Review: BIG HERO 6

By Laurie Coker Rating: B+ With Big Hero 6, Disney gives us creative, loving characters, who don’t have the broad shoulders, perfects pecs and whittled waistlines of typical Disney heroes. Instead we get Baymax a puffy, marshmallowy robot with a knack for subtle wit and making people feel better. Wicked animation more than makes up… Continue reading Review: BIG HERO 6

Screening Pass Giveaway: ROSEWATER

TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Wednesday, November 12 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! STARRING  Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Haluk Bilginer, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Golshifteh… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: ROSEWATER

Movie Trailer: CHAPPIE

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings – some good, some bad – and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world… Continue reading Movie Trailer: CHAPPIE

Movie News: NOW YOU SEE ME 2

NOW YOU SEE ME 2 | Casting Announcements It’s OFFICIAL! – Daniel Radcliffe (“HORNS,” “KILL YOUR DARLINGS,” “HARRY POTTER FILMS,”), Lizzy Caplan (Showtime’s “MASTERS OF SEX,” the upcoming “THE INTERVIEW”) and Jay Chou (Taiwanese mega-star) will star in Lionsgate’s NOW YOU SEE ME 2. DANIEL RADCLIFFE (“HORNS,” “KILL YOUR DARLINGS,” “HARRY POTTER FILMS”) will play WALTER in Lionsgate’s NOW… Continue reading Movie News: NOW YOU SEE ME 2

Austin Film Festival 2014: Competition Winners

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2014 SCREENPLAY & TELEPLAY COMPETITION, FILM COMPETITION, AND AUDIENCE AWARDS AUSTIN, Texas— Nov. 4, 2014— Austin Film Festival (AFF) is pleased to announce its 2014 Screenplay & Teleplay Competition winners, Jury and Audience Award Winners in Film. Awards recipients received an array of cash prizes, travel expenses, industry recognition and… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2014: Competition Winners

Movie News: LONDON HAS FALLEN

“LONDON HAS FALLEN” BEGINS FILMING   GERARD BUTLER, AARON ECKHART, MORGAN FREEMAN, ANGELA BASSETT, MELISSA LEO REPRISE STARRING ROLES LONDON – Principal photography has begun on Millennium Films’ and Focus Features’ London Has Fallen, the sequel to the worldwide smash hit “Olympus Has Fallen.” Gerard Butler again stars as Secret Service agent Mike Banning, alongside Aaron Eckhart as… Continue reading Movie News: LONDON HAS FALLEN

Review: INTERSTELLAR

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Director Christopher Nolan, the man who reinvented the comic book hero movie, set his ambitions and sights higher with his follow up film to The Dark Knight Rises.  After his brother Jonathan wrote the initial script, the two collaborated in further developing the story and screenplay… Continue reading Review: INTERSTELLAR

Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: NIGHTCRAWLER

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) 2014 has been quite the year for biting satires (Birdman) and films portraying sociopathic behavior (Gone Girl).  Dan Gilroy’s Nighcrawler does an exceptional job of combining these two elements in an intense and disturbing crime drama setting.  This closing night feature of this year’s Fantastic Fest… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2014 Review: NIGHTCRAWLER