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Interview: Texan Filmmaker David Lowery Returns Home to shoot his Indie film, “A Ghost Story”

By Liz Lopez Writer/director David Lowery (“Pete’s Dragon,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”), returned home in 2016 after finishing work on “Pete’s Dragon” and instead of taking a long overdue rest, embarked on creating his personal project, “A Ghost Story” that went on to have a World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this year. During… Continue reading Interview: Texan Filmmaker David Lowery Returns Home to shoot his Indie film, “A Ghost Story”

Review: MAUDIE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Until watching this movie, I had not heard of the artist Maud Lewis, nor was I aware of her story.  Now that I have learned about her, I feel grateful for the opportunity to review this fascinating and compelling biopic.  Maudie details the adult life of… Continue reading Review: MAUDIE

Review: A GHOST STORY

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) With films Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and 2016’s Pete’s Dragon as his first two feature films, filmmaker David Lowery has already made a name for himself as a writer/director capable of compelling and beautiful work.  However,  Lowery didn’t contently rest on his laurels and quickly began work… Continue reading Review: A GHOST STORY

Review: WISH UPON

By Laurie Coker Rating: B- Typically a PG-13 rating on a horror thriller is a tell – too mild for true horror fans, but acceptable to tweens and above. Wish Upon hardly offers an original story, but it does harbor a few shocks and surprises making it worth a look. A strong lead in Joey… Continue reading Review: WISH UPON

Movie Trailer: GEOSTORM

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world’s leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong—the system built to protect the Earth is attacking it, and it’s a race against… Continue reading Movie Trailer: GEOSTORM

Movie Trailer: THE DARK TOWER (International Trailer #2)

Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment There are other worlds than these. Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, the ambitious and expansive story from one of the world’s most celebrated authors, makes its launch to the big screen. The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as… Continue reading Movie Trailer: THE DARK TOWER (International Trailer #2)

Screening Pass Giveaway: VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS

Source: STX Films TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Monday, July 17 at 7:30 p..m.  NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. Must be 18 or older to enter. See this movie early and free of charge before it opens in theaters! In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan)… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS

Review: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As the sole cinematic property of Sony, the character Spider-Man achieved tremendous successes with its first movie franchise which begin in 2002 with Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. After two failed attempts at a reboot franchise with The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Sony… Continue reading Review: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING