Author: Mark Saldana

Review: LONDON HAS FALLEN

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars)  Three years ago, the movie Olympus Has Fallen failed to impress me.  The Antoine Fuqua-helmed action vehicle comes across as a Die Hard imitator, loaded with action film clichés and terrible writing.  So when I first heard that Olympus producers Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel and screenwriters… Continue reading Review: LONDON HAS FALLEN

Review: ZOOTOPIA

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars)  The first major contender for best animated feature of the year has arrived.  I know. I know.  March has barely started and there are still nine months left in 2016.  However, this movie really impressed me and I think it will be a tough act to… Continue reading Review: ZOOTOPIA

Movie Trailer: FINDING DORY

Source: Disney•Pixar Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” reunites everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale? Directed by Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo,” “WALL•E”) and produced by Lindsey Collins (co-producer “WALL•E”), the film… Continue reading Movie Trailer: FINDING DORY

Movie News: The 88th Academy Awards Results

By Mark Saldana Source: Oscar.go.com As the old adage goes, “The show must go on.” And the awards show honoring 2015’s achievements in motion picture arts and sciences did go on, amidst controversy regarding a lack of diversity among this year’s nominees.  This issue led to the boycott by some actors and filmmakers, including Spike… Continue reading Movie News: The 88th Academy Awards Results

SXSW 2016 News: PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO SPEAK AT THE FESTIVAL

First Appearance at the Internationally-Recognized Event in Austin, TX for President Barack Obama at SXSW Interactive and First Lady Michelle Obama at SXSW Music

Source: SXSW AUSTIN, TEXAS (March 2, 2016) — South by Southwest® (SXSW®) is honored to announce President Barack Obama will appear as part of a Keynote Conversation at SXSW Interactive on Friday, March 11 and First Lady Michelle Obama will be the opening Keynote at SXSW Music on Wednesday, March 16. This marks the first… Continue reading SXSW 2016 News: PRESIDENT OBAMA AND FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO SPEAK AT THE FESTIVAL

Interview: Clifton Collins, Jr. of TRIPLE 9

By Liz Lopez Triple 9 opens nationwide in theaters February 26th and has an extensive list of actors that have many credits to their name, either film or television. Among the stars in Triple 9 is Clifton Collins, Jr. who portrays a law enforcement official, Franco Rodriguez, alongside Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Norman… Continue reading Interview: Clifton Collins, Jr. of TRIPLE 9

Review: SON OF SAUL

By Liz Lopez Rating: A Fantastic Fest Review Hungarian writer-director László Nemes feature debut, Son of Saul, (co-scripted with Clara Royer), was in competition at the Cannes Film Festival last year and was a feature screened at the 2015 Fantastic Fest in Austin. By now with several film reviews available over the last few months,… Continue reading Review: SON OF SAUL

Review: TRIPLE 9

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) After leaving the screening for this movie and I having  a chance to think everything over, I came to the conclusion that writer Matt Cook and director John Hillcoat are big Michael Mann (Heat, Collatteral) fans.  Don’t get me wrong.  I like his work also (except… Continue reading Review: TRIPLE 9

Review: EDDIE THE EAGLE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Normally I detest overly sentimental movies because they come across as artificial, saccharine and overtly manipulative.  However, when a movie has a genuine heart at its core and tells a true and inspirational story, it is rather difficult in finding fault in someone for wanting to… Continue reading Review: EDDIE THE EAGLE