Paleyfest Fall TV Preview: El Rey Network - From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

The Paley Center for the Media showcased El Rey Network's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series for its Tenth Annual Paleyfest Fall TV Previews on September 9, 2016. The series, now in its third season, it's one of the original series by Robert Rodriguez El Rey Network, and the cast and crew came for a Q&A after one of the new episodes of the season.
Danny Trejo made an appearance since his character "The Regulator" is back to give the Gecko brothers more trouble. Madison Davenport was excited to see her character grow and become a "badass", with the biggest challenge being that now she plays not one, but TWO characters, and, as her character Kate said at the end of season 2, she's back to raise some hell! Jesse Garcia was the funniest of the bunch, making his interviewers laugh throughout. With promises of more gore and action by Executive Producer Diego Gutierrez and newcomers Sarah Minnich and Marko Zaror, fans will have to tune in to see for themselves!

Sarah Minnich "Florinda"

Marko Zaror "Zolo"

Jesse Garcia "Freddie Gonzalez"

Marko Zaror & Jesse Garcia Messing Around

Cast & Crew Photo

Danny Trejo & Sarah Minnich Getting Personal

Executive Producer/Writer Diego Gutierrez

Danny Trejo "The Regulator"

Madison Davenport "Kate Fuller" & Danny Trejo "The Enforcer" Prom Photo

More Prom Photos!

Madison & Danny Prom Photo

The Vessel Premiere

The Vessel, or El Navio, its original title in Spanish (which is relevant, since there are two versions of the film -or four, if we're technical) had its world premiere at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. The main cast attended the premiere, with a very notable absence, its main supporting character (and poster boy) Martin Sheen, who along with producers Terence Malick & Sarah Green were missing. Granted, Sheen isn't the lead, but his support would've made the night complete. The rest of the cast posed for photos and stayed for a Q&A after the film.

The Vessel is a film by first time director Julio Quintana, starring his brother Lucas Quintana, Jacqueline Duprey, Aris Mejias, Marise Alvarez and Martin Sheen. The Vessel is the story of a small town in Puerto Rico which had all of its children killed by a tsunami that destroyed their school. A decade has passed and the town's school remain in shambles, the residents still suffering after their loss. Leo (Lucas Quintana) is planning on leaving the town, but an accident drowns him and his best friend, only to have Leo wake up three hours later and start rumors amongst the townspeople about him. Father Douglas (Martin Sheen) quickly sees this as an opportunity to reinvigorate his position in town by using Leo's if-you-build-it-they-will-come contraction in his backyard (the title's vessel) and make this so-call miracle and act of God's will. The movie itself it's well shot and keeps you interested, but there is nothing that you haven't seen before, its motifs and situations have all been done before, but the cinematography by Santiago Benet Mari and the acting saves the film from mediocrity. The most interesting aspect of the film is that there are two versions that were shot at the same time, an Spanish version which is the one screened, and an English version. One of the troubles Quintana had was to make his Cuban accent sound more Puerto Rican, as he told us in the Q&A following the film.

The Vessel is now playing at The Laemmle's Music Hall in Berverly Hills.

Director Julio Quintana, Actress Jacqueline Duprey, & Producer Marla Quintana

Director Julio Quintana, Actress Marise Alvarez, & Producer Marla Quintana

Actors Aris Mejias, Ismael Criz Cordova, 

Mario Lopez

Director/Actress Yareli Arizmendi, Director Sergio Arau

The Vessel Premiere was presented by Outsider Pictures, The American Cinematheque & Apertura with support from Mucho Mas Media