Photo credit: “Shutterstock.AI” In the iconic inspirational movies of the 1980s, Stand and Deliver stands tall, a testament to the power of education and dedication. Released in 1988, this biographical drama tells the remarkable story of Jaime Escalante, a passionate high school teacher who defied the odds and taught his struggling students calculus, igniting a love for learning and a sense of purpose. With a talented ensemble cast led by Lou Diamond Phillips and Edward James Olmos, the film is a masterclass in inspiration, earning Olmos an Academy Award nomination for his riveting portrayal of Escalante. Decades later, the film’s impact still resonates, with Edward James Olmos revealed at a GalaxyCon Richmond 2024 Panel that it has become a go-to teaching tool for educators worldwide. (Click the media bar below to hear Edward James Olmos) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Edward_James_Olmos_Stand_and_Deleiver_.mp3
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- 5/14/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Macy’s Big Move: William H. Macy Built a House (and Is Helping to Build a Whiskey Brand) in Colorado
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A few years ago, William H. Macy did the most romantic thing he could think of for his wife, the actress Felicity Huffman: he bought her a house.
But it wasn’t just any house that Macy took over. No, the actor purchased Huffman’s childhood home, and lovingly — and painstakingly — rebuilt it from the studs, until he had one day turned her childhood home into her dream home,...
A few years ago, William H. Macy did the most romantic thing he could think of for his wife, the actress Felicity Huffman: he bought her a house.
But it wasn’t just any house that Macy took over. No, the actor purchased Huffman’s childhood home, and lovingly — and painstakingly — rebuilt it from the studs, until he had one day turned her childhood home into her dream home,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Participant and Pantelion Films releases the film in theaters on Friday, November 3.
The figure of the selfless teacher with an idealist mindset about education has abundant onscreen representation. Of these, Edward James Olmos’ lively, Oscar-nominated portrayal of Jaime Escalante, who taught math to marginalized teens at James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, in “Stand and Deliver,” serves as quintessential example of these admirable paladins of knowledge in American popular culture.
In the well-intentioned drama “Radical,” Eugenio Derbez boasts similar, if more subdued charisma as unorthodox elementary teacher Sergio Chavez. This crowd-pleaser based on a remarkable true story documented in a Wired article by Joshua Davis (also a producer here), marks the Sundance return of director Christopher Zalla, whose 2007 debut “Padre Nuestro” won the top jury prize in the U.S. Dramatic competition.
The role...
The figure of the selfless teacher with an idealist mindset about education has abundant onscreen representation. Of these, Edward James Olmos’ lively, Oscar-nominated portrayal of Jaime Escalante, who taught math to marginalized teens at James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, in “Stand and Deliver,” serves as quintessential example of these admirable paladins of knowledge in American popular culture.
In the well-intentioned drama “Radical,” Eugenio Derbez boasts similar, if more subdued charisma as unorthodox elementary teacher Sergio Chavez. This crowd-pleaser based on a remarkable true story documented in a Wired article by Joshua Davis (also a producer here), marks the Sundance return of director Christopher Zalla, whose 2007 debut “Padre Nuestro” won the top jury prize in the U.S. Dramatic competition.
The role...
- 1/20/2023
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Indiewire
Photo: 'Stand and Deliver'/Warner Bros. Jaime Escalante stands before his classroom, chalk in hand. “There are some people in this world who assume that you know less than you do because of your name, and your complexion, but math is the great equalizer,” he speaks wisely, summarizing the most impactful message within the 1988 film, Stand and Deliver. Escalante, played by Academy Award nominee Edward James Olmos, is the brand-new Math 1A teacher at James A. Garfield High School, where he has been given the almost insurmountable task of making a group of students care about their schooling. Based on a true story, Stand and Deliver shows the struggle of receiving an education when there have been no expectations set for you to succeed. Although this is now considered a classic film, we should return to the hallways of James A. Garfield High to understand that the very...
- 9/17/2020
- by Jordyn McEvoy
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
I sat down this week with Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, an astrophysicist who's single-handedly trying to make education far more interesting and relevant for hundreds of college students.
And boy, does higher education need the help these days, amid admissions scandals, skyrocketing tuition, billionaire dropouts, endless distractions, and seemingly everyone's burning ambition to become an influencer.
But Terenzi believes that being a student "is a way to find what they like, who they are. A lot of young brains, they want to be actors, they want to be biology students, they want to be an oceanographer but they want to be a dancer, so why not experiment with both? Why not to set this imagination free in a student? We all have to gain by listening to them and letting them express."
Terenzi is getting astronomy students to create space operas, combining music, art, fashion, dance and other creative pursuits with...
And boy, does higher education need the help these days, amid admissions scandals, skyrocketing tuition, billionaire dropouts, endless distractions, and seemingly everyone's burning ambition to become an influencer.
But Terenzi believes that being a student "is a way to find what they like, who they are. A lot of young brains, they want to be actors, they want to be biology students, they want to be an oceanographer but they want to be a dancer, so why not experiment with both? Why not to set this imagination free in a student? We all have to gain by listening to them and letting them express."
Terenzi is getting astronomy students to create space operas, combining music, art, fashion, dance and other creative pursuits with...
- 5/24/2019
- by David Bloom
- Tubefilter.com
It’s been years since Edward James Olmos last saw “Stand and Deliver,” the 1988 movie that made him the first Mexican-American actor to secure an Academy Award nomination. But watching a 30th anniversary screening at this month’s Panama International Film Festival, the actor was deeply moved.
“It was very emotional. I openly wept,” the actor said, recalling his feelings about portraying the young East L.A. math teacher Jaime Escalante — and the impact the sleeper hit biopic had on audiences worldwide.
“Ninety-five percent of my life is bringing awareness to the difficulties of people’s plights,” he said during an interview at the chic Central Hotel in Panama City’s colonial-era Casco Viejo the following day. “There is such imbalance. I’ve received so much support from life itself. I live a very privileged life. I mean, I’ve been able to live as an artist my entire life.
“It was very emotional. I openly wept,” the actor said, recalling his feelings about portraying the young East L.A. math teacher Jaime Escalante — and the impact the sleeper hit biopic had on audiences worldwide.
“Ninety-five percent of my life is bringing awareness to the difficulties of people’s plights,” he said during an interview at the chic Central Hotel in Panama City’s colonial-era Casco Viejo the following day. “There is such imbalance. I’ve received so much support from life itself. I live a very privileged life. I mean, I’ve been able to live as an artist my entire life.
- 4/24/2019
- by Andréa R. Vaucher
- The Wrap
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