A Million to Juan (1994) is a romantic comedy film directed by Paul Rodriguez, Rudy’s cosine “Javier” in Born in the East LA (1987), of which his directorial debut. The story is Mark Twain’s “The Million Pound Bank Note”. There were many stereotype of Mexican culture described in this film, for example not paying rent,…
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) is a comedy film by Disney, directed by Stuart Gordon and written by Ray Bradbury. Nominated Annie Awards, Fantasporto and the winner of Fantafestival “Best Direction” Stuart Gordon (1998). The original story was in a magazine “Saturday Evening Post ” short story “The Magic White Suit” in 1958. This short…
Under the Same Moon (Film Review #1)
A Mexican single mother Rosario left her 7-year-old son Carlitos in Mexico with his grandmother. She crossed the border illegally by swimming the river to enter the U.S. She was hoping to make a better life for herself and Carlitos by making better amount of money. She was doing housekeeping works in Los Angeles without…
Chihuahua Lover
My name is Sarah Sawako Omori. This is my first semester at CSUDH. I live in Gardena with my two Chihuahua mix dogs named Lucas (male) and Angel (female). I love Chihuahua and love to watch Beverly Hills Chihuahua. I was born in Tokyo, Japan and came to the U.S. in 1993. My parents are…