Author: Hipolito

Maryland Film Festival May 3 – 7, 2017

MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPENING & CLOSING NIGHT FILMS, PLUS PREMIERES FOR 19TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL MAY 3-7  OPENING NIGHT SHORTS USHER IN GRAND OPENING OF THE STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION PARKWAY CLOSING NIGHT: THE HERO FROM DIRECTOR BRETT HALEY WORLD PREMIERE OF NARRATIVE FEATURES “PRINCESS CYD” & “DR. BRINKS & DR. BRINKS”; U.S. PREMIERE OF NARRATIVE FEATURE “WEREWOLF”; U.S. PREMIERE OF DOCUMENTARY FEATURE “THE STAIRS” COMPLETE FESTIVAL PROGRAM NOW ONLINE; TICKETS ON SALE NOW TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC PRESS ACCESS TO SCREENINGS AVAILABLE FOR INTERESTED MEDIA. PLEASE REPLY to ADAM@THE2050GROUP.COM FOR DETAILS. BALTIMORE (Wednesday, April 26, 2017) – Today Maryland Film Festival (MdFF) announced the...

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The Brooding Hero Betrays Society

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher The brooding hero, with unexpected magical powers, revealed to, usually, him at the lowest moment in their existence. Sounds familiar? These heroes perform tremendous physical stunts and their martial arts theatrics would make Bruce Lee drool at the hope of someday being able to be that amazing. Marvel’s basic ingredients appeal to the eternal innocence at the moment of most need for a little power. In Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Daredevil we have a seemingly powerless young men or woman, become powerful and feared at the moment they decide to accept the violent part...

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Social Media Has Made Many Content Creators Lazy, Change or Lose.

Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher Social Media has made video content creators lazy. There are myriads of videos that are now invading our Facebook feeds every hour, some are excellent, see NewsBroke, AJ+, and then there are others. The focus of the content, video or other wise, is on making sure they give information and also hit an emotional vain that will encourage the viewer to share it, after all, most of us feel that our Facebook friends agree with us, or so we think. Strategically, this sharing can create opportunities to identify prospective customers to sell a service, a...

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SETTLERS NOT IMMIGRANTS, UNDERSTAND TO BE UNDERSTOOD

By Hipolito Navarrete, Managing Editor/Publisher There is a crisis of fear that has been accepted joyously by folks who are not prepared to survive in a world that they thought they eradicated and fought against. There are folks in power like Representative Allen King who are taking the coverage that the new administration is giving him to proclaim what he is afraid of, that what he considers deserving humans, are disappearing. The public is still either celebrating or in shock that many are willing to go back to a time when violence was accepted and accessibility was limited to...

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THE SOUL OF THE USA

By Polo Munoz, Managing Editor/Publisher There is no other reason to resist the ranting of the new president other than to save the soul of the United States of America. The focus on punishment and destruction is what any angry, confused despot does. The attempts to destroy every cabinet position that is supposed to protect all individuals from harm by those industry captains that has gained political power through financial success, is obvious. This administration is much more focused on making sure that those billionaires, owners of many of the enterprises that stand to gain financially by destroying their...

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