By Liz Lopez Source: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS Now available on Disney Blu-ray® Combo Pack and More On February 20th of this year, the Disney inspirational sports drama, McFarland, USA, hit theaters nationwide and was well received by many families. It remained in theaters for several months and in fact, is available in two theaters in… Continue reading Now Available on Blu-ray/DVD: MCFARLAND, USA
Author: Mark Saldana
SXSW 2015 Film Review: HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS
By Meagan Trautman Rating: 3/5 This movie is about a 60-year-old woman who now has to figure out how to live her own life after the death of her mother. Doris (Sally Field) is eccentric, and all together out of touch with the modern world. She tries to find her place in it, while also… Continue reading SXSW 2015 Film Review: HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS
SXSW 2015 Film Review: EX MACHINA
By Meagan Trautman Rating: 4/5 Ex Machina is a movie about A.I.s, and blurring the line between humans and the technology we create. The movie seems to center around Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer from the popular search engine of the movie: bluebook. He comes to his employer’s (Oscar Issac’s character’s) estate and is greeted… Continue reading SXSW 2015 Film Review: EX MACHINA
SXSW Film 2015 Review: PEACE OFFICER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) From directors Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber comes this disturbing and sobering documentary that couldn’t have arrived at a more relevant time. The film follows the story of Dub Lawrence, a former sheriff of Davis County, Utah who started the state’s first SWAT team. Through the… Continue reading SXSW Film 2015 Review: PEACE OFFICER
SXSW Film 2015 Review: TOUCHED WITH FIRE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) This excellent romantic drama portrays the highs and lows that occur when two people with manic-depression attempt to maintain a stable relationship. Katie Holmes stars as Carla, a talented writer who struggles with the disorder because it fuels her creativity. After a particularly intense manic episode,… Continue reading SXSW Film 2015 Review: TOUCHED WITH FIRE
SXSW Film 2015 Review: TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL
By Jan Hamilton Rating: A- Director: Jeffrey Schwarz Producer: Allan Glaser, Neil Koenigsberg, Jeffrey Schwarz Cinematographer: Nancy Schreiber Editor: Jeffrey Schwarz Music: Michael “The Millionaire” Cudahy Additional Credits: Co-Producer: John Boccardo, Main Titles & Graphic Design: Grant Nellessen, Associate Producer: Jon Glover Principal Cast: Tab Hunter, John Waters, Clint Eastwood, George Takei, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wagner, Portia de Rossi, Noah Wyle, Connie… Continue reading SXSW Film 2015 Review: TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL
SXSW Film 2015 Review: NED RIFLE
By Jan Hamilton Rating: B Director/Screenwriter: Hal Hartley Ned Rifle is the third and final chapter of Hal Hartley’s trilogy begun with Henry Fool (1998) and continued with Fay Grim (2007). Cast: Liam Aiken, Martin Donovan, Aubrey Plaza, Parker Posey, Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Karen Sillas (U.S. Premiere)* Former child star Liam Aiken plays the child… Continue reading SXSW Film 2015 Review: NED RIFLE
Review: SUNSET EDGE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/director and artist Daniel Peddle offers a cerebral, tense, and suspenseful thriller that portrays two starkly different portraits of unbridled youth and shows its audience what can happen when they collide. Shot and produced on a low budget, Sunset Edge may be a simple looking film,… Continue reading Review: SUNSET EDGE
SXSW Film 2015 Review: RESULTS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) From Andrew Bujaski, the writer/director of Funny Ha Ha and Computer Chess comes this sometimes smart and acerbic comedy about a handful of people who are unhappy for various reasons, but hope to soon discover their happiness while attempting to remain physically fit. Though not as… Continue reading SXSW Film 2015 Review: RESULTS
Review: SAN ANDREAS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I have such mixed feelings when it comes to disaster movies. I enjoyed the ones that premiered during the 1970s (Earthquake, Airport, The Poseidon Adventure) but then again, I was a kid when I first watched them. Actually, some of these movies are quite good, In… Continue reading Review: SAN ANDREAS