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Music News: Tish Hinojosa and Katia Cardenal in “Mujeres de Cancion” Concert at La Peña March 30th

By Liz Lopez The “Mujeres de Canción” concert is hosted by La Peña and Tish Hinojosa, as part of the City of Austin’s Cultural Arts programming, featuring San Antonio born Hinojosa who has a career spanning more than three decades and has toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe. Hinojosa has recorded in English and… Continue reading Music News: Tish Hinojosa and Katia Cardenal in “Mujeres de Cancion” Concert at La Peña March 30th

Review: THE MUSTANG

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) In the US, there is a program where wild Mustang horses are captured for their own protection and sent to prisons to be trained and auctioned. This program has been proven to be very therapeutic for inmates incarcerated for terrible crimes and allows them to find… Continue reading Review: THE MUSTANG

Review: GLORIA BELL

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As with all remakes, this movie begs the question of whether or not a remake is absolutely necessary. Well, I suppose if a remake is to be accomplished , it should be done by the same writer and director. In 2013, Chilean filmmaker Sebastian Lelio released… Continue reading Review: GLORIA BELL

SXSW 2019 Review: THE HIGHWAYMEN

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

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