Por Liz López Rating: C En el 2010, los ojos del mundo voltearon hacia Chile por el derrumbe de la mina San José en el desierto de Atacama, y los 33 mineros que pasaron más de 60 días en el profundo de la mina. Fue todo un evento televisivo mundial. Ahora, cinco años después, llega… Continue reading Spanish Review: THE 33
Author: Mark Saldana
Review: THE 33
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The 2010 Copiapo mining accident was a frightening ordeal that should have killed the thirty-three miners trapped underground for over two months. During the course of their cave-in and rescue attempts, the world was captivated by this story and sat on edge the entire time, hoping… Continue reading Review: THE 33
Review: MY ALL AMERICAN
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The legendary story of Freddie Joe Steinmark is one with which most Texas Longhorn football fans are familiar. During the late 1960s, Steinmark played for the team under the venerable Coach Darrell Royal. He played safety during his career at the University and was a part… Continue reading Review: MY ALL AMERICAN
Review: LOVE THE COOPERS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Almost every single modern, ensemble holiday movie seems to have the same structure. Characters have problems. The holiday, whichever one it is, seems to magnify the character’s woes. Characters have to face their problems. Characters develop new relationships or reinforce established ones and this helps with… Continue reading Review: LOVE THE COOPERS
Spanish Review: ROOM
Por Liz Lopez Rating: A+ Rara la vez que siento honestamente me conmueve profundamente una película como lo es el largometraje, Room, ahora en cines. Al usar la palabra conmover, es también decir que sentí emociones como enternecer, emocionar, alterar e impresionar, por lo menos. Entre el salón de cine sin haber leído el libro… Continue reading Spanish Review: ROOM
Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: A SINGLE FRAME
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) During the late 1990s while covering the Kosovo War, acclaimed photojournalist Alexandra Boulat took a powerful and emotional photo of Albanian refugee Sadik Kadrijaj. The now deceased photographer probably realized how incredible the image was, but neither she nor Sadik probably ever thought that the photo would… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: A SINGLE FRAME
Austin Film Festival 2015 Interview: A SINGLE FRAME
By Mark Saldana While preparing my schedule for this year’s Austin Film Festival, this particular documentary really stood out for me. Reading its synopsis, I was instantly touched by the subject and how it promised to show the impact of art, particularly within the media of photography and film. Brandon Dickerson’s film delivers as it… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Interview: A SINGLE FRAME
Screening Pass Giveaway: SPOTLIGHT
Source: Open Road Films TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Wednesday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. Must be 18 or older to enter. See this movie early and free of charge before it opens in theaters! Starring Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: SPOTLIGHT
Screening Pass Giveaway: LEGEND
Source: Universal Pictures TVR is giving readers a chance to win a complimentary pass to see a special advance screening on Monday, November 23 at 7:30 p.m. For a chance to win a pass (admit 2), send an e-mail to Trueviewreviews2@gmail.com and in the Subject line of your e-mail, please note “LEGEND in Austin”. A limited number… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: LEGEND
Movie Trailer: TOUCHED WITH FIRE
(Be sure to look for TVR’s Mark Saldana’s quotes about the film in the trailer and on the movie poster.) Source: Roadside Attractions Touched with Fire stars Katie Homes and Luke Kirby as two poets with bipolar disorder whose art is fueled by their emotional extremes. When they meet in a treatment facility, their chemistry… Continue reading Movie Trailer: TOUCHED WITH FIRE