*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** Austin, Texas – March 16, 2013 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced Audience Award-winners today from the Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, 24 Beats Per Second, SXGlobal, Festival Favorites and Design Award categories. Audience… Continue reading 2013 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2013 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
Author: Laurie Coker
More from Laurie at SXSW 2013
By Laurie Coker Time moves quickly when there is fun to be had and such is the case with the Film Festival. Tomorrow the music folks flow in in full force and the entire downtown dynamic changes! Still, those of us cover the films plod on, even though interviews and red carpets wind down a… Continue reading More from Laurie at SXSW 2013
Laurie Coker Checking in from SXSW 2013
With SXSW in full swing, it is tough to keep up – with films, red carpets, interviews and most importantly, sleep. As a result, writing is laborious to say the least. BUT I do have a few things to share. I opted to skip the big SXSW 2013 opening night feature, choosing instead to venture… Continue reading Laurie Coker Checking in from SXSW 2013
Review: OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
By Laurie Coker Rating: B- Occasionally someone mentions the length of my reviews. Just the other day, my sister chided me about my verbosity. Not because of these “critics,” but out of sheer necessity, this will be a brief reviews. With SXSW Film Festival starting today, I offer a glancing view of my opinion of… Continue reading Review: OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
Spanish Review: 21 Y MAS
Por Laurie Coker Clasificación: F- Las películas de Hangover detuvo apelando a mí después de la primera entrega, American Pie sólo era bueno con la primera rodaja, y no debería haber ninguna secuela para Bridesmaids (o imitación para ello) y todo por una buena razón. No tenemos ningún límite en las películas de las fiestas… Continue reading Spanish Review: 21 Y MAS
Review: 21 AND OVER
By Laurie Coker Rating: F- The Hangover films stopped appealing to me after the first installment, American Pie was only good with the first slice, and there should be no sequel for Bridesmaids (or copycat for that matter), and all for good reason. We have no limit on college party-fest films, like Animal House, Super… Continue reading Review: 21 AND OVER
Review: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
By Laurie Coker Rating: B- When I can take my grandson to a film, I am one happy gal and when I can include my now two-year-old granddaughter too, I’m thrilled. While some might think Jack the Giant Slayer a bit heady for a toddler, I thought I’d give it a try. My grandson loved it and… Continue reading Review: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
DVD Review: Best of Warner Brothers 20 Film Collection: Musicals DVD Box Set
By Laurie Coker Anyone who knows me knows I love musicals. I travel to New York as often as I can and make an effort to see as many musicals on Broadway as time and money allow. When the new Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Musicals DVD boxed set arrived in my mail, I… Continue reading DVD Review: Best of Warner Brothers 20 Film Collection: Musicals DVD Box Set
Spanish Review: Un Buen Día para Morir
Por Laurie Coker Clasificación: F+ No desde la película original Die Hard tiene alguna de sus secuelas medidos hasta, y francamente, ellos han empeorado progresivamente con cada entrega. La prueba recae en el abismal A Good Day to Die Hard, en el que Bruce Willis retoma su papel como el Temerario John McClane. Director John… Continue reading Spanish Review: Un Buen Día para Morir
Spanish Review: SAFE HAVEN
Por Laurie Coker Clasificación: C- Mi preferencia en lectura se encuentra en novelas de misterio y no de las románticas desgarradoras torturadas, como los escritos por Nicholas Sparks, por lo que su última película, que está muy involucrado, Save Haven, no tenerme que acomete a la proyección. Para ser justos, he disfrutado algunas de sus películas… Continue reading Spanish Review: SAFE HAVEN