Finally, double digits for Latin-AICN, Father Geek is proud to announce this is the 10th Tuesday morning column for Coffin Joe, LOBO, Ulysses and the rest of their crew. Looks like we'll be getting alot of JURASSIC PARK 3 info on this page in the coming months to add to the less mainstream titles with Costa Rica serving as the site of some of the filming.

Remember if you missed a story ,or just want to checkout past Latin coverage on AICN, then just click on that "More AICN" box to the left, select the index you wish to see, then call up the stories you want to read. There's some really coooool stuff in our archives...

MEXICO y mas...

QUE PASA CINEMANIACOS !!!

HERE I (LOBO) AM ONE MORE TIME WITH SOME OF MY CUATES, MORE NEWS AND COSAS THAT I KNOW YOU WILL FIND VERY INTERESTING , DON'T FORGET TO CONTACT ME @ MY PLACE FOR WHATEVER , EVEN IF IT'S ONLY TO ASK ME WHAT COLOR OF EYES HAS THE WORM IN THE TEQUILA ..OK..

QUICKIES / RAPIDINES

**** PENELOPE CRUZ es "La chica del año"(chick of the year) who is now climbing to the top of HOLLYWOOD wants to work with Martin Scorsese after her previous work with the directors; Bigas Luna, PEDRO ALMODOVAR y Fernando Trueba. Don't forget to check her @ ALL PRETTY HORSES and on WOMAN ON TOP.

**** There is going to be a Festival in VARSOVIA from July 5th - 16th which will show more than 30 films from Latin America , which is going to cover Classic movies all the way until the movies in the early 90's.

**** JOHN MALKOVICH has finished his movie "THE DANCER UPSTAIRS", this pelicula was done in Oporto, Madrid and Quito(Ecuador) <<< Can't wait to see his work !!!! >>>>>

**** Las movies SANTITOS and TODO EL PODER(Gimme the power) will be available in the U.S. on the 4th of JULY. <<< Check them both, they are cool !!!! >>>>>

**** CECILIA ROTH (All about my mother) is in the movie "Una noche con Sabrina Love" where she plays a porn star..this movie was just released on the Big screen in ARGENTINA.

MAMBO CAFE / THALIA

This is something I got from my Cuate EL CHILANGO and I decide to share it with you.....

Que onda ! LOBO...

I am sending you this because I would like to see this Girl on more movies from Hollywood, because she has talent, you see as you know already she is a singer and one of her songs is in the movie ANASTASIA , she is also an actress in the Telenovelas down here in Mexico and her acting is so convincing that her work has travel around the world (even CHINA) So I think that she can really make it up there (Big Time) , because let's face it she has more than just Talent ..

But last time I heard of her , she said that she wasn't interested in Hollywood , she likes singing and that she will dedicate all her time and effort to that instead of the Acting in Hollywood.... So to bad for us and her , but hopefully somebody will see her talent and make of her a STAR like SALMA HAYEK, JENNIFER LOPEZ, PENELOPE CRUZ or ANGELINA JOLIE...

Anyways here is a picture of her in the poster of a movie she did up there called MAMBO CAFE where she plays a girl from PUERTO RICO and has as co-actors PAUL RODRIGUEZ , ROSANNA DE SOTO and DANNY AIELLO.

Well LOBO te E-scribo later...

tu amigo EL CHILANGO.

"LA GRAN VIDA" / SALMA HAYEK

This was also send to me from Mexico City, from my Cuate EL CHAVO.......

Que pasa Lobo !!

Here is a little something from Mexico City,D.F. :

The first movie of SALMA HAYEK in Spain "LA GRAN VIDA" will be internationally released by Columbia-TriStar. That's what I read on a Magazine here in Mexico City. Also is mentioned that the movie is about a guy that wants to kill himself until he meets this beautiful woman who makes him want to live, but there is a problem he had signed a paper kind of a contract for a Million dollars $$$ and ......--- I let the rest to you if you have the chance to see it okay. Other actors that worked in this movie are Carmelo Gomez and Tito Valverde, the script was written by Fernando Leon and Carlos Asory and as the director there is Antonio Cuadri.

Cambio y Fuera, EL CHAVO

"SOÑANDO CON JULIA" / DIANA BRACHO & HARVEY KEITEL

The filming of the movie "SOÑANDO CON JULIA" started already in Republica Dominicana , this film is based on the separation of Cuban families after the Revolution in 1959 of Fidel Castro, which I think is pretty cool but @ the same time is a topic that for a lot of people is way to old now since the situation with the boy Elian Gonzalez, but also if you think about it , it might give us some kind of answer on why the people start living Cuba and also why some others decided to stay. This has been a dilemma for me...Anyways back on the subject... The movie is directed by JUAN GERARD(Cuba) who resides outside Cuba , has also the Mexican actress DIANA BRACHO and the actor HARVEY KEITEL(Reservoir dogs).

