Austin Local Events: The Austin Music Awards and Austin Music Industry Awards

By Liz Lopez The Austin Music Awards return for their 38th year, celebrating the Austin music community and winners from the Austin Chronicle Music Poll.  The public is invited to see the results! New this year, the first-round of Austin Music Awards (AMA) nominees were chosen by a collective body of Austin music experts, resulting… Continue reading Austin Local Events: The Austin Music Awards and Austin Music Industry Awards

Critica De Cine: THE INVISIBLE MAN

Por Liz Lopez Rating: B- De Universal Pictures llega la última versión de “The Invisible Man” (la novela de 1897 de HG Wells, “The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance”), un clásico de terror presentado a las nuevas generaciones con temas actuales y muy inquietantes para cualquiera que pueda haber tenido experiencia de una relación abusiva.… Continue reading Critica De Cine: THE INVISIBLE MAN

Review: THE INVISIBLE MAN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) How does a filmmaker adapt/remake a classic horror story and make it something unique and able to stand on its own? That obviously is the million dollar question going into this modern update of a celebrated H.G. Wells story. Well, writer/director Leigh Whannell has accomplished this… Continue reading Review: THE INVISIBLE MAN

Review: THE CALL OF THE WILD

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) It has been often said that CGI and motion-capture are necessary components of modern movie making. While there may be some truth to this argument, the over-reliance on these advances in technology can take from a film’s credibility and come across as a shamelessly cheap cheat.… Continue reading Review: THE CALL OF THE WILD

Review: THE PHOTOGRAPH

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) To coincide with Valentine’s Day weekend, Universal Pictures is hoping that their newest release will fill theaters for THE date night of the year. The Photograph does actually make for an interesting film. It features a compelling story that intertwines two romances–one of the past and… Continue reading Review: THE PHOTOGRAPH

Review: DOWNHILL

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) In 2014, the Swedish comedic drama Force Majeure earned a well-deserved critical acclaim. The film delivers a a subtle and and moderately paced bulid up of tension and awkwardness, as audiences witness marriage in crisis that gets catalyzed by a supposed near-death experience. The film can… Continue reading Review: DOWNHILL

Critica De Cine: DOWNHILL

Por Liz Lopez Rating C+  Will Ferrell y Julia Louis-Dreyfus protagonizan su nueva película Downhill, una nueva versión de Hollywood del drama “Force Majeure” de 2014 del realizador sueco Ruben Östlund. No todos los remakes de películas son muy positivos, pero tenía alguna esperanza para este con el talento de Louis-Dreyfus tanto en comedia como… Continue reading Critica De Cine: DOWNHILL

Review: AFTER PARKLAND

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) For one night only, over 100 cities in the U.S. will screen the poignant and powerful documentary After Parkland to commemorate the second anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Austin, Texas will be one of those cities screening the film in order to… Continue reading Review: AFTER PARKLAND