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This is an encore episode of "The View." The co-hosts will return in the new year on Monday, Jan. 3 LIVE with all-new episodes. EGOT-winning icon Rita Moreno shares about her new documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It” focusing on her life and career, which spans over 70 years and being typecast in stereotypical ethnic roles early in her career. In Hot Topics, the co-hosts react to Dr. Oz joining Pennsylvania's Senate race, and more.

Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It is the new and inspirational doc telling the story of the Puerto Rican-born American actress, dancer and singer, whose career has spanned over 70 years. Filmmaker and director Mariem Pérez Riera delves into the remarkable life of Rita Moreno and shines a light on some of Rita's darker experiences as a woman and an immigrant in the industry. In this episode, Anna speaks to Mariem Pérez Riera, who reveals the parallels between Rita's life and her own. Mariem also shares a childhood experience that made her want to become a director and shaped her approach to the role. Anna then reviews the film with two Latina film critics, Catherine Gonzales and Kristen Maldonado. The pair discuss how Rita has always been an icon and inspiration for the Latina community, and comment on how well Mariem explores and portrays Rita's life, by combining archival footage with voiceovers of Rita now. They give a valuable insight into Latinx representation on film. Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided To Go For It is available for digital download now Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Executive producer: Hedda Archbold. Audio producer: Dan Pugsley. Intern: Shanaiya Pithiya. House band: MX Tyrants. This episode was produced in partnership with Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It.

EGOT-winning icon Rita Moreno shares about her new documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It” focusing on her life and career, which spans over 70 years and being typecast in stereotypical ethnic roles early in her career. In Hot Topics, the co-hosts react to Dr. Oz joining Pennsylvania's Senate race, and more. Plus, the co-hosts kick off the holiday season with 12 Days of Holidays!

Rita Moreno has had an incredible career, from her early appearance in Singing in the Rain, to winning the Oscar for West Side Story, to playing a campy entertainer mistaken for a drag queen in Terrence McNally's The Ritz, to coming full circle as an executive producer and star in the remake of West Side Story.In many ways, Rita Moreno's life has mirrored how entertainment and Puerto Rican visibility has evolved through the years.This Christmas, Steven Speilberg's new adaptation of West Side Story is coming to theaters and folks are worried that this important film is doomed like the love between Tony and Maria.WATCH THE NEW WEST SIDE STORY TRAILER: https://youtu.be/A5GJLwWiYSgToday Larry La Fountain, drag queen Lola Von Miramar and professor of queer and Latinx studies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor joins us to take a look at the amazing life of Rita Moreno as seen in the new documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.”WATCH "RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT:"https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/stream-rita-moreno-documentary/11654LARRY LA FOUNTAIN: https://www.facebook.com/larrylafountainLOLA VON MIRAMAR ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lolavonmiramarListen as we take a look at 3,000 episodes of Feast of Fun with Larry, how practically everyone is a little bit Puerto Rican these days and the complexities of Puerto Rican representation in the media.➤ Plus- Cooking with Drag Queen's first episode with Lola Von Miramar “How to Make Tostones” first popped in the fryer 11 years ago! WATCH THE FIRST COOKING WITH DRAG QUEENS: https://youtu.be/TA05Vl3FoV0

On this week's WeePod, Joe and Suz discuss the documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It. We'd love to hear from you! Write to us at 3FunnyLadies@gmail.com

This week we review new movies, Falling for Figaro, and Needle in a Timestack, new documentary, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, and new series The Big Leap.

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of October 8th, 2021: Hulu Dopesick (Oct. 13) Netflix Dave Chappelle: The Closer (Oct. 5) Sexy Beasts, Season 2 (Oct. 7) The Five Juanas, Season 1 (Oct. 8) My Brother, My Sister (Oct. 8) Angeliena (Oct. 8) House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths - Limited Series (Oct. 8) A Tale Dark & Grimm, Season 1 (Oct. 8) Pretty Smart, Season 1 (Oct. 8) Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (Oct. 8) The Babysitters Club, Season 2 (Oct. 11) Bright: Samurai Soul (Oct. 12) Fever Dream (Oct. 13) The Movies That Made Us, Season 3 (Oct. 12) Convergence: Courage in a Crisis (Oct. 12) Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Operation Hyacinth (Oct. 13) Violet Evergarden the Movie (Oct. 13) Another Life, Series 2 (Oct. 14) A World Without (Oct. 14) HBO Max 15 Minutes of Shame (Oct. 7) Paramount+ Queenpins (Sep. 30) Madame X (Oct. 8) SEAL Team, Season 5 (Oct. 10) Guilty Party, Season 1 (Oct. 14) Disney+ Among the Stars (Oct. 6) Muppet Haunted Mansion (Oct. 8) Just Beyond, Season 1 (Oct. 13) Amazon Prime Video The Manor and Madres (Oct. 8)

Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Her career has spanned over 70 years; her notable acting work includes supporting roles in the musical films Singin' in the Rain (1952), The King and I (1956) and West Side Story (1961). She is an EGOT; she has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. She is also one of 23 people who have achieved what is called the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual competitive Academy, Emmy and Tony awards for acting; she and Helen Hayes are the only two who have achieved both distinctions. Rita released her documentary in 2021 at 90 years old, titled Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It, which recently premiered at Sundance Film Festival. The West Side Story remake with Moreno and director Steven Spielberg will be released in Dec 2021 Moreno plays the role of Valentina, a new role created for the remake. 

