Category: Festivals

SXSW 2018 Review/Interview: FROM ALL CORNERS

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) One of the first SXSW films I watched this year was this incredible and beautiful documentary.  Director Ryusuke Okajima tells the amazing story of Japanese artist and craftsman Fuyuki Shimazu whose singular passion involves the upcycling of used cardboard.  Fuyuki has spent years traveling all over the world… Continue reading SXSW 2018 Review/Interview: FROM ALL CORNERS

SXSW News: SXSW 2018 Conference and Festivals Arrives with Activities for All Interests

By Liz Lopez Source: SXSW South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals has a great 2018 season with the conference panels for the Interactive Festival, the Film Festival and musical artists for the Music Festival. SXSW 2018 will take place March 9-18, 2017. SXSW Conference programming is organized into 24 Tracks divided between Interactive, Film, Music,… Continue reading SXSW News: SXSW 2018 Conference and Festivals Arrives with Activities for All Interests

SXSW News: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2018 Midnighters, Shorts, VR And Inaugural Independent Episodics

Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs to Close Festival   Source: SXSW Austin, Texas, February 7, 2018 – The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the remainder of its Film Festival program, including the Midnighters, Shorts, Virtual Cinema, Music Video, Title Sequence and new Independent Episodic lineup, plus late-addition Features and the Closing Night Film… Continue reading SXSW News: SXSW Film Festival Announces 2018 Midnighters, Shorts, VR And Inaugural Independent Episodics

SXSW News: SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2018 FEATURES AND OPENING NIGHT FILM A QUIET PLACE

Film Festival Celebrates 25th Edition   Source: SXSW Austin, Texas, January 31, 2018 – The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the features lineup and opening night film for the 25th edition of the Film Festival, running March 9-18, 2018 in Austin, Texas. The acclaimed program draws thousands of fans, filmmakers, press, and industry… Continue reading SXSW News: SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2018 FEATURES AND OPENING NIGHT FILM A QUIET PLACE

Movie Trailer: A BAD IDEA GONE WRONG

The comedy written/directed by Jason Headley will hit theaters on November 30, 2017   Source: Freestyle Digital Media Los Angeles, CA (November 16, 2017) – Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired the North American rights to writer/director Jason Headley’s new comedy A BAD IDEA GONE WRONG. The… Continue reading Movie Trailer: A BAD IDEA GONE WRONG

Movie Trailer: THE LIGHT OF THE MOON

Source: Imagination Worldwide After her world is irrevocably changed, a successful New York City professional struggles to regain intimacy and control in her life. Starring: Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Michael Stahl-David (Narcos), Conrad Ricamora (How To Get Away With Murder) & Catherine Curtin (Insecure, Orange Is The New Black) Written & Directed by Jessica M.… Continue reading Movie Trailer: THE LIGHT OF THE MOON

Movie Trailer: INHERITANCE

Source: Breaking Glass Pictures INHERITANCE is the tale of a young woman who learns her estranged father has died and returns with her brother and new lover to her childhood home of Belize. There, she must face her past while fighting for intimacy in her present. A Vinterberg-esque drama from writing/directing duo Laura E. Davis… Continue reading Movie Trailer: INHERITANCE

SXSW 2017 Review: PARIS CAN WAIT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Filmmaker Eleanor Coppola has spent much of her life and career working behind the scenes with filmmaker family members Frances Ford Coppola (husband), Sofia Coppola (daughter), and Roman Coppola (son).  She has served as her family’s historian/documentarian capturing the process of making movies through both photographs… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Review: PARIS CAN WAIT