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 Bajo la Sal (aka: Under the Salt) (2008) This melancholic, noir-flavored crime thriller from director Mario Muñoz is based on the story "La Venganza del Valle de las Muñecas" (aka: “The Revenge of the Valley of the Dolls”). Comandante Trujillo (Humberto Zurita), a disgraced police read more

The place is Mexico City. The year 1909. A contingent of rural farmhands pays a visit to their eminent leader to intercede on behalf of their neighbors. They live a life of poverty and injustice as others gorge themselves on the riches of the land. For all his progressive well-meaning, it still is read more

Welcome to Day 1 of the Vive la France! blogathon. Our participating bloggers have chosen an exciting range of films and film-related subjects to celebrate French cinema, French stars, American films set in France and more. Links to posts are embedded in the titles in bold below. Enjoy! Sunday, Au read more

Viva la France Posted by Stephen Reginald at 7:40 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Casablanca, Classic Movie Man, France, Paris Reactions:  read more

Viva Zapata! Directed by Elia Kazan Written by John Steinbeck 1952/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Emiliano Zapata: Themselves. For me, the most memorable thing about this solid biopic is the Oscar-winning performance of Anthony Quinn. This is the fictiona read more

By Fritzi Kramer on January 26, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Review I don’t generally cover unfinished films but here is a major exception. Que Viva Mexico! is one of the most frustrating unrealized projects. The work of a brilliant director who was forced to abandon it for reasons both financi read more

I’ve owned a box set of Elvis Presley movies for about the past three years, yet as of this weekend I’d only watched ONE of them, and even that (Jailhouse Rock) was only within the past few months–on some weekend I hadn’t rented a musical and needed something for my weekend m read more

It’s always tough finding a present for the father who loves history.  I mean, really, what’s the best gift to give a dad who loves Civil War stuff, or adored watching The Hatfields and the McCoys (I know my fair share of those dads).  Well, 20th Century Fox has something for you with read more

Viva Las Vegas! Ann Margret & Elvis Presley show us how it's done on the dance floor. The same aunt that introduced me to The Wizard Of Oz and Dracula when I was a child, introduced me to Viva Las Vegas a few years later when I was slightly older. (She's got incredible taste in mo read more

Lucky (Elvis Presley) has come to Las Vegas to participate in the big Grand Prix race.  The only problem is that his car needs a new engine.  He’s able to win the money he needs for a new engine, but his luck runs out while pursuing swimming instructor Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret).  While singin read more

Viva Villa! is a fictionalized account of the escapades by one of the most prominent generals of the Mexican revolution, Pancho Villa.  As a boy, Pancho’s father spoke out against the Mexican government taking the people’s land and was sentenced to a hundred lashings, killing him in front of the read more

With yellow dresses as one of the trends for Spring, I cannot help but think of Ann-Margret in 1964's Viva Las Vegas. Yellow is a signature wardrobe color of the movie and you can see both Ann and Elvis flirting in yellow throughout.  Here are two great numbers--both in costume and mu read more

VIVA LAS VEGAS (1964) , Princess requested... This week's SPOTLIGHT. And so far winning the favorite Ann Margret movie poll. Viva las Vegas!! What a fun film for Elvis fans. This is one of my favorite Ann Margret films. She's awesome in the musical numbers. Talk about chemistry between two stars. read more

I’m breaking my diet/workout regime and having a martini for this post. The Stop Button isn’t closing. Not exactly. It’s just not going to be updated daily and I’m not going to focus on developing its library of film responses. This week, which missed a day already, wasnR read more

Viva Hollywood The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Filmby Luis I. ReyesTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762478484September 2022Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Larry Edmund's — Powell's"Latinx artists both in front of and behind the cameras are committed to read more

Viva Hollywood The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Filmby Luis I. ReyesTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762478484September 2022Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Larry Edmund's — Powell's"Latinx artists both in front of and behind the cameras are committed to read more