Author: Hipolito

Writer/Producer/ Director Margarita Reyes, Independent and Spirited

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher Margarita Reyes is an independent, spirited, no nonsense filmmaker. She is an actress, a writer, director and a producer. Her work encompasses Music Videos, narrative films and documentary films. As a female of color in an industry that has trouble investing in herstories, she is just pushing her agenda and her vision forward. 1)   Tell us a little more about you, that you think we should know. First and foremost, I am a mother to a beautiful teen girl.  Second, I am an actor, producer, director, documentarian and educator. I didn’t have the traditional...

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Tacos for Trump – The Dominance of Tacos

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher So the Taco Trucks on every corner is the poetic rendition of how a community can take over another, that reminds me, that I would probably date someone from another community if she can cook. I am open to all types of foods, but they must be close to my palate. I see this food phenomenon taking over the world, just as hamburgers are fed to kids from all colors and ethnic backgrounds, I am seeing that also with Tacos and Chinese food. By the way, Chinese food did open my appetite to other...

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Jerry Heller Made an Impression

By Hipolito Navarrete, Publisher/Managing Editor Jerry Heller made an impression in whoever met him even if they only met him for a moment. A self-made music impresario with a well-known past which included a definite role on the roots of gangster rap. A version of his story was dramatized in the film, “Straight Outta Compton,” which was also the name of the first album of the iconic rap group, NWA. -Parental Advice Explicit Lyrics – His death this past week as a result of a heart attack was a surprise to many, but one thing that is not a...

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Guns and Roses: Unforgettable and Authentic

By Hipolito Navarrete, Publisher/Managing Editor When he finally spoke to the audience his words were those of a musician and performer, a rocker who had evolved and learned to really enjoy his experience and seems to really grasp the enormity of what he and his mates have accomplished in his long career, “thank you for taking the time of your busy day and braving the LA traffic to join us,” Axel Rose, is now an example of what is like to follow your path, fall into the pitfalls created by him and others around him, and bounce back at...

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Jason Bourne: the uncompromising hero, patriot, citizen and protector. – A Popcorn Review

By Hipolito Navarrete, Publisher/Managing Editor Jason Bourne, the uncompromising hero, patriot, citizen and protector. He is representative of the ultimate soldier with the most compelling reason to be a victim even though he is an assassin, he does not know what he does, well in the new film, Jason Bourne, he learns everything, and now he finally gets to be conscious of his choices. This is the film you want to see if you love cars being destroyed, people being killed and crap blown up. My 14-year-old nephew loved it, now if I can get him to read the...

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