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The work of Eliecer Jiménez-Almeida has received critical acclaim, and now his film on the failed 1961 CIA-sponsored military operation to overthrow Fidel Castro will be available nationally.

A film festival in Toronto has awarded the film "Plantadas" the Best International Feature Film title this year. Plantadas, by Cuban filmmaker Vilo Vilaplana, tells the dramatic stories of the Cuban women who stood firm against the communist dictatorship both outside and inside Fidel Castro's gulags. Via ADN Cuba (my translation): "Plantadas" movie wins Best

Eliecer Jimenéz Almeida’s “mockumentary” uses humor to tell a story with a serious message: “The film is an homage to the Mariel generation. Almost all my work has to do with denying Castroism.”

Menschen stürmen den Flughafen in Kabul, um in einem der Flugzeuge den Taliban zu entkommen. Im Chaos sehen sich US-Soldaten gezwungen, Warnschüsse in die Luft abzugeben. Es gibt außerdem Berichte über mehrere Tote. Die Bundeswehr startet derweil mit der Evakuierung. Eine Mitteilung des Flughafens dürfte die Hoffnung vieler Afghanen zunichtemachen.

Menschen stürmen den Flughafen in Kabul, um in einem der Flugzeuge den Taliban zu entkommen. Im Chaos sehen sich US-Soldaten gezwungen, Warnschüsse in die Luft abzugeben. Es gibt außerdem Berichte über mehrere Tote. Die Bundeswehr startet derweil mit der Evakuierung. Eine Mitteilung des Flughafens dürfte die Hoffnung vieler Afghanen zunichtemachen.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated the visiting Florida Panthers with a 4-0 win in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup first-round

Quo vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić’s war drama about the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica also picked up this years critics prize. The Balkan war drama Quo Vadis, Aida? by director Jasmila Žbanić picked up the top jury prize and the critics award at the 38th edition of the Miami Film Festival, which handed out trophies on Sunday. The film about the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica as seen through the eyes of a courageous UN interpreter, Aida, earned the juried Knight MARIMBAS Award. Bosnia and Herzeg...

Miami artist Jayme Gershen is having her moment. After five years of hard work, she completed her first feature documentary, Birthright, just in time for its premiere as the closing film at Miami Dade College’s 38th-annual Miami Film Festival (MFF) next month. The film follows local electro-pop act Afrobeta as the duo embarks on a journey to perform in Cuba, the homeland of members Cuci Amadors and Tony Smurphios parents. Gershen met the pair while hosting a concert series. When the musicia...

Final Predictions for the Golden Globes: A Night Made for Streamers and Chadwick Boseman? The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.s annual gala will matter more than normal in this unconventional year. Clayton Davis, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Believe it or not, the Golden Globes will wield even more influence than usual this year. With Oscar voting for nominees set to take place March 5-10, the Feb. 28 Globes ceremony falls just five days before Academy members receive their ballots. The Globe...

She shouldnt have died that night. >> they lost one of the most beautiful souls in the planet. >> she was a makeup artist and loved helping cancer patients feel beautiful about themselves while going through treatment. herter said that passion was inspired by their moms death from cancer. she leaves behind her father, and in a facebook he wrote that hes still listening for her small voice saying dad, im with you, i never left you. kerry parsons lived in seattle, washington. she was on a girls tr...