Source: The Alamo Drafthouse Photos by Heather Kennedy Last night Austin Star Wars fans and fans of recently departed actress Carrie Fisher congregated outside of the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar for a lightsaber vigil to the Princess who captured the hearts of so many. Attendees were encouraged to dress as their favorite Star Wars characters… Continue reading Local News: ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE HONORS CARRIE FISHER WITH A LIGHTSABER VIGIL
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Movie News: THE AUSTIN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION’S 2016 FILM AWARDS
Source: AFCA Today the Austin Film Critics Association announced their choices for film awards, along with their top ten list of films for 2016. Each year the committee votes for their top films, special acknowledgements in specific film categories, and special awards for achievements by local filmmakers and first time filmmakers. Here is a link… Continue reading Movie News: THE AUSTIN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION’S 2016 FILM AWARDS
Review: LION
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the nonfiction book, A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley and Larry Buttrose, Lion tells the true story of Saroo, a native of India who, as a child, gets separated from his poor, but loving family. Saroo (Sunny Pawar), while looking for his older brother,… Continue reading Review: LION
Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: ELLE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Paul Verhoeven, the mad, ingenious Dutch filmmaker who directed such films as Robocop, Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct, and Starship Troopers, is back with a very controversial thriller which deals with rape, psychological trauma, and how one woman copes with these intense issues. Isabelle Huppert stars as… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: ELLE
Review: WHY HIM?
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Why Him?, the new movie by writer/director John Hamburg (I Love You, Man, Along Came Polly) takes an overused plot of boyfriend versus girlfriend’s father and hopes to reinvigorate it with wild, zany, and over-the-top humor. The film does have a talented cast, but Hamburg and co-writer… Continue reading Review: WHY HIM?
Review: FENCES
By Laurie Coker Rating: A- A fine line exists between creating an outstanding film from a stage production – be it a musical or standard play. Many have accomplished it successfully – consider Chicago, Pygmalion (aka My Fair Lady), Barefoot in the Park, Casa Blanca and the list goes on and on. It’s more difficult,… Continue reading Review: FENCES
Review: FENCES
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) In a year where it seems that advances in race relations have made a complete 180, films like Fences and Moonlight are more important than ever. From a non-African-American perspective, it can be easy to point fingers and make accusations judging Black America for some of the… Continue reading Review: FENCES
Review: PASSENGERS
By Laurie Coker Rating: D+ It’s happening – the end of year, holiday, and pre-Oscar rush to entertain audiences of all ages. From sci-fi spectaculars to singing animals and serious drama to trashy comedy, it is all in theaters this week and next. Filmmakers vie to make it on critics’ list whether it is the… Continue reading Review: PASSENGERS
Movie Trailer: GOING IN STYLE
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Oscar winners Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”), Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules,” “Hannah and Her Sisters”) and Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their… Continue reading Movie Trailer: GOING IN STYLE
Movie Trailer: JOHN WICK 2
Source: Lionsgate In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hitman John Wick [Keanu Reeves] is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of… Continue reading Movie Trailer: JOHN WICK 2