SXSW News: TERRENCE MALICK’S SONG TO SONG TO OPEN SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2017

Early Fest Highlights include American Gods, Small Town Crime and Signature Move   Source: SXSW Austin, Texas, January 5, 2017 – South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017) announced the World Premiere of celebrated director Terrence Malick’s Song To Song as its Opening Night Film to screen on Friday March 10th, 2017.… Continue reading SXSW News: TERRENCE MALICK’S SONG TO SONG TO OPEN SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2017

Review: HIDDEN FIGURES

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars)  During the historical 1960s space race between Russia and the United States, intelligent minds at NASA worked long hours to guarantee (to the best of their abilities) that U.S. astronauts could travel to space and back as safely as possible.  In this same decade, Black Americans… Continue reading Review: HIDDEN FIGURES

Review: SILENCE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Director Martin Scorsese comes from a Catholic, Italian-American, New Yorker upbringing, and this influence on his life definitely resonates in all of his films.  From Mean Streets to The Last Temptation of Christ, and especially in his new film Silence, Scorsese has tackled the themes of… Continue reading Review: SILENCE

Review: A MONSTER CALLS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Some of the better films this year have dealt with the human challenge of grief.  Manchester By the Sea, Arrival, and Jackie have adult characters coping with grief in their lives, but A Monster Calls is different in that its protagonist is young boy who must… Continue reading Review: A MONSTER CALLS