Directors Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper’s feature film, Vesper, written by Samper, Buozyte and Brian Clark, is one of the best dystopian films that I have viewed lately. Aside from the authentic feel of the story with the homelessness and lack of food for many, Raffiella Chapman (The Theory of Everything), brings to life the… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2022: VESPER
Month: September 2022
Fantastic Fest 2022 Spanish Review: SMILE
El nuevo largometraje de terror, Smile, se basa en el cortometraje del cineasta Parker Finn que ganó un premio especial del jurado en SXSW 2020. Finn es escritor y director. Hay temas oscuros en este guión con elementos de terror que son sangrientos e inquietantes. Como se ve en el tráiler del largometraje, varias personas… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2022 Spanish Review: SMILE
Fantastic Fest 2022: SMILE
The opening night feature of this year’s Fantastic Fest was the world premiere of the horror movie Smile. Thanks to the trailers, promos, and other creepy stunts used to promote the film, there is much anticipation among horror fans for what they hope is a thoroughly frightening experience. So, does Smile live up to all… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2022: SMILE
Fantastic Fest 2022: THE ANTARES PARADOX
Onirikal Studio known for the visual effects of more than 100 film and TV international titles, had the international premiere of their first self-produced feature film, The Antares Paradox, at Fantastic Fest. The film is by writer and director Luis Tinoco (multi-awarded short film: Caronte). Synopsis: Alexandra is on duty shift at a radio telescope… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2022: THE ANTARES PARADOX
Fantastic Fest 2022: THE ANTARES PARADOX
Onirikal Studio, conocido por los efectos visuales de más de 100 títulos internacionales de cine y televisión, tuvo el estreno internacional de su primer largometraje de producción propia, La paradoja de Antares (The Antares Paradox), en Fantastic Fest (Austin, TX). La película es del escritor y director Luis Tinoco (cortometraje multipremiado: Caronte). Sinopsis: Alexandra está… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2022: THE ANTARES PARADOX
BLONDE
For those looking for a romanticized, rose-tinted portrait of Marilyn Monroe, then Andrew Dominik’s Blonde is not for you. Based on the fictional novel by Joyce Carol Oates, the movie presents the life and career of Norma Jean Mortenson/Marilyn Monroe as a dark and disturbing tragedy. Much like Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, Blonde has a very… Continue reading BLONDE
SIDNEY
Actor and filmmaker Sidney Poitier was a legend. As a trailblazing thespian, he paved the way for so many Black actors and filmmakers by proving that Black Americans have so much to offer cinema, either despite or because of their tumultuous experiences facing racism and prejudice in our country. From producer Oprah Winfrey and director… Continue reading SIDNEY
SIMCHAS AND SORROWS
Simchas and Sorrows is written, directed and produced by Genevieve Adams. The filmmaker is also the lead actress who stars as Agnes. The film premiered at the Bentonville Film Festival the first day of the festival. The story is an interfaith, romantic comedy about an atheist actress who attempts to convert to Judaism to marry… Continue reading SIMCHAS AND SORROWS
CATHERINE CALLED BIRDIE
La cineasta Lena Dunham ha escrito y dirigido un largometraje, Catherine Called Birdie, una adaptación de la novela de Karen Cushman de 1994 “Catherine Called Birdy”. Todavía no he leído la novela, pero una vez que supe que se trata de una joven adolescente que se niega a cumplir con las expectativas de sus padres/sociedad,… Continue reading CATHERINE CALLED BIRDIE
CATHERINE CALLED BIRDIE
Lena Dunham has written and directed a feature-length film, Catherine Called Birdie, an adaptation of Karen Cushman’s 1994 novel “Catherine Called Birdy.” I have not yet read the novel, but once I learned that it is about a young teen who is refusing to conform to the expectations of her parents/society, I knew it was… Continue reading CATHERINE CALLED BIRDIE