By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Denis Villeneuve’s first major Hollywood feature film does adopt some of the usual tropes of crime thrillers, but at the same time, takes its time realistically developing its characters and story. Perhaps the film takes too much time meticulously examining almost every facet of its plot… Continue reading Review: PRISONERS
Author: Mark Saldana
Local Events: MACHETE KILLS Special Screening
The Austin Film Society and Troublemaker Studios present a special cast and crew screening of Robert Rodriguez’s MACHETE KILLS Tuesday, October 1st WHO: Austin Film Society (AFS) and Troublemaker Studios WHAT: A special cast and crew screening of MACHETE KILLS WHEN: Tuesday, October 1st at 7 PM WHERE: Screening: Paramount Theatre (713 Congress Ave) After Party: Rattle Inn (610… Continue reading Local Events: MACHETE KILLS Special Screening
Movie News:
20TH ANNIVERSARY FILM LINEUP JOEL AND ETHAN COEN’S INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS AS CENTERPIECE FILM PRESENTED BY LEAD ACTOR OSCAR ISAAC AND MUSIC PRODUCER T BONE BURNETT FULL FILM LINEUP INCLUDES 12 YEARS A SLAVE, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM,CHILD OF GOD, AND BIG SUR AUSTIN, TX (Sept 2013) – Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced today the full… Continue reading Movie News:
Movie News: Green Day’s ¡CUATRO!
GREEN DAY’S DOCUMENTARY FILM¡CUATRO! TO BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 24TH LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 2013 – Reprise Records’ Green Day today announced that their documentary film ¡Cuatro! will be released via iTunes, Amazon, Qello, and on DVD on September 24th. ¡Cuatro! pulls back the curtain and takes fans inside the world of Green Day, from the various spontaneous live performances in… Continue reading Movie News: Green Day’s ¡CUATRO!
Fantastic Fest 2013 News: OUR DINNER WITH THE DANGER GODS
WHO: Austin Film Society (AFS) and Fantastic Fest WHAT: Our Dinner with the Danger Gods WHEN: Friday, September 27 at 8 PM WHERE: AFS at the Marchesa (6226 Middle Fiskville Rd) TICKETS: $10 General Admission $8 MAKE & WATCH Members **Fantastic Fest badgeholders: bring your badge to receive $8 admission!** $5 LOVE Members FREE to AFS Premiere Members WEB: www.austinfilm.org/calendar … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2013 News: OUR DINNER WITH THE DANGER GODS
Blu-Ray/DVD News: THE CONJURING
“Fresh, alive, and vibrant – and wonderfully traumatizing.” – Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer EXPERIENCE PARANORMAL THRILLS WHEN The Conjuring ARRIVES ONTO BLU-RAY COMBO PACK, DVD and DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ON OCTOBER 22 FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT Blu-ray™ Combo Pack includes Three Spine-tingling Featurettes All disc versions feature UltraViolet Burbank, CA, September 2013– Things will go… Continue reading Blu-Ray/DVD News: THE CONJURING
Surprise Pass Giveaway: JAYNE MANSFIELD’S CAR
TVR has run of engagement passes good for the latest film by Billy Bob Thornton, titled JAYNE MANSFIELD’S CAR.
Review: INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Writer/director James Wan and writer/actor Leigh Whannell have once again joined forces to pick up where the first Insidious left audiences. I was not too impressed with the first installment. Wan’s use of loud noises, loud music and its overuse of mostly lame jump scares, left me… Continue reading Review: INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2
Review: JAYNE MANSFIELD’S CAR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Love and war can make some strange and otherwise unlikely bedfellows, but these polar opposites also lie on a fine line between unity and discord. That seems to be the ideology behind Billy Bob Thornton’s directorial work since 2001’s Daddy and Them. Thornton, who collaborates with… Continue reading Review: JAYNE MANSFIELD’S CAR
Local Events: Special Tugg Screening of ALIENS
By Mark Saldana For the past couple of years Jaime Burchardt, San Antonian and film fan extraordinaire, has hosted his own horror fest. He has created a month-long event where people can either watch films together in the comfort of their homes and tweet along, or attend screenings at certain designated theaters/venues where film geeks… Continue reading Local Events: Special Tugg Screening of ALIENS