By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/director Noah Baumbach’s latest collaboration with his girlfriend, writer/director/actress Greta Gerwig proves to be a successful one. Their collaboration, a film titled Frances Ha, takes mumblecore and channels it through the aesthetics of Woody Allen, cinematographer Gordon Willis (Manhattan), and French New Wave cinema, particularly the… Continue reading Review: FRANCES HA
Author: Mark Saldana
Review: KON-TIKI
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) This Norwegian film received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language film this year. So it came as a bit of a surprise to me when all of the characters in the movie spoke English. As part of my usual research prior to writing reviews, I… Continue reading Review: KON-TIKI
Review: SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF’S
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Perhaps I do not fall in the correct demographic for this film. I am in no way whatsoever a fashionista. I am a T-shirt and jeans kind of guy. I love to dress as comfortably as I possibly can, depending on the occasion. Still, as I… Continue reading Review: SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF’S
Review: EPIC
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) What happens when filmmakers take a creative and imaginative fictional world, but do not do anything creative or imaginative with it? Well, an example of that result is a sometimes entertaining, but mediocre movie titled Epic. Loosely based on William Joyce’s book, The Leaf Men and… Continue reading Review: EPIC
Review: FAST & FURIOUS 6
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I was not a huge fan of the Fast & Furious movie franchise. I enjoyed The Fast and the Furious because it has some highly laughable writing and acting, but it also features some superb stunt driving. Flash forward through four movies of both horrendous and… Continue reading Review: FAST & FURIOUS 6
Review: THE HANGOVER PART III
By Mark Saldana Rating: 1.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I am one of the very few film critics who actually enjoyed The Hangover Part II. I’m sure I will continue to receive a lot of flack for this opinion, but I found the sequel hilarious, perhaps even more so than the first installment. Yes, they… Continue reading Review: THE HANGOVER PART III
Movie Trailer: DON JON
Coming to theaters this Fall is Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s acclaimed directorial debut.
Movie Trailer: MAN OF STEEL
Here’s the newest trailer for the upcoming Warner Bros. movie Man of Steel.
Movie News: THE BOOK OF JOE
ACTION SCI-FI SHORT PRODUCED IN AUSTIN PREMIERES AT THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Austin based filmmaking team Mario James Pena (Writer/Director) and Dana Archip (Producer) are premiering their latest short film THE BOOK OF JOE at the world renowned Seattle International Film Festival.
Movie News: A TOUCH OF SIN
Kino Lorber Acquires All US rights to Jia Zhangke’s Palme d’Or contender A Touch of Sin New York, NY – May 21, 2013 – Kino Lorber is proud to announce that it has acquired all US rights to Jia Zhangke’s (24 City, Still Life) latest film A TOUCH OF SIN, a four-part story inspired by real-life events… Continue reading Movie News: A TOUCH OF SIN