Father Geek aqui con mas cosas del cine para Latin-AICN. Que patza CineLocos? We have some damn cool info for you in todays column. 1st our main cuate por ANIME, Scott Green gives us the latest in Spanish language anime news. Saborrrrr!!!

Spanish Language Anime

According to Doblaje Latinoamericano Click to Visit the Site in April ETC...TV will premiere the series 'Yamazaki', 'Tenchi Muyo', 'Estan Arrestados' (You're under arrest), 'EL Jardín Secreto' (The Secret Garden), 'Sakura Card Captors', the 2nd season of Detective Conan, Ninja Boy Rantaro, and the 3th season of Pokémon. Yamazaki is the latin american premiere because the other ones were broadcasted before in different countries or channels.

ETC...TV Click to Find Out More is a 24 HOUR ANIME CHANNEL for kids in Chile and has the second place in rating under Cartoon Network (tv cable rating in Chile, in the category 'kids').

Anime Moved and Removed on Univision

Univision moved their De Cabeza block to 9:00 am this morning and while they did air the Spanish-dubbed Tenchi Universe, they did not air Red Baron or Lost Universe.

Here's a nice little report on what Selma Hayek will be doing for the next year or so...

Just wanted to let you know that the shooting of "Frida Kahlo" will start April 7th in Mexico City. Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Antonio Banderas, Geoffrey Rush, Ashley Judd, Edward Norton, Roger Rees, Mia Maestro and Patricia Reyes Spíndola star. Pic will have locations in various cities of Mexico, in New York and Paris. It is being directed by Julie Taymor and produced by Hayek herself.

As soon as this movie is over, Salma will head on to a very ambitious project. She'll star in the adaptation of "Arrancame la Vida" ("Tear Out My Heart"), a best-seller by Angela Maesttra. It is about a woman in the mid of the Mexican Revolution that is abused by her husband (Jesus Ochoa), whom she later discovers is also a murderer. Pic will be Mexican, since it will be filmed during the strike. Because of Salma being a foreigner, she can film be involved in other projects outside the US in the meantime.

Besides, she has just finished filming a new movie for Mike Figgis called "Hotel", starring other people such as Burt Reynolds, Lucy Liu, Rhys Ifans, David Schwimmer, Valeria Golino, Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows and many more. It was filmed in Venice with the same technique used in "Timecode".

Three very interesting projects for Salma, whom I see AICN people love. Great indeed.

See ya'

Frank

Father Geek back just long enough to welcome back our South American editor Coffin Joe Jr. with his regular Tuesday Latin-AICN report from deep in the Brazilian rainforest... Nos Vemos Luego...

Hello boys and girls , Coffin Joe Jr. here for another edition of Latin-AICN .

I got my copy of the " Cherry Falls " DVD yesterday , and boy what a shame . Besides the DVD being a complete and total piece of shit ( they included a John Ritter horror/comedy on the same disc as a double feature and there are no extras ) , the real shame is that this flick ain´t reaching a wider audience . I think the distributor is USA Films , and did they screw up big time . Think of all the " Scream " copycats you saw for the last few years . Painful memories I bet . Most of them sucked hard . " Cherry Falls " doesn´t . It´s that simple . There are good performances , a funny , original story with a great twist and the audience is given a FUN horror flick . Can you believe that ? Well , it´s true . The director is Geoffrey Wright , who did the Russel Crowe movie " Romper Stomper " . He knows his stuff . Michael Biehn is in it , he´s always cool . Jay Mohr is pretty funny too .

If it is so damn good , and FUN , why did it receive this crappy treatment ? Really ? Can anyone find a reasonable motive ? I read that they were having some problems with the MPAA , and stuff . So ? Make the cuts they want for a theatrical version and then release it uncut on DVD ! A nifty special edition with a commentary track , documentaries , theatrical trailer , interviews , a good widescreen transfer . That´s what people want . Is it really that difficult to figure it out ? Come on . There´s a huge audience for this type of movie , specially for a DVD version ( look at how the Anchor Bay horror DVDs are doing , they are selling like hotcakes , the Argento stuff , Fulci´s films , " Hellraiser " , all special editions , done with consideration and love for the fans , who do their job of going to the store and actually buying these wonderful discs .) . Ok ?

