By Laurie Coker Rating: B Having enjoyed Sally Fields’ quirky little comedy, Hello My Name is Doris, seeing another film by writer/director Laura Terruso seemed a good option at SXSW this year. Indie films make for some of the best and yes, sometimes, the worst of the festival. Fits and Starts follows a struggling novelist… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Review: FITS AND STARTS
Month: April 2017
Review: THE CIRCLE
By Laurie Coker Rating: D When a film doesn’t screen for press, red flags fly. The Circle starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson did not, at least not in Austin. It is not difficult to understand why. Riding on the heels of Beauty and the Beast, Watson even coupled with Hanks is given little with… Continue reading Review: THE CIRCLE
Spanish Review: HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER
By Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ Con solo escuchar el nombre de Eugenio Derbez, muchos de los Latinos en México y los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) saben que es el actor renombrado de televisión y cine, además de ser escritor, director y productor. Ha tenido mucho éxito con las películas “Instructions Not Included”, “Miracles from Heaven”, y… Continue reading Spanish Review: HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER
SXSW 2017 Review: RAMBLIN’ FREAK
By Jan Hamilton Parker Smith is a young filmmaker who lives in Austin. In this documentary film, he goes online to locate an inexpensive used movie camera for his projects. What he buys is a barely used camera with a tape still in it. When he plays the tape he finds connections to his life,… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Review: RAMBLIN’ FREAK
SXSW 2017 Review: LEMON
By Jan Hamilton Brett Gelman stars as a middle aged actor who teaches a drama class, while seeking acting jobs, in this mostly funny film. Isaac is a humorless man whose life is all suddenly going wrong. Ramona, his blind girlfriend of ten years, seems to be losing interest, and his career is lagging. His Jewish… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Review: LEMON
SXSW 2017 Review: TWO PIGEONS
By Jan Hamilton Each morning Hussein (Mim Shaikh) wakes in his London flat and prepares for his day at work as a real estate agent for a crooked firm, his job is to skin as many foreigners as possible. After he leaves, a skeleton of a man (Javier Botet) emerges from a small space between… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Review: TWO PIGEONS
SXSW 2017 Film News: AS I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY
By Liz Lopez The premier pop culture event in the Rio Grande Valley, the South Texas Comic Con, returns for its fourth year and will be held at the McAllen Convention Center from April 28th to April 30th with a wide variety of activities for fans. The three day event offers panels with invited celebrities,… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Film News: AS I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY
Review: NATASHA
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Opening on April 28, 2017 in New York City is a truly remarkable film about Russian-Jewish immigrants living in Canada. Written and directed by David Bezmozgis, Natasha is a coming-of-age story about an intelligent, and somewhat assimilated, Russian-Jewish teenager dealing with familial problems while trying to… Continue reading Review: NATASHA
Review: HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The name Eugenio Derbez is pretty well known among the citizens of Mexico, as well as Latino-Americans. The comedic actor has starred in many Spanish language films, and has made a few appearances in some English language ones. With How to Be A Latin Lover, Derbez… Continue reading Review: HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER
Interview: Eugenio Derbez From HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER
By Liz Lopez Video By Mray Garcia Pantelion’s upcoming film, “How To Be A Latin Lover,” will arrive in theaters on Friday, April 28 and stars Eugenio Derbez, Salma Hayek, Raphael Alejandro, Kristen Bell, and Rob Lowe, among many other comedians. Eugenio Derbez (“Instructions Not Included”), one of the stars of the film and also… Continue reading Interview: Eugenio Derbez From HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER