By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn team up for a risque’ action-comedy and even though the results are amusing, they fall considerably short of extraordinary. Written by Katie Dippold (The Heat, 2016 version of Ghostbusters) and directed by Jonathan Levine (50/50, The Night Before), Snatched matches Schumer’s brand of… Continue reading Review: SNATCHED
Author: Mark Saldana
Review: NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Who is Norman Oppenheimer? What exactly does he do and why? The title of this film labels Norman as a “New York Fixer,” and the amiable, but pushy character can help fix things, but his meddling eventually gets him into trouble. After all, this a rise… Continue reading Review: NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER
Cine Las Americas 20 Review: EL CIUDADANO ILUSTRE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) My Cine Las Americas film festival continued the next night with this hilarious gem from Argentina. El Cidudano Ilustre/The Distinguished Citizen tells a rather amusing tale about Daniel Mantovani, a man who left his humble small town in Argentina to achieve both critical and financial success as… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 20 Review: EL CIUDADANO ILUSTRE
Movie Trailer: BLADE RUNNER 2049
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade… Continue reading Movie Trailer: BLADE RUNNER 2049
Movie Trailer: DUNKIRK
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures From filmmaker Christopher Nolan (“Interstellar,” “Inception,” “The Dark Knight” Trilogy) comes the epic action thriller DUNKIRK, in theaters July 21, 2017. #DUNKIRK https://www.dunkirkmovie.com https://www.facebook.com/Dunkirkmovie/ https://twitter.com/dunkirkmovie http://instagram.com/dunkirkmovie/
Spanish Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
Por Liz López Rating: A Ya llegó la temporada de películas en verano y el estreno de “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” del cineasta James Gunn es la perfecta para darle el inicio que muchos de los fans anticipan. Para los individuos que salieron del salón de cine hace unos años encantados con el… Continue reading Spanish Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
Review: RISK
By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Academy Award-winning director Laura Poitras (‘Citizenfour’) has had incredible access to WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, who has been under political asylum at London’s Ecuadorian embassy for several years. The documentary she directed and produced, “Risk”, arrives in United States theaters after the 2016 Cannes Film Festival (Directors’ Fortnight). Filmed over… Continue reading Review: RISK
Cine Las Americas 20 Review: ME ESTAS MATANDO SUSANA
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) On Wednesday, May 3, Austin’s 20th annual, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival began with this hilarious relationship comedy from Mexico. Every year, the film festival highlights mostly Spanish language films from Mexico, Spain, the United States, and nations of Latin America. The festival also features… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 20 Review: ME ESTAS MATANDO SUSANA
Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) It doesn’t happen that often that a sequel is either as good as or is better than its first installment, but in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and with James Gunn in the director’s chair, anything can happen. One again Gunn brings his wild-eyed imagination and wicked… Continue reading Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
Noticias De Austin: Hoy Se Estrena El Festival De Cine International Cine las Américas
Por Liz Lopez Hoy es el estreno del Festival de cine international Cine las Américas que está celebrando viente años de ofrecer películas de diferentes culturas latinas e indígenas de las Américas a la comunidad. Las proyecciones serán en tres localidades a través del festival, incluyendo el Blanton Museum of Art, el Teatro Santa Cruz… Continue reading Noticias De Austin: Hoy Se Estrena El Festival De Cine International Cine las Américas