The gang get admitted to the Library of Congress this week, as they review Brokeback Mountain (2005). This cultural icon movie brought a refreshing take on homosexual romance. Starring heavy hitters, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, and directed by another heavy hitter, Ang Lee. Did Pete, Tyler, and Joseph fall in love with Brokeback? Or was this a time capsule that's better left in history?This episode is streamed live on twitch.com/STABcomedy, and we are also joined by local Celebrity, Adam Murphy to play trivia one on one with Pete, and tell us all about the return of the Night at the Red Museum in Sacramento. Watch the unedited video here https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1075679013 In News:STAB comedy theater, Twitch, prime time internet TV, KQCA 58, Alabama, Germany, Studio Ghibli, Sleepaway Camp, Sorcerer, Nosferatu, Zardoz, Haxan, Big Trouble in Little China, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Dean Cundey, James Hong, Lo Pan, Raiden, Cameo, Eric Holmes, Bruce Purkey, Find Your Film, Nicolas Cage, Cillian Murphy, Brittany Murphy, Eddie Murphy, Annie Murphy, James Murphy, Charlie Murphy, The Comedy, Tim Heidecker, 1776, leprechauns, Annihilation, Goodfellas, Casino, The Secret Life of Dogs, Kill Bill, Back to the future, The Matrix, Hot Tub Time Machine, Some like it Hot, Gremlins, Joe Dante, Stop Making Sense, Horns, Jonathan Demme, The Burbs, Innerspace, Matinee, Small Soldiers, The Howling, Piranha, Looney Toons: Back in Action, Alexander Aja, Peter Rabbit, Peter Pan, Office Space, Wendy, Goofy Movie, Peter Parker, Kelsey Grammar, Paddington 2, Citizen Kane, Wild at Heart, Sean Connery, Zoo, Xanadu, Z, Zebra Girl, Horse Girl, Zombieland, Zola, Zach Snyder's Justice League, Zootopia, Zathura, Zero Dark Thirty, Zoolander, 1961, Cadillac, Driving Ms. Daisy, Pulp Fiction, Scarface, Dream Girls, Shape of Water, Ghostbusters, Fear and Loathing, Dukes of Hazard, Jackie Chan, American Beauty, Silence of the Lambs, Shakespeare in Love, Titanic, Forrest Gump, Schindler's List, Shawshank Redemption, Saving Private Ryan, Phenomenon, John Travolta, Forrest Whitaker, Finding Nemo, Over the Hedge, Ninja Turtles, Master Oogway, Kung Fu Panda, mullets, Joe Dirt, The Lost Boys, Keifer Sutherland, Labyrinth, Lincoln, Dances with Wolves, My Left Foot, Last of the Mohicans, Kevin Costner, Gangs of New York, The Crucible, Werewolves Within, The Hunt, Alicia Vikander, Knives Out, Goonies, Homer Stokes, O Brother Where art Thou, John Goodman, Gulstan Dart, First Date, Sundance, Twister, Bill Paxton, Silngblade, Nilly Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, John Ritter, Cable Guy, Jim Carrey, Train Spotting, Kontroll, The Rock, Sean Connery, Mars Attacks, Tremors, Independence Day, Nathan Dan, Space Jam, Home Movies, Halloween: The Musical, Halloween Kills, Pitch Black, Starship Troopers, Godzilla, Matthew Broderick, The Exorcist sequel, Danzig, Beyond Burgers, Impossible Burgers, Groundhog's Day, Michael Bay, Edge of Tomorrow, Live Die Repeat, Will Sasso, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Frank Grillo, Matthew McConaughey, Eric Stoltz, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Olivia Wilde , Rita Moreno: Just a Girl who Decided to go For it, West side story, Marlon Brando, Inside: Bo Burnham,  www.MCFCpodcast.comEmail us at MCFCpodcast@gmail.com    Leave us a voicemail (209) 730-6010Joseph Navarro    Pete Abeyta   and Tyler Noe    Streaming Picks:  Boss Level - HuluTropic Thunder - Amazon PrimeHumboldt County - HBO Max

RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT MOVIE REVIEW To quote Joan Crawford: “Let's show them how a legend makes an entrance.” And what a legend we get to examine in the new documentary, “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It”. The film spotlights the titular ubiquitous… Read More »Screener Squad: Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It

RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT MOVIE REVIEW To quote Joan Crawford: “Let's show them how a legend makes an entrance.” And what a legend we get to examine in the new documentary, “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It”. The film spotlights the titular ubiquitous… Read More »Screener Squad: Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It

In a scene from the latest in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, “F9,” a character played by Ludacris aptly says, “Nobody's gonna believe this!” Exactly. Entries in the 20-year-old 10-film franchise have morphed into preposterous over-the-top action fantasies that make “Transformers” movies seem credible by comparison. The script is awful, but you can still enjoy […] The post Freeze Frame: “F9: The Fast Saga” (PG-13), “False Positive” (R), “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It” (PG-13), “The Ice Road” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.

