A stunning debut by mexican writer and director isaac ezban, the incident, is a. Oct 15, 2015 in the incident, mexican scripterhelmer isaac ezban crafts a spanishlingo scifi thriller that grips from the outset, though a certain proportion of the suspense is generated by the question. Goofs juan martinez throws a knife that lands right next to farnleys foot. Apr 05, 2012 phoenix college latino film festival will show the lemon grove incident, a film examining the response of the mexican american community in lemon grove, california to a 1930 school board attempt to create a segregated school for the mexican american children of the district. The film jumps ahead to focus on george in a bed while lynn cries at his side. Through inattention at the wheel, he manages to crash his car into that of arnold margolese, a notorious gangster.
Border incident 1949 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This separation had been carefully planned by the school board. Narcos filmmaker shot dead scouting for locations in. The lemon grove case, commonly known as the lemon grove incident, was the united states first successful school desegregation case. If you look closely you can see a thin wire attached to the end of the knife, indicating that first the scene was filmed with the knife being jerked backwards by the wire, then the film was played in reverse, to give the desired illusion of the knife landing at farnleys feet. Considering how badly jerry and samanthathe brad and julia charactersget along when theyre together, a whole movie involving them would be a long, shrill slog. Now, with all of that said, let me just get one thing out of the way first. The incident occurred in 1930 and 1931 in lemon grove, california, where the local school board attempted to build a separate school for children of mexican origin.
The incident follows two groups of people as they get trapped inside these infinite spaces. The 60s, and most passengers on the illfated train car, were represented by tight clothes, businessmen who still wore hats and nondescript overcoats, and young. The pueblo incident is a new video from the us national archives. Annabel ruta gedmintas, a gallerist, and her architect husband, joe tom hughes, are.
Border incident passed 1h 34min crime, drama, filmnoir 28 october 1949 usa mexican and american federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern california. American jack bearnes future us senator george murphy and mexican pablo rodriguez ricardo montalban, who are assigned to an undercover investigation of illegal immigration along the mexicocalifornia border. We went there to document the conflict, meet romneys mormon family, and. The camera zooms into georges mind where he is still working in the cafeteria with his bandmates, and the inmates are still on the loose. The school incident became a test case of the power of the district attorney and the school board to create a separate school for mexican children. Produced by yellow films, salomon askenazi, miriam mercado, and with cine canibal taking care of distribution on mexican territory, the incident features an allstar mexican cast that includes raul mendez km 31, nailea norvind the other family, hernan mendoza after lucia, humberto busto amores perros, fernando alvarez the tears and. In light of the current national debate on the subject of illegal immigration, anthony manns border incident 1949 comes across as an unusually timely thriller, in spite of being made nearly 60 years ago.
Mexican film the incident is twisty scifi thriller. The film stars tony musante and martin sheen in his first film role as two street hoods who terrorize 14 passengers sharing a new york city subway car, played by an ensemble cast. Ezban is also a big fan of philip k dick and believes the film itself references some of. I loved the way this film captured the essence of the 60s. Outside, torrential rain lashes the small town of san miguel canoa, located a few kilometers from the city of puebla, in central mexico. Since the incident features a similar thesis in the end when the final. It stars an ensemble cast including raul mendez, nailea norvind, hernan mendoza, humberto busto, fernando alvarez rebeil, gabriel santoyo, paulina montemayor, hector mendoza, leonel tinajero, marcos moreno.
Isaac ezban born 15 april 1986 is a mexican film director, writer and producer. Posted mar 19, 2015 by laura demarco, the plain dealer. Some people today think the 60s was the decade of long hair and flower power, but for the masses, that was really the 70s. This could be the start of a very different film, but during the ensuing chase. According to the universe depicted by the screenplay, the weather and even the position or the clouds on the sky were supposed to remain intact for the whole shooting, and as the film was been shot in october, nobody was expecting rain. He is best known for his work on the films the incident, the similars, and. May 17, 2015 the incident is a mindboggling, mindblowing scifi thriller. Oct 15, 2015 in the incident, mexican scripterhelmer isaac ezban crafts a spanishlingo scifi thriller that grips from the outset, though a certain proportion of the suspense is generated by the question of whether he can possibly sustain the highwire act required to flesh out an arresting but limited. A 2001 crime comedy film directed by gore verbinski, starring brad pitt and julia roberts jerry welbach pitt is a basically decent guy with pretty poor driving skills. Two drifters are passing through a western town, when news arrives that a local rancher has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The program is a 25 minute briefing given by a lieutenant with us naval intelligence. The incident 2015 a successful young couples sheltered, affluent world is shattered when they each make a decision to neglect the needs of a troubled teenage girl. Your own termination will be scheduled at a later date. Given the lack of personnel with understanding of scp096, the termination will be entrusted to you, under heavy guard and the personal supervision of me.
