By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) I must say that it has taken way too long for a movie about the celebrated labor activist to arrive. Though this film may not be all that Cesar Chavez deserves, it certainly is a valiant and passionate effort by director Diego Luna and his talented… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: CESAR CHAVEZ
Category: Festivals
2014 SXSW Review: SPACE STATION 76
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) As a fan of science fiction, as well as spoofs of the genre, this was one film I could not pass up at the festival. Also, because I was born in the 1970s and grew up watching Glen A. Larson’s Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers in… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: SPACE STATION 76
2014 SXSW Review: BEFORE I DISAPPEAR
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) After being somewhat disappointed with some of the films I had seen so far, this one came as a most pleasant surprise. Based on the Academy Award® winning short film, Curfew, Before I Disappear takes its audience on a night journey that will change the life… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: BEFORE I DISAPPEAR
2014 SXSW Review: FAULTS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) This year, some of the films of SXSW have had unusual and disappointing ending twists or reveals. Faults certainly belongs in that list. This movie starts off well, with a great mix of comedy, drama, and tension; however, the climax leads to a disappointing and ridiculous… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: FAULTS
2014 SXSW Review: THAT GUY DICK MILLER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Any film buff who has studied the works of Corman, Dante, Cameron, and Demme, knows the face. Some film geeks actually knows his name. Not everyone, however, knows his story and background, and how actor Dick Miller became one of the most popular character actors in… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: THAT GUY DICK MILLER
2014 SXSW Review: PREDESTINATION
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As far as time travel movies go, this one really had me instensely engaged. A sort of “Whodunnit, Why, and What the hell is really happening here?” Predestination works, until the answers to these questions are revealed. Ethan Hawke stars as a time traveling Temporal agent… Continue reading 2014 SXSW Review: PREDESTINATION
Review: BAD WORDS (SXSW)
By Laurie Coker Rating: C+/B- At SXSW, after seeing the opening night film, I rushed to the Zach Scott Topher theatre to see Bad Words, starring Jason Bateman, who appeared in person for red carpet and after film Q&A, but as luck would have it, a mistake by a rookie volunteer and some creative line… Continue reading Review: BAD WORDS (SXSW)
SXSW 2014 Review: STAGE FRIGHT
By: Nikki May Rating: B Amidst the countless heart-wrenching, uncomfortably interesting movies that you would expect at SXSW, you almost crave some mind-numbing fun. Sometimes you need a break from all the seriousness, you need to laugh a little bit instead of crying (believe me, some tearing up occurred in some movies). Forego a plot or real… Continue reading SXSW 2014 Review: STAGE FRIGHT
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2014 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
Austin, Texas – March 15, 2014 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced Audience Award-winners today from the Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Visions, Midnighters, Episodic, SXGlobal, Festival Favorites and Design Award categories. The 24 Beats Per Second category will be announced via sxsw.com on… Continue reading SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2014 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
SXSW Review: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – A NIGHT WITH WES ANDERSON
By Laurie Coker Rating: A- I would love to stay at Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. Larger than life, costuming, characters delicious colors meander brilliantly through a vivid, wonderful world as envisioned by Anderson in this remarkable tale of a M. Gustave the hotel concierge and the lobby boy, Zero, who marvels at his… Continue reading SXSW Review: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – A NIGHT WITH WES ANDERSON