Por Liz Lopez Rating B+ Después del Festival de Cine de Cannes, Titane, de la escritora y directora Julia Ducournau, llegó al Fantastic Fest en Austin para la noche de apertura el jueves 23 de septiembre. Esta es una excelente película de Ducournau y los coguionistas Jacques Akchoti, Simonetta Greggio, Jean-Christophe Bouzy, pero definitivamente tiene… Continue reading Critica de cine del Fantastic Fest 2021: Titane
Author: Mark Saldana
Fantastic Fest 2021 News: Possession New 4K Restoration Made U.S. Premiere
By Liz Lopez Fantastic Fest 2021 offered many features and short films, as well as Repertory Screenings. Possession (1981), a film by Andrzej Żuławski, starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill, with a new 4K Restoration had the U.S. Premiere on Saturday of Fantastic Fest 2021 in Austin. Banned upon its original release in 1981, Andrzej… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 News: Possession New 4K Restoration Made U.S. Premiere
Fantastic Fest 2021: TITANE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After the COVID-19 pandemic sidelined 2020’s Fantastic Fest to a small, totally virtual festival, Austin’s favorite genre film event is back with a vengance. And I say that because the festival officially opened with a tremendously dark and often disturbing body horror film that graphically and… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021: TITANE
Fantastic Fest 2021: THIS IS GWAR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) What began as a science-fiction inspired art project developed into a heavy metal culture phenomenon. This documentary details the journey of several creative and rebellious minds who contributed to the theatrical and sometimes controversial metal band known as GWAR. Director Scott Barber tells the true, but… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021: THIS IS GWAR
Critica de cine del Fantastic Fest 2021: Bingo Hell
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Es difícil que no salte el título de la película, Bingo Hell, entre las muchas películas que se ofrecen durante el festival. Puede que no todos se sientan intrigados, pero definitivamente llamará la atención de cualquiera de nosotros que tengamos o haya tenido vínculos con el mundo del Bingo, ya… Continue reading Critica de cine del Fantastic Fest 2021: Bingo Hell
Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: BINGO HELL
By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ It is hard not to have the film title, Bingo Hell, jump out among the many films offered during the festival. Everyone may not be intrigued, but it will most definitely catch the attention for any of us who have or had ties to the Bingo world, whether personally or… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: BINGO HELL
Fantastic Fest 2021: 35th Anniversary Screening of RAD
By Mark Saldana On the night before this year’s Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar hosted a special pre-fest event screening of Hal Needham’s 1986 film RAD. Prior to the film screening, Austin’s 512 Wheelie Crew, a local Austin group of BMX stunt riders put on an impressive display of their skills just outside… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021: 35th Anniversary Screening of RAD
DEAR EVAN HANSEN
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As I began this film, there is much about the Evan Hansen character with which I could definitely relate. Growing up, I was definitely a painfully shy individual and have continued to struggle with social anxiety. By the end of the movie, though, I feel that… Continue reading DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Critica de cine: Dear Evan Hansen
Por Liz Lopez Rating: C+ El largometraje, Dear Evan Hansen, es un drama musical sobre unos adolescentes de high school adaptado de la obra musical ganadora de un Tony de Broadway que se estrenó en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto. Stephen Chbosky dirige la adaptación del guionista y productor ejecutivo de la película,… Continue reading Critica de cine: Dear Evan Hansen
Home Entertainment News: F9 available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital.
By Liz Lopez The never-before-seen Extended Director’s Cut is here. F9 is available with two versions of the movie: the theatrical cut, the Extended Director’s Cut and with all -new bonus content on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD. The Fast family returns in the latest adrenaline-charged installment with a never-before-seen Director’s Cut of F9. … Continue reading Home Entertainment News: F9 available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital.