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This was Colombian actor John Leguizamo's first film in Spanish. As all of his projects have been in English, he felt awkward talking in Spanish while acting. See Cronicas, but brace yourself for unpleasant subject matter.
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Cronicas is a 2004 film, written and directed by Sebastián Cordero. The film was produced by Guillermo Del Toro, Director of Pan's Labyrinth, and Alfonso Cuarón, director of Y Tu Mama Tambien. Overview Set in rural Ecuador, the movie follows a journalist named Manolo Bonilla (played by John Leguizamo...
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I saw this film on November 30th in Indianapolis. I am one of the judges for the Heartland Film Festival that screens films for their Truly Moving Picture Award. There are many parallels between Aslan and Christianity, and you can watch this film anywhere in the religious-secular spectrum you care to.
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How far will a journalist go to get the story? Starring John Leguizamo as the man faced with this dilemma, Cronicas is a suspenseful thriller that questions who the true monster is: the criminal, the media, or our society? Purchase Cronicas At Amazon...
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Glücksmann was also a film distributor, exhibitor, and (at that time) a film producer. He realized the opportunity to display his gallery of recording artists in his movie theater chain throughout Argentina and Uruguay as an excellent way to promote disks.
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Read Moviefone's indie spotlight on 'Cronicas,' reviewed by Aaron Hillis Ecuador's official selection for this year's Best Foreign Film Oscar, the raw and provocatively thrilling 'Crónicas' stars John Leguizamo in a potent, career-best performance as seedy Manolo Bonilla,
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On top of that, Cordero gives Crónicas the rhythm of a 1970s American film, reveling in his characters' flaws, and revealing an anti-hero with no easy resolutions. New movie reviews, DVD reviews, interviews, and all things film.
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Film Details: "Cronicas" (Distributed by Palm Pictures)
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Though Cronicas features an admittedly effective premise - a sleazy television journalist lands the scoop of a lifetime after encountering a prisoner who claims to have spoken with an infamous serial killer - the film suffers from a midsection that's thoroughly underwhelming and surprisingly dull.
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Where is the line between a journalist revealing the truth and inventing it? How powerful is the media? Palm Pictures and Anhelo Productions present CRONICAS, written and directed by Sebastián Cordero (RATAS, RATONES, RATEROS) and produced by Alfonso Cuarón (HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Y...
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