Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)Friday, July 31st, 2009 |
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A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together. |
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)Friday, July 31st, 2009 |
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A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together. |
Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)Friday, April 17th, 2009 |
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Anna is a young lesbian high school graduate who still lives with her parents, and works as a receptionist in a plastic surgeon’s office. She embarks on a wild ride when she hooks up with a cadre of ultra-radical feminist lesbians hell-bent on raising hell. But things get even more complicated when Anna falls in love with Sadie, the radical group’s leader who’s already involved with an older woman named Courtney. |
Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006)Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 |
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Dito, a writer in L.A., goes home to Astoria, Queens, after a 15-year absence when his mother calls to say his father’s ill. In a series of flashbacks we see the young Dito, his parents, his four closest friends, and his girl Laurie, as each tries to navigate family, race, loyalty, sex, coming of age, violence, and wanting out. A ball falls onto the subway tracks at a station, small things get out of hand. Can Dito go home again? |
Hamlet 2 (2008)Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 |
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In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. |
Feel the Noise (2007)Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 |
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After a run-in with local thugs, aspiring Harlem rapper Rob (Omarion Grandberry) flees to a place and father (Giancarlo Esposito) he never knew, and finds his salvation in Reggaeton, a spicy blend of hip-hop, reggae and Latin beats. Puerto Rico, the spiritual home of Reggaeton, inspires Rob and his half-brother Javi (Victor Rasuk) to pursue their dream of becoming Reggaeton stars. Together with a dancer named C.C., they learn what it means to stay true to themselves and each other, while overcoming obstacles in love, greed and pride, all culminating in an explosive performance at New York?s Puerto Rican Day Parade. |