By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Occasionally, films come along which absolutely turn people’s stomachs, make audiences uncomfortable and just leave some feeling miserable. However, a filmmaker can justify eliciting these responses from an audience if that is the intended effect. Films, whether well or poorly made can have these effects on… Continue reading SXSW Film 2015 Review: EXCESS FLESH
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SXSW Film 2015 Review: GET HARD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) On my fourth night of SXSW, this screening began uproariously as director Etan Cohen and stars Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell took the stage of the Paramount Theater to introduce their film. Some bass thumping hip hop music cued the emergence of the director and his… Continue reading SXSW Film 2015 Review: GET HARD
SXSW Film 2015 Review/Interview: DANNY SAYS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As far as rock documentaries go, this particular film is not presented in a particularly unique way. It is the subject of this film who is totally unique and quite remarkable. Danny Fields became a regular fixture in the sixties rock scene, hanging with The Velvet… Continue reading SXSW Film 2015 Review/Interview: DANNY SAYS
SXSW FILM 2015 Review/Interview: THE LAST MAN ON THE MOON
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) I started my SXSW film festival with a documentary which appeals to my inner child. When I was in elementary school, the idea of space travel truly fascinated me. From the fantasy of the Star Wars movies to the reality of the space shuttle missions and… Continue reading SXSW FILM 2015 Review/Interview: THE LAST MAN ON THE MOON
Local Movie News: SXSW FILM ANNOUNCES 2015 MIDNIGHTER FEATURES & SHORTS
Austin, Texas – February 10, 2015 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival revealed the highly anticipated features in the Midnighters section, as well as the complete short film lineup, which will debut at this year’s Festival from March 13 – 21, 2015 in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit sxsw.com/film. Entering… Continue reading Local Movie News: SXSW FILM ANNOUNCES 2015 MIDNIGHTER FEATURES & SHORTS
Review: BOYHOOD
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) The newest movie by acclaimed Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater is his absolute finest so far and could possibly be his magnum opus. In 2002, Linklater began filming his long conceived story of a boy growing up in Texas and would continue filming annually until 2013. His work, not… Continue reading Review: BOYHOOD
Review: The Truth About – NEIGHBORS (SXSW 2014)
By Laurie Coker Rating: F- I wish I had time to write a longer more PASSIONATE review about Seth Rogen and Zac Efron’s film Neighbors, but I don’t. I like to consider myself fairly open minded, accepting person, knowing that I don’t represent the demographic for every film, and I did the same with Neighbors,… Continue reading Review: The Truth About – NEIGHBORS (SXSW 2014)
Review: NEIGHBORS (SXSW 2014)
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I’m not going to make any pretenses that this film offers a story that is particularly smartly written or well conceived. In fact, I am willing to admit that the story embraces absurdity, is rather silly, and often ignores most notions of reality. However, any movie… Continue reading Review: NEIGHBORS (SXSW 2014)
SXSW Review: JOE
By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ I have a list of people I’d like to meet and SXSW has often afforded me the opportunity to check names off my “Bucket List.” Sitting in on a press conference with Nicolas Cage, might not seem the same as meeting him, but it works for me. He and Tye… Continue reading SXSW Review: JOE
Review: JOE (SXSW 2014)
By Mark Saldana Rating 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I have said it before, and I will continue to make this statement about Nicolas Cage movies. Usually going into a Nicolas Cage movie is a gamble. Cage has become the film world’s box of assorted chocolates. One never knows what they’re going to get, but… Continue reading Review: JOE (SXSW 2014)