It’s been 13 years since anybody visited Isla Nublar to take a whirlwind dinosaur tour. The last time a local T. rex snacked on human flesh was…
If there’s one thing Costa Rica excels at, it’s peace – so it makes sense that a major local film festival would have the theme “Peace with the…
The Shnit Short Film Festival opening was like a red carpet affair for Generation Y: The clothing was dress-casual, the mean age was probably 25, and a…
If you’ve ever wondered what a dystopian, 80s-style, surfing-based action movie filmed in Costa Rica would look like, consider the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O68juBjHM6A What you have just witnessed…
Nothing says “cosmopolitan” like an international film festival, and thanks to Cine Magaly in Barrio Escalante, San José will host two weeks of European films in this…
After months of shooting and editing, “Italia 90” finally premiered last night at Cine Magaly, and the atmosphere felt like a red-carpet event: Enormous posters stood in…
Behind a camera set up in a cinderblock building in Guadalupe, a small army of technicians race around, stepping over cables and fiddling with gear. A receptionist's…
