Jonás Cuarón’s Desierto

Last week brought news of Exitos del Cine Latino, a brand-new week-long film festival, running August 26 to September 1 at AMC Plaza Bonita, that boasts 14 San Diego premieres.

Be on the lookout for Mr. Pig, directed by Diego Luna and starring Danny Glover and Maya Rudolph. It’s a love story around a dying pig-whisperer, his pet porker, and a daughter who reunites with her estranged dad during the course of a road trip through Mexico.

Sounds like a maudlin recipe for disaster, right? Wrong! Luna keeps the sentiment at bay and both leads are so magnificent — Mr. Glover has never been better — they’re bound to be forgotten come Oscar time. When it pops up on my Ten Best list, don’t say you weren’t warned.

Here is a complete list of dates and times of the titles to be screened. For more information, visit their site.

Federico Veiroj’s El Apóstata: Monday 8/29 at 8 p.m. and Wednesday 8/31 at 10 p.m.

Carlos Saura’s Argentina: Friday 8/26 at 6 p.m. and Sunday 8/28 at 12 p.m.

Daniel Carpalsoro’s Cien Años de Perdón: Friday 8/26 at 10 p.m., Tuesday 8/30 at 4 p.m., and Thursday 9/1/ at 8 p.m.

Jonás Cuarón’s Desierto: Saturday 8/27 at 8:30 p.m., Sunday 8/28 at 10:15 p.m., and Thursday 9/1 at 10 p.m.

Álex De La Iglesia’s Mesi: Sunday 8/28 at 2 p.m. and Wednesday 8/31 at 6 p.m.

Ana Katz’s Mi Amiga del Parque: Friday 8/26 at 4 p.m., Saturday 8/27 at 10:30 p.m., and Tuesday 8/30 at 6 p.m.

Diego Luna’s Mr. Pig: Sunday 8/28 at 8:15 p.m., Tuesday 8/30 at 10:15 p.m., and Thursday 9/1 at 6 p.m.

Nacho Garcia Velilla’s No Manches Frida: Sunday 8/28 at 4 p.m.

Paula Ortiz’s La Novia: Monday 8/29 at 4 p.m. and Wednesday 8/31 at 8 p.m.

Humberto Hinojosa Ozcariz’s Paraíso Perdido: Saturday 8/27 at 6:15 and Monday 8/29 at 10 p.m.

Rafa Lara’s El Tamaño Sí Importa: Thursday 9/1 at 4 p.m.

César Augusto Acevedo’s La Tierra y la Sombra: Saturday 8/27 at 2 p.m. and Monday 8/29 at 6 p.m.

Cesc Gay’s Truman: Saturday 8/27 at 4 p.m., Sunday 8/28 at 6 p.m., and Tuesday 8/30 at 8 p.m.

Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel’s When Two Worlds Collide: Saturday 8/27 at 12 p.m. and Wednesday 8/31 at 4 p.m.