Actress Rita Moreno (“West Side Story”) has had a colorful life and career. The highs and lows of her life and career are examined in the documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It.” The post Take Two: “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.

Happy Daddy's Day! We're all father figures to somebody! For comedian Bill Cruz, who was one of the first openly Latinx gay comedians on the comedy scene- you can call him papi!Covid's been a tough gig for most comedians and for Bill, now that live shows are happening, it feels almost like starting all over againToday our dear friend comedian Bill Cruz, joins us to look at getting his groove back this Father's Day and how folks are reacting to Latinx representation in films like In The Heights, West Side Story, Afro-Puerto Rican artist Macha Colón's Perfume de Gardenias and the Lin Manuel Miranda documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It. Listen as we chat with Bill about starting over, how to win big prizes in Loteria and how Hollywood handles Latinx culture. BILL CRUZ: https://www.facebook.com/billcruzcomedyPlus- ➤ Sesame Street debuts a gay same sex couple and Elmo once again has to bear the emotiona burden whenever the they tackle huge social issues on the show. ➤ Gay rumors on the Denver Broncos and other football playing hunks.➤ Paris Jackson comes out as non binary and bisexual. Get it they!

Here is my review of a new documentary film: Rita Moreno - Just a Girl Who Decided To Go For It

"Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It" profiles the trail-blazing artist whose wide-ranging work includes "West Side Story," "The Electric Company" and "Oz." Filmmaker Mariem Pérez Riera explores the highs and lows of Moreno's professional and personal life.  

Lynn and Carl with special guest (or as he prefers "contributor") Ron Stevens review new releases: The Sparks Brothers, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decide to Go For It, Luca, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, 12 Mighty Orphans, Gaia, Ferguson Rising and Wish Dragon. Plus a Keep Live Alive update

Jump on in, the water's fine here at Breakfast All Day. This week, Alonso, Matt and Christy review the new Pixar movie on Disney+, “Luca,” and have widely varying thoughts on it. We also discuss the totally unnecessary sequel “Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard,” although we can barely remember the original, and the entertaining documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.” In news, we talk about the changes that came with LA County reopening on June 15, the great indie “Miss Juneteenth” returning to theaters, apologies from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Chrissy Teigen, Anthony Mackie on the Sam-and-Bucky bromance in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” and your weekly dose of Bennifer news. And over at our Patreon, we recap the shocking season finale of “The Handmaid's Tale” as well as episode 2 of “Loki.” Grab a scoop of gelato on this languid summer day and join us!

Guest host John Horn and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Peter Rainer, Lael Loewenstein and Charles Solomon review this weekend's new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms. "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It," at Laemmle's theaters (Newhall, Town Center 5, NoHo 7, Claremont 5, Playhouse 7) and other select theaters  "Les Nôtres," at Laemmle's Royal and Laemmle's Virtual Cinema  "Rise Again: Tulsa And The Red Summer," premieres on National Geographic June 18 at 6pm PT & on Hulu June 19 "Luca," at the El Capitan Theater (Hollywood) & Disney+ "The Sparks Brothers," in wide release  "Sisters on Track," on Netflix June 24 "Fatherhood," on Netflix "Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation," at Landmark's Nuart Theater & Virtual cinemas  "Sweet Thing," Laemmle's Royal and Laemmle's Virtual Cinema "Summer of 85," at Laemmle's theaters (Playhouse 7, Royal and Town Center 5)  "12 Mighty Orphans" in wide release Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them here. With guest host John Horn  Guests: Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA); she tweets @ClaudiaPuig Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and film columnist for the Santa Monica Daily Press; she tweets @LAELLO Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine

Cube Critics Euan Kerr and Stephanie Curtis take on two documentaries: "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It" and "Sparks Brothers"

The Segundo Belvis Ruiz Cultural Center in Hermosa on Chicago’s West Side will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a screening of the documentary on Rita Moreno titled Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided To Go For It. More details on how to attend the event here. Reset talks to a producer from the documentary about the center’s significance and how it will continue to celebrate culture in Hermosa.

In this episode, we get to see and hear The Summer of Soul, learn more about Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, take a trip to the past with West Side Story, and try to figure out who is Shang-Chi and The Legend of the […]

In this episode, we get to see and hear The Summer of Soul, learn more about Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, take a trip to the past with West Side Story, and try to figure out who is Shang-Chi and The Legend of the 10 Rings. Plus we discuss the Oscars, The Orange Years: The NIckelodeon Story, and Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar.