By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Welcome to Hell’s Kitchen, Hollywood style. Well, Bradley Cooper isn’t exactly portraying the infamous Gordon Ramsay in Burnt, but he may as well be. Writers Steven Knight, Michael Kalesniko, director John Wells and actor Bradley Cooper obviously drew some inspiration from the fiery tempered chef, which… Continue reading Review: BURNT
Author: Mark Saldana
Screening Pass Giveaway: THE PEANUTS MOVIE
Promotional Materials Source: 20th Century Fox TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Sunday, November 1 at 10:oo a.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! Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy,… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: THE PEANUTS MOVIE
Screening Pass Giveaway: ROOM
Promotional Material Source: A24 TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Wednesday, October 28 at 7:oo 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! DIRECTED BY Lenny Abrahamson STARRING Brie Larson, Jacob… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: ROOM
Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) This week I caught up on all of the previous Paranormal Activity movies I had previously missed. When I reviewed the last film titled The Marked Ones, I had only seen the very first film of the series. The Ghost Dimension is the sixth and supposedly… Continue reading Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION
Review: JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) When the Jem animated series first aired in 1985, I was twelve years-old and only into Transformers and G.I. Joe cartoons. Every time this gaudy and girlish cartoon would air I couldn’t change the channel fast enough. It just wasn’t cool for a pre-teen boy to… Continue reading Review: JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS
Review: THE LAST WITCH HUNTER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Despite its interesting premise and the badassery of Vin Diesel, this action/horror movie has so very little to offer. With dull, uninspired writing, The Last Witch Hunter may not be the worst film I have seen this year so far, but it might just be the… Continue reading Review: THE LAST WITCH HUNTER
Fantastic Fest 2015 Review: BONE TOMAHAWK
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The closing night film for Fantastic Fest 2015 is a genre hybrid flick that starts off as a classic John Wayne Western and then delves into the shock and awe gruesomeness of a horror movie. Kurt Russell stars as Sheriff Franklin Hunt, the chief law officer… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015 Review: BONE TOMAHAWK
Review: ROCK THE KASBAH
By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Bill Murray stars as Richie Lanz, is an aging rock manager in Rock the Kasbah, based on the script by Mitch Glazer and directed by Barry Levinson. In the first few minutes of the film, when Lanz is busy half- listening to someone audition for him in a not very glamorous… Continue reading Review: ROCK THE KASBAH
Local Events: aGLIFF Hosts the Documentary Tab Hunter Confidential at Alamo Drafthouse
By Liz Lopez During the SXSW Film Festival this past March, I had the opportunity to meet Tab Hunter here in Austin. Even though I was not of age to be in the theaters and venues he was performing in years ago, I knew about him because of my two older sisters who were teens… Continue reading Local Events: aGLIFF Hosts the Documentary Tab Hunter Confidential at Alamo Drafthouse
Coming Soon to DVD: MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
TIME TO KNOCK OUT SOME MYSTERIES WITH MIKE TYSON AND HIS TEAM AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON ON DVD ON OCTOBER 20, 2015 Adult Swim hit series Stars Pop-Culture Icon and Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment BURBANK, CA – Iron Mike is… Continue reading Coming Soon to DVD: MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON