By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) From director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, The Founder) comes this supposed historically accurate portrait of the lawmen who stopped infamous criminals Bonnie and Clyde. This movie, which screened at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, gets an Austin theatrical run on March 22 and will… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: THE HIGHWAYMEN
Category: Festivals
SXSW 2019 News: The Wealth of Films with Latino Filmmakers and Cast Spanned the Globe
By Liz Lopez Sources: SXSW, Gravitas Ventures, Colombian Film Festival There was a long list of films with Latino filmmakers/cast available this year at the SXSW Film Festival brought to the United States in the Global category from various countries, as well as many films in other categories (narrative/documentary) by Latinos from here in the… Continue reading SXSW 2019 News: The Wealth of Films with Latino Filmmakers and Cast Spanned the Globe
SXSW 2019 Review: I AM RICHARD PRYOR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Richard Pryor is arguably the greatest comedian of all time. From his early, more family friendly style in the early sixties through his raw, honest and profane material in the seventies and eighties, Richard could make people laugh. However, he could also make people think seriously… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: I AM RICHARD PRYOR
SXSW 2019 Interview: Jennifer Lee Pryor For The Documentary I AM RICHARD PRYOR
By Mark Saldana In the seventies, Jennifer Lee met Richard Pryor through a friend who was working for him. She would later work for the comedian and eventually began a romantic relationship with him. The two married in 1981 and had a loving, but turbulent marriage due to Pryor’s wild lifestyle and drug abuse. Jennifer… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Interview: Jennifer Lee Pryor For The Documentary I AM RICHARD PRYOR
SXSW 2019 Review: LEAVE THE BUS THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDOW
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Filmmaker Andrew Hevia decides to escape his troubles at home by taking on a documentary project in Hong Kong. The job is to cover an international art festival there and though the project initially seems pretty straightforward, his personal turmoil changes the nature of things. This… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Review: LEAVE THE BUS THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDOW
SXSW 2019 Preview of Films featuring Latinos – Local and International
By Liz Lopez The SXSW Film Festival has many films in the Global category, including films from Latin America, Spain and Portugal, as well as films by Latinos in film within the United States. These films are an important part of the yearly SXSW Film Festival and many are making their premieres in Austin. Some… Continue reading SXSW 2019 Preview of Films featuring Latinos – Local and International
SXSW 2019 News: FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2019 FEATURES AND EPISODIC PREMIERES
Source: SXSW Austin, Texas, January 16, 2019 — South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the features and episodic premieres lineup for the 26th edition of the Film Festival, running March 8-17, 2019 in Austin, Texas. The acclaimed program draws thousands of fans, filmmakers, press, and industry leaders every year to immerse themselves in the… Continue reading SXSW 2019 News: FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2019 FEATURES AND EPISODIC PREMIERES
SXSW 2018 Review: BLINDSPOTTING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) As I sit and ponder the profound impact of this film on my emotions, I am nearly overwhelmed. This amazing movie, which I had the opportunity to see at this year’s SXSW film festival, works on so many emotional levels. It delivers the expected laughs which… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: BLINDSPOTTING
Review: UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB
“Unfriended: Dark Web” has Hit or Miss Thrills as it Mashes Up Scenes from the Past By Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ “Unfriended: Dark Web,” written and directed by Stephen Susco (“The Grudge” and “The Grudge 2”), it is not much better than the 2014 “Unfriended” story. I am definitely not among the film fans… Continue reading Review: UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB
SXSW 2018 Review: UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) At first, this particular title failed to pique my interest. I had previously seen and reviewed the first Unfriended film, and though the concept is rather clever and relevant, its frights just never grabbed me. Thankfully, a friend whose opinion I value went to the premiere… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review: UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB