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For Arap Bethke, the world is a handkerchief. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, to a German father and a Chilean mother, Bethke was raised in Mexico, the country where he finds most of his work as an actor, as well as in the US Hispanic market. Some of his best-known projects are Club de Cuervos and La pilot, but Bethke has starred …
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We are days away from enjoying the romantic adventure comedy film The Lost City, starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Brad Pitt. The movie, directed by Aaron Nee and Adam Nee, tells the story of Loretta Sage (Bullock), a dissatisfied middle-aged author who writes romance-adventure novels about a fictional hero named Dash. The story gets interesting …
*For more information regarding these films please contact Manuela Germán: sirecine@dgcine.gob.do El plan Genre: Drama/action Synopsis It tells the story of Alex, Pepe and Natasha, three street children who grow up in the same neighborhood looking for life. The mysterious appearance of an armored truck will change the lives of these three kids, who …
M. Night Shyamalan left an audience of Tribeca Festival attendees wanting more on Friday evening, specifically with regard to his upcoming film Old. An adaption of Frederik Peeters and Pierre Oscar Lévy’s graphic novel Sandcastle, Old follows a family on a tropical holiday, who discover that the secluded beach where they’re relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to …
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Water pollution, organ harvesting and the complex relationships between mothers and daughters were among the subjects to emerge from the Dominican Republic pitching sessions that took place live on Wednesday afternoon during the second day of Cannes’ Film Market. Nine feature projects were presented at the session, which was organized by the DR’s film commission, …
To paraphrase an old adage, there’s bound to be a silver lining in every cloud. Indeed, for some Caribbean island locations, the COVID-19 pandemic, despite some losses in human life, has been a blessing for their audiovisual industries. The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, two of the most generous locations in terms of film incentives, are expecting a record boom. “The number …
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The state-of-the-art facility will be located on Bergantín beach, Puerto Plata. Vin Diesel’s One Race Films will develop the modern studios. President Luis Abinader identified that opportunities for talent, investment and tourism that would come to The Dominican Republic with a new studio development. “Today we are interested in going further to take advantage of the advantages of this industry and enhance its economic …
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A cursory Google search of the colonial city of Santo Domingo will lead you to the homesite of the United Nations, Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and World Heritage Convention (WHC) alliance. An elaborate description of what is considered to be not only the capital of the Dominican Republic, but of the West Indies historically, romanticizes the province as a touristic destination with …
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Brad Pitt is reuniting with Sandra Bullock for Lost City of D, Paramount’s romantic action-adventure comedy that also stars Channing Tatum. The move is actually a friendly quid pro quo as it follows Bullock making a cameo appearance in Pitt’s action movie Bullet Train, which recently wrapped production with director David Leitch shooting for Sony. When Bullock, who is producing as well as starring in D, saw an opportunity for a …
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Puerto Rico has long tried to attract Hollywood to film on the island, with success in such endeavors as “The Rum Diary,” “Contact,” “Golden Eye” and “Amistad.” Now it seems that the Dominican Republic has become a popular filming location for Hollywood, so much so that the Dominican Republic government estimates that recent film productions have brought in $152 million to the Caribbean country’s coffers since the coronavirus pandemic began …
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