By Liz Lopez Rating: B- “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” seems to have been a long time coming to the theaters after it screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. Although it may not have been a hit at the festival, I can’t help but think this film is going to find… Continue reading Review: HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES
Author: Mark Saldana
Review: THE SEAGULL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the acclaimed play by Anton Chekhov, this film features a spectacular cast whose talents are unfortunately wasted on a frustratingly dull adaptation. Though I have not previously read the source material, I feel that better screenwriters and directors could have done much more than… Continue reading Review: THE SEAGULL
SXSW 2018 Review/Interview: UPGRADE
Leigh Whannell’s Award Winning “Upgrade” Hits Theaters. By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Filmmaker Leigh Whannell (D: “Insidious: Chapter 3” and writer/actor of the “Saw” and “Insidious” franchises) wrote and directed “Upgrade” and made the World Premiere at the SXSW Film Festival this past March. The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz Theater was packed to the gills… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review/Interview: UPGRADE
SXSW 2018 Review/Interview: UPGRADE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I went into this South by “Midnighter”with high hopes, but restrained expectations. Writer/director/actor Leigh Whannell had previously impressed me with his work on the Saw, Insidious, and Conjuring franchises, but my instincts told me that this foray into pulpy science fiction could be something really special. … Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review/Interview: UPGRADE
SXSW Film News: Audience Award Winner “Ruben Blades is Not My Name” to Screen in CineFestival This Summer
By Liz Lopez Sources: SXSW, GCAC The 40th annual CineFestival will be hosted and celebrated by the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (GCAC) this summer. This film festival is the longest running Latino film festival in the country. San Antonio’s original indie film festival will take place July 5-8, 2018, to coincide with the Guadalupe’s Summer… Continue reading SXSW Film News: Audience Award Winner “Ruben Blades is Not My Name” to Screen in CineFestival This Summer
Television News: MasterChef Season 9 Premiere on Fox, Wednesday, May 30th
By Liz Lopez Sources: MasterChef, SXSW, Fox Television MasterChef returns for Season 9 with the premiere today, Wednesday, May 30th on Fox. This is the first season that judges will serve as mentors for contestants. Aarón Sánchez (Judge, MasterChef) is an award-winning chef, TV personality, cookbook author and philanthropist. This is the second season that… Continue reading Television News: MasterChef Season 9 Premiere on Fox, Wednesday, May 30th
SXSW 2018 Review: NEVER GOIN’ BACK
By Jan Hamilton Two teen girls, Jessie and Angela (Camila Morrone and Mala Mitchel), live with Jessie’s slightly older brother and his roommate after the two girls dropped out of high school. They both work at a restaurant, like to party and take the occasional recreational drug, and are in love with each other. Jessie… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: NEVER GOIN’ BACK
SXSW 2018 Review: UNLOVABLE
By Jan Hamilton Joy is a lovely Asian-American girl who works with her nice boyfriend on a kids TV show. Her problem is that she is a sex-addict, often getting drunk and having sex she doesn’t even remember the next day. After much patience, her boyfriend throws her out, and she loses her job because… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: UNLOVABLE
SXSW 2018 Review: THY KINGDOM COME
By Jan Hamilton A priest goes door-to-door in a low income (mostly SSI recipients), Oklahoma trailer park, listening to the inhabitants’ stories. They don’t exhibit a great deal of self-pity, but it seems that poverty and circumstance have set them upfor failure since birth. The priest also goes to a near-by prison to visit inmates,… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: THY KINGDOM COME
SXSW 2018 Review: SUMMER ’03
By Jan Hamilton As grandma (June Squibb) lies dying in her hospital room, her relatives each have a private moment with her, and she devastates each of them with little nuggets of truth that she has saved for this time. She then dies and leaves the whole family in turmoil, each with his own new problem. … Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: SUMMER ’03