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Masacre En Xoco 2013 Interview (Part 2 Of 3): Mauricio Matamoros, José Luis Ortega & Jorge Grajales Name The Essential Mexican Horror Movies
Win 1 Of 5 Signed Posters And Blu-rays From CBGB And Xlrator!
THE RAID 2 Coming To U.S. Cinemas On March 28th!

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST

With the help of a homegrown offering's huge opening, business came booming back by soaring over the three million mark for the first time in months. The pre-Christmas weekend saw 61% of tickets got to local films. Title Release Date Market Share Weekend Total Screens 1 The Attorney 12/18/13 45.20% 1,380,110 1,752,162 923 2 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (us/nz) 12/12/13 13.20% 381,794 1,644,072 466 3 About Time (uk) 12/5/13 11.40% 338,822 2,040,272 442 4 Way Back Home 12/11/13 8.80% 275,429 1,429,886 467 5 Steal My Heart 12/18/13 6.60% 210,784 300,916 517 6 Walking With Dinosaurs 3D (us/uk) 12/19/13 6.80% 187,907 199,973 463 7 Planes (us) 12/19/13 2.90% 90,496 103,399 408 8 Saving Santa (uk) 12/19/13 2.30% 81,134 94,942 297 9 Insidious: Chapter...

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Masacre En Xoco 2013 Interview (Part 2 Of 3): Mauricio Matamoros, José Luis Ortega & Jorge Grajales Name The Essential Mexican Horror Movies

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 11:30 AM PST

Mexican cinema has been a very important part of each Masacre en Xoco edition and 2013 is no exception: curators Mauricio Matamoros and José Luis Ortega have ready two films by Juan López Moctezuma, a homage to Rafael Corkidi and a couple of Lex Ortega short films (Contra Natura and Mother's Blessing). Talking with Matamoros, Ortega and Jorge Grajales (who joined the interview to my pleasant surprise) was a great opportunity to discuss Mexican horror cinema beyond the movies that have been part of Masacre en Xoco. In the second part of this interview, these cinema experts discuss the current Mexican genre scene, evoke past times and eventually name which are the essential Mexican horror movies of all time. Enjoy! Twitch: Tell me about Lex...

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Win 1 Of 5 Signed Posters And Blu-rays From CBGB And Xlrator!

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST

Tis the season of giving and we have five signed posters and blu-rays to give away from Randy Miller's flick CBGB. The posters are signed by Johnny Galecki (Big Bang Theory), Ashley Greene (The Twilight Saga), Joel David Moore (Hatchet) and director Randy Miller.CBGB looks at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 originally as a home for "country, bluegrass and blues" (thus the club's name) and which showcased cutting-edge bands through its closing in 2006. The Talking Heads, Patti Smith, The Ramones, Blondie, The Dead Boys, Bad Brains, Green Day, Soul Asylum, The Police, Bruce Springsteen, Everclear, George Thorogood, The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, The Black Crowes, The...

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THE RAID 2 Coming To U.S. Cinemas On March 28th!

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 10:40 AM PST

Alright fans of cinema where hitting people in the face over and over again for the sake of entertainment is a great thing! You've been waiting to know when The Raid 2 Berandal is coming to a cinema near you. We have been sitting on this bit of news for a bit and we can finally reveal that date. Sony Pictures Classics and Stage 6 Films will be rolling out the highly anticipated sequel to Gareth Huw Evans international smash hit, The Raid Redemption, on March 28th. The film will have its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival where you can expect a quick response from our team on the ground during the fest. "The Raid 2″ starts where the first film ended, with Uwais' character...

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