By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Most American cinephiles have seen plenty of Italian gangster/organized crime films based mostly in the United States. Italy’s The Traitor gives these audiences a more complete glimpse of the other side of that coin. Based on the real story of Tommaso Buscetta, the film serves as… Continue reading THE TRAITOR
Author: Mark Saldana
Austin Local News: Balcony Tickets Available for the Austin Music Awards for $10 to Benefit the Austin Music Community
By Liz Lopez The Austin Music Awards partnered with ACL Live at the Moody Theater and Stratus Properties to offer balcony tickets to the 38th Annual Austin Music Awards on Wednesday, March 11th. Music fans can secure a balcony ticket for a minimum donation of $10, and all proceeds will benefit the Austin music community.… Continue reading Austin Local News: Balcony Tickets Available for the Austin Music Awards for $10 to Benefit the Austin Music Community
THE WAY BACK
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B- The Way Back es un drama deportivo / y redención con una historia que honestamente no pensé que iba a proporcionar un entretenimiento duradero debido a un guión muy predecible. En general, si ha visto una de estas historias una o dos veces, comienzan y terminan de la misma manera.… Continue reading THE WAY BACK
ONWARD
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B- La película de Pixar “Onward” dirigida por Dan Scanlon a partir de un guión que escribió con Jason Headley y Keith Bunin es una historia de aventuras de fantasía de dos hermanos elfos, Ian Lightfoot (con la voz de Tom Holland) y su hermano mayor, Barley (voz de Chris Pratt),… Continue reading ONWARD
WENDY
By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Benh Zeitlin’s follow-up to ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ (eight years later), is “Wendy” where a young elementary school aged girl, Wendy (played by Tommie Milazzo at age three and by Devin France at 10), has watched her single mother Angela (Shay Walker), toil away at the local diner by… Continue reading WENDY
THE WAY BACK
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Depression and alcoholism often go hand in hand and can make for a toxic combination in one’s life. That is a struggle which, unfortunately, Ben Affleck knows all too well, but seems to rise above it for his passion in life–cinema. Well, his latest acting turn… Continue reading THE WAY BACK
ONWARD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Anyone who has ever lost a loved one knows that desire to be reunited with that person if it were at all possible. That is the main drive of the two lead characters of Disney/Pixar’s newest movie Onward. The film deals with the theme of life,… Continue reading ONWARD
GREED
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) From writer/director Michael Winterbottom, comes this sharp satire that takes aim at the wealthy and their excessive lifestyles. Though Greed is absolutely spot-on when it comes to social commentary, it just does not have an equal level of humor to adequately lampoon its intended targets. To… Continue reading GREED
Austin Local Events: The Austin Music Awards and Austin Music Industry Awards
By Liz Lopez The Austin Music Awards return for their 38th year, celebrating the Austin music community and winners from the Austin Chronicle Music Poll. The public is invited to see the results! New this year, the first-round of Austin Music Awards (AMA) nominees were chosen by a collective body of Austin music experts, resulting… Continue reading Austin Local Events: The Austin Music Awards and Austin Music Industry Awards
Critica De Cine: THE INVISIBLE MAN
Por Liz Lopez Rating: B- De Universal Pictures llega la última versión de “The Invisible Man” (la novela de 1897 de HG Wells, “The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance”), un clásico de terror presentado a las nuevas generaciones con temas actuales y muy inquietantes para cualquiera que pueda haber tenido experiencia de una relación abusiva.… Continue reading Critica De Cine: THE INVISIBLE MAN