Glee alum Melissa Benoist is about to blow up. She earned strong reviews for a supporting turn in Whiplash, is leading CBS’ high-profile Supergirl series this fall and just locked down another promising project in Lowriders, from Universal Pictures, Blumhouse and Imagine Entertainment.
Reteaming with Blumhouse after the studio produced Whiplash, Benoist will play a key female role in the pic, which centers on a teen who is forced to pick between his traditional father and gangbanger brother, both of whom are competing in the annual lowrider “Supershow.” The movie is aiming to explore the re-emerging low-rider culture in Eastern Los Angeles’ Latino communities.
Demian Bichir, Eva Longoria, Tony Revolori, Gabriel Chavarria, Theo Rossi and Yvette Monreal are all already attached. Ricardo de Montreuil (Máncora) has come aboard to direct the pic, working from a script by Josh Bierne-Gordon and Justin Tipping (Nani, upcoming Kicks). Earlier versions of the script...
Reteaming with Blumhouse after the studio produced Whiplash, Benoist will play a key female role in the pic, which centers on a teen who is forced to pick between his traditional father and gangbanger brother, both of whom are competing in the annual lowrider “Supershow.” The movie is aiming to explore the re-emerging low-rider culture in Eastern Los Angeles’ Latino communities.
Demian Bichir, Eva Longoria, Tony Revolori, Gabriel Chavarria, Theo Rossi and Yvette Monreal are all already attached. Ricardo de Montreuil (Máncora) has come aboard to direct the pic, working from a script by Josh Bierne-Gordon and Justin Tipping (Nani, upcoming Kicks). Earlier versions of the script...
- 5/22/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Like the headline says:
Los Angeles, CA (August 27, 2010) -- 24 frames, LLC has announced that it has acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction box office sensation "Seres: Genesis" from Huma Films. This action-packed alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly thereafter by Us theaters. The film was produced, directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta ("Inspiración") and stars Alejandra Barros ("Sultanes Del Sur," "Amar," "Matando Cabos"), Liz Gallardo ("Máncora," "Sangre de familia," "La última y nos vamos"), Humberto Busto ("Depositarios," "Niñas Mal," "Amores Perros"), Manuel Balbi ("Deseo Prohibido," "La viuda de Blanco"), Arturo Delgado ("Entre Canibales," "María José") and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega ("A través del Silencio," "Tengo Todo").
When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an accident caused by an alien craft, Mariel (Alejandra Barros), head of a secretive task force investigating the paranormal, must solve the riddle of...
Los Angeles, CA (August 27, 2010) -- 24 frames, LLC has announced that it has acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction box office sensation "Seres: Genesis" from Huma Films. This action-packed alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly thereafter by Us theaters. The film was produced, directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta ("Inspiración") and stars Alejandra Barros ("Sultanes Del Sur," "Amar," "Matando Cabos"), Liz Gallardo ("Máncora," "Sangre de familia," "La última y nos vamos"), Humberto Busto ("Depositarios," "Niñas Mal," "Amores Perros"), Manuel Balbi ("Deseo Prohibido," "La viuda de Blanco"), Arturo Delgado ("Entre Canibales," "María José") and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega ("A través del Silencio," "Tengo Todo").
When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an accident caused by an alien craft, Mariel (Alejandra Barros), head of a secretive task force investigating the paranormal, must solve the riddle of...
- 8/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Looks like the Mexican sci-fi movie “Seres: Genesis”, the first of a proposed trilogy, may be coming to a theater near you after all. 24 frames, LLC has announced that it has acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction box office sensation “Seres: Genesis” from Huma Films. This action-packed alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly thereafter by Us theaters. The film was produced, directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta (“Inspiración”) and stars Alejandra Barros (“Sultanes Del Sur,” “Amar,” “Matando Cabos”), Liz Gallardo (“Máncora,” “Sangre de familia,” “La última y nos vamos”), Humberto Busto (“Depositarios,” “Niñas Mal,” “Amores Perros”), Manuel Balbi (“Deseo Prohibido,” “La viuda de Blanco”), Arturo Delgado (“Entre Canibales,” “María José”) and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega (“A través del Silencio,” “Tengo Todo”). When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an accident caused by an alien craft, Mariel (Alejandra Barros...