The film was shot by cinematographer john alton, who used shadows and lighting effects to involve an audience despite the fact that the film was shot on a low budget. Felix longoria, a native of the small south texas town of three rivers whose remains were returned from luzon, in the philippines, for burial four years after world war ii ended mr. In one, smalltime criminals carlos and oliver travel an unending stairwell, pursued by. Valadez, wgbhboston, and the independent television service itvs in association with latino public broadcasting lpb, with funding provided by. The photography is fuzzy, the characters are goldplated stereotypes, the plot is obvious and advances automatically.
Longorias widow, beatriz, had been denied use of a hometown funeral chapel because the longorias were mexican american. George has a vacant expression, having seemingly been driven mad by his experience. Shots great and you are prepared for an ending you know is not going to be linear. In the incident, mexican scripterhelmer isaac ezban crafts a spanishlingo scifi thriller that grips from the outset, though a certain proportion of the suspense is generated by the question. Movie info in this film an immigration agent goes undercover to lure and capture traders who illegally smuggle mexican slaves into the u. A great deal of what is correctly branded police procedural is incorrectly branded film noir.
A location scout for hit netflix show narcos has been shot dead in mexico while looking for places to film the programmes fourth season. Apparent authentic film allegedly shows alien from roswell. Baehr based on his teleplay ride with terror, which had been previously adapted as a 1963 television film and directed by larry peerce. Alvarado martin garralaga head of the mexican side of things. In 1861, mexico refused to pay back the sizable debt it owed to countries like france. The lemon grove incident documentary utilizes a unique combination of dramatized scenes, documentary interviews, and historical footage to document the response of the mexican american community in lemon grove, california to the 1930 school board attempt to create a segregated school for the mexican american children of the district. It was a decision that would prompt france, under napoleon iii, to launch a fullscale invasion. Wellman, starring henry fonda, dana andrews and mary beth hughes, with anthony quinn, william eythe, harry morgan and jane darwell. The incident is a 2014 mexican film starring raul mendez, nailea norvind, hernan mendoza, humberto busto, fernando alvarez rebeil, gabriel santoyo, paulina montemayor, hector mendoza, leonel tinajero, and marcos moreno, about a set of two time loops. Two criminals race down a stairwell, a cop close behind. The oxbow incident is a 1943 american western film directed by william a. Produced by yellow films, salomon askenazi, miriam mercado, and with cine canibal taking care of distribution on mexican territory, the incident features an allstar mexican cast that includes raul mendez km 31, nailea norvind the other family, hernan mendoza after lucia, humberto busto amores perros, fernando alvarez the tears and more, and will arrive on mexican. Apparent authentic film allegedly shows alien from roswell incident february 12, 2015 lufos aliens, conspiracy, latest posts 7 uncensored magazine claims a 1940s film was recently discovered showing u. In the incident, mexican scripterhelmer isaac ezban crafts a spanishlingo scifi thriller that grips from the outset, though a certain proportion of the suspense is generated by the question of.
A man turns his back on his perfect life and sleeps with an underage prostitute in this well. A shameful memory, five young people sit on the floor of an adobe house, listening to local gossip from their host, a peasant named lucas. The mexican parents rallied together and through the mexican consulate, acquired legal counsel and support. A little incident in mexico city summary seven weeks before the assassination, lee oswald appears to have been impersonated in mexico city, in a way that implied soviet. Film noir was not a concept until the 1960s anyway, so the discussion is not only irrelevant, it is decidedly unacademic. The lemon grove incident san diego history center san. Both elegant and enchanting it combines two parallel stories about characters trapped in illogical, infinite spaces. In the incident, mexican scripterhelmer isaac ezban crafts a. The film gained some reasonable play and word of mouth at. Human nature is displayed without explaining the obvious.
The film takes a big risk and succeeds when everything is explained in a bravura end sequence. Producer and writer professor paul espinosa, from asu school of transborder studies discusses the film. It has become a cult masterpiece, not only in mexico, but all around the world, where it has been shown in the most important film festivals. Next month marks the 70th anniversary of the gripping film noir, anthony manns border incident 1949. Cleveland international film festival 2015 updated jan 11, 2019. The incident commits to its premise, stranding its characters in their personal hells for 35 years, going deep into the minutiae of how they survive and what it does to their bodies and their. Border incident is a 1949 film noir directed by anthony mann. The incident is a directorial debut for young, rising mexican director isaac ezban. Oct 11, 2015 border incident is a pseudodocumentary concerning two federal agents. To penetrate a gang exploiting illegal mexican farmworkers smuggled into california and leaving no live witnesses, mexican federal agent pablo rodriguez poses as an ignorant bracero, while his american counterpart jack bearnes works from outside. Jul, 2006 border incident has plenty of rough edges.
