Month: October 2021

MASS

Rating: B Actor Fran Kranz makes his feature filmmaking debut with the drama Mass. When the film begins, it is not clear why a lady in a church is so anxious about getting the meeting room prepared for guests, nor is it clear what the meeting is about. If anyone is very tired or impatient… Continue reading MASS

Critica de cine del 2021 Austin Film Festival: THE FRENCH DISPATCH

Rating: B+ Desde el principio, The French Dispatch es, obviamente, una película de Wes Anderson. Los fanáticos de la revista New Yorker Magazine sin duda verán cómo la película de Anderson es un tributo a la publicación. En la cinta, The French Dispatch es un suplemento especial de un periódico ficticio de Kansas en la… Continue reading Critica de cine del 2021 Austin Film Festival: THE FRENCH DISPATCH

Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: THE FRENCH DISPATCH

Rating: B+ From the very beginning, The French Dispatch is obviously very much a Wes Anderson film. Fans of the New Yorker Magazine will certainly see how Anderson’s film is a tribute to the publication. The French Dispatch is a special supplement in a fictional Kansas newspaper in the imagined town of Ennui-Sur-Blasé. The proprietor… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: THE FRENCH DISPATCH

Film News: Austin Film Festival and Conference Kicks Off

The 28th annual Austin Film Festival returns to multiple venues, both downtown and at the Galaxy Theaters until October 28th.  There is plenty to experience with both the conference and the films, so here is a quick peek at some films and updates on the conference. Conference – the Austin Film Festival staff and special… Continue reading Film News: Austin Film Festival and Conference Kicks Off

Film News: THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN

HBO Max Acquires Morgan Freeman & Lori McCreary’s THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN For Streaming Starting November 19 “Flat-out brilliant.” -Josh Kupecki, Austin Chronicle “Frankie Faison could earn an Oscar nom…the entire cast breathes life into characters in ways that will haunt audiences long after the film ends.” -Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire “Faison portrays the character… Continue reading Film News: THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN

Film Trailer: THE DRUMMER

THE OFFICIAL TRAILER HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR THE UPCOMING FEATURE FILM “THE DRUMMER” STARRING DANNY GLOVER, PREMA CRUZ AND SAM UNDERWOOD RELEASING ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS ON NOVEMBER 9TH IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY Directed by ERIC WERTHMAN Produced by by ERIC WERTHMAN AND VLADAN NIKOLIC Executive Produced by DANNY GLOVER “My brother was a Vietnam vet,… Continue reading Film Trailer: THE DRUMMER

Film News: AT THE READY Now Available On Demand

A still from At the Ready by Maisie Crow, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs. Photos must be accompanied by a credit to the photographer and/or 'Courtesy of Sundance Institute.' Unauthorized use, alteration, reproduction or sale of logos and/or photos is strictly prohibited.

By Liz Lopez Rating: A The documentary At the Ready has been in the festival circuit starting with Sundance Film Festival 2021 and went to three other festivals before screening at the Cine las Americas International Film Festival here in Austin followed by the Bentonville Film Festival this summer. The film now has a release… Continue reading Film News: AT THE READY Now Available On Demand

HALLOWEEN KILLS

By Laurie Coker Rating: C- Jamie Lee Curtis still draws viewers and apparently, the makers of ‘Halloween Kills’ know it. They tout her as the star of the latest in the Michael Myers slasher saga and yet, she has fewer than fifteen minutes of screen time. Co-writer/director David Gordon Green, along with Danny McBride and… Continue reading HALLOWEEN KILLS