THE OTHER CONQUEST / LA OTRA CONQUISTA

DIANA BRACHO also worked in the movie "LA OTRA CONQUISTA"(The Other Conquest) which is one more of those Epic films like CABEZA DE VACA, 1492, LA MISSION, and another one that is in the works called "CHACALES". I personally enjoy a lot this type of films, specially the way their cinematography and photography are, the customs, everything I think is very cool , maybe is because I am a big fan on Epics but the way they are done really takes you back on that time and somehow you get caught inside the movie, which I think is pretty cool.... So if you want to check how this movie looks like just click here --->>> LA OTRA CONQUISTA. And remember this movie is out there just hard to find. This movie is about the Conquest of the Aztecs after the arrival of Hernan Cortes arrival and colonization, the towns of the Aztecs get burned and massacred and a lot of them get slaughtered letting the ground of the sacred temples and cities cover in blood. There is a survivor on this and the name of that Aztec guy is Topiltzin who later is forced to learn the new culture and to know the new gods...... Is a Gooddddd movie ....

CLICK HERE FOR TRAILER

JURASSIC PARK 3

Here is a great piece of info. all the way from Spain (OLE) from El hispano.

Hi Lobo !!!

I think it might be interesting to let you know what I found out about Jurassic Park 3. I was reading an article in ABC (the most respected newspaper here in Spain) that said more or less everything I had read in you page regarding the JP3 project (you know the story about the dinos in Costa Rica, and the possible titles for the film), when something caught my attention. According to ABC, the screenplay is being written by William Goldman, Craig Rosenberg, Joe Johnston and Spielberg himself!.

Also the article has some words form Johnston stating that Spielberg gave him "free power", but that the whole story is based on one of Spielberg ideas. And also, that Spielberg told him not to imitate what he had previously done. The article goes on saying that Richard Attenborough, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum are already signed, and that Katheleen Turner may be the surprise.

Adios, El hispano.

LOBO here again... This sounds just great, just thinking that Joe Johnston, Craig Rosemberg and William Goldman are together on this one, it just looks great already, I mean K-mon this guys have worked in several movies and so far they have done a great job. Let's see this guys have worked in Jumamji, Ghost and the Darkness, Heat, Good will Hunting, Rocketeer, Iron Giant etc.... I mean this guys have a big chance to really make their Resume ($$) bigger. Even more Joe Johnston has worked several times with Lucas and Spielberg and this time he has FREE POWER. Also it seems that this guy are going to be in Hawaii soon and it is scheduled to be released on 2001 sometime.

OK PEOPLE, I'LL LET YOU GO, AND SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY .. LOBO...

Oh yeah, all you who want to become big time cuates, you must send some reports or reviews or pictures to me at My Hill Country Haunts first.

ARGENTINA

Hey Central... Ulysses reporting.

Mission: Impossible 2 broke records last weekend at the Argentine box office. It tallied 1.3 million, which resulted in the second best bow in history, right after Titanic.

Woody Allen´s Sweet and Lowdown opened at fifth in just 16 screens. You see, all of his films are event movies in this country where he has a very large and extremely loyal fan base. For instance, Annie Hall is one of the biggest grossers of all time and Deconstructing Harry became one of the most impressive and leggy hits of 98. But Argentineans also have the same type of passion for Ingmar Bergman, whose work receives homage in many of Allen´s films.

Human Resources, a small French drama, debuted strongly at ninth in a very slim 9 screens. This is a film that I am dying to see, as the reviews have been among the best of the year and it recently won the Best Picture prizel at the Independent Film Festival of Buenos Aires.

In the next few weeks competition for theater patrons down here will be fierce, as the Winter holidays begin, giving place to what is traditionally the busiest frame of the year. Dinosaur, The Patriot, X-Men and a local animation product called Corazon are posed to become the biggest attractions this season.

From the southern Pampas... Ulysses reporting.

BRASIL

Hey there , Coffin Joe here with the latest from my corner of the world . Let´s get to the news :

-Pablo Villaça from the Cinema em Cena website, Click Here to visit, sent me this interesting scoop about a new movie from director Helvécio Ratton , who directed one of my favorite Brazilian movies of the last few years , " Menino Maluquinho " ( pictured below ) , based on the comic strip of the same name by the great Ziraldo .

Anyway Helvécio´s latest film will be called " Uma Onda no Ar " . The screenplay was written by Jorge Durán ( Pixote : A Lei do mais Fraco ) and it is loosely inspired on the real story of a community radio that operates in a slum in the city of Belo Horizonte . The script deals with the founders of this radio station who struggle to keep the station going despite the fact that the police and local politicians don´t want it to stay on the air , and that they don´t have a permit to broadcast . The shoot will happen mostly in studios , but some sequences are going to shot on locations , real slums in the suburbs of Belo Horizonte . Sounds neat to me .

-The release of Disney´s " Dinosaur " will be the widest ever in Brazil with 320 screens showing the movie . The previous record holder was " Armageddon " with 313 . Another fact that makes this release unique is the fact that ninety percent of those 320 copies of the film will be dubbed and only the remaining ten percent will be subtitled . Thanks to Captain Cometo for this tip .

-To everyone that sends me mail asking about Coffin Joe , check out the man´s official site by Clicking Right Here . It has a bunch of cool stuff including a listing of everything that kooky man has done from comic books to film .

-Since this week was pretty slow I´ll do something I´ve never done before on this column and recommend a comic book for you guys , " Powers " , written by Brian Michael Bendis and pencilled by Michael Avon Oeming . Fine noir book with a superhero twist . Check it out .

Not much this week , hopefully a bit more next time around .

Bye . Remember to send your scoops (news, reviews, etc...) to Coffin Joe up on the headwaters of the Amazon.