A Quiet Place Part II, the highly anticipated sequel to 2018 smash hit
A Quiet Place. Much like the previous trailer, this one opens with a glimpse at the early moments of the invasion, with actor/writer/director John Krasinski briefly appearing in the flashback. The rest of the trailer sees the series’ signature monsters going after what’s left of humanity. Through it all, the Abbott family, lead by Evelyn (Emily Blunt), search for safe harbor from both monsters and humans alike.
The film picks up immediately after the events of the first film, as it joins the remaining members of the Abbott family: matriarch Evelyn , daughter Regan (Millicent Simmonds), son Marcus (Noah Jupe), and the newborn baby. As the Abbotts search for a new home, they come across two survivors, played by Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou. But will they be friends or foes?
La Bamba and the lives it changed
The writer-director Luis Valdez in San Juan Bautista, Calif., April 23, 2021. Made for just $6.5 million, the 1987 biopic La Bamba written and directed by Valdez went on to gross more than $54 million. Cayce Clifford/The New York Times.
by Yolanda Machado
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- When La Bamba premiered in the summer of 1987, the expectations for its success were low. The film was based on the life of Ritchie Valens, the Mexican American teenager (birth name: Richard Steven Valenzuela) who was one of the first Latinos in rock n roll. It covered his beginnings as a farmworker in Delano, California, his bond with his contentious big brother, Bob, and the complexities of having to hide his background to make it in the music business with hits like the title tune. At its core, it was the story of two brothers working to achieve the American dream, a dream that was usually reserved for white Americans.
âLa Bambaâ and the Lives It Changed
The actor Lou Diamond Phillips, and the writer-director Luis Valdez look back more than three decades at how the biopic did and didnât make waves in Hollywood.
Lou Diamond Phillips, left, in Battery Park City in New York and Luis Valdez in San Juan Bautista, Calif.Credit.Victor Llorente for The New York Times; Cayce Clifford for The New York Times
By Yolanda Machado
When âLa Bambaâ premiered in the summer of 1987, the expectations for its success were low. The film was based on the life of Ritchie Valens, the Mexican-American teenager (birth name: Richard Steven Valenzuela) who was one of the first Latinos in rock ânâ roll. It covered his beginnings as a farmworker in Delano, Calif., his bond with his contentious big brother, Bob, and the complexities of having to hide his background to make it in the music business with hits like the title tune. At its core, it was the story of two brothers working to achieve
April 28, 2021
From left to right: Camille Collins Lovell, Emily Lucero and Stevaughn Smith
Camille Collins Lovell, Emily Lucero and Stevaughn Smith were selected to represent the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Student Leadership Institute in recognition of their exceptional leadership and commitment to diversity and equity.
The 2021 institute launched at a two-day event held on Friday, April 9, and Monday, April 12, and the cohort will continue to interact throughout the year. Participants will focus on becoming more authentic and inclusive leaders, and learn how identities, unconscious biases and privilege affect the ability to lead and influence diverse stakeholders. They will then be aided in using their knowledge to create a more inclusive environment at their institution.