By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) This week I watched and reviewed two very different stories on race relations and romantic interracial relationships. One is Get Out, a fictional, horror-thriller film with a biting sense of humor. The other is this film, A United Kingdom, which is a straightforward, biographical drama about… Continue reading Review: A UNITED KINGDOM
Author: Mark Saldana
SXSW 2017 News: MONDO GALLERY PRESENTS: “HOUSE PARTY 2”
Mondo’s All Originals show returns for South by Southwest with one-of-a-kind art at fixed $200 price point Source: Mondo Austin, TX – February 21, 2017 – Mondo Gallery is excited to announce the return of its wildly popular, all originals gallery show during SXSW 2017: “House Party 2.” The exhibition features over 100 pieces of one-of-a-kind, original artwork at a fixed… Continue reading SXSW 2017 News: MONDO GALLERY PRESENTS: “HOUSE PARTY 2”
SXSW 2017 News: COMEDY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INITIAL 2017 LINEUP
Source: SXSW Austin, Texas – February 21, 2017 – South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals (March 10-19, 2017) has announced the initial list of SXSW Comedy Festival participants. This year, the SXSW Comedy Festival celebrates its tenth edition. Over the last decade, the festival has hosted hundreds of acclaimed performers, establishing a tradition of… Continue reading SXSW 2017 News: COMEDY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INITIAL 2017 LINEUP
Spanish Review: THE GREAT WALL
Por Liz López Rating: C+ El director chino, Zhang Yimou (‘The Flowers of War,’ ‘Curse of the Dragon Flower’) sobresale en su labor en la producción cinematográfica ‘The Great Wall’ (título originario “Chang cheng”), la cual es una de acción y fantasía. Tiene mucho talento este director y desafortunadamente, por el guion, pienso que no… Continue reading Spanish Review: THE GREAT WALL
Review: FIST FIGHT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Three O’Clock High, the movie which loosely inspired this movie, offers a slightly subversive, comedic take on a showdown story. Director Phil Joanou and writers Richard Christian Matheson and Thomas Szollosi came up with a highly inventive and thoroughly entertaining movie that has a unique style of… Continue reading Review: FIST FIGHT
Review: A CURE FOR WELLNESS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) A problem with some slow-burning thrillers is the tendency to fizzle out when they are supposed to erupt with excitement and surprises. Such is the key issue with Gore Verbinski’s A Cure for Wellness, a creepy and strange movie that spends too much of its run time… Continue reading Review: A CURE FOR WELLNESS
Review: THE GREAT WALL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Director Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) is a filmmaker, well-known for a gorgeous and majestic style. For his latest movie The Great Wall, his first film with an American lead actor, Yimou employs some of his elegant sensibilities, but isn’t afraid to get gritty… Continue reading Review: THE GREAT WALL
Spanish Review: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
Por Liz López Rating: B+ Hace un par de años que se estrenó el largometraje de animación, “The Lego Movie” (dirigida por Phil Lord y Christopher Miller) y fue una de mucha diversión para mí. Cuando se anunció otra cinta basado en el juego de Lego, no cabe duda que espere con anticipación “The Lego… Continue reading Spanish Review: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
Screening Pass Giveaway: GET OUT
Source: Universal Pictures TVR is giving readers a chance to win a complimentary pass to see a special advance screening on Tuesday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. For a chance to win a pass (admit 2), e-mail Trueviewreviews2@gmail.com and in the Subject line of your e-mail, please note “GET OUT in Austin”. A limited number of winners will… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: GET OUT
Interview: Chad Stahelski, Director of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2
By Liz Lopez In 2014, the hit film “John Wick” screened during Fantastic Fest here in Austin and I had the golden and memorable opportunity to meet the film’s star, Keanu Reeves. The film directed by Chad Stahelski (the stunt double for Reeves’s in “The Matrix” movies) is based on the screenplay written by Derek… Continue reading Interview: Chad Stahelski, Director of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2