By Mark Saldana Review: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire) comes this dark, tense, and twisted thriller. Starring Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Grace Moretz, Greta offers mind games, chills, laughs and suspense that are sure to keep audiences well-entertained. With a mix of transparency, surprises… Continue reading Review: GRETA
Author: Mark Saldana
Review: After the Austin Film Festival premiere, “The Iron Orchard” Hits Theaters
By Liz Lopez Rating: B/C- “The Iron Orchard” is an independently made film that is a long time in the making. Native Austinite Gerry de Leon is a screenwriter who in 2011 started adapting “The Iron Orchard,” along with director Ty Roberts, based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Tom Pendleton that… Continue reading Review: After the Austin Film Festival premiere, “The Iron Orchard” Hits Theaters
Review: CLIMAX
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) From Gaspar Noe, the bold director who made Irreversible and Love, comes what is probably his wildest experience yet. More of a curiosity piece, rather than an insightful investigation of human behavior, Climax is a rather entertaining and bizarre experience that plays out like a strange… Continue reading Review: CLIMAX
Review: THE IRON ORCHARD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the acclaimed novel by Tom Pendleton, the film version of The Iron Orchard has had a long and arduous journey to reach the big screen. After several decades and multiple failed attempts at production, the morality yarn about Texas oil has finally made it… Continue reading Review: THE IRON ORCHARD
Critica de cine: La premiada película del Austin Film Festival “The Iron Orchard” se lanza en cines de Austin
Por Liz Lopez Rating B/C- Hay muchas películas que son hechas independientemente de la industria cinematográfica de Hollywood, y por lo mismo, los cineastas y productores no tienen el mismo presupuesto disponible. Una de estas cintas recién creadas es “The Iron Orchard” y se ha tomado un buen tiempo para cumplir. Oriundo de Austin, Gerry… Continue reading Critica de cine: La premiada película del Austin Film Festival “The Iron Orchard” se lanza en cines de Austin
Digital Copy Giveaway: RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
Access Granted on Digital 4K Ultra HD™ and Movies Anywhere on Feb. 12 and 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray™ on Feb. 26 Source: Disney Home Entertainment TVR is giving away digital copies to randomly chosen winners. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. Must be 18 or older to enter. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Ralph Breaks the Internet,”… Continue reading Digital Copy Giveaway: RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
Critica de cine: La muy divertida cinta “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” ha llegado
Por Liz Lopez Rating B+ “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” del cineasta Dean DeBlois es la tercera adaptación de la serie de los libros de Cressida Cowell sobre los vikingos y los dragones. Ha llegado la muy anticipada obra de animación y claro que vale la pena haberla esperado. Es una gran… Continue reading Critica de cine: La muy divertida cinta “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” ha llegado
Critica de cine: Bardem, Cruz y Darín protagonizan en la cinta “Todos Lo Saben” ahora en Texas
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B+ En mayo 2018, recibí la noticia oficial de la compañía Focus Features sobre la distribución del largometraje “Todos lo saben” (“Everybody Knows”) en los Estados Unidos y desde entonces estoy lista para gozar la cinta escrita y dirigida por el premiado cineasta Asghar Farhadi (“The Salesman,” “A Separation”). El gran… Continue reading Critica de cine: Bardem, Cruz y Darín protagonizan en la cinta “Todos Lo Saben” ahora en Texas
Review: “Everybody Knows” (original title “Todos Lo Saben”)
By Liz Lopez Rating B+ Last May, I received official word from Focus Features about the film “Everybody Knows” (“Todos Lo Saben”) coming to the United States by Focus Features. I was beyond excited, especially with the excellent cast and it is helmed by Academy-Award® winner Asghar Farhadi (“The Salesman,” “A Separation”) who wrote and… Continue reading Review: “Everybody Knows” (original title “Todos Lo Saben”)
Review: EVERYBODY KNOWS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) One can go home again, but this journey to the past can re-open some old wounds and fuel some unresolved feelings of resentment. This is the central theme of the new film by writer/director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman). Farhadi, whose previous movies skillfully and… Continue reading Review: EVERYBODY KNOWS