'Problemista' (2023)
Written and directed by Julio Torres, with Tilda Swinton, Isabella Rossellini, Greta Lee.
[quote]Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in NY. As time runs out on his work visa, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country.
Torres seems like an imaginative homo, but also well-connected, let's be real. It's been interesting watching his meteoric rise with his own TV show and now his own movie. Good for him.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | March 23, 2024 9:47 AM
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I saw a preview for this last week when I went to see Julia Louis Dreyfus’s new movie. Looks good.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 4, 2023 2:37 PM
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r1 What does a preview look like? Is it an extended trailer or the first 15 minutes or what?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 4, 2023 2:40 PM
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I love him! He's so great on Los Espookys.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 4, 2023 3:32 PM
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This looks really good, OP. And quite unlike the average movie. I only know him from his writing on SNL and his comedy special. I wasn't even aware of Los Espookys. Will have to check that out!
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 4, 2023 4:03 PM
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Oh my god, R4, I am so jealous of you that you get to watch Los Espookys for the first time. It's a great show, it's mainly in Spanish though. His character is so perfect. A gay, rich, fashionista who enjoys the macabre and runs a jump scare type business with his friends. It's awesome too because his being gay is no big deal and his family is fine with it too. It's just a weird, delightful show.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 4, 2023 4:07 PM
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R5 - sold! Will add it to my list on Max. Still feels weird not to say HBO Max.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 4, 2023 5:08 PM
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I didn't like his special, or Los Espookys (I only watched season 1). But I do think he's an interesting guy who has the potential to do some really good work. This trailer looks promising.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 4, 2023 5:15 PM
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I want to hate fuck the character Jose Pablo Minor plays in “Los Espookeys” - a handsome moron who is a douche.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 4, 2023 5:26 PM
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Anyone see it this weekend? It finally got released.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 4, 2024 2:09 PM
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It's on a very limited release until it goes wide on March 24
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 4, 2024 2:15 PM
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OP, doesn't one have to actually have been heard of to have a "meteoric rise?" Who the fuck is this guy?
Perhaps it was aborted since the film has clearly been on the shelf for close to a year.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 4, 2024 2:27 PM
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I believe the delay in its release was strike-related.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 4, 2024 2:30 PM
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Finally released this weekend.
Saw his standup on Fallon and loved it. Plus he wrote the wonderful SNL skit, “Wells for Boys.”
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 4, 2024 2:50 PM
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The pink hair tells me everything I need to know.
Hard pass.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | March 4, 2024 2:56 PM
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r13 I said what I said, now can it.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 4, 2024 3:37 PM
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Don't blame me if you're an idiot, OP.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | March 4, 2024 3:40 PM
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Don't blame me if you're not knowledgeable about celebs' careers, r19.
Now please, back to the movie at hand, cunt.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 4, 2024 3:42 PM
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What movie? The one no one's heard of? How meteoric.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | March 4, 2024 3:44 PM
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I loved Problemista and "Wells For Boys" but that's all I know of Torres - I'm kind of shocked he is in a relationship with that hottie James Scully but I guess that's superficial of me. It's good to find yourself a funny man.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | March 4, 2024 3:47 PM
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Who the fuck is James Scully? Is there anyone in this thread who is actually famous?
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | March 4, 2024 3:48 PM
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R22 Julio could date up or down in looks, because he's not bad looking himself. What's shocking?
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | March 4, 2024 3:55 PM
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To be honest OP I hadnt heard of Julio Torres until now, he's very cute
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | March 4, 2024 4:42 PM
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Plus the film has DL icon Tilda Swinton. According to the NYT review, which was mixed, she steals the show.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | March 4, 2024 6:10 PM
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