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...Three Mexican directors were nominated for Oscars this year: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel, Alfonso Cuaron for Children of Men and Guillermo del Toro for Pan's Labyrinth. Why the sudden recognition of these filmmakers...
...79th annual Academy Awards, a motley group of international films that have largely blown the English-language competition out of the water. Why the Spanish? “Pan’s Labyrinth,” Guillermo del Toro’s Best Foreign Film shoo-in recently eclipsed Alfonso Cuarón’s “Y Tu Mamá También” as the highest-grossing Mexican film in the U.S. For all those hoping to pass as film buffs during the award season, it’s a must-see. Why the German...
...Owen’s cousin responds, “I just don’t think about it.” Ignoring the realities of the world depicted in “Children of Men” might be the best recourse available. Directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón of “Y Tu Mama También” and “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” fame, the film imagines a world in which women are no longer able to bear children. Based on P.D. James’ novel...
...production in this adult fable are expertly done, especially the visual and sound effects. Del Toro is one of three Mexican directors with Oscar-nominated films this year (the other two being Alejandro González Iñárritu with “Babel” and Alfonso Cuarón with “Children of Men”). Of the three films, “Pan’s Labyrinth” simultaneously has the most childlike thematic material and the most graphic violence. Minimalist-influenced music by composer Javier Navarrete, which builds on the theme...
They're old friends, you see, each ready to lend a hand in the other's projects. They also encourage family and friends to join the fun. Cuarn's brother Carlos will soon direct a film starring Gael Garca Bernal and Diego Luna, the two lads from Alfonso's hit comedy Y tu mam tambin. Arriaga has written a true-life AIDS drama, The Dallas Buyer's Club, which is to star and be produced by a member of the Babel ensemble: Brad Pitt...