Arturo Ripstein

Cairo - Egyptians who flooded a cinema hall in downtown Cairo were curious to watch a movie based on a masterpiece by Nobel Prize-winning writer Naguib Mahfouz, especially because the film adaptation had a Mexican flavour. ... Full Article

(and father of helmer Arturo) died in January 2007, Alameda Films has a lined up a couple of ambitious projects. Shingle moves into uncharted territory with its first animated pic, "El Santos," based on the wildly popular '80s comic strip... ... Full Article

In the late-40's, America was rocked by the shocking scandal of the "lonely hearts murders."Raymond Fernandez had trawled personal ads for gullible women in order to bilk them of money. ... Full Article

If you've seen The Honeymoon Killers then you'll know going into this one how it's all going to shape up at the end.The reason for that? ... Full Article

Mexican director Arturo Ripstein was just explaining how he and his filmmaking colleagues persevere in the omnipresent shadow of Hollywood , when his train of thought was suddenly derailed. ... Full Article

Arturo Ripstein was born into the movies--the son of a famous producer, he spent a good deal of his childhood poking around film sets. He worked as an assistant to Luis Buñuel, and it was in fact the great Spaniard-in-exile... ... Full Article