Por Liz López Rating: A El recién premiado actor con un Oscar, Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), protagoniza en el nuevo largometraje, The BFG (El Grande Amable Gigante), la cual es dirigida por el cineasta Spielberg. La guionista, Melissa Mathison, recién falleció en noviembre del año pasado, pero no sin antes de cumplir de adaptar… Continue reading Spanish Review: THE BFG
Day: July 1, 2016
Review: THE BFG
By Liz Lopez Rating: A Recent Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies) stars as the leading character in The BFG (short for The Big Friendly Giant), directed by Steven Spielberg, based on screenwriter Melissa Mathison’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1982 children’s book. Even though I have not read the source material, nor viewed the… Continue reading Review: THE BFG
Review: WIENER-DOG
By Liz Lopez Rating: C In a matter of one week, I have viewed three films that have had images that I find disturbing and by the time I finished with the last one, Wiener-Dog, written and directed by Todd Solondz, my immediate thoughts were negative. I have viewed one of this filmmaker’s features before… Continue reading Review: WIENER-DOG
Screening Pass Giveaway: HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Source: The Orchard TVR is giving readers a chance to win a complimentary pass to see a special advance screening on Tuesday, July 12 at 7:oo p.m. For a chance to win a pass (admit 2), e-mail Trueviewreviews2@gmail.com and in the Subject line of your e-mail, please note “ Hunt for the Wilderpeople in Austin”. A limited number of… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Movie Trailer: WHY HIM?
Source: 20th Century Fox Over the holidays, Ned (Bryan Cranston), an overprotective but loving dad and his family visit his daughter at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird (James Franco). The straight-laced Ned thinks Laird, who has absolutely no filter, is a wildly inappropriate… Continue reading Movie Trailer: WHY HIM?
Movie Trailer: TROLLS
Sources: DreamWorks Animation/20th Century Fox DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS is an irreverent comedy extravaganza with incredible music! From the genius creators of SHREK, TROLLS stars Anna Kendrick as Poppy, the optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her polar opposite, Branch, played by Justin Timberlake. Together, this unlikely pair of Trolls must embark on an adventure that… Continue reading Movie Trailer: TROLLS
Movie Trailer: LUCHA MEXICO
Source: Kino Lorber Directed by Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz – In Mexico, the war between good and evil has been waged each week for decades, thrilling generations of fans with the spectacle of Lucha Libre. Real-life superheroes and villains, these masked wrestlers work tirelessly to entertain their legions of fans. Gaining unprecedented access to… Continue reading Movie Trailer: LUCHA MEXICO
Movie Trailer: WAR DOGS
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures From director Todd Phillips (“The Hangover” trilogy) comes “War Dogs,” starring Oscar nominee Jonah Hill (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Moneyball”) and Miles Teller (“Whiplash,” the “Divergent” trilogy). Based on a true story, “War Dogs” follows two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami Beach during the… Continue reading Movie Trailer: WAR DOGS
Review: SWISS ARMY MAN
By Liz Lopez Rating: C Writers/directors The Daniels (Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan) are known for their music videos (Turn Down for What) and their first feature film to write and direct is Swiss Army Man that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where it won the Directing Award, and recently screened at… Continue reading Review: SWISS ARMY MAN
Review: THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) After being underwhelmed by The Purge, and pleasantly surprised with the improved, but still problematic The Purge: Anarchy, I now get to review the next chapter in the Purge franchise. Writer/director James DeMonaco is back with another installment in his subversive series of violence and destruction.… Continue reading Review: THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR