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Moreno Ocampo: Oscar hopeful 'Argentina, 1985' offers lessons on democracy

09-03-2023 09:03 Luis Moreno Ocampo was just 32 years old and had no trial experience when he was summoned to prosecute the leaders of the military junta as the brutal 1976-1985 dictatorship came to an end – a story retold in Oscar-nominated film 'Argentina, 1985.'

Film & Entertainment

'Argentina, 1985' actor dies one day after film receives Oscar nomination

25-01-2023 15:09 Actor Claudio Da Passano has died at 65 years old, just a day after the film 'Argentina, 1985' – in which he stars – was nominated for an Oscar.

FILM & CINEMA

‘Argentina, 1985’ wins Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film

11-01-2023 09:26 Santiago Mitre's hit film, which has dominated local cinemas and drawn in viewers to Amazon Prime, chosen as best non-English language film at Golden Globes, boosting the movie’s hopes of winning a coveted Oscar in March.

FILM & MOVIES: BAFICI 2022

23rd BAFICI film festival opens in Buenos Aires to a full house

23-04-2022 00:02 Prestigious film festival runs from April 19 to May 1, with over 450 in-person events and screenings to catch your eye.

by Hannah Gonzalez

FILM & CINEMA

Spanish film explores trauma of 2015 Bataclan massacre

15-02-2022 14:18 Argentine actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and French actress Noémie Merlant star in 'One Year, One Night,' as a young couple who survive the Bataclan concert hall attack but struggle to piece their lives back together in the aftermath.

ACAD

'The Power of the Dog' leads Oscar nominations with 12

08-02-2022 13:39 Jane Campion's gothic Western leads nominations, as Netflix film fended off big-screen studio movies from a year in which Covid-weary audiences slowly headed back into theatres.

FILM

Sorrentino taps Naples boyhood, Maradona in latest film at Venice

02-09-2021 15:44 Italian director Paolo Sorrentino presents new semi-autobiographical film at Venice, recalling Diego Maradona and a heartbreaking story about growing up in 1980s Naples.

Cinema

'Hamilton' creator celebrates Latino immigrant roots with 'In The Heights'

09-06-2021 01:23 Warner Bros.' big-screen version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In The Heights" arrives in US theaters Thursday — a lavish production that puts Latino stories, stars and filmmakers front and center.