Film TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021 FFeatureseatures became thefi — playingonlyintheaters Friday, its thirdweekendofrelease.On edged itwith$11.7millionin Instead, “AQuietPlacePartII” rowly missedthetopspot. the WarnerBrosreleasenar- cultural event. Latinos —waswidelyseenasa considered amilestonemoviefor ing reviewsfromcriticsand musical accompaniedbyglow- — alavishsong-and-dance The releaseof“IntheHeights” ranged from$15-$20million. estimates Sunday.Forecastshad million, accordingtostudio opened withamodest$11.4 Miranda summer boxoffi swift orsmoothrecoveryatthe ened debut of“IntheHeights”damp- theaters, thebelow-expectation was poisedtobreakoutinmovie month, startedoutasthefi Press. “Iwascompletelyhorrifi happened,” EngelstoftsaidinarecentinterviewwithTheAssociated told methattheywantedtokeeptheirchild,andthat’sjustnotwhat and SouthKorea’sgovernment. true originsandalackofaccountabilityshownbyadoptionagencies tions onlimitedaccesstorecords,falsifi silenced birthmothers,decadesaftertheywerefl preventing thousandsofKoreanadopteesfromreconnectingwiththeir social stigmacapturedin“ForgetMeNot”offerinsightintowhat’s for adoption. pressure andshamesinglemothersintorelinquishingtheirchildren tration lawsandalargelyprivatizedadoptionsystemcontinueto about howadeeplyconservativesexualculture,loosebirthregis- babies. anticipated anempoweringstoryaboutyoungwomenkeepingtheir for unwedmothersonSouthKorea’sJejuisland,SunHeeEngelstoft SEOUL, SouthKorea,June14,(AP):Bringinghercameratoahome Korean adopteefi NEW YORK: social distancing. ing atreducedcapacitiestoallow place. Mosttheatersareoperat- of thechallengesmarket- “In theHeights”wasareminder offi million ing withanestimated$10.4 2020, alsoopenedsoftly,debut- planned toopenaroundEaster Runaway,” afi is $109million. domestically. Itscumulativetotal pandemic toreach$100million minor role. part toRamos.Miranda playsa the leadonBroadway,ceded boost. Miranda,whoperformed as “MammaMia!”togiveita the starpowerofmusicalssuch “In theHeights”didn’thave Hawkins Melissa Barrera adaptation of cast including complication. the Heights”was,addsanother streaming onHBOMax,as“In movie thatwassimultaneously getting crowdstocomeoutfora theaters arelargelyclosed.And received an “A”CinemaScore on strongwordof mouth(it On openingweekend,though, Jon M.Chu After astringofgoodbox Sony’s “PeterRabbit2:The Instead, thefi Starring amostlyfresh-face “Forget MeNot,”whichwasreleasedinSouthKoreantheatersthis “Every timeIstartedfollowingawoman(atthehome),theystrongly Adoptees, includingEngelstoft,havealsoblamedthesedisconnec- The shockandgriefofmother-childseparationsintensefear Instead, sheendedupwitharawandunsettlingdocumentary ce weekends, theopeningof Hollywood John ’s Broadwaymusical and rst fi

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History forMorons.” through hisone-manshowslike“Freak,and“Latin bringing diversestoriesandaudiencestoBroadway a specialTonyAwardin2018forhiscommitmentto Colombian-American actorandplaywright,whowon ect thatchangesthewholethingfinally,”says after thepandemic.” it started.Andit’spositive.Soweneedthatrightnow ence that’sbeenpartofthefabricthiscountrysince vice, in“IntheHeights.”“It’simmigrantexperi- Rosario, asinglefatherandtheownertaxicabser- community,” saysJimmySmits,whoplaysKevin actors andcreators. shifts thathavealreadyhappenedforBlackandAsian est minoritygroupinthecountry-onethatmirrors marks anewbeginningonthebigscreenforlarg- New YorkCity’sWashingtonHeights.Manyhopeit Hudes aboutthehopesandstrugglesofresidents musical byLin-ManuelMirandaandQuiaraAlegría Jon M.Chu’sadaptationoftheTony-awardwinning center. of astringproductionsthatplaceLatinosfrontand “West SideStory,”thisseemstobejustthebeginning star SalmaHayekandStevenSpielberg’srevivalof lo, “TheHitman’sWife’sBodyguard”withMexican derella” withCuban-AmericansingerCamilaCabel- typecast infilms.Andwithupcomingtitleslike“Cin- that’s beenhistoricallyunderrepresentedandwidely expectation forLatinosintheUnitedStates,agroup Joy. AnallLatinocast! NEW YORK,June14,(AP):Color.Dance.Music. ‘Heights’ liftshopesforLatinofi ed documentsthathidetheir “I startedtobelievethatmaybeIdon’tknowhow Leguizamo sayshe’sbeenpitchingstoriestoHol- “I thinkthat‘IntheHeights’isgonnabeTHEproj- John Leguizamoagrees. “You havethisbeautifulcollageofpeopleinthe “In theHeights,”whichopenedFriday,isdirector The hypefor“IntheHeights”hasbroughtgreat Variety own totheWest. US Raw and unsettling documentary onsinglemothers Raw andunsettlingdocumentary rmly and lms painofmother-child