By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the novel by Jean Hanff Koelitz, screenwriter Karen Croner’s film adaptation is a bit messy. Directed by Paul Weitz, the film pushes for a more comedic angle than the novel that inspired it. The mix of drama and comedy works okay, but a romantic… Continue reading Review: ADMISSION
Month: March 2013
Review: The Croods
By Laurie Coker Rating: C+ There is great delight in finding a film that pleases the family – all ages. With so few animated features coming out each year – comparably – it’s nice to get one that holds the interest of both my grand kids. With one age eight and the other only two,… Continue reading Review: The Croods
2013 SXSW Review: SPRING BREAKERS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Given Harmony Korine’s reputation for making dark and often bizarre films, I really didn’t know what to expect from his latest entry. Considering that former Disney actresses were cast in lead roles made any kind of real expectations nearly impossible. Now as for audiences unfamiliar with… Continue reading 2013 SXSW Review: SPRING BREAKERS
Review: OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) This movie really does not feel like an Antoine Fuqua picture. I would expect something of this caliber from directors like Roland Emmerich or Michael Bay. Although not all of his films are winners, Fuqua has made some solid, gritty crime films such as Training Day… Continue reading Review: OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN
Review: STOKER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Known for dark, intense and stylized psychological thrillers, Korean director Park Chan-Wook makes his first English-language film with a script by Wentworth Miller and Erin Cressida-Wilson. The result is a slow burning, tense and suspenseful piece that suffers from a questionable head-scratcher of an ending. For… Continue reading Review: STOKER
Local Events: 15th Annual Mighty Texas Dog Walk
Day: Sat., March 23 2013 Time: 10:00 am (Exhibits open at 9:00am) Date/Time 03/23/2013 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Where: Auditorium Shores, Austin, TX What: A beautiful 1 mile stroll around scenic Lady Bird Johnson Lake + Doggie World Record Attempts, games, free samples & more! Why: · Help celebrate Texas Hearing and Service Dogs’ 25th anniversary of Turning… Continue reading Local Events: 15th Annual Mighty Texas Dog Walk
Trailer: DESPICABLE ME 2
Here’s a more kid friendly trailer for this sequel which opens in theaters July 3. Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s worldwide blockbuster Despicable Me entertained audiences around the globe in 2010, grossing more than $540 million and becoming the 10th-biggest animated motion picture in U.S. history. In summer 2013, get ready for more Minion madness in Despicable Me… Continue reading Trailer: DESPICABLE ME 2
Trailer: KICK ASS 2
Check out the new red band trailer for this film. For the uninitiated, red band trailers are uncensored; therefore, they more or less would have the same MPAA ratings as the films they are promoting
2013 SXSW Review: DON JON
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) The uber-talented Joseph Gordon-Levitt writes, directs and stars in this superb portrait of a young man struggling to find happiness in his love life, but seeking it in the wrong places and people. Jon Martello, known to his admiring buddies as “Don Jon”, has a smooth… Continue reading 2013 SXSW Review: DON JON
2013 SXSW Review: REWIND THIS!
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) This film has to be my favorite documentary at SXSW this year. As a huge film geek and someone who grew up renting and watching VHS movies, this film definitely struck a chord with me. Director Josh Johnson’s Rewind This! recounts the history of the home… Continue reading 2013 SXSW Review: REWIND THIS!