By: Laurie Coker Rating: B+ A dismal, drought-ravaged Australian countryside provides the backdrop for director Robert Connolly’s tense, haunting crime drama The Dry, starring Eric Bana. A slow-burning fuse of a film beautifully directed and perfectly acted, The Dry captivates in the depth of its characters and the pain-staking detail of the telling. Balancing a… Continue reading The DRY
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SPIRIT UNTAMED – Virtual Activity
SPIRIT UNTAMED is in theaters Friday, June 4. To celebrate, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks has created a downloadable virtual activity kit! Would appreciate coverage encouraging your followers to download and enjoy! Please let us know if you are able to utilize (and please be kind enough to send us a link to your coverage J).Many thanks for… Continue reading SPIRIT UNTAMED – Virtual Activity
Film Review and Interview – The Boy from Medellin
By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, A Private War), an Academy Award®-nominee and Emmy-winning filmmaker, changes course with this music biography doc about one of the biggest international music superstars, J Balvin (born Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin) from Medellin, Colombia. The Boy from Medellin takes a look at a… Continue reading Film Review and Interview – The Boy from Medellin
SXSW 2021 NEWS: Without Getting Killed or Caught Special Screening
By Liz Lopez The Austin Film Society (AFS), in partnership with The Contemporary Austin, are hosting an outdoor screening of the documentary Without Getting Killed or Caught on Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20 at Laguna Gloria, 3809 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703. Without Getting Killed or Caught was screened in the 2020… Continue reading SXSW 2021 NEWS: Without Getting Killed or Caught Special Screening
WRATH OF MAN
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Damn! Wrath of Man is definitely one hell of a title! It is what instantly made me interested in this film. And this movie does deliver on its promise in that it involves a protagonist whose only purpose is revenge. That said, director Guy Ritchie delivers… Continue reading WRATH OF MAN
BLUMHOUSE – Media Alert!
** MEDIA ALERT** What: BlumFest, the annual event for Blumhouse fans, returns virtually for a second year in celebration of the company’s favorite holiday, Halloween. The event will feature conversations with filmmakers and actors from upcoming Blumhouse films and television series, with plenty of surprises and sneak peeks for fans. When: BlumFest returns on Friday,… Continue reading BLUMHOUSE – Media Alert!
WITHOUT REMORSE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) It would seem like a Tom Clancy novel adaptation would come across as a Cold War relic, but the filmmakers behind this take on his novel have chosen a more modern spin on the action/thriller. Though this movie mostly works well enough, I feel that, had… Continue reading WITHOUT REMORSE
Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: FOR ROSA
By Liz Lopez Rating: B During the 1960s and 70s at the Los Angeles county hospital, many mothers of Mexican descent, some immigrants, went there to have their child delivered. While giving birth, they were issued English only documents to sign as they were registered and were told to sign oftentimes without their husbands or… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: FOR ROSA
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ We need laughter, we need diversions, and we need relevance with a positive twist. First-time feature director Mike Rianda delivers all that and more, with an exciting voice cast in The Mitchells vs. The Machines. Animators have at least one up on traditional filmmakers during the insane pandemic and in… Continue reading THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
ARRIVAL OF F9 IN THEATERS JUNE 25
*NEWS RELEASE* TO CELEBRATE THE ARRIVAL OF F9 IN THEATERS JUNE 25 UNIVERSAL PICTURES ANNOUNCES “FAST FRIDAYS” EIGHT WEEKS OF FREE NATIONWIDE SCREENINGS OF EVERY PREVIOUS FAST AND FURIOUS FILM TO THANK FAST FANS AND TO WELCOME AUDIENCES BACK TO MOVIES SELECT THEATERS WILL SCREEN A DIFFERENT FAST FILM EACH FRIDAY BEGINNING APRIL 30, 2021… Continue reading ARRIVAL OF F9 IN THEATERS JUNE 25