‘Spirit Untamed’ Film Review: Animated Girl-and-Her-Horse Tale Gallops to Nowhere

The Cannes Film Festival is around the corner, which means companies like The Match Factory are dropping trailers for their new films. The latest is “Prayers For The Stolen” (aka “Noche de Fuego“) by Mexican director Tatiana Huezo (‘Tempestad“), which will make its world premiere at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section next month.

Emilio Mayorga The director of the Quirino Awards-nominated “Cranston Academy: Monster Zone,” Mexico’s Leopoldo Aguilar, will direct “Bem & I.”It will be produced by Mexico’s Espíritu Santo Cine and Pēek Paax animation studio, both of whom backed this year’s Quirino best feature winner, “A Costume for Nicholas.”Mexico’s Espíritu Santo is a recently-founded company devoted to producing family-targeting cinema content. The company is run by Dariela Pérez.

We will have to wait just a little bit longer for the Gossip Girl reboot to land on Irish shores. But Netflix may have the solution to tide us over until we get an official date.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterGina Rodriguez is teaming up with professional boxer Ryan Garcia to develop a sports drama about the athlete’s experiences as a Mexican American lightweight champion.Rodriguez, best known for The CW’s take on a telenovela “Jane the Virgin,” is directing, co-starring and producing the film.

Catherine Zeta-Jones never has a hair out of place, and looked as glamorous as ever in her latest social media post.MORE: Catherine Zeta-Jones' incredible Spanish home has breathtaking sea views - take a lookThe Chicago actress took to Instagram on Saturday to share a stunning photo of herself posing in the kitchen with a cup of coffee, dressed in a patterned robe.The Hollywood star's hair was styled in a bouncy blowdry, while her makeup was kept natural.

Jamie Lang Netflix has unveiled two long-awaited first-look images for its upcoming epic, Mexican mythology-inspired limited series “Maya and the Three” from Emmy-winning “El Tigre” and “The Book of Life” director Jorge Gutiérrez.“Maya and the Three” was one of a six pack of original animated productions announced by Netflix in November of 2018, when the first and thus far only concept art was shared publicly.

A video went viral on TikTok recently because people think the woman featured in the clip might by a girl who vanished without a trace back in 2003.

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Naman Ramachandran Pan Nalin’s “The Last Film Show,” (aka “Chhello Show”) which opens Tribeca’s Spotlight section on June 10, has attracted buyers around the world, ahead of its world premiere.Neue Visionen has acquired the film for Germany, Karma Films for Spain, Shochiku for Japan, Red Cape and Nachson for Israel and Nos Lusomundo for Portugal.Nalin is known for his eclectic, and visually striking, body of work including “Samsara,” “Valley of Flowers” and “Angry Indian Goddesses.”The partly

Hey, Hollywooders! What’s Good in the ‘Wood?I just got back from seeing Spirit Untamed, one of the many new movie releases out now in movie theaters.I took a look at theaters near me to compare movie showtimes and settled on going to the 3:40 p.m. movie showtime at the Showcase Cinemas theater near me.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe new animated feature “Spirit Untamed,” in theaters June 4, celebrates the power and importance of friendships, but at its heart is a theme of fearlessness.Director Elaine Bogan makes her feature in the follow-up to the popular 2002 movie “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.” This time the focus is on a new character, 12-year old Lucky (voiced by Isabela Merced), a headstrong girl with a sense of adventure, who learns about her true self when she moves from the

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe new animated feature “Spirit Untamed,” in theaters June 4, celebrates the power and importance of friendships, but at its heart is a theme of fearlessness.Composer Amie Doherty worked alongside director Elaine Bogan to map out the music for the follow-up to the popular 2002 movie “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.” This time the focus is on a new character, 12-year old Lucky (voiced by Isabela Merced), a headstrong girl with a sense of adventure, who learns about

“Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” horse franchise — which has mindbogglingly been in existence for 19 years — is “Spirit Untamed.” It’s closer to a state fair pony ride than a rousing Western adventure. A general criterion for a kids movie is that you should be able to remember the villain — their voice, look, catchphrase. Well, right now I can more easily picture the cashier at Trader Joe’s than the baddie of “Spirit Untamed.”The entire plot is just as bland.

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Leo Barraclough International Features EditorProduction, finance and sales outfit Film Constellation has boarded international sales on psychological thriller “John and the Hole.” The film is directed by Spanish helmer Pascual Sisto, who was selected as one of the top 10 directors to watch by Variety this year, and is written by Oscar winning “Birdman” scribe Nicolás Giacobone, adapted from his short story “El Pozo.”Following the film’s Sundance 2021 competition selection, a virtual market

Emiliano De Pablos Feature comedies “El Cover,” the directorial debut of actor Secun de la Rosa, and Ana Murugarren’s “García y García,” will respectively open and close Spain’s 24th Malaga Film Festival, the country’s biggest event dedicated exclusively to films and TV in Spain and Latin America.Running June 3-13, the festival focus will fall on its usefulness for the region’s film and TV industries, prioritizing cinema exhibition over  social events.The main competition, a faithful reflection

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticA kid named Lucky loses her mother, moves to the frontier with her father and befriends a wild mustang in “Spirit Untamed.” While experienced professionals fail to break the strong-willed stallion, Lucky (who has never ridden a horse) feeds it a few apples, and before long, the youngster has tamed the obstinate animal — which is inconsistent with this cheap and all-around lazy animated movie’s title, but chalk that up to marketing.While Disney churns out

Emilio Mayorga Spain’s Lightbox Entertainment, producer of the smash hit “Tadeo Jones” toon movie franchise, is teaming with Portugal’s Sardinha em Lata, Brazil’s Gepetto Filmes and Spain’s Xose Zapata to make “Alice’s Diary,” a 52-episode animated series for toddlers.“Alice’s Diary” is also backed by Portuguese pubcaster RTP and its Spanish counterpart, TVE.

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