By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) This film chronicles Afghanistan’s first independent television network -TOLO TV. The description for this film intrigued me because I can only begin to imagine how difficult it would be and is to operate a television station in the Middle East because of the enormous amount of… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: THE NETWORK
Category: Festivals
SXSW 2013 Review: HOURS
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) Before sunrise on August 29, 2005, Nolan (Paul Walker) arrives at a New Orleans hospital with his pregnant wife Abigail (Genesis Rodriguez) who has gone into early labor. What should be one of the happiest days of Nolan’s life quickly spirals out of control when the… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: HOURS
SXSW 2013 Review: HAWKING
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) HAWKING is an extraordinary story of the planet’s most famous living scientist, Stephen Hawking, told for the first time in his own words and by those closest to him (SXSW). Immediately after I read the synopsis of this film, I knew I had to see it.… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: HAWKING
SXSW 2013 Review: DRINKING BUDDIES
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feel like it could be something more (SXSW). The only problem is that both already have significant others. This film is a somewhat interesting look into… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: DRINKING BUDDIES
SXSW 2013 Review: THE EAST
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) Sarah Moss (Brit Marling) is a brilliant operative for an elite private intelligence firm whose top objective is to ruthlessly protect the interests of their A-list corporate clientele. She is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate an anarchist collective known for executing covert attacks upon major… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: THE EAST
SXSW 2013 Review: SHORT TERM 12
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Short Term 12 is told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge – and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker,… Continue reading SXSW 2013 Review: SHORT TERM 12
Own The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Blu-ray Combo Pack on Tuesday June 25th
By Laurie Coker Rating: B- On opening night of SXSW 2013, I had to choose between the The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, the “big headliner” film at the Paramount and the promise of seeing Steve Carrell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde and Jim Carey, or an short outing over to a smaller SXSW venue for a screening… Continue reading Own The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Blu-ray Combo Pack on Tuesday June 25th
Review: THE EAST
By Laurie Coker Rating: B- Before SXSW 2013, embarrassingly, I knew little about Alexander Skarsgård although I got a crash course from a friend, who follows the actor on television’s True Blood. Skarsgård, Ellen Page and Brit Marling star in The East, a film delving into the inner workings of a group bent on stopping… Continue reading Review: THE EAST
Movie News: SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM
FOLLOWING SXSW, SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM CONTINUES ITS FESTIVAL RUN! After SXSW, Ruben Amar and Lola Bessis’ debut feature film Swim Little Fish Swim will be screened at the Maryland Film Festival and the Northside Festival (NY PREMIERE – CLOSING NIGHT FILM). Please see below for times. The film stars multi-awarded director Dustin Guy… Continue reading Movie News: SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM
Review: MUD
By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ Matthew McConaughey is on fire. He’s made more movies in the past two years than most actors dream of and his characters are wide and varied. Regardless of the role, he seems to rise up and make it his own. In his most recent film MUD, he plays the title… Continue reading Review: MUD