Chris Weitz

Actor Demian Bichir Talks Hollywood, Scarlett, Oscars & Being Latino (PHOTOS)

S.J. Main | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Demian Bichir Oscar Nomination, Demian Bichir Interview, Slidepollajax, Chris Weitz, LFF Introduces Latino Actors, Who Is Demian Bichir, Demian Bichir, Latino Film Fund, Scarlett Johansson, A Better Life, Oscar Nominations, Latinos-in-Film, Best Actor Oscar, Estevan Oriol, Cultura, Latino Voices News
S.J. Main

Whether Oriol's subject in frame is gang life, a fashion model or celebrity, he presents an artistic voice that is distinctly Los Angeles-bred.

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Elise Foley

Video Series Asks On Immigration Law: 'Is This Alabama?'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Alabama Immigration, Video, Undocumented Immigrants, Illegal Immigration, HB 56, Immigration Enforcement, Is This Alabama, Immigration, Chris Weitz, Undocumented Immigration, A Better Life, Unauthorized Immigration, Alabama Immigration Law, Alabama HB 56, H.B. 56, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Not all Alabamians support the state's HB 56 immigration law, explicitly designed to drive undocumented immigrants out of the state. In ...

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I Want to Live a Better Life

Tom Gregory | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Oscars 2012, Video, Demián Bichir, A Better Life Film, Illegal Immigrants, Chris Weitz, A Better Life Film Review, A Better Life, The Oscars, Academy Awards 2012, Entertainment News
Tom Gregory

A Better Life may not end the death and heartache of those squeezing into America for a future, but it does tell their story. Ignorance does not survive in A Better Life. It can't survive in an evolved America.

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2011 Workers Voice Awards Named, Signals Strong Year for Worker-Based Themes in Pop Culture

Wyatt Closs | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Peter Berg, Mike Ross, Workers, Dirty Jobs, Economics, Stone's Throw Records, A-Moment-in-the-Sun, John Sayles, Blowback Productions, Economy, Marc-Levin, Finn Ryan, Immigration, Awards, Music, Brian Grazer, Aloe Blacc, Workers Voice Awards, Craig Piligian, Parks and Recreation, Television, McSweeney's, Union Song, Greg Daniels, Wisconsin, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Books, Hbo, Economic Crisis, Michael Schur, I Need a Dollar, Tom Morello, Friday Night Lights, A Better Life, Award Season, Film, US Economy, Spiegel and Grau, Art, Work, Griftopia, Rolling Stone, Chris Weitz, Unions, Mike-Taibbi, Amy Poehler, Entertainment News
Wyatt Closs

Can a film about an immigrant father struggling to start a gardening business be a defining work of 2011? Yes. Who was best at amplifying workers' voi...

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Best Films and More About Work, for Labor Day

Wyatt Closs | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Way Down in the Hole, Stanley Nelson, Wasteland, Made in Dagenham, Locked Out, A Better Life, Gael Garcia Bernal, Paul Giamatti, Ben Affleck, Miranda Richardson, Brazil, Even the Rain, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Hbo, Too Big to Fail, Ilwu, Wyatt Closs, Summit Entertainment, Kevin Costner, Freedom Riders, Colorado Coalfied War, Sally Hawkins, The Company Men, Chris Weitz, William Hurt, Miners, Curtis Hanson, Eric Eason, Freedom Rides, Demian Bichir, Popwork, Entertainment News
Wyatt Closs

This Labor Day week, we take a look at a listing of nominees for best films, tv shows, and other artistic expressions in what are called the "2011 Workers' Voice Awards" from PopWork USA.

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Immigration and Birthright Citizenship: Constitutional and Personal Narratives

Elizabeth B. Wydra | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Citizenship, 14th Amendment, American Dream, National Council of La Raza, Immigration, Chris Weitz, Film, Constitution, Birthright Citizenship, Barack Obama, Fourteenth Amendment, Politics News
Elizabeth B. Wydra

A Better Life show that the dreams of immigrant parents for their children, and the struggles of such children to forge their own identities, are not just Latino, Asian, European, or African immigrant stories. These are American stories.

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ReThink Interview: Chris Weitz, Director of A Better Life

Jonathan Kim | Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Movie Review, Rethink Reviews, A Better Life, Jonathan Kim, Jose Julian, What the Flick, Undocumented Immigrants, Chris Weitz, Immigration, Undocumented Workers, Demian Bichir, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

If you had just directed a movie that went on to gross over $700 million worldwide, what would you direct next? Director Chris Weitz chose to make a small movie from a screenplay that had been languishing for over 20 years.

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Willow Bay

WATCH: Jami Gertz And Stacy Lubliner Talk Movies, Motherhood, And 'A Better Life'

HuffingtonPost.com | Willow Bay | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Lime Orchard, Chris Weitz, Video, Jami Gertz, Willow Bay Interview, Stacey Lubliner, Arianna Huffington Screening, Women News

After twenty years as an actress, Jami Gertz decided to step into the new role of producer. Enlisting the help of veteran dealmaker and former ICM age...

