Author: Mark Saldana

Fantastic Fest 2015 News: Fantastic Fest is extending the Fantastic Fest Bumper Contest deadline by one week!

Source: Fantastic Fest/The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema This means that you now have until 11:59pm CT on Friday, September 11 to remake, rip-off and rampage your way to a 30-second Fantastic Fest bumper, which could be seen on the big screen at Fantastic Fest this year and could potentially win you two thousand dollars! If you’ve… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015 News: Fantastic Fest is extending the Fantastic Fest Bumper Contest deadline by one week!

Movie Trailer: CONCUSSION

Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known.  Omalu’s emotional… Continue reading Movie Trailer: CONCUSSION

Fantastic Fest 2015 News: FANTASTIC ARCADE SECOND WAVE GAMES, TOURNAMENTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED

SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 1, 2015 AUSTIN, TEXAS   International games festival announces over twenty additional games,  game jam competition, and major publisher showcase. Source: Fantastic Fest/The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema   AUSTIN, TX – August 31st, 2015 – Organizers of Fantastic Arcade have announced the complete list of titles for their annual free showcase of… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2015 News: FANTASTIC ARCADE SECOND WAVE GAMES, TOURNAMENTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED

Movie Trailer: TRASH

Source: Focus World **FOCUS WORLD is proud to present the official trailer and poster for renowned director Stephen Daldry’s upcoming film TRASH. In Theaters, On Demand and Digital HD on October 9** Winner – BNL People’s Choice Award, Rome Film Festival  Nominee – BAFTA Awards Best Foreign Film  Focus World is proud to present much-lauded director Stephen Daldry’s TRASH,… Continue reading Movie Trailer: TRASH

Movie Trailer: ROCK THE KASBAH

Source: Open Road Bill Murray leads the all-star cast of Barry Levinson’s Rock the Kasbah, so it’s only fair that America’s favorite clown prince gets the film’s first poster – debuting exclusively below – all to himself. Murray stars as Richie Lanz, an aging rock manager who takes his last client on a USO tour of… Continue reading Movie Trailer: ROCK THE KASBAH

Local Events: MONDO, DEATH WALTZ & BEYOND FEST PRESENT”FRIZZI 2 FULCI”

    Legendary composer Fabio Frizzi comes to the US for the first time to perform his horror classics live with 8 piece band. Source: MONDO Austin, TX- Thursday, August 27, 2015 – Mondo, Death Waltz Recording Co & Beyond Fest are pleased to announce they are presenting the first two US performances of Italian Composer Fabio… Continue reading Local Events: MONDO, DEATH WALTZ & BEYOND FEST PRESENT”FRIZZI 2 FULCI”

Review: MISTRESS AMERICA

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) With Kicking and Screaming, The Squid and the Whale, Frances Ha, While We’re Young, and now Mistress America, writer/director Noah Baumbach has proven himself as an exceptional writer/director with an ability to tell realistic stories about major turning points in life.  He has an extraordinary ability… Continue reading Review: MISTRESS AMERICA

Review: WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars)   The appropriately titled We Are Your Friends is a somewhat relatable coming of age film that has a lot of heart, but sometimes clumsily delivers its messages.  I may not be a millenial, whose generation seems to be the target demographic of this movie, but… Continue reading Review: WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS