Movie Review: GLAFF offered Award Winning film La Arriera by Director Isabel Cristina Fregoso

The 2024 Guadalajara International Film Festival held in Los Angeles earlier this month featured the from the Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (FICG), “La Arriera,” (the muleteer), which earned Isabel Cristina Fregoso a Best Director award. Since June, after the world premiere, the film has become an official selection in various film festivals across… Continue reading Movie Review: GLAFF offered Award Winning film La Arriera by Director Isabel Cristina Fregoso

Movie News: GuadaLAjara Film Festival in Los Angeles Featured Dynamic and Interesting Films

The GuadaLAjara Film Festival (GLAFF) returned to Los Angeles for its 14th edition earlier this month. I attended this festival virtually two years ago, and this year’s festival featured an array of short and feature films from a variety of filmmakers, both local and international. The festival opened with “Sujo,” Mexico’s official submission for the… Continue reading Movie News: GuadaLAjara Film Festival in Los Angeles Featured Dynamic and Interesting Films

Crítica de película AFF: Black Dog – La película del escritor y director Guan Hu en el Festival de Cine de Cannes 2024 y Austin Film Festival

Black Dog tiene lugar en el borde del desierto de Gobi, en el noroeste de China, cuando Lang (Eddie Peng) regresa a su ciudad natal después de ser liberado de la cárcel. Mientras trabaja para el equipo de patrulla canina local, dirigido por el tío Yao (Jia Zhang-Ke), que está limpiando la ciudad de perros… Continue reading Crítica de película AFF: Black Dog – La película del escritor y director Guan Hu en el Festival de Cine de Cannes 2024 y Austin Film Festival

Movie Review: Breakup Season – Love and Knowing When It No Longer Can Go On

Breakup Season is H. Nelson Tracey’s writing and directorial debut, having had a successful run at various film festivals this year. The film has begun a theatrical run, and it is one to watch as it will screen in multiple states through December. The story is authentic and has an excellent cast to portray the… Continue reading Movie Review: Breakup Season – Love and Knowing When It No Longer Can Go On

Crítica de película: Red One – Una versión moderna de Santa Claus para creer (¡o no!)

Las historias sobre Papá Noel han existido desde siempre, o eso parece. Algunas personas creen en la historia de alguien que entrega regalos en todo el mundo en una noche, otras no. Red One del director Jake Kasdan nos da una mezcla de las personas que no creen, las creyentes y una que quiere desmantelar… Continue reading Crítica de película: Red One – Una versión moderna de Santa Claus para creer (¡o no!)

Movie Review: Tito, Margot and Me – A Documentary of Love, Passion and Political Intrigue

SYNOPSIS: The love story of world-renowned ballerina Margot Fonteyn and international diplomat Roberto “Tito” Arias transcend fame, infidelities, an attempted coup d’état backed by Fidel Castro, and five close-range shots that left him permanently paralyzed is told in the feature-length documentary, Tito, Margot and Me, Panama’s Official Oscar Submission for Best International Film. When they… Continue reading Movie Review: Tito, Margot and Me – A Documentary of Love, Passion and Political Intrigue

Crítica de película AFF: A Real Pain – Los desafíos del amor / cuidado cuando amarlos es un dolor

Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, 30 Minutes or Less, entre las otras más de 50 películas en las que ha actuado) escribió, dirigió y protagonizó la película A Real Pain, junto a Kieran Culkin (serie de televisión “Succession”), Will Sharpe (serie de televisión “Flowers”) y otros. Eisenberg y Culkin están fenomenales trabajando juntos en la… Continue reading Crítica de película AFF: A Real Pain – Los desafíos del amor / cuidado cuando amarlos es un dolor

AFF Movie Review – Blitz Takes Viewers Back to World War II – With a Story that Leaves an Impact

Writer and director Steve McQueen takes us back to the early years of World War II when Germany bombed Britain. According to Britannica, The Blitz (September 7, 1940–May 11, 1941) was the bombing campaign by Nazi Germany against the United Kingdom during World War II in London and other strategic cities across Britain. The offensive… Continue reading AFF Movie Review – Blitz Takes Viewers Back to World War II – With a Story that Leaves an Impact

Movie Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – Fun, Endearing, and So Much More

It felt like “Christmas in July” when I was offered an opportunity to view this forthcoming holiday film. It was (and still is) hot for the season here in Texas, but viewing the film left me in better spirits. I have not read the international bestseller by Barbara Robinson that this film is based on,… Continue reading Movie Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – Fun, Endearing, and So Much More

AFF Movie Review: American Spirit – University Students Face Relationship Choices and Decisions

American Spirit, a film based and filmed in Austin, World Premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October. This movie is the feature directorial debut from Christopher Yates. It explores questions of identity and evolving iterations of self and timely conversations around the transition from youth into adulthood. Yates is the writer/director for American Spirit,… Continue reading AFF Movie Review: American Spirit – University Students Face Relationship Choices and Decisions