Wizard of Oz is America in Immigration Film ‘Under the Same Moon’

HollywoodChicago.com — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:25:35 -0700

CHICAGO – The immigrant “crisis” in the United States is discussed mostly in political generalities as if those seeking a better life are subhuman. “Under the Same Moon” focuses on the real faces of these people through a 10-year-old Mexican boy who risks everything in a journey to reunite with his mother in Los Angeles.

Kate del Castillo is Rosario: a Mexican immigrant who has entered the U.S. illegally to gather more income to send to her mother and son in Mexico. She has been gone for several years and suffers severe heartache when she realizes her small boy is about to turn 10 years old.

Though cared for and nurtured by his grandmother, the boy – Carlitos (played by the excellent Adrian Alonso) – yearns to see his mother again.

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of “Under the Same Moon” in our reviews section!

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America Ferrera (left), Jesse Garcia (middle) and Adrian Alonso
in “Under the Same Moon”.
Photo credit: IMDb

Adrian Alonso in “Under the Same Moon”.
Photo credit: IMDb

Free Advance-Screening Passes For ‘Chicago 10,’ ‘Horton Hears a Who!,’ ‘21,’ ‘Married Life’

HollywoodChicago.com — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:43:45 -0700

CHICAGO – Free advance-screening movie passes. No catch. Just click the link and RSVP. One film (“Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day”) screens in Chicago on March 6!

This week, we have passes for “Chicago 10,” “21,” “Stop-Loss,” “10,000 B.C.,” “College Road Trip,” “Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day,” “Under the Same Moon,” “Run Fatboy Run,” “The Bank Job,” “Never Back Down,” “Horton Hears a Who!,” “Meet the Browns” and “Married Life”. These passes go quickly, so if you’re interested in a particular film, snag your free ticket now!

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By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com