Chicanos at the movies.

That’s right putos! WALKOUT!! In a seminal moment in Chicano theatrical achievement, the makers of Selena, Mi Familia, Stand and Deliver, A Million to Juan, Zoot Suit, and every other film about Chicanos have brought you the story of the East L.A. Blowouts the largest student protests in the history of the United States.

So what else did we learn from this film, other then the fact that Edward James Olmos is in every movie about Chicanos? Well at least we know Michael Peña is a great actor, and even though he got short shifted a bit in this movie; atleast he wasn’t relegated to the terrible clichéd Cholito wallpaper of the idiotic portrayal of Los Angeles that was Crash.



The movie was a decent effort, in the fact that it did tell the story of Chicano student struggles in a prejudiced and wholly inadequate education system that was Los Angeles Unified School District. Sometimes I just wished I had seen a few fresh faces, not the same recycled Latino actors that you saw in American Family and every other Olmos project. The little pochita girl from Spy Kids did a decent job asking the people to walk out and be a true Chih-Con-Oh.

But don’t take it from me, check out the next viewing on H.B.O. All the Mechistas are waiting with baited breath for the next viewing!



In other movie news, I recently saw a trailer for the next installation of X-Men, The Last Stand, or as new Director Brett Ratner might call it; Eat Shit Bryan Singer. The preview is totally bad ass, and while it may not live to the story potential of Batman Begins, it definitely will get the goose bumps growing. Don’t take my word for it, check the trailer out here.

Until next time cabrones!