Author: Hipolito

Independence Day: Resurgence – A Popcorn Commentary

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher Get your popcorn, find your seat and turn your mind off, “Independence Day: Resurgence” is now playing. This movie will give you a moment to reconnect with your 12 year old self, unless you are 12 years old, if so, get some nachos with that popcorn. With all the special effects, it makes sense that its budget was reported to be $165,000,000. Hopefully, the total box office should help it recuperate the cost and may be the marketing of the film, which may translate to the production of one more film in the series,...

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Denis Leary For Mature Audiences

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher Denis Leary, yep that dude, created a new show that should not be watched by children or by adults that are uncomfortable with the trials and tribulations of a still wannabe but never was famous rocker who is still trying to make it, and now he is riding his crazy talented daughter’s coat tails, even though he just met her, or found out about her. This show is just a no excuses, here is what it is to be this character and in this situation in a world that is just trying to survive...

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Working Class and Angry – Our Ignored Neighbors

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher Studs Terkel’s book “Working” was initially published in 1974. The book has a simple premise, “people talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do.” He gave a voice to folks that felt forgotten, beat up, ignored or just thrown away. “Working” still reflects the disconnection between those that are surviving and those that ignore them. There is that angst of feeling misunderstood or ignored by the elite and that the top 1% are trying to control them for their own economic benefit while the middle class falls...

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“Choose Personal and Real” – Meet Filmmaker Mark Columbus…

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher Independent Filmmaker Mark Columbus has been making his mark in the independent film world for a while now. In his latest project “Love in Moreno Valley,” Directed by Steven Huffaker and written by Steven Huffaker and Jared Lively he used his vast array of talents as a sound mixer. Sound mixing is a critical asset to a production. Although most folks are focused on the look of the film, a bad sound mix can destroy the marketability of a production, this was very well done. Mark worked with a team of several others mixers...

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Self Agrandisement and Belligerence Trumps Conversation

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher Choosing to be politically correct has helped me. It’s my need to keep out of the hospital, keep relationships with those I disagree fervently and to expand my perception and experiences with people others won’t interact with. Being a considerate person, or you can call it “PC”, I am also polite to folks smaller than me and also children. I blame my grandparents, and also my weak parents for always telling me that I should be polite for many reasons, including that I would be healthier, what rubbish. I am now a PC machine....

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