- 8/28/2010
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
24frames (No we’ve not branched out into distribution) has announced that it has just acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction movie “Seres: Genesis.” The alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly after by a run in Us theaters. Directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta stars Alejandra Barros (“Sultanes Del Sur,” “Amar,” “Matando Cabos”), Liz Gallardo (“Máncora,” “Sangre de familia,” “La última y nos vamos”), Humberto Busto (“Depositarios,” “Niñas Mal,” “Amores Perros”), Manuel Balbi (“Deseo Prohibido,” “La viuda de Blanco”), Arturo Delgado (“Entre Canibales,” “María José”) and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega (“A través del Silencio,” “Tengo Todo”). Seres: GÉNESIS is the first part of a planned trilogy, to be followed by Seres: Evolution predicting the future of mankind and finally Seres: Extinction will reveal the secrets of our destiny. Synopsis: When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an...
- 8/27/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
24frames (No we’ve not branched out into distribution) has announced that it has just acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction movie “Seres: Genesis.” The alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly after by a run in Us theaters. Directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta stars Alejandra Barros (“Sultanes Del Sur,” “Amar,” “Matando Cabos”), Liz Gallardo (“Máncora,” “Sangre de familia,” “La última y nos vamos”), Humberto Busto (“Depositarios,” “Niñas Mal,” “Amores Perros”), Manuel Balbi (“Deseo Prohibido,” “La viuda de Blanco”), Arturo Delgado (“Entre Canibales,” “María José”) and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega (“A través del Silencio,” “Tengo Todo”). Seres: GÉNESIS is the first part of a planned trilogy, to be followed by Seres: Evolution predicting the future of mankind and finally Seres: Extinction will reveal the secrets of our destiny. Synopsis: When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an...
- 8/27/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Independent distribution and production company, 24 frames, has announced that it has acquired all North-American rights to the Mexican science fiction film “Seres: Genesis” from Huma Films. The alien invasion thriller will open nationwide in Mexico on September 17, followed shortly thereafter by a limited Us theatrical run.
The film was produced, directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta (“Inspiración”) and stars Alejandra Barros (“Sultanes Del Sur,” “Amar,” “Matando Cabos”), Liz Gallardo (“Máncora,” “Sangre de familia,” “La última y nos vamos”), Humberto Busto (“Depositarios,” “Niñas Mal,” “Amores Perros”), Manuel Balbi (“Deseo Prohibido,” “La viuda de Blanco”), Arturo Delgado (“Entre Canibales,” “María José”) and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega (“A través del Silencio,” “Tengo Todo”).
Synopsis:
When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an accident caused by an alien craft, Mariel (Alejandra Barros), head of a secretive division of a high tech conglomerate investigating the paranormal, must solve the riddle of...
The film was produced, directed and written by Angel Mario Huerta (“Inspiración”) and stars Alejandra Barros (“Sultanes Del Sur,” “Amar,” “Matando Cabos”), Liz Gallardo (“Máncora,” “Sangre de familia,” “La última y nos vamos”), Humberto Busto (“Depositarios,” “Niñas Mal,” “Amores Perros”), Manuel Balbi (“Deseo Prohibido,” “La viuda de Blanco”), Arturo Delgado (“Entre Canibales,” “María José”) and veteran actor Gonzalo Vega (“A través del Silencio,” “Tengo Todo”).
Synopsis:
When a young girl is found amid the wreckage of an accident caused by an alien craft, Mariel (Alejandra Barros), head of a secretive division of a high tech conglomerate investigating the paranormal, must solve the riddle of...
- 8/27/2010
- QuietEarth.us
This week in theaters sees more history coming to life while the oceans around us die. Woody Allen fans can start counting backwards from 364 again, while Sandra Bullock makes Ryan Reynolds suffer, which, after "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," has got to be a cause worth supporting.
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Thanks to the mainstream explosion of snarky adult-oriented animation, grown-ups no longer need to dream up creative excuses to spend all day in front of cartoons, which is nice. This latest dose of claymation cleverness comes courtesy of Israeli director Tatia Rosenthal, working from "Jellyfish" writer/director Etgar Keret's book of short stories. Anthony Lapaglia voices Jim, a single dad in urban Australia who, along with his family and neighbors, embarks on a series of surreal adventures after his son Dave (Samuel Johnson) blows the titular sum on...
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Thanks to the mainstream explosion of snarky adult-oriented animation, grown-ups no longer need to dream up creative excuses to spend all day in front of cartoons, which is nice. This latest dose of claymation cleverness comes courtesy of Israeli director Tatia Rosenthal, working from "Jellyfish" writer/director Etgar Keret's book of short stories. Anthony Lapaglia voices Jim, a single dad in urban Australia who, along with his family and neighbors, embarks on a series of surreal adventures after his son Dave (Samuel Johnson) blows the titular sum on...
