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The two highest-grossing films of 2023 are Chinese. Full River Red, the Zhang Yimou-directed historical movie earned $673 million this year, followed by The Wandering Earth 2, the sci-fi action thriller directed by Frant Gwo with $600 million in receipts, both over 64 days.

In life, as in the movies, they like happy endings. This is the case of Álvaro Gago.

Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) members Barbara Gasser, Gerardo Prat and this writer recently spoke on a panel at the Cartagena International Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias or FICCI), in its 62nd edition at Cartagena, Colombia. The festival, which is presented from March 22 to 28 this year, was also attended by HFPA members Barbaros Tapan and Ruben Nepales.

In conversation with strangers, politics and religion are generally seen as so-called “third rails. ” In cinema, too, religion is often viewed as verboten terrain — a self-limiting topic that should be avoided in order to effectively communicate with a broader audience.

There’s been quite a bit of natter surrounding the new Donald Glover project Swarm. The seven-episode Amazon Prime series follows Andrea/Dre (Dominique Fishback), a mega-fan of Ni'Jah (Nirine S.

Laura Esquivel takes a break from her busy schedule as Mexico's ambassador to Brazil to chat with GoldenGlobes. com via Zoom about the California premiere of the ballet version of Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate), her most successful novel.

  Newly minted Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu of Everything Everywhere All At Once, Emily in Paris star Ashley Park, Good Trouble’s Sherry Cola and Disney+’s Doogie Kamealoha, M. D.

Ayn Rand is a name that has become synonymous with individualism, Objectivism, and the pursuit of personal freedom. Her philosophy has been embraced by millions of readers worldwide, and her novels have become classics in literature.

It’s been a long time coming, but lately women have stepped up to the plate and become major players in front of and behind the camera. Women are no longer invisible, and the growing trend in recent years is of women in Hollywood gaining more opportunities not only as actors but in careers which include such positions as directors, writers, producers, cinematographers and editors.

  Last year, the French drama The Worst Ones won the Cannes International Film Festival Grand Prize in the prestigious ‘Un Certain Regard’ competition. The film, directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret, will finally open in the U.