separations Film iad Krasinski Miranda by anadoptionagencyandmyadoptiveparentspayingforme,I and theirrootsoftenuntraceable. the presenceofknownrelatives,whichmadethemeasilyadoptable from theorphanage,nothermother. their childrenwereborn.Holtdeniesthis,sayingittookEngelstoft asked byadoptionagenciestosignrelinquishmentformsevenbefore matched herwithDanishparents. gelstoft stayedbeforeheradoptionagency,HoltChildren’sServices, her. same dayshewasbornandthathermotherpledgednevertolookfor by herbirthmother.ItshowsthatEngelstoftwasrelinquishedonthe opens withthefacility’sdirectorreadingEngelstoftadocumentsigned parents inAmericaandEurope. were adoptedoverseasduringthepastsixdecades,mainlytowhite Engelstoft arrivedinDenmark.Inall,about200,000SouthKoreans newborn. “ her Koreanmother,whoat19gaveawayEnglestoftwhenshewasa Chu’s fi lm depictsabeautifulcollageofpeople “I feeldeeplyuncomfortablebyhavingbeenboughtandsold,sold Children werefrequentlylistedasabandonedororphaned,despite Engelstoft believeshermotherwasoneofmanywomenwhowere The paperhadbeenkeptatanorphanageinBusancitywhereEn- “Forget MeNot,”shotatJeju’sAeseowonshelterin2013and2014, More than6,400Koreanchildrenweresentabroadin1982,theyear community. They’vedoneit.AndIthinkwecantake but thedeepestadmirationforBlackprofessional community hasdoneincredibly,andIhavenothing what isnotworkingright,”Morenosays.“TheBlack still strugglingthewayweare.” thing happens,”Morenosays“Ican’tbelievewe’re success inHollywood. doesn’t expecttoliveseeLatinosachievebroad winner whosecareerspanssevendecades,saysshe Hayek oneofthefewwhohaveevenbeenconsidered. (1953) and“LustforLife”(1957). got twosupportingactorstatuesfor“VivaZapata!” Bergerac” in1951,andMexican-bornAnthonyQuinn Academy Awardforhisleadingrolein“Cyranode José FerrerbecamethefirstLatinoactortoreceivean role 2000’s“Traffic.”Beforethem,PuertoRican Puerto RicanBeniciodelToroforhissupporting “West SideStory”onlyoneotherLatinohaswon: best supportingactressawardin1962asAnita “I don’tknowwhatthehelliswrong.I “My ageforbidsit.ButIsureashellhopesome- Moreno, anEmmy,Grammy,OscarandTony No LatinahaswonbestactressattheOscars,with Since RitaMorenobecamethefirstLatinatowin but noLatinoperformers. year’s Oscarsfeaturedadiverseslateofnominees, by theAnnenbergInclusionInitiativefound. 2019 studyof1,200popularmoviesfrom2007to2018 characters andamere3%ofleadorco-leadactors, atergoers. the latestMotionPictureAssociationreportonthe- box office,reaching29%ofticketssold,accordingto devoted filmgoers:Latinoshaveconsistentlyledthe States, theCensusBureauestimates.Andmanyare jecting myculture.” Latin content!’Theydidn’tknowwhattodowithit. Awards recognition,too,hasbeenelusive.This Yet theyonlyrepresent4.5%ofallspeakingornamed About 60.6millionHispanicsliveintheUnited “They weren’trejectingmyability,therewerere- and telltheir friendsto.” audience tosample themovie the hopeisthatwe cangetan movie that’sthere andovertime expected, we’reproudofthe at alighterlevelthanwehad Bros. “Eventhoughitcamein distribution chiefforWarner lifting,” saidJeffGoldstein, the moviehastodoheavy Success “Godzilla vs.Kong”(which Warner releases — particularly much-debated. But previous the endofyear, hasbeen proach, plannedtolastthrough The studio’sday-and-dateap- the Heights”onHBOMax. release viewingdatafor“In throughout theindustry,didn’t Warner Bros,asisstandard camera toholdher. child toadoptiveparentsataparkinglot,Engelstoftputsdownthe streets. “That’smybaby.” hospitals, tolistherchildastheirown. because itdoesn’trequirenewbornstobeautomaticallyregisteredat country’s loosebirthregistrationsystem,whichiseasilymanipulated child toJeju’sairport. into signinganadoptionconsentform,workersfromHoltwhiskher a disgracefulmarkofpremaritalsex.Assoonhermotherpressures tionally breaksdownaftergivingintoherparents,whoseethebabyas a decisionthat’snevertrulytheirs. by debatesonwhethertokeeptheirbabiesorplacethemforadoption, and gigglethroughoutapregnancyphotoshoot. bad boyfriendsandthepainofchildbirth,coooverultrasoundpictures voices areobscuredforprivacy.Theydochores,sharestoriesabout think thatIwouldliketoreversethat,”Engelstoftsaid. “That momentwassortoflikeabreakingpointforme,”shesaid. When a16-year-oldwailsinanemptyroomaftergivingawayher “How didIbecomeasibling?”sheaskswhileroamingaimlesslyin Another 17-year-oldtoilsindepressionafterherparentsexploitthe After insistingonkeepingherchildformonths,a17-year-oldemo- They seemattimeslikeanyotherteens.Buttheirlivesareclouded The fi light’? 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