Source: Universal Pictures TVR is giving readers a chance to win a complimentary pass to see a special advance screening on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:30 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 “Split in Austin”. A limited number of winners will be… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: SPLIT
Month: January 2017
Entertainment News: THE 2017 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
By Mark Saldana The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards took place Sunday night with amiable, but mostly absent host Jimmy Fallon handling the emcee duties. After a rather amusing and lengthy introduction to the festivities, it seemed like the host barely appeared afterward, occasionally introducing award presenters. Otherwise, the awards show, held by the Hollywood… Continue reading Entertainment News: THE 2017 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
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
Screening Pass Giveaway: THE BYE BYE MAN
Source: STX Entertainment TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Tuesday, January 10 at 7:30 p..m. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. Must be 18 or older to enter. See this movie early and free of charge before it opens in theaters! People commit unthinkable acts every day. Time… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: THE BYE BYE MAN
Spanish Review: A MONSTER CALLS
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Durante el festival de cine Fantastic Fest basado aquí en Austin, uno de las películas destacadas y muy recomendada por el fundador de la empresa Alamo Drafthouse, Tim League, es “A Monster Calls”. Esta historia es de un joven y un monstruo que surge de un árbol y es una… Continue reading Spanish Review: A MONSTER CALLS
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
Review: SILENCE
By Laurie Coker Rating: A- Martin Scorsese’s ambitious film Silence, starring Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver, delves into Christian ministries to Japan in the 15th century. Scorsese, who co-wrote Silence with Jay Cocks, took nearly three decades to get this visually passionate epic journey to screens. The emotional impact of Silence resonates long… Continue reading Review: SILENCE