By Mark Saldana 2017 may have been a turbulent year in news, but cinema has offered people some wonderful opportunities to escape and also made some relevant commentaries about the state of our world. This year should be known as the year of the woman. Films about, by and for women made some major breakthroughs… Continue reading Best Films of 2017 (A Work Still In Progress)
Month: December 2017
Critica De Cine: MOLLY’S GAME
Por Liz Lopez Rating: A Se eres fan de las cintas con mucho diálago, el guion escrito por el premiado escritor Aaron Sorkin (“The Social Network”) siempre tiene una historia con mucho diálago y mantiene el espectador con el ojo puesto fijo en la pantalla a todo momento. Con el largometraje dramático y biográfico sobre… Continue reading Critica De Cine: MOLLY’S GAME
Critica De Cine: ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
Christopher Plummer se destaca en la nueva cinta “All the Money in the World” Por Liz Lopez Rating: B+ El secuestro de John Paul Getty III en 1973 no es noticia nueva, pero si recibió cobertura por los medios en aquella década, luego después cuando falleció e inclusivo cuando varios autores escribieron sobre el… Continue reading Critica De Cine: ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
Movie Trailer: GRINGO
Source: Amazon Studios An exhilarating mix of dark comedy, white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, Gringo joyrides into Mexico, where mild-mannered businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) finds himself at the mercy of his back-stabbing business colleagues back home, local drug lords and a morally conflicted black-ops mercenary. Crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal,… Continue reading Movie Trailer: GRINGO
Movie Trailer: MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
Source: Universal Pictures Get ready to sing and dance, laugh and love all over again. Ten years after Mamma Mia! The Movie grossed more than $600 million around the world, you are invited to return to the magical Greek island of Kalokairi in an all-new original musical based on the songs of ABBA. With the… Continue reading Movie Trailer: MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
Review: MOLLY’S GAME
By Renee’ C. Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) The true story of Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target (IMDB). From the get go this film pulls you along for an upbeat ride as we learn who Molly Bloom is,… Continue reading Review: MOLLY’S GAME
Review: MOLLY’S GAME
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) To simply say that Molly Bloom has led an interesting life would be quite the understatement. An intelligent and driven woman, Bloom grew up in a household full of successful overachievers. At a young age, Molly would enter the sport of skiing and almost made it… Continue reading Review: MOLLY’S GAME
Review: ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Industrialist Jean Paul Getty was one of the wealthiest men in the world when he died in 1976. During his lifetime, he developed an infamous reputation as a shrewd and uncompromising businessman who spent his money more carefully than most people of similar wealth. This reputation… Continue reading Review: ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
Critica De Cine Para Fantastic Fest 2017: DOWNSIZING
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B+ La nueva película del cineasta Alexander Payne (“Nebraska”), “Downsizing,” fue la que cerró el festival de cine Fantastic Fest in Austin a fin de septiembre y la comedia dramática de ciencia ficción, coescrita por el director y Jim Taylor, dejó los miembros de la audiencia con mucho que pensar sobre… Continue reading Critica De Cine Para Fantastic Fest 2017: DOWNSIZING
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: DOWNSIZING
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ The latest film by director Alexander Payne (“Nebraska”), “Downsizing,” was the Closing Night film at the Fantastic Fest film festival last September and the Sci–Fi comedy drama, a script he co-wrote with Jim Taylor, left audience members with plenty to think about our current world and the choices to be… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: DOWNSIZING