Author: Mark Saldana

Fantastic Fest 2018: Over The Hump Report

By Mark Saldana  It is Monday night. I am a little tired, but as I reflect upon the last 5 days of this year’s Fantastic Fest, I can only feel joy and gratitude.  I feel joy because I have managed to watch a total of fourteen films while juggling the festival with some reduced shifts… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2018: Over The Hump Report

Critica De Cine: LIFE ITSELF

“Life Itself” es historia dramática y con elenco destacado   Por Liz Lopez Rating: B- El escritor – director, Dan Fogelman (“Danny Collins,” “This Is Us” TV series), presenta su segundo largometraje como director, “Life Itself”, y llega a los cines locales después de su proyección en el Festival de cine internacional de Toronto al… Continue reading Critica De Cine: LIFE ITSELF

Review: A HAPPENING OF MONUMENTAL PROPORTIONS

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Comedic actress Judy Greer makes her directorial debut with this funny and often sweet comedy.  Having worked with so many talented actors in her career probably made the casting of this film rather easy, as Greer and her casting director has assembled quite an ensemble cast. … Continue reading Review: A HAPPENING OF MONUMENTAL PROPORTIONS

Review: FAHRENHEIT 11/9

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) From Michael Moore, the controversial award-winning documentary filmmaker behind Bowling For Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, comes this powerful, ambitious, but overstuffed documentary which takes on modern America and President Donald Trump.  Though the film does pack some heavy emotional punches, Moore tries to accomplish too much… Continue reading Review: FAHRENHEIT 11/9

Review: LIFE ITSELF

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) After watching this film, it is so obvious that writer/director Dan Fogelman (This Is Us) absolutely adores the movie Pulp Fiction.  The filmmaker structures his film quite similarly to the way that Quentin Tarantino sets up his movie, with three main intertwined stories with characters connected… Continue reading Review: LIFE ITSELF

Fantastic Fest 2018 News: “Luz” Acquired by Screen Media Ahead of US Premiere in Austin

By Liz Lopez  “Luz” made its North American bow at Fantasia Film Festival, and will have its US premiere at Fantastic Fest this week. The film also played at Berlin International Film Festival earlier in the year and will screen as a part of the Sitges Film Festival next month. Screen Media announced via a… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2018 News: “Luz” Acquired by Screen Media Ahead of US Premiere in Austin

Austin Film Festival 2018: 2nd Film Wave Announcement

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL CONFIRMS JASON REITMAN’S THE FRONT RUNNER AS CLOSING NIGHT FILM, ANNOUNCES SECOND WAVE OF FILMS FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY LINE-UP AFF ALSO HIGHLIGHTS EMERGING FEMALE VOICES COMING THROUGH ITS SHORT FILM COMPETITION Source: AFF Austin Film Festival (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing writers’ and filmmakers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, announced today… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2018: 2nd Film Wave Announcement

Review: A SIMPLE FAVOR

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Director Paul Feig, the comedic mind behind TV’s Freaks and Geeks and films Bridesmaids and Spy, makes his first entry in the mystery thriller genre and the results are fantastic. With A Simple Favor, Feig brings his comic talents to a story that even Hitchcock would… Continue reading Review: A SIMPLE FAVOR