By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Every year that I attend SXSW Film, I try to see films under the 24 Beats Per Second music category. As an ardent fan of music, I enjoy learning more about artists whose music I enjoy, or discovering acts about whom I know nothing. I cannot… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK THE STORY OF RODRIGO Y GABRIELA
Author: Mark Saldana
2014 SXSW Review: OPEN WINDOWS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) From writer/director Nacho Vigalondo (Time Crimes, Extraterrestrial), comes this modern day take on a story similar to Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Elijah Wood stars as Nick Chambers, a starry-eyed movie fan who happens to be the lucky winner of a dream date with movie starlet Jill Goddard… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: OPEN WINDOWS
2014 SXSW Review: AMONG THE LIVING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) My two favorite midnighter films of the festival involved slashers. One takes a comedic approach (Stage Fright) while the other, titled Among the Living is dead serious. Even though this movie doesn’t really offer that much originality with the story and plot, I must say I… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: AMONG THE LIVING
2014 SXSW Review: STAGE FRIGHT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) If one loves slasher horror, comedic musicals, and is quite alright with a movie that spoofs the genres, then this movie is not one to miss. Written and directed by Jerome Sable, and co-written by Eli Batalion, Stage Fright takes place at a musical theater summer… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: STAGE FRIGHT
2014 SXSW Review: WETLANDS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Certainly not for the squeamish, this graphic and sometimes disgusting romantic comedy from Germany takes shocking gross-out humor (similar to that of Trainspotting) to the extreme. Carla Juri stars as Helen Memel, a rebellious young lady, relishes in shocking her divorced parents and anyone she can… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: WETLANDS
2014 SXSW Review: THE WILDERNESS OF JAMES
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) This particular film was one of those exciting discoveries that I just happen to come across as I just happened to be at the right theater at the right time. After finishing Impossible Light, I had some time to kill before my other planned screenings for… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: THE WILDERNESS OF JAMES
Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Captain America: The First Avenger definitely wears its heart on its sleeve and works as a nostalgic nod to superhero serials from the 1930s and 40s. Captain America (Chris Evans), an altruistic hero stands firmly for morals and ideals in a golden era where the sides of… Continue reading Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
Special Event/Screening Pass Giveaway: CUBAN FURY
TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Tuesday, April 8 at 8:00 pm. We will randomly choose winners from the entries received. No purchase is necessary. Must be 21 or older to enter. See this movie early and free of charge before it opens in theaters! 1987:… Continue reading Special Event/Screening Pass Giveaway: CUBAN FURY
Review: SABOTAGE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Arnold Schwarzenegger’s transition from politics back to acting has left much to be desired. Performances in silly actioners, The Expendables (1&2), The Last Stand (though I like it), and Escape Plan have simply lacked the punch, and er, muscle, so to speak. The appearances in these films… Continue reading Review: SABOTAGE
2014 SXSW Review: CESAR CHAVEZ
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) I must say that it has taken way too long for a movie about the celebrated labor activist to arrive. Though this film may not be all that Cesar Chavez deserves, it certainly is a valiant and passionate effort by director Diego Luna and his talented… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: CESAR CHAVEZ