Tag Archives: John Leguizamo

The Movie Crash and the High School Curriculum

Dear Board of Education, Teachers, Superintendent, Principals, and Parents: I write this letter in order to help you understand what a powerful and essential movie Crash is. I do realize it has some violence, language, and sexual content. However, its revelations about life in America far outshine its negatives. Particularly being a part of an […]

Latino Actors Changing Hollywood

When they rolled the first cameras, Latinos helped shape one of the 20th century’s most enduring art forms. John Leguizamo probably said it best in Latin today when he was quoted as saying “As Latin artists, we have a responsibility to open doors for others. And if the doors do not open, we are responsible […]

Forgotten Movies Filmed in Oregon: Paul Newman’s “Sometimes a Great Notion”

My sometimes annual summer stomping grounds on the Central Oregon Coast has a lot of interesting entertainment events that occurred there in its past and unknown to most people. While Hollywood has been there to film some well-known movies in past decades (mostly in Astoria up north)–one particular movie filmed there still resonates today and […]