7 movies to catch at this year’s Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
LA TimesCombining in-person screenings and virtual events, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival returns to the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood this week. The curated lineup features heavyweight Latino titles including a special presentation of the highly anticipated musical “In the Heights,” based on Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ stage show, and “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It,” a heartfelt documentary about the Puerto Rican icon. ‘Executive Order’ A dystopian drama that conveys the racial inequity rampant in Latin America, actor Lázaro Ramos’ first feature film as a writer-director is a searing and frightening fiction. ‘My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To’ Along the lines of great modern vampire films such as “Let the Right One In” and “Only Lovers Left Alive,” this eerie horror drama centers on three siblings trapped in a disturbing lifestyle.
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