Exclusive: Academy Award-winner Alexander Dinelaris is teaming up with multihyphenate René Pérez Joglar, known professionally as Residente, to co-write the new film Porto Rico.
Porto Rico is a historical drama based on the life of Puerto Rican revolutionary, José Maldonado Román, known as Águila Blanca (White Eagle), set on the island in the late 19th century. Maldonado Román fought against colonialism by leading a gang of ex-convicts to vindicate Puerto Rico as it sought its identity as a country.
“It has been amazing to work with Alex,” said Residente in a statement about the screenwriter he was introduced to by Alejandro Gonzalez-Iñarritu. “It took me a while to find a great writer because I was looking for someone who not only is talented but also connects with the subject matter. I found both in Alex, an amazing writer who is highly skilled at dialogues as was evident in Birdman,...
Porto Rico is a historical drama based on the life of Puerto Rican revolutionary, José Maldonado Román, known as Águila Blanca (White Eagle), set on the island in the late 19th century. Maldonado Román fought against colonialism by leading a gang of ex-convicts to vindicate Puerto Rico as it sought its identity as a country.
“It has been amazing to work with Alex,” said Residente in a statement about the screenwriter he was introduced to by Alejandro Gonzalez-Iñarritu. “It took me a while to find a great writer because I was looking for someone who not only is talented but also connects with the subject matter. I found both in Alex, an amazing writer who is highly skilled at dialogues as was evident in Birdman,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmed in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma, this silent tale of Native American life has an all-Kiowa and Comanche cast, and is credited as accurately recreating cultural details and costumes. Thought lost for the better part of a century, it was rediscovered just a few years ago. The Daughter of Dawn Blu-ray The Milestone Cinematheque 1920 / B&W (tinted) / 1:33 Silent Ap / 80 min. / Street Date July 19, 2016 / vailable through Mvd Entertainment / 27.96 Starring Esther LeBarre, White Parker, Belo Cozad, Hunting Horse, Wanada Parker. Produced by Richard Banks New Music Score David Yeagley Written by Richard Banks, Norbert Myles Produced by Richard Banks Directed by Norbert Myles
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
"Constancy, thy name is Red Wing!" Ethnographer alert! As one of the go-to destinations for unusual or difficult cinema discoveries, Milestone Films' Dennis Doros and Amy Heller has turned out exceptionally good theatrical and home video restorations of important films like The Exiles,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
"Constancy, thy name is Red Wing!" Ethnographer alert! As one of the go-to destinations for unusual or difficult cinema discoveries, Milestone Films' Dennis Doros and Amy Heller has turned out exceptionally good theatrical and home video restorations of important films like The Exiles,...
- 7/2/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska has lost her battle with lung cancer.
The Polish writer died in her sleep on Wednesday, aged 88.
Szymborska won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1996. Her most famous work includes People on the Bridge and The End and the Beginning.
She was awarded Poland's highest civilian honor, the Order of the White Eagle, by President Bronislaw Komorowski last year.
The Polish writer died in her sleep on Wednesday, aged 88.
Szymborska won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1996. Her most famous work includes People on the Bridge and The End and the Beginning.
She was awarded Poland's highest civilian honor, the Order of the White Eagle, by President Bronislaw Komorowski last year.
- 2/2/2012
- WENN
Kate cooks and shops for the Prince!
All eyes are on Prince William and Kate Middleton after their Royal Wedding, but the newly-named Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are enjoying the quiet life on the Welsh island of Anglesey!
William, 28, and Kate, 29, live in farmhouse far away from any hustle and bustle, the Daily Mail reports. And Kate is settling into her dutiful role as a housewife, cooking Will homemade meat pies and running him baths when he gets home from work!
But there are always reminders that Will and Kate are celebrities. Their favorite local pub, the White Eagle, has become inundated with customers since word got out about their patronage
“Oh, we’ve had the press and TV crews in here every day since the Royal Wedding,” a source at the bar says. “It’s crazy really. I mean, with all this attention, I doubt that William and...
All eyes are on Prince William and Kate Middleton after their Royal Wedding, but the newly-named Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are enjoying the quiet life on the Welsh island of Anglesey!
William, 28, and Kate, 29, live in farmhouse far away from any hustle and bustle, the Daily Mail reports. And Kate is settling into her dutiful role as a housewife, cooking Will homemade meat pies and running him baths when he gets home from work!
But there are always reminders that Will and Kate are celebrities. Their favorite local pub, the White Eagle, has become inundated with customers since word got out about their patronage
“Oh, we’ve had the press and TV crews in here every day since the Royal Wedding,” a source at the bar says. “It’s crazy really. I mean, with all this attention, I doubt that William and...
- 5/15/2011
- by William Earl
- HollywoodLife
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