Author: Hipolito

Entrepreneurship During A Time of Economic Distrust – A Series

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher In this time of economic distrust and challenge, many folks are trying to figure out how they can control their income. How is it that some folks get to make unimaginable amounts of wealth from products or services that would seem common sense and simple to execute? The idea that some people just got to the connections necessary to get the support to create start ups is true to an extent, but all the hard work to get the product or concept ready for those connections is never optional. Just creating the network necessary...

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Star Trek Beyond – A Popcorn Commentary

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher The central theme in this story is family, the type that close friendships and strong bonds that are developed through conflict and close quarters. The type of friendship that does not allow people to easily walk away and abandon those that may be in peril. The highly orchestrated maneuvers and actions executed by the crew and its leaders are not those that come about through training, they come about through mutual experiences under harsh and rough circumstances. This Star Trek is visually stunning and its also fan, although cheesy. Idris Alba, Krall, is fantastic....

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Films Are Personal: Just Go See It For Your Self

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher I have learned to not accept blindly anyone’s opinions about films. I go see the ones that I want to see, regardless of the publicity they garner, even if they receive bad ratings, Suicide Squad see you soon, because at the end of the day its all about how they affect you as an individual emotional emotionally. As moviegoer’s get more sophisticated about the viewing experience, there is always something to boohoo about the films, especially the “Hollywood (Studio Financed)” films in the offering. Once we get to a point that we can dismissed...

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First Story – Karl Quintero-Guan: Ghostbusters, A Review – If I was in the movie, I would be scared.

By, Karl A. Quintero-Guan, Guest Writer. – Karl is a 4h Grader who enjoys music, swimming and baseball. Today I am going to talk about the Ghostbusters movie. This is basically about a psycho who has been bullied his whole life, and wants to unleash the dead on the living.  Erin, Abbey, Holtzman, and Patty try to stop him. With new gear like the shredder, the pistols, and ghost bomb are more powerful than the original GB (Ghostbusters).  The psycho man creates a vortex with ghosts coming out of it. My favorite character is Patty, because she is funny, and...

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Sundance Next Fest – Sundance Film Festival in the Mecca of Film

By, Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher This weekend Saturday and Sunday August 12 -14 the Sundance Institute brings part of their work to Los Angeles. The event happens at the theater at the Ace Hotel. “Sundance NEXT FEST is a summer festival celebrating film, music, and the renegade spirit of independent artists. This year, six bold new films make their Los Angeles premiere. Each is paired with either a special musical performance that embodies a shared artistic sensibility or a conversation with filmmakers and the luminaries that inspired them.” What is so important about what the Sundance Film Festival does...

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