Latino Spotlight: Colombian Film Festival 2013 in NYC

Happy new year! As 2013 makes a grand entrance, this is my opportunity to feature one of my future projects: The Colombian Film Festival taking place in New York City in March. As a proud Colombian, I had to take…

The Young Folks’ Best Movies of 2012

The Young Folks writers have come together to list the very best in entertainment and pop culture for the year 2012! 2012 has been a great year for movies. From The Avengers to Les Miserables, there was a lot to…

Oscar Buzz: Will Teens Have a Horse in the Race?

It’s that time of year again. The Weinsteins are whining, and the red carpets are rolling! In the enormous mess of DVD promotions, star interviews, magazine spotlights, and blogger rants, it’s easy to forget that the Oscars are no longer…

Oscar Buzz: The Critics Choose This Year’s Best in Film!

Awards season is now in full swing as this past week, film critics groups across the country announced their favorite films, actors, directors, etc. of the year. One thing to keep in mind is that critics and Oscar voters don’t…

Oscar Buzz: The 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Are Here!

Last night, the Gothams awarded some of this year’s best indies, giving us a good idea of which independent films will be serious contenders for Oscar season. Now, just announced are the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards nominees. I guess…

NYCC 2012: Loaded Barrel

At the 2012 New York Comic Con, I got the chance to speak with Jared Burrell, the owner, cofounder, writer, head illustrator and publisher of Loaded Barrel. “Loaded Barrel is a production company we started in 2007, and we launched…

Maxwell’s Movie Review: Cloud Atlas

Some movies are like real life – painfully realistic, often cynical or sad, these seek to portray a truth about the world we live in. Many of these are marvelous films – the best among them including Mike Leigh’s Another…