Author: Mark Saldana

CRUELLA

Emma Stone as Cruella in Disney’s live-action CRUELLA. Photo by Laurie Sparham. © 2021 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserve

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Going into this movie, I didn’t know what to think. 1961’s 101 Dalmations definitely had an impact on my childhood when I first saw it during a re-release during the 1970s. However, the live-action remakes that were released decades later left me rather flat. Well, my… Continue reading CRUELLA

Blu ray/DVD News: New Order

By Liz Lopez Conceived six years ago, writer/director/producer Michel Franco (April’s Daughter, After Lucia) has created a near-future dystopia that feels ripped from headlines that have not been written yet. While protests rage in the streets, Marianne’s high society family prepares for her wedding. At first, only splatters of green paint and the appearance of… Continue reading Blu ray/DVD News: New Order

SXSW News: Sound of Violence Now Available On Demand

By Liz Lopez Sound of Violence, an Official Selection – 2021 SXSW Film Festival, will debut on cable and digital VOD May 21st from Gravitas Ventures. Sound of Violence was written and directed by Alex Noyer (808, SXSW 2015), produced by Hannu Aukia (Someone Somewhere, Conductor), Alex Noyer, and is Executive Produced by Mike Macari… Continue reading SXSW News: Sound of Violence Now Available On Demand

Critica de cine y entrevista – The Boy from Medellin

Por Liz Lopez Rating: B- Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, A Private War), cineasta nominado al Oscar® y ganador de un Emmy, cambia de rumbo con este documental sobre una biografía musical sobre una de las superestrellas internacionales más importantes de la música, J Balvin (cuyo nombre de nacimiento es José Alvaro Osorio… Continue reading Critica de cine y entrevista – The Boy from Medellin

Film Review and Interview – The Boy from Medellin

By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, A Private War), an Academy Award®-nominee and Emmy-winning filmmaker, changes course with this music biography doc about one of the biggest international music superstars, J Balvin (born Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin) from Medellin, Colombia. The Boy from Medellin takes a look at a… Continue reading Film Review and Interview – The Boy from Medellin

SXSW 2021 NEWS: Without Getting Killed or Caught Special Screening

By Liz Lopez The Austin Film Society (AFS), in partnership with The Contemporary Austin, are hosting an outdoor screening of the documentary Without Getting Killed or Caught on Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 at Laguna Gloria, 3809 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703. Without Getting Killed or Caught was screened in the 2020… Continue reading SXSW 2021 NEWS: Without Getting Killed or Caught Special Screening

WRATH OF MAN

Jason Statham stars as H and Josh Hartnett stars as Boy Sweat Dave in director Guy Ritchie's WRATH OF MAN, A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Photo credit: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures © 2021 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Damn! Wrath of Man is definitely one hell of a title! It is what instantly made me interested in this film. And this movie does deliver on its promise in that it involves a protagonist whose only purpose is revenge. That said, director Guy Ritchie delivers… Continue reading WRATH OF MAN