The mexican stars brad pitt and julia roberts and involves a quirky, offbeat relationshipbut its not between brad and julia, its between julia and james gandolfini. For a feature film at giff guanajuato international film festival, mexico on. This 1994 tv movie was the first indepth hollywood treatment of the infamous roswell incident of july 1947, in which an alien spacecraft and bodies are alleged to have crashed in the new mexico desert and been recovered by the us military. Having just shown mexican braceros robbed and murdered entering the u. Nov 03, 2016 cnnoscarwinning gravity director alfonso cuarons film crew members say they were attacked and robbed by city workers while shooting his latest project in mexico city on tuesday. Five ufo movies based on real events mysterious universe. The incident 1h 34min drama, thriller 25 november 2016 uk a successful young couples sheltered, affluent world is shattered when they each make a decision to neglect the needs of a troubled teenage girl. The mexican american war, waged between the united states and mexico from 1846 to 1848, helped to fulfill americas manifest destiny to expand. The incident is, without a doubt, one of the most original, unique films spawned from mexico in several years. First and foremost, border incident is a miraculously involving, dynamic piece of cinema. Heres the thing about this movie though, i dont think its one of those purposely vague movies that gets off on the fact that theyre withholding. Oct 10, 2014 as captain pablo rodriguez ricardo montalban makes his case.
The incident 1978 film, a japanese film by yoshitaro nomura the incident 1990 film, a 1990 film starring walter matthau and harry morgan the incident 2011 film, a 2011 french film the incident 2014 film, a 2014 mexican film. Roswell incident, events surrounding the crash and recovery of a u. If not for a somewhat tackedon voice over that closes the film with a hint of optimism, border incident could be released today and wed all nod and agree that the problem is as divisive and violent as ever. The film has pompous voice of god narration at the beginning and end, and the mexicans tend to be either saintly peasants or subhuman lowlifes the. Its a violent, intense, shocking, and visually stunning peek into the slave labor conditions of the braceros who work farming along the americanmexican border. The incident is a 1967 american neonoir thriller film written by nicholas e. The incident is a 2014 mexican science fiction thriller written and directed by isaac ezban. The film, distributed by netflix went on critical acclaim and was the second mexican movie to win the golden globe as best foreign language film, while cuaron got the best director award. The mexican and american governments work hand in hand on this issue. Annabel ruta gedmintas, a gallerist, and her architect husband, joe tom hughes, are ridiculously goodlooking, wealthy enough to afford two or maybe more homes, and about to have their first child. And border incident is, even with its film noir style photography, just a borderbased variant of the same, with mexican police officials added. Army air forces highaltitude balloon in 1947 near roswell, new mexico, which became the center of a conspiracy theory involving ufos and aliens. In this film an immigration agent goes undercover to lure and capture traders who illegally smuggle mexican slaves into the u.
Ezban is also a big fan of philip k dick and believes the film itself references some of his ideas about alternate realities. From the presenters narrative it appears to have been made in late january or early february 1969. Given the incidents scope and potential, the o5 have approved your request for the termination of scp096. Since the incident features a similar thesis in the end when the final revelations occur, ezban.
The incident had its first screening at the cannes film festival on the. The cartels of juarez, mexico, are at war with a group of mormons, some of whom are related to mitt romney. The incident had its first screening at the cannes film festival on the blood window midnight galas section, and its world premiere at fantastic fest austin, texas and then sitges catalunya, spain. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well. Oct 05, 2012 the story concerns two agents, one mexican pjf and one american, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of mexican migrant workers across the border to california. The mexican government is not playing a subservient role in this and its concerns are expressed strongly by col.
The incident 1967 on a new york city subway, two young punks, artie connors martin sheen and joe ferrone tony musante, take control of a car filled with passengers. Isaac ezban was born on a jewish family installed in mexico for over 3. The incident commits to its premise, stranding its characters in their personal hells for 35 years, going deep into the minutiae of how they survive and what it does to their bodies and their brains. On the rainy night of october 2, 1968, eight characters waiting on a remote bus station for a bus heading to mexico city start experiencing a strange phenomenon. The longoria affair texas civil rights case independent lens. Ufologist, jaime maussan presented his evidence for extraterrestrial life to a crowd of hundreds in mexico citys national auditorium, wednesday. Here it is 70 years later, and i cannot think of anything more topically. After mugging a helpless old man, switchbladewielding punks martin sheen and tony musante take over a subway car, terrorizing its occupants. Nothings as it seems when a charismatic conman and an aspiring film crew delve into the lives of two.
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