A SXSW World Premiere, Resynator earned the festival’s Audience Award and has gone on to screen at festivals worldwide. Join filmmaker Alison Tavel on a personal journey into her own family history and the legacy of the Resynator, the synthesizer her late father, Don, invented. The film features a star-studded roster of musicians, including Mark… Continue reading Movie News: Resynator Now Available on Digital – SXSW Audience Award Winning Film
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Austin Film Festival 2024: The Perfect Club – a fresh take on coming-of-age
AFF Movie Review: Unstoppable – A Sports Biopic About Determination and Perseverance
William Goldenberg, an award-winning editor for Argo, makes his directorial debut with the feature film Unstoppable, about the real life of wrestler Anthony Robles (portrayed by Jharrel Jerome in his first lead role in a feature). Robles, born with only one leg, has had the love and support of his mother, Judy (portrayed by Jennifer… Continue reading AFF Movie Review: Unstoppable – A Sports Biopic About Determination and Perseverance
Crítica de película AFF: El estreno mundial de El Club Perfecto (The Perfect Club) gana el premio a la mejor comedia Vanguard
El largometraje cómico mexicano, El club perfecto, está escrito y dirigido por Ricardo Castro. La película tuvo su estreno mundial en la 31ª temporada del Festival de Cine de Austin y fue un éxito. La película, muy divertida y bien hecha, ganó el premio a la Mejor Comedia de Vanguardia en el festival de este… Continue reading Crítica de película AFF: El estreno mundial de El Club Perfecto (The Perfect Club) gana el premio a la mejor comedia Vanguard
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
Austin Film Festival 2024: A Real Pain – Eisenberg’s sophomore effort
Jesse Eisenberg’s second feature film as a director, ‘A Real Pain,’ takes a somewhat worn road-trip formula and uses it to probe deeper themes of familial tension, grief, and Jewish identity. Following cousins Benji (Kieran Culkin) and David (Jesse Eisenberg) as they journey through Poland, the film combines quirky indie beats with somber reflections on… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2024: A Real Pain – Eisenberg’s sophomore effort
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
AFF 2024: NIGHTBITCH Is Very Different, But Delivers A Valid Message
People often take their mothers for granted. We usually desire to fulfill our needs, and considering that our moms will always be there for us, we frequently forget what they are going through personally. Author Rachel Yoder considers this perspective and addresses this problem with her novel of the same name. Writer/director Marielle Heller adapts… Continue reading AFF 2024: NIGHTBITCH Is Very Different, But Delivers A Valid Message