QUINCEANARA AND LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE

If you are sick of paying $11 for crappy movies, these are two which are truly delightful and worth every penny! At both, the audience applauded, which I haven't heard in quite some time. I was disappointed to hear through grapevine that THE BLACK DAHLIA wasn't so hot after loving the trailer and seductive poster image--any of you guys seen it? Spill the beans and save a ho $11!



Speaking of beans, QUINCEANERA is the story of a Mexican-American girl from LA's Echo Park are turning 15, and the family issues that surround her coming of age party, which doesn't exactly go as planned. Doesn't that sound great? Not from my crappy synopsis, but throw in gay sex scenes with a cholo hunk who's so hot that he'll make you re-think your views on immigration, a fun soundtrack, charming, traditional quinceanera scenes and the feel-good ending of the year, and you have a real winner. There's room for improvement with some of the acting in the kid's scenes, but that's my only kvetch.

WATCH TRAILER: APPLE



I'm not sure how wide QUINCEANERA's release is, but LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE has been running since I was in P'town a month ago. I only just saw it after raves from Cashetta, Dan Matthews and others. It's a hootenanny about a misfit family on a road trip to get their chubby daughter, against some very odd odds, to a beauty pageant which they'll never win. Olive, the daughter, is one of the most endearing screen personalities of all time! This little lady is either just being herself, or fully comprehends her role and plays it to the hilt with flawless timing! Full of surprises, belly laughs and dementedly touching scenes with a cast of characters which includes a drug-addicted gramps, a suicidal fag uncle and Greg Kinnear in the only role I've ever liked him in, DO NOT miss this one! It even winds up in pre-teen beauty pageant with oodles of bewigged Jon Benet lookalikes! Senasational!

WATCH TRAILER: YOUTUBE