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Under the Same Moon
La Misma Luna ($29.99; Release Date: 6/17/08)
Cast: Adrian Alonso, Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez, Bob Saldana, Los Tigres del Norte, Gustavo Sαnchez Parra, America Ferrera
The disc's extras are short, but sweet. A 25-minute behind-the-scenes docu is surprisingly in-depth and includes (mostly en Espanol) conversations with director Patricia Riggen, most of the cast (including breakout star Adrian Alonso and supporting player America Ferrera), and various crew members.
The disc also includes a brief, but fascinating, look at L.A.'s street mural culture that plays a small part in the film and documents the creation of a huge mural (in the Boyle Heights neighborhood) depicting characters and scenes from the film.
One nitpick: The English subtitles act more like close-captioning, unnecessarily describing sounds like source music, car horns and slamming doors seen onscreen. It's distracting for non-Spanish speakers who aren't hard of hearing.
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AC-3, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen. Running Time: 110 minutes.
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