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The History of Mexican Cinema: 2001-2011 |
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Directors Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, all of whom have recently enjoyed considerable success, lobby President Felipe Calderon and senators to regulate domestic exhibition and support the domestic film industry. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Mexico 2007: Other Films of Note |
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Hollywood studios delay the release of major movies following an outbreak of swine flu which has killed up to 150 people. Summer blockbusters affected include Angels & Demons, Terminator Salvation, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Star Trek. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Cinemas begin re-opening in the wake of the swine flu outbreak under stringent health guidelines from health officials. Patrons must sit seven feet apart, employees handling food must wear masks and gloves, and ticket-holders must be offered anti-bacterial gel. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 2011 | ||||
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Screenings of Presumed Guilty, an award-winning documentary which tells the story of Antonio Zuniga, an innocent man imprisoned for two years who earned his freedom by using filmed evidence of his trial, is banned in Mexico after one of the witnesses claims he didn’t give permission to be filmed. [ADD] |
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Three magistrates at a federal tribunal overturn the suspension of the documentary film Presumed Guilty pending a full hearing from a witness featured in the film who claims he didn’t give permission for his interview to be filmed. [ADD] |
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| 16/9 - | Don Gato y su pandilla (Top Cat), a new movie version of Warner's 1960s Top Cat cartoon series, is the country's most successful domestically-produced movie. [ADD] | |||
