Month: May 2016

Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT

By Liz Lopez Rating: B Last Days in the Desert premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and then the Austin Film Festival’s 2015 film slate in the Marquee Features included this seventh feature by writer/director Rodrigo Garcia (Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her, Mother and Child). Luckily for those of us… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT

Cine Las Americas 19: Festival Recap

By Mark Saldana Film Synopses Source: cinelasamericas.org The 19th Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival came and went in what seemed like a flash.  The five day film festival presented films not only from Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, but from the United States and from Native American filmmakers.  I was able to see only… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 19: Festival Recap

Movie Trailer: INTO THE FOREST

Source: A24 Set in the near future, this riveting and suspenseful apocalyptic drama follows two sisters, Nell (Ellen Page) and Eva (Evan Rachel Wood) who live in the Pacific Northwest with their kindly father, Robert. Nell is focused on her studies and Eva is training to be a dancer, but their peaceful lives are disrupted one… Continue reading Movie Trailer: INTO THE FOREST

Movie Trailer: ASSASSIN’S CREED

Sources: New Regency/20th Century Fox New Regency and 20th Century Fox just revealed the FIRST Trailer and Poster for their upcoming film, ASSASSIN’S CREED. Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization. Watch the trailer… Continue reading Movie Trailer: ASSASSIN’S CREED

Review: BEING CHARLIE

By Liz Lopez Rating: B In the feature film directed by Rob Reiner (And So it Goes, Flipped, The Bucket List), the protagonist in Being Charlie can be any one of a number of teenage individuals struggling with addictions that film audiences have seen in a number of films or television characters. The difference in… Continue reading Review: BEING CHARLIE

Review: THE MEDDLER

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) I have no idea why Austin is getting this film a week after Mother’s Day because this amusing and loving tribute to motherhood would have been a good choice for a Mother’s Day visit to the cinema.  Jeers to whoever dropped the ball on that release… Continue reading Review: THE MEDDLER

Movie Trailer: THE WOODS

Source: Lionsgate Movies One of the scariest movies in decades, THE WOODS reinvents horror with a completely fresh and terrifying take on the genre. The Woods – In Theaters September 16.

Movie Trailer: RAIDERS! THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE

Source: Drafthouse Films After Steven Spielberg’s classic Raiders of the Lost Ark was released 35 years ago, three 11-year-old boys from Mississippi set out on what would become a 7-year-long labor of love and tribute to their favorite film: a faithful, shot-for-shot adaptation of the action adventure film. They finished every scene…except one; the film’s… Continue reading Movie Trailer: RAIDERS! THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE