In his 2013 book Presumed Guilty, attorney Jose Baez said he was still "haunted" by the mystery of who killed two-year-old Caylee Anthony and left her body in the woods in 2008. "This fact disturbs me greatly," he wrote. "It's the one fact that will never change. You don't do that to a baby. Whoever put Caylee there, I curse you." A few years later, however, the case haunted him in a different way. That's when a private investigator had the media questioning how Casey Anthony paid for her lawyer fees when she didn't have a job. Baez and Anthony certainly seemed close, but in an affidavit, Dominic Casey said they were even closer than they apperanced. He said the Florida mother paid Baez with sexual favors. Casey made the claims in a 2016 affidavit related to Anthony's bankruptcy case. In that 15-page document, he said Anthony had a sexual relationship with Baez...
- 5/21/2018
- by Dan Clarendon
- In Touch Weekly
The 17th annual San Antonio Film Festival is back with their 17th annual edition, which will run on June 16-26 at several locations around the city. Once again, the fest is a truly international affair with a special emphasis on films produced south of the border.
The feature films and shorts this year come from as far away as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Madrid and London, but there are also numerous films from Central and South America, including two features from Mexico: Gerardo Tort’s Viaje Redondo; and Roberto Hernández & Geoffrey Smith’s Presunto Culpable.
There are also lots of regionally-made films, including two special programs featuring short films by local high school students, co-presented with Klrn public television.
Plus, once again, the fest is chock full of documentaries, from sports docs like Robert Herrera’s The Gray Seasons, to activist docs like Jon Cooksey’s How to Boil a Frog,...
The feature films and shorts this year come from as far away as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Madrid and London, but there are also numerous films from Central and South America, including two features from Mexico: Gerardo Tort’s Viaje Redondo; and Roberto Hernández & Geoffrey Smith’s Presunto Culpable.
There are also lots of regionally-made films, including two special programs featuring short films by local high school students, co-presented with Klrn public television.
Plus, once again, the fest is chock full of documentaries, from sports docs like Robert Herrera’s The Gray Seasons, to activist docs like Jon Cooksey’s How to Boil a Frog,...
- 6/6/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (Laliff)'s free monthly screening this April 13 at UCLA's James Bridges Theater at 7:30 pm. One time only: Presumed Guilty (Presunto Culpable), the award winning documentary about Mexico’s legal system was briefly banned in Mexico until its producers showed it on You Tube and it showed recently at Guadalajara Film Festival. International sales are by Films Transit. One day after a Mexican judge ordered theaters to halt screening a hit documentary about Mexico’s system of justice, an appeals court has reversed the order, saying that it violated constitutional guarantees of freedom of information. The…...
- 4/11/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
Ida is reaching out to the documentary community for support on an important issue that affects our community.
The multiple award-winning documentary film Presumed Guilty (Presunto Culpable), shines a light on the Mexican judicial system by addressing the case of Antoñio Zuniga, wrongly sentenced to 20 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Released theatrically in mid-February 2011, the film has quickly become the highest grossing theatrical documentary in Mexican history. However, the film is currently fighting in the very courts it criticizes for the right to remain in ...
The multiple award-winning documentary film Presumed Guilty (Presunto Culpable), shines a light on the Mexican judicial system by addressing the case of Antoñio Zuniga, wrongly sentenced to 20 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Released theatrically in mid-February 2011, the film has quickly become the highest grossing theatrical documentary in Mexican history. However, the film is currently fighting in the very courts it criticizes for the right to remain in ...
- 4/7/2011
- by IDA Editorial Staff
- International Documentary Association
Robert Connolly’s 2009 film Balibo has won the top prize at the inaugural International Political Film Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The festival featured projects covering a range of political issues, coming from Australia, Poland, Palestine, Honduras, Paraguay, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina.
Directed by Robert Connolly, Balibo follows foreign correspondent Roger East as he investigates the disappearance of five Australian journalists who went missing during Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor. It won three AFI awards (Adapted Screenplay, Actor and Supporting Actor).
Balibo shared the prize with Presunto Culpable (Presumed Guilty), a documentary about the Mexican judicial system and the re-trial of Toño Zúñiga, a street vendor who had been sentenced for a crime he didn’t commit.
Presunto Culpable has become a box office hit in its native country, courtesy of the same judicial system it tried to expose. A witness who testified...
