By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Marketed as a female perspective of Wall Street and the banking industry, Equity, for the most part, covers the problems and difficulties faced by women attempting to excel in careers dominated by men. Women still face prejudice in the work place, are often treated like sexual objects,… Continue reading Review: EQUITY
Author: Mark Saldana
New Movie Trailer: AMERICAN HONEY
THIS FALL, COME ON AND DREAM BABY DREAM The anthemic Bruce Springsteen ballad sets the tone for the new AMERICAN HONEY trailer. Source: A24 Overflowing with electric, primal energy, AMERICAN HONEY is an immersive, exhilarating odyssey of heartbreaking beauty—a generation-defining movie that celebrates the defiant resilience of young people looking for a place they belong, chasing their own version of the… Continue reading New Movie Trailer: AMERICAN HONEY
Alamo Drafthouse News: ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE TRANSFORMS SEPTEMBER INTO “SEPTEMBURTON”
Peculiarly gifted director Tim Burton to be celebrated with a month of film screenings, food and drink specials, Mondo pins, commemorative issue of BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH., featuring cover art by Burton himself, and a “Filmmaking Frenzy” contest Source: The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Austin, TX | August 16, 2016) – Director Tim Burton returns to the big screen this September with… Continue reading Alamo Drafthouse News: ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE TRANSFORMS SEPTEMBER INTO “SEPTEMBURTON”
Movie News: ZOOLOGY Announces North American Premiere at TIFF & US Premiere at Fantastic Fest
DIRECTOR IVAN I. TVERDOVSKY’S “ZOOLOGY” TO CELEBRATE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE AT TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND U.S. PREMIERE AT FANTASTIC FEST Source: New Europe Film Sales Austin, Texas – August 16, 2016 – New Europe Film Sales is excited to announce that Director Ivan I. Tverdovsky’s latest film, Zoology, will have it’s North American Premiere at Toronto… Continue reading Movie News: ZOOLOGY Announces North American Premiere at TIFF & US Premiere at Fantastic Fest
Review: HELL OR HIGH WATER
By Liz Lopez Rating: A With an excellent story, fabulous cast, and outstanding performances, there is nothing that I would like to see changed in the drama Hell or High Water, starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges. It is not often that a film hits all the points so well and that instantly… Continue reading Review: HELL OR HIGH WATER
Review: FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ There are many people who think they can sing and indeed will try out for any of the local or national vocal competitions to be considered for a shot at the big time. If you have ever watched all or even parts of the televised vocal talent shows, you will… Continue reading Review: FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
Review: HELL OR HIGH WATER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Taylor Sheridan, the writer of Sicario which is one of my top favorite movies of last year, penned the screenplay for this film which also happens to be one of my favorites of this year so far. Sheridan and director David Mackenzie have made a terrific… Continue reading Review: HELL OR HIGH WATER
Review: ARTHROPOID
By Liz Lopez Rating: B- The title for the film Anthropoid might initially have Sci-Fi fans wondering if this is a new summer blockbuster, but in fact, it is about Operation Anthropoid, the code name for the 1940’s mission to assassinate a top-ranking Nazi officer, Reinhard Heydrich in Prague. Sean Ellis directs the film based… Continue reading Review: ARTHROPOID
Review: FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) During the 1940s, an American socialite and wealthy patron of the arts named Florence Foster Jenkins became famous for her opera recordings. Jenkins developed a bit of a cult following among the troops fighting overseas in World War II. At the age of 76, Jenkins sold… Continue reading Review: FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
Review: PETE’S DRAGON (2016)
By Mark Saldana Rating 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I have said it before, and I will say it again; if filmmakers can offer a fresh take on a previously made movie, I will give it a chance with an open mind and heart. Though I am not a huge fan of remakes, I am… Continue reading Review: PETE’S DRAGON (2016)