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Movie Trailer: GET OUT

Source: Universal Pictures In Universal Pictures’ Get Out, a speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of The Visit, Insidious series and The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele, when a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in a more sinister real reason for the invitation. Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya,… Continue reading Movie Trailer: GET OUT

Movie Trailer: ALLIED

ALLIED is in theaters November 23, 2016 Directed By: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Brad Pitt &  Marion Cotillard Source: Paramount Pictures “ALLIED” is the story of intelligence officer Max Vatan (Pitt), who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Cotillard) on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the… Continue reading Movie Trailer: ALLIED

Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) It would not be a Fantastic Fest without any scary movies and this particular one turned out to be my favorite horror film of the festival.  Written by Ian B. Goldberg, Richard Naing, and directed by Andre Øvredal (Troll Hunter), The Autopsy of Jane Doe is… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE

Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: THE HANDMAIDEN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) My first film of Fantastic Fest 2016 was an erotic thriller by the incomparable, South Korean director Park Chan-wook.  After making his English language debut with Stoker, the acclaimed filmmaker returns to his native language with an adaptation of the novel The Fingersmith.  Though the novel… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: THE HANDMAIDEN

Fantastic Fest 2016: THE FANTASTIC FEST AWARDS

Source: Fantastic Fest Austin, TX – Friday, September 30, 2016 – Fantastic Fest is pleased to announce this year’s Fantastic Fest Award winners. It has been an outstanding year for features & shorts, making the job of honoring a select crop all the more difficult, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016: THE FANTASTIC FEST AWARDS

Review: QUEEN OF KATWE

Lupita Nyong'o and Madina Nalwanga star in the triumphant true story QUEEN OF KATWE, directed by Mira Nair.

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Slowly but surely, changes are being made to create and produce more films that tell the real life stories of success from unexpected places around the world. Biopic films may not appeal to all fans of cinema, but some are especially engaging when the script is good and the performance… Continue reading Review: QUEEN OF KATWE

Fantastic Fest 2016: END REPORT

By Mark Saldana Photos by Mark Saldana After eight days of film screenings, special events, parties and other fun and games, the 2016 Fantastic Fest has come to end.  This end-of-the fest piece is always bittersweet for me.  After spending a week at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar getting reacquainted with old friends and getting… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016: END REPORT

Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The young adult novel which inspires Tim Burton’s newest movie seems tailor-made for Burton’s creative and imaginative mind and his artistic sensibilities for creating a visually vibrant cinematic experience.  The material also has the right amount of abberance for Fantastic Fest audiences.  I have not read… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

Review: DEEP WATER HORIZON

By Laurie Coker Rating: A- Few who watched the news about the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, especially those affected by the disaster, will ever forget the catastrophe on the off-shore oil rig the Deepwater Horizon. Director Peter Berg (Lone Survivor) gives viewers a taut, tense tale of that fateful day when… Continue reading Review: DEEP WATER HORIZON