Jorge Alvarez Movies
Norbit director Brian Robbins re-teams with that film's star, Eddie Murphy, for this comedy about a smooth-talking man who discovers that he has only 1,000 words left to speak before dying. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, (more)
When Kyle LeBlanc (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is prosecuted for killing the man who murdered his wife, he is sent to the most notoriously violent prison in Eastern Europe, where brutality is an understatement. Guards force the prisoners into death matches for their own personal profit, and the already violent inmates are provoked until they're barely recognizable as human beings. Though Kyle initially holds nothing but contempt for his fellow cell mates, it isn't long before their rage takes root in his own mind. When it's his turn to fight, channeling that rage may be the only chance he has at survival. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lawrence Taylor, (more)
Wings Hauser both stars in and directs The Art of Dying. Hauser plays Jack, a vice cop who tries to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders in which each of the corpses has been found with stage makeup on its face. Turns out that the killer is Roscoe (Gary Werntz), a demented movie-maker whose overwhelming desire for realism has resulted in a variety of horrible deaths for his unwary actors. Each victim is dispatched in a manner evoking a famous film: one is killed in the shower, another dies while playing Russian Roulette a la The Deer Hunter, and so forth. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1989
In Havana, a group of professional stage actors are rehearsing a play. This drama follows their activities onstage and off. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rosita Fornes, Juan Luis Galiardo, (more)
A wealthy Chilean landowner is used to having powers within his domain which would not surprise a feudal lord in Spain in the 14th century. In this story, set in 1917, Julio Garcia Castano is preparing to celebrate his son's 15th birthday by inviting a selection of local whores to vie for the privilege of initiating him into sexual manhood. His plans go awry when the boy (who is also named Julio) and one of the prostitutes fall in love with each other. With a ruthlessness that would put a Borgia to shame, he ends the relationship. He also has a boundary dispute with a nearby Franciscan monastery, which he solves with similar dispatch. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jorge Alvarez, Luis Alarcon, (more)
- 1971
This surreal Argentine film follows a right-wing priest who has been discharged from his duties because of his fascist views. In unconnected segments, he encounters a coterie of fearful rich people, church dignitaries with close ties to the military, and other army types. He is also exposed to sexual changes and challenges along the way. The film culminates in his disappearance after he is apparently raped by a naked young man. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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