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My LA: Chris Weitz On Hidden Neighborhoods, Food Trucks & Malibu

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: My La, New Moon, Homeboy Industries, Malibu-News, Intelligentsia Coffee, Chris Weitz, A Better Life, Twilight, #Myla, Pico Rivera, Point-Dume, Los Angeles News

Who: Chris Weitz -- Director, best known for the American Pie franchise, New Moon, The Golden Compass, and About A Boy, which gained him an Academy Aw...

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ReThink Review: A Better Life -- Chasing A Truck and the American Dream

Jonathan Kim | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Jose Julian, American Dream, Illegal Immigrants, Chris Weitz, Rethink Reviews, Mexico, A Better Life, Immigration, Jonathan Kim, Demian Bichir, Undocumented Immigrants, Undocumented Workers, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

A Better Life reveals the truth that immigrants are perhaps the purest reflection of the American dream, which isn't to become a millionaire, but to improve the lives of their families through hard work.

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Willow Bay

WATCH: 'A Love Letter To LA'

HuffingtonPost.com | Willow Bay | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Lime Orchard, Video, Willow Bay, A Better Life, Chris Weitz, La Around Town, Jami Gertz, Stacey Lubliner, Huffington Post Screening, Los Angeles News

Well in advance of it’s June 24th release, Chris Weitz's latest film, "A Better Life" -- a moving story of an undocumented worker and single father ...

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Los Angeles Film Festival

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Lime Orchard, New Moon, Video, Chris Weitz, LA Events, Film Festivals, La Around Town, Sundance, Laff, Film Independent, Los Angeles Film Festival, LA Live, Los Angeles News

On June 16, Film Independent and the Los Angeles Times present the highly anticipated, seventeenth annual, ten-day-long movie-watching extravaganza th...

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Anna Almendrala

VIDEO: Inner-City Students React To 'A Better Life'

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Almendrala | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Jose Julian, Museum of Tolerance, Chris Weitz, A Better Life, La Around Town, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Demian Bichir, Arianna Huffington, LA Culture, Video, Los Angeles News

"A Better Life," directed by Chris Weitz, chronicles the struggles of an undocumented landscaper in Los Angeles trying to protect his teen son from ga...

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PHOTOS: Chris Weitz & Lime Orchard Present 'A Better Life'

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Gertz-Ressler High School, Director Chris Weitz, Homeboy Industries, Willow Bay, A Better Life Film, Museum of Tolerance, LA Events, Stacey Lubliner, Arianna Huffington, Lupita Tovar, Demain Bechir, Antonio Villaraigosia, Lu Parker, Chris Weitz, Jami Gertz, Lime Orchard Productions, Los Angeles News

"I’ve lived in Los Angeles for twenty years, and I feel like I’ve never really known it," said Academy Award nominated Chris Weitz, at the screeni...

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What to See: New Moon and Broken Embraces

Meg Hemphill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kristen Stewart, Penelope Cruz, Pedro Almodovar, Broken Embraces, Stephenie Meyer Twilight, Twilight Saga, Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chris Weitz, Robert Pattinson, Entertainment News
Meg Hemphill

The Twilight Saga: New Moon comes out today. And it's a safe bet that it'll be number one at the box office. If you're unconvinced whether this flick is for you, here's an overview to help you along your way ... or not.

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New Moon Opening Night: Box Office Sales Go WILD, Advanced Tickets Help Break Records

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kristen Stewart, New Moon Box Office Sales, New Moon, New Moon Sales, New Moon Opening Night, Twilight Saga New Moon, Chris Weitz, Robert Pattinson, New Moon Box Office Record, Film, Stephenie Meyer, New Moon Box Office, New Moon Box Office Results, Entertainment News

From all indications, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" was a major hit on its opening night, midnight on Friday, November 20, with great success at the b...

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A Full Moon, Werewolves, and Betrayed Love

Jane Minogue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Full Moon, Medieval, Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Twilight, Werewolves, Werewolf-Syndrome, Marie De France, Marriage, New Moon, The Wolfman, Chris Weitz, Mtv, Love, Stephenie Meyer, Costco, Michael J. Fox, Brittany, Bisclavret, Entertainment News
Jane Minogue

Werewolves are in the news these days, so let's analyze a story of werewolves, love, and betrayal circa 1180 from Marie de France.

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Unfilmed "Twilight" Sequel Gets 2009 Release Date

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twilight, New Moon, Robert Pattinson, Chris Weitz, Kristen Stewart, Film, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — "Twilight" fans have a short wait for the next installment of the vampire saga. Summit Entertainment spokesman Paul Pflug says "N...

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