- 6/15/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
The Hispanic market, a undefinable entity made of many divergent cultures with the common denominator being they all speak some form of Spanish, has been the holy grail for U.S. distributors. Now Moctezuma Esparsa's Maya Entertainment and Blockbuster are setting up a film festival and screenwriting competition to bring customers to Blockbuster's 3,900 U.S. stores (70% of its revenues come from there). At least 400 of the stores are in Latino neighborhoods. Maya Independent Sponsored by Blockbuster will screen Latino themed pictures in 10 cities including L.A., N.Y., Miami, Chicago and Washington, D.C. from June to September (Hispanic Heritage Month). Some will show in Maya Cinemas which will have 50 screens in California by September. Maya will spend up to $1m on P&A. Titles include Sundance's Mancora, Toronto's Once Upon a Time in Rio and other mainstream, genre and arthouse titles. All will be available for rental exclusively at Blockbuster.
- 3/26/2009
- Sydney's Buzz
Here is the trailer for Maya Entertainment Film, Mancora. The film is set to open in theaters March 20, 2009. Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil From the director of La Mujer De Mi Hermano (My Brother’S Wife), and the writer of Voces Inocentes (Innocent Voices) comes MÁNCORA, a tender and pulsating road-trip drama that delicately traces the shifting emotional boundaries between three disconnected souls. MÁNCORA introduces us to Santiago, a 21-year old from Lima who is haunted by his father’s recent and unexpected suicide. Suffocating in the chill of a grey Lima winter, Santiago decides to take refuge in MÁNCORA, a beach [...]...
- 2/22/2009
- by The Critic
- SmartCine.com
Ricardo de Montreuil’s sophomore feature Máncora practices what it preaches. It’s truly a film where the journey—not the destination—is important. Though this has dissatisfied several critics since its premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, I had no trouble joining this youthful attractive cast on their road trip from Lima’s wintry claustrophobia to the seeming escape of Peru’s infamous surfer beach Máncora, nor did I have difficulty accepting the film’s narrative caution that—though you can escape a place or a season—you can’t escape your own measure of original sin, which proves to be the case for each of Máncora‘s three main characters.
More than one critic has compared Máncora to Alfonso Cuaron’s Y Tu Mama Tambien. Variety’s Todd McCarthy—unfairly I think—calls it a “poor cousin” whereas Ray Bonilla at Picture Show Pundits more fairly...
More than one critic has compared Máncora to Alfonso Cuaron’s Y Tu Mama Tambien. Variety’s Todd McCarthy—unfairly I think—calls it a “poor cousin” whereas Ray Bonilla at Picture Show Pundits more fairly...
- 9/26/2008
- by Michael Guillen
- Screen Anarchy
Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY -- A taut, stylish drama brimming with heated sex and illicit desire, Ricardo de Montreuil's Mancora represents a noteworthy sophomore feature from the Peruvian director.
The film's appealing cast, alluring locations and fluent visual style comprise distinct assets for a specialty distributor capable of following up on the boxoffice accomplishments of de Montreuil's 2006 debut feature, La Mujer de mi Hermano, released domestically by Lionsgate.
Moody 21-year-old Santiago Santi Pautrat (Jason Day) snaps out of his smoldering self-absorption when his father -- a faded pop singer -- jumps off a bridge to his death, leaving his son wracked with guilt.
Santi blames himself for not spending more time with his dad, and things only worsen when he flunks his economics studies at university and his girlfriend breaks off their relationship.
Losing his job is the final straw. With few ties to keep him in Lima, Santi plans a road trip north to the beach town of Mancora. The arrival of his attractive older stepsister Ximena (Elsa Pataky), a photographer from New York whom he hasn't seen since their mother died five years before, and her wealthy, petulant husband Inigo (Enrique Murciano) force Santi to revise his solo getaway plan and the trio set out together in his dad's old Mercedes sedan.
Ximena and Inigo's rocky relationship feeds Inigo's petty jealousy over the closeness between Ximena and Santi. Tensions gradually build with nasty comments until Ximena impetuously decides to leave with Santi en route to surf a famous beach praised by Batu (Phellipe Haagensen), a hitchhiker they pick up along the way. The pair continues on to laid-back Mancora with Batu, who invites them to a street carnival where Santi is drawn into a drunken brawl with a local hard case after his girlfriend makes a public pass at Santi.
