Comments on: Happy Cinco De Mayo: Here Are 5 Films To Raise A Glass To

By: Teie

Teie — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:18 +0000

This feature is as stupid as celebrating "5 de Mayo". Just to add a couple of pics to Sofia's excellent list:

-Ãnimas Trujano (Ismael Rodriguez, 1962) Stellar performance by Toshiro Mifune as a Mexican indian.
-Los Olvidados (Luis BuÃ±uel, 1950) Yes, BuÃ±uel is Spanish but his many mexican films are an authentic portrait of mexican culture.
-Los Caifanes ( Juan IbÃ¡Ã±ez, 1967)

By: Sofia

Sofia — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:18 +0000

Some real mexican films for anyone interested:
-La zona (Rodrigo PlÃ¡, 2007)
-Canoa (Felipe Cazals, 1975)
-Lake Tahoe (Fernando Eimbcke, 2008)
-SalÃ³n MÃ©xico (Emilio FernÃ¡ndez, 1949)
-Alamar (Pedro GonzÃ¡lez-Rubio, 2009)
-La perla (Emilio FernÃ¡ndez, 1947)
-Leap Year (Michael Rowe, 2010)
-The Prize (Paula Markovitch, 2011)
-La pasiÃ³n segÃºn Berenice (Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, 1975)
-Verano de Goliat (NicolÃ¡s Pereda, 2010)
-Castle of Purity (Arturo Ripstein, 1973)
-Profundo carmesÃ (Arturo Ripstein, 1994)
-Cabeza de Vaca ( NicolÃ¡s EchevarrÃa, 1991)
-Voy A Explotar (Gerardo Naranjo, 2008)
-La Mujer del Puerto (Arcady Boytler, 1934)

"North American cinema is the only true weapon of mass destruction. It has achieved to convince the audience not only that itâs the best possible cinema, but that it is the only."
-Arturo Ripstein

By: Brandon Judell

Brandon Judell — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:18 +0000

Another insulting "gringo" take on Mexico, a take which has hampered our relations with our neighbor and its population for decades and decades. Why not list some homegrown Mexican films about its own folksâor even some penetrating documentaries as "Reportero"? Of course, if indieWire is seeking the Huffington Post crowd, Ms. Drumm might have just succeeded.

Michael Musto once wrote: "For better or worse, I've always tried to march to my own drum and tell it like it is, while preserving some integrity and style. God, I'm fabulous!"

Your author Ms. Diana D. might adapt that phrase: "For better or worse, I've always tried to march to my own Drumm and tell it like it is, while preserving no integrity and style. God, I'm a shallow twit!"

By: Art

Art — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:18 +0000

Although âPanâs Labyrinthâ was directed by a Mexican, it's entirely set in Spain and features an all Spanish cast.

By: DG

DG — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:18 +0000

El Topo, Holy Mountain

By: Sal Chicho

Sal Chicho — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:18 +0000

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada should in no way be overlooked.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:01:18 +0000

For being one of only five films on your list, you guys sure do seem half-hearted about recommending Three Amigos. Personally, I'm far less ambivalent. It's a motherducking classic, and I love it without reservation.