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A Parrot, a Librarian and a Highway Worker Woven in “A Bird of the Air”

A Parrot, a Librarian and a Highway Worker Woven in “A Bird of the Air”

“A Bird of the Air” (2011), romantic comedy-drama, starring  Rachel Nichols and Jackson Hurst, filmed in Santa Fe. Based on a Joe Coomer’s novel “The Loop,” this is a story of how a parrot brought two people together. Hurst’s character is Lyman, a man who knows little of his past and spends his present cleaning up a New Mexico interstate on the graveyard shift. (In Texas, loops around large cities are common, not so much here.)  Lyman meets a wacky…

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Faith Manifest in “Before We Say Goodbye”

Faith Manifest in “Before We Say Goodbye”

“Before We Say Goodbye” (2010), Directed by Paul Davids, written by Davids and Patricia Crespin, filmed primarily in Albuquerque and northern New Mexico and Mexico. Ramona Garcia is the matriarch of a Hispano family living in modern-day Albuquerque. Her family includes parents, a husband, four grown children and their children, each of whom have their own particular crisis. The problems they face both embody Ramona’s traditions and faith and threaten to destroy them. Some are comical (one child prefers Taco…

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“…And Now, Miguel” and the Partido System

“…And Now, Miguel” and the Partido System

“…And Now, Miguel” (1953), directed by Joseph Krumgold, featuring the Chavez family, filmed in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Los Cordovas, New Mexico. Based on the Newberry Medal recipient for excellence in American children’s literature in 1954, the movie was made first as a U.S. Information Service documentary on the life of a shepherd family in northern New Mexico. Underlying the physical demanding job of tending sheep is the coming of age story of Miguel, the 12-year old son,…

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