,” but literally “The Frightened Breast”) was this: Are there films whose topics are so specific, so insular in some way, that their audience just won’t “get” them? … Continue reading
Some Thoughts About Cuban Cinema/Cine Cubano en Mi Memoria
Text: Francisco Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo & Brayan Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] * The 10th Havana Film Festival New York ended recently. This was my first time attending the activities, which were presented between April 16 and 23. Among the films presented, there were two short documentaries that were as familiar … Continue reading
Film Review: “Desierto Adentro”
Among the films in the Havana Film Festival New York line up was the New York premiere of director Rodrigo Pla’s morality tale, “Desierto Adentro”: I wanted so much to like this film–first, because it was made in and about Mexico; second, because the shots were steady and lovely; third, because the plot seemed to … Continue reading
“The Reader”: Movie Review
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo I’ve seen more than my fair share of movies whose characters and conflicts develop against the backdrop of the Holocaust. Francisco’s favorite movie of all time is “Schindler’s List” and he considers himself something of a Holocaust scholar; I do believe we’ve watched every film and documentary that’s been made about … Continue reading