Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Mexico”
From Academy Award nominated filmmakers Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra (Embrace of the Serpent), this stunning film charts the rise of the Colombian drug business from its pre-Escobar roots among rival Wayuú clans in the north of the country.
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Academy Award winner – Best Foreign Film
Roma was one of 2018’s most anticipated films, and it’s been the subject of rapturous reviews since its fall festival debut. The lushly shot, monochromatic domestic drama from Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Children of Men, Y Tu Mamá También) — who also served as his own cinematographer — tells the story of a family in Mexico City and a girl who works for them.
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Academy Award winner – Best Foreign Film
Roma was one of 2018’s most anticipated films, and it’s been the subject of rapturous reviews since its fall festival debut. The lushly shot, monochromatic domestic drama from Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Children of Men, Y Tu Mamá También) — who also served as his own cinematographer — tells the story of a family in Mexico City and a girl who works for them.
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| Watch the Oscar-nominated shorts before the Academy Awards on February 22nd! Upstate will screen the Live Action and the Documentary shorts this Saturday through Monday (Feb 14-15-16). The distributor of the Oscar shorts sent us basic ratings guidelines which we’ve included per category. | |||||||||
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| Watch the Oscar-nominated shorts before the Academy Awards on February 22nd! Upstate will screen two of the shorts programs beginning Sat Feb 14. The distibutor of the Oscar shorts sent us basic ratings guidelines which we’ve included per category. | |||||||||||||
| ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM: (82 mins) (has shown already – twice in Rhinebeck/ once in Woodstock. | |||||||||||||
| LIVE ACTION SHORTS PROGRAM: (118 mins) (PG-13?) no violence or tragedy, some cursing, one of the strongest live action programs in a long time says Neal Block of Magnolia Films! Rhinebeck: Sat (Feb14) 8:15 Woodstock: Sat (Feb 14) 1:00 
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| DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM A: (81 mins): (R?) A tough collection this year with films about cancer, slaughterhouse workers, and an infant with a rare respoiratory disorder. There are some tough to watch scenes in some that may be difficult for some. Rhinebeck Sun (Feb 15) 3:30/ Woodstock: Sun(Feb15) 1:30 
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| DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM B: (79 mins): (R?) There are some tough to watch scenes in THE REAPER and OUR CURSE that may be difficult for some. Rhinebeck Mon (Feb 16) 3:30/Woodstock Mon (Feb 16)4:30
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April 20-23
Mon-Thurs 6:00 8:00
ENDS THURSDAY!
(Mexico / 2009 / dir Cary Joji Fukunaga)
Winner of the Best Director award at Sundance, this powerful, self-assured feature debut offers a persuasive look at the illegal immigration issue from the vantage points of Central American migrants and the brutish gangs who prey on them.
Sayra (Paulina Gaitan) is a Honduran teen who joins her long-absent father and uncle on a journey to a hoped-for life in New Jersey. Crossing over into Mexico, the trio, along with many dozens of other immigrants, wait in the Tapachula rail yard to climb atop a freight train bound for the U.S. border. But before they can leave, the refugees are robbed by the Mexican Mara Salvatrucha gang, a crew whose casual sadism is disconcertingly convincing and sets up a threat of sudden violence that courses through the film. But there’s gentleness here, too, when Willy (Edgar Flores), one of the gang members, reveals a surprising nobility. Talented new writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga spent two months in Mexico interviewing and riding with some 700 immigrants prior to shooting the film. With documentary-like texture, he succeeds in conveying a palpable feel of authenticity that greatly enhances the film’s elemental tale of tragedy, struggle, and unexpected tenderness.
R / 96 mins