The festival featured projects covering a range of political issues, coming from Australia, Poland, Palestine, Honduras, Paraguay, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina.
Directed by Robert Connolly, Balibo follows foreign correspondent Roger East as he investigates the disappearance of five Australian journalists who went missing during Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor. It won three AFI awards (Adapted Screenplay, Actor and Supporting Actor).
Balibo shared the prize with Presunto Culpable (Presumed Guilty), a documentary about the Mexican judicial system and the re-trial of Toño Zúñiga, a street vendor who had been sentenced for a crime he didn’t commit.
Presunto Culpable has become a box office hit in its native country, courtesy of the same judicial system it tried to expose. A witness who testified...
- 3/31/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Court rules that suspension of Presunto Culpable, which explores flaws in justice system, violated freedom of information
An appeals court has overturned a judge's order to halt screenings of an acclaimed documentary that investigates the flaws in Mexico's secretive justice system.
The court in Mexico City ruled that suspending the film violated freedom of information. The decision came a day after the Cinépolis theatre chain pulled Presunto Culpable [Presumed Guilty] to comply with a judge's earlier order to suspend screenings.
Cinépolis, which had appealed against the documentary ban, said it would resume screenings as soon as it was officially notified of the latest ruling.
The film centres on Antonio Zuniga, 26, who was convicted of a 2005 murder based on scant evidence. The process was documented by his lawyers, who filmed the hearings with the permission of the trial judge.
Last week, a judge ordered authorities to halt showings, pending hearings on a complaint...
An appeals court has overturned a judge's order to halt screenings of an acclaimed documentary that investigates the flaws in Mexico's secretive justice system.
The court in Mexico City ruled that suspending the film violated freedom of information. The decision came a day after the Cinépolis theatre chain pulled Presunto Culpable [Presumed Guilty] to comply with a judge's earlier order to suspend screenings.
Cinépolis, which had appealed against the documentary ban, said it would resume screenings as soon as it was officially notified of the latest ruling.
The film centres on Antonio Zuniga, 26, who was convicted of a 2005 murder based on scant evidence. The process was documented by his lawyers, who filmed the hearings with the permission of the trial judge.
Last week, a judge ordered authorities to halt showings, pending hearings on a complaint...
- 3/9/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Less than a week worth of recovering from the Sundance Film Festival, and we are already looking forward to our next, big film fest coverage. That would be the South by Southwest Film Festival held annually in Austin, Texas. Last year, Scott and I brought you all kinds of coverage from the Lone Star State, and this year doesn’t look to be much different.
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
- 2/4/2010
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I was so excited at seeing the SXSW line up last night that I completely forgot to post it and started searching the interwebs for cool content to go with it. Oops. Yes, I wish I was there but alas, it wasn’t mean to be (though don’t despair. We’ll be bringing you wicked awesome coverage).
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
- 2/4/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Late yesterday the SXSW Fim Festival, which runs from March 12-20 in Austin, TX, announced the full lineup of films that will be screening at this year’s event. And baby, it’s quite a list. Mixing big name films with intimate indie gems, the sheer number of films and the vast array of talented filmmakers is sure to be a hit with attendees and critics alike.
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
- 2/4/2010
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
The 2010 SXSW Film Festival and Conference has announced its initial slate of titles. The list is rife with hot world premieres (Kick-Ass), films fresh from Sundance (The Runaways, Cyrus), hot titles from the 2009 editions of Tiff and Cannes that haven't had much U.S. play (Enter the Void, Dogtooth, Trash Humpers), interesting documentaries (Lemmy, The People v. George Lucas) and much, much more. Simon Rumley's Red, White & Blue, which has received much praise on Twitch based on its Iffr screenings, will have its North American premiere.
Midnight programming courtesy of Fantastic Fest is also back with titles like Higanjima, Monsters, Serbian Film, Outcast, and a yet to be announced special film. Keep eye out for SXSW coverage at Twitch, but for now, pursue the massive list below (descriptions courtesy of SXSW).
Headliners
Big names, big talent: Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film...
Midnight programming courtesy of Fantastic Fest is also back with titles like Higanjima, Monsters, Serbian Film, Outcast, and a yet to be announced special film. Keep eye out for SXSW coverage at Twitch, but for now, pursue the massive list below (descriptions courtesy of SXSW).
Headliners
Big names, big talent: Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film...
- 2/4/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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