(AUSTIN, TX)—The Austin Film Society is pleased to announce upcoming programming for April 2014. The month’s schedule to date is as follows:
Author: Mark Saldana
DVD/Blu-ray Release: HARRY POTTER
HARRY POTTER™ HOGWARTS COLLECTION Comprehensive Collection on 31 Discs Includes All Eight Movies on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™ Features All 45+ Hours of Special Features on Blu-ray Available April 29 from Warner Bros. Burbank, Calif., March 25, 2014 – The Harry Potter™ Wizard’s Collection, released in 2012, sold more than 30,000 sets at $499.99… Continue reading DVD/Blu-ray Release: HARRY POTTER
Screening Pass Giveaway: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Tuesday, April 1 at 7:00 pm. We will randomly choose winners from the entries received. No purchase is necessary. Must be 18 or older to enter. See this movie early and free of charge before it opens in theaters! After the… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
Movie Trailer: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
The second trailer to the new X-Men film is out. This one offers a more detailed look at a film that promises to be an awesomely epic superhero film. Directed by Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2: X-Men United), X-Men:Days of Future Past features cast members from all of the X-Men films, including the X-Men: First Class… Continue reading Movie Trailer: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
2014 SXSW Review: SPACE STATION 76
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) As a fan of science fiction, as well as spoofs of the genre, this was one film I could not pass up at the festival. Also, because I was born in the 1970s and grew up watching Glen A. Larson’s Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers in… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: SPACE STATION 76
2014 SXSW Review: BEFORE I DISAPPEAR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After being somewhat disappointed with some of the films I had seen so far, this one came as a most pleasant surprise. Based on the Academy Award® winning short film, Curfew, Before I Disappear takes its audience on a night journey that will change the life… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: BEFORE I DISAPPEAR
2014 SXSW Review: FAULTS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) This year, some of the films of SXSW have had unusual and disappointing ending twists or reveals. Faults certainly belongs in that list. This movie starts off well, with a great mix of comedy, drama, and tension; however, the climax leads to a disappointing and ridiculous… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: FAULTS
2014 SXSW Review: THAT GUY DICK MILLER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Any film buff who has studied the works of Corman, Dante, Cameron, and Demme, knows the face. Some film geeks actually knows his name. Not everyone, however, knows his story and background, and how actor Dick Miller became one of the most popular character actors in… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: THAT GUY DICK MILLER
2014 SXSW Review: PREDESTINATION
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As far as time travel movies go, this one really had me instensely engaged. A sort of “Whodunnit, Why, and What the hell is really happening here?” Predestination works, until the answers to these questions are revealed. Ethan Hawke stars as a time traveling Temporal agent… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: PREDESTINATION
Review: CHEAP THRILLS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Going into this movie, I had no idea what to expect. The fact that David Koechner usually plays goofy and cartoonish characters really threw me off. While this film does have its silly, lighter scenes, the film slowly devolves into a dark and disturbing commentary on human… Continue reading Review: CHEAP THRILLS