Movies starring Melonie Diaz
Despite some solid laughs and a feel-good ending, Michael Gondry's Be Kind Rewind exists far from the mainstream and its appeal will be limited to those who embrace the kind of awkward quirkiness that defines the production. This comedy/fantasy/dra...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-02-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Michael Gondry
Cast: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, ...
Many times, the best feature debuts come from filmmakers who explore subjects about which they have a passion. With Ryan Coogler, the fire burns for Oscar Grant, a 22-year old who was shot while in police custody during the early morning hours of N...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-07-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, ...
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints illustrates that it's still possible to do something interesting with a familiar premise. Writer/director Dito Montiel, who has based the film on his memoirs, tells the story of a man who escaped from his "old" n...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-09-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Dito Montiel
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri, ...
Hamlet 2 (a great title) does not represent the first time in recent years that something unconventional has been done to one of the Bard's classics. (Although, to be sure, no one has been as audacious as to develop a musical sequel to a play.) S...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-08-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Andrew Fleming
Cast: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Joseph Julian Soria, ...
There are generally two kinds of Christmas movies: those designed for family audiences and those that should probably have aired on the Hallmark Channel instead of opening in a movie theater. Nothing Like the Holidays belongs in the latter categor...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-12-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Alfredo De Villa
Cast: Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Peña, Freddy Rodriguez, ...