I urge everyone out there to write or call USA´s home video department and get them to issue a proper disc , worthy of this film . ! God damn it . Enough of my stupid ideas and dreams , let´s get to the news :

ARGENTINA

-Cecilia Roth ( " All About my Mother " ) has a new film coming up called " Antigua Vida Mía " , which is set to be released in Argentina on May 24th 2001 . The movie is directed by Héctor Olivera , based on a novel by Marcela Serrano . Other cast members include Ana Belén , Juan Leyrado and Jorge Marrale . As soon as I have more details ( story , distributor , etc ) , I´ll tell you guys .

BRAZIL

-Murilo Benício ( " Woman on Top " ) has been cast in the main role of the movie " O Homem do Ano " , from Conspiração Filmes ( " Me , You , Them " ) , Warner Bros. Brazil and director José Henrique Fonseca . " O Homem do Ano " is Fonseca´s first film . The movie is part of a three picture deal Conspiração signed with Warner , to co-produce and distribute " O Homem do Ano " , " Bufo & Spalanzani " ( directed by Flávio Tambelini ) and " O Redentor " ( directed by Cláudio Torres , who is the son of Fernanda Montenegro ) .

-The international documentary festival " É Tudo Verdade " ( " It´s All True " ) is set to begin today here in São Paulo with a number of local and foreign docs , including : " Von Trier , 100 Eyes " , directed by Katia Forbert Petersen ( Denmark ) , about the making of " Dancer in the Dark " and Von Trier´s use of 100 cameras during certain musical numbers ; " Southern Comfort " ( Canada ) which deals with a cowboy from Georgia who , when discovers he has a tumor , starts to look for a doctor who can cure him , but can´t find one and even the classic Rolling Stones doc " Gimme Shelter " ( which has been released in the U.S. as a neat special edition DVD , by the fine folks at Criterion Collection ) .

MEXICO

-Mexican actress Salma Hayek stars in " In the Time of the Butterflies " , directed by Mariano Barroso and shot in Mexico , based on the true story of the Mirabal sisters , who were murdered in 1960 , because of their involvement in a plot to take over the government of the Dominican Republic during the Trujillo dictatorship . The movie also stars Lumi Cavazos , Pilar Padilla , Mía Maestro , Edward James Olmos and latin pop star Marc Anthony . MGM is behind this one , but a release date is not set yet . Rodrigo Garcia , who is also working with Hayek on her Frida Kahlo film , is one of the writers .

COFFIN JOE JR. MOVIE REVIEW

" Possible Loves " (2001)

Director : Sandra Werneck

There was good buzz surrounding this local offering , it won an award at the Sundance Film Festival , so me and the other students who went to this advance screening were feeling pretty confident that this wouldn´t be too bad . Well we were right . This film is pretty good . It´s not pretentious , which is always a good thing , and is fully aware of its nature : sweet romantic comedy that was made to entertain . As far as romantic comedies go , this one is not very corny , although there are some awkward moments , but the funny ones make up for the stupid ones . I told you guys in one of the previous Latin-AICN editions about the story : three tales , same characters , different scenarios , relationship mayhem follows . The gay scenario ( watch the movie , you´ll know what I mean ) is the best one , the most complex too , with every character going through a whole rainbow of emotions , giving the actors a chance to stretch their thespian muscles . Murilo Benício ( who seems to be everywhere these days ) gives good performances in every scenario , and he is the star of the show . His real life , and movie , girlfriend , Carolina Ferraz is good , in particular when she´s playing the bitter version of her character in the gay scenario . The rst of the cast is pretty solid , I liked Irene Ravache as Benício´s mom . She stole most of the scenes she was in . The direction is subtle , relying on composition and smooth , simple camera moves , not a lot of fancy visual gymnastics . The director is smart enough to know that the movie is more about the characters , their dialogue , so she lets them do the work . A good script also helps , and she has one that delivers in spades with smart characters who feel like real human beings , despite a bit of stupid dialogue here and there . Overall , Sandra did her job very well . Bottom line is that if you are looking for some romantic good times , you can do a lot worse than " Possible Loves " . Kudos to director Sandra Werneck .

That´s it for me . Make sure to send all your South and Central American film scoops to me at my fantastic Sao Paulo Office here in Brasil and I'll see to it that the world reads about it.

Coffin Joe Jr. says : BYE .

P.S. : Unssen Gems will be back next week with a look at " Habit " .