By Liz Lopez Austin Community College and the Rio Grande Campus Kramer Gallery are host to the art exhibition of “In the Public Eye: New Work by Nathan “SLOKE” Nordstrom,” curated by ACC Instructor and Art Historian, Erin Keever. The exhibit remains until Sunday, May 14th. In conjunction with the exhibition, a screening will be… Continue reading Local Art News: In the Public Eye: New Work by Nathan ”SLOKE” Nordstrom
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SXSW 2017 Review: FREE FIRE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Acclaimed British director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Sightseers, High Rise) brought his latest film to this year’s SXSW. Free Fire, which features an extraordinary cast portraying a motley mix of colorful characters, is a classic “shoot ’em up” flick that delivers plenty of great lines and… Continue reading SXSW 2017 Review: FREE FIRE
Review: THEIR FINEST
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II by making a propaganda film after the Blitzkrieg (IMDB). Imagine what it is like to live in a place that is bombed daily and running into a bomb shelter or the tube in London… Continue reading Review: THEIR FINEST
Movie Teaser Trailer: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
Source: Lucasfilm Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Arriving in your galaxy December 15. Visit Star Wars at http://www.starwars.com Subscribe to Star Wars on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/starwars Like Star Wars on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/starwars Follow Star Wars on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/starwars Follow Star Wars on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/starwars Follow Star Wars on Tumblr at http://starwars.tumblr.com/
Review: THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Who would’ve thought that after sixteen years, and seven films, the Fast & Furious movie franchise would still be racing along and having excited fans race to the cinemas for a dose of adrenaline-fueled fun and utter craziness? What is even more incredible is that after… Continue reading Review: THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS
Fantastic Fest 2016/SXSW 2017 Review: COLOSSAL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) I first watched this truly unique and amazing film at Fantastic Fest last year, and when I heard that it would play SXSW 2017, I just had to make time to watch it again. Leave it to bold and brilliant filmmaker Nacho Vigalando (Timecrimes, Extraterrestrial) to take… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016/SXSW 2017 Review: COLOSSAL
Movie Trailer: DETROIT
Source: Annapurna Pictures From the Academy Award winning director of THE HURT LOCKER and ZERO DARK THIRTY, DETROIT tells the gripping story of one of the darkest moments during the civil unrest that rocked Detroit in the summer of ‘67. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Written by Mark Boal. Starring John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith,… Continue reading Movie Trailer: DETROIT
Movie Trailer: TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT
Source: Paramount Pictures The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders… Continue reading Movie Trailer: TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT
Review: GIFTED
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Cinema has tackled the drama of a child custody battle for decades now. As this type of case is rather common in reality, filmmakers have used this scenario and its variations multiple times with results ranging from excellent to melodramatic. Writer Tom Flynn and director Marc… Continue reading Review: GIFTED
Movie Teaser Trailer: THOR: RAGNAROK
Source: Marvel Entertainment In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok,” Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat,… Continue reading Movie Teaser Trailer: THOR: RAGNAROK