Following their night of heavy drinking, Santi and Ximena end up on a beach where they are forced to confront the sexual tension building between them, fueled by significant glances and shared intimacy. Inigo's unexpected arrival in Mancora further aggravates the siblings' complicated situation, as they all set off on a binge of ill-advised relentless partying that irrevocably strains their already frayed relations.
The attractive international cast, anchored by Day's intense channeling of Santi's personal demons, delivers solid support for the colorful if occasionally overheated script by Oscar Torres, Angel Ibarguren and Juan Luis Nugent, particularly Pataky as the perilously conflicted Ximena.
The film's energetic pacing, proficient camerawork and broad-minded approach allow de Montreuil to balance the foreboding that overshadows the narrative with a sense of expectant possibility, though the open-ended conclusion may prove perplexing for some.
MANCORA
Hispafilms, Napoli pictures
Credits:
Director: Ricardo de Montreuil
Screenwriters: Oscar Torres, Angel Ibarguren, Juan Luis Nugent
Producer: Diego Ojeda
Executive producers: Antonio Gijon, Enrique Murciano
Director of photography: Leandro Filloy
Production designer: Miguel Angel Alvarez
Music: Angelo Milli
Editors: Luis Carballar, Ricardo de Montreuil
Cast:
Santiago Pautrat: Jason Day
Ximena: Elsa Pataky
Inigo: Enrique Murciano
Batu: Phellipe Haagensen
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
PARK CITY -- A taut, stylish drama brimming with heated sex and illicit desire, Ricardo de Montreuil's Mancora represents a noteworthy sophomore feature from the Peruvian director.
The film's appealing cast, alluring locations and fluent visual style comprise distinct assets for a specialty distributor capable of following up on the boxoffice accomplishments of de Montreuil's 2006 debut feature, La Mujer de mi Hermano, released domestically by Lionsgate.
Moody 21-year-old Santiago Santi Pautrat (Jason Day) snaps out of his smoldering self-absorption when his father -- a faded pop singer -- jumps off a bridge to his death, leaving his son wracked with guilt.
Santi blames himself for not spending more time with his dad, and things only worsen when he flunks his economics studies at university and his girlfriend breaks off their relationship.
Losing his job is the final straw. With few ties to keep him in Lima, Santi plans a road trip north to the beach town of Mancora. The arrival of his attractive older stepsister Ximena (Elsa Pataky), a photographer from New York whom he hasn't seen since their mother died five years before, and her wealthy, petulant husband Inigo (Enrique Murciano) force Santi to revise his solo getaway plan and the trio set out together in his dad's old Mercedes sedan.
Ximena and Inigo's rocky relationship feeds Inigo's petty jealousy over the closeness between Ximena and Santi. Tensions gradually build with nasty comments until Ximena impetuously decides to leave with Santi en route to surf a famous beach praised by Batu (Phellipe Haagensen), a hitchhiker they pick up along the way. The pair continues on to laid-back Mancora with Batu, who invites them to a street carnival where Santi is drawn into a drunken brawl with a local hard case after his girlfriend makes a public pass at Santi.
Following their night of heavy drinking, Santi and Ximena end up on a beach where they are forced to confront the sexual tension building between them, fueled by significant glances and shared intimacy. Inigo's unexpected arrival in Mancora further aggravates the siblings' complicated situation, as they all set off on a binge of ill-advised relentless partying that irrevocably strains their already frayed relations.
The attractive international cast, anchored by Day's intense channeling of Santi's personal demons, delivers solid support for the colorful if occasionally overheated script by Oscar Torres, Angel Ibarguren and Juan Luis Nugent, particularly Pataky as the perilously conflicted Ximena.
The film's energetic pacing, proficient camerawork and broad-minded approach allow de Montreuil to balance the foreboding that overshadows the narrative with a sense of expectant possibility, though the open-ended conclusion may prove perplexing for some.
MANCORA
Hispafilms, Napoli pictures
Credits:
Director: Ricardo de Montreuil
Screenwriters: Oscar Torres, Angel Ibarguren, Juan Luis Nugent
Producer: Diego Ojeda
Executive producers: Antonio Gijon, Enrique Murciano
Director of photography: Leandro Filloy
Production designer: Miguel Angel Alvarez
Music: Angelo Milli
Editors: Luis Carballar, Ricardo de Montreuil
Cast:
Santiago Pautrat: Jason Day
Ximena: Elsa Pataky
Inigo: Enrique Murciano
Batu: Phellipe Haagensen
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/24/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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