Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL is the uniquely funny, moving story of Greg (Thomas Mann), a high school senior who is trying to blend in anonymously, avoiding deeper relationships as a survival strategy for navigating the social… Continue reading Movie Trailer: ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
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Local Events: THE 8TH ANNUAL “OFF-CENTERED FILM FEST”
THE EPIC THREE-DAY CELEBRATION OF CRAFT BEER, FOOD AND FILM RETURNS TO AUSTIN APRIL 23-25 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE ROLLING ROADSHOW WITH TEXAS CRAFT BREWERS AND CABIN BOY WITH CHRIS ELLIOTT AND ADAM RESNICK IN PERSON! Austin, TX — Monday, April 6 2015 —- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery are proud to announce the… Continue reading Local Events: THE 8TH ANNUAL “OFF-CENTERED FILM FEST”
Screening Pass Giveaway: TRUE STORY
TVR is giving away passes (good for four people) to this advance screening scheduled for Tuesday, April 14 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! When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill)… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: TRUE STORY
Review: FURIOUS 7
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his team of “gear heads” are back! This latest installment of the Fast & Furious franchise has a new director at the helm. Regardless of this personnel change, the new leader doesn’t miss a beat. In fact, director James Wan with… Continue reading Review: FURIOUS 7
Screening Pass Giveaway: THE LONGEST RIDE
TVR is giving away passes (good for four people) to this advance screening scheduled for Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 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! Go to http://www.gofobo.com/index.php/main/movie_landing/SlJTR2UyMTM5MQ%3D%3D to claim your passes. You may need to… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: THE LONGEST RIDE
Review: WOMAN IN GOLD
By Laurie Coker Rating: B+ Taking a softer approach to a film about the Nazi occupation of Austria can be daunting, but Simon Curtis creates a palatable, audience pleasing, recount of the case of Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), an elderly Jewish woman living in Los Angeles who has claim to one of artist Gustav Klimt’s… Continue reading Review: WOMAN IN GOLD
Review: WOMAN IN GOLD
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family (IMDB). Maria is an unassuming woman who owns a woman’s clothing store in Los Angeles. What sets her apart is having lived in Austria… Continue reading Review: WOMAN IN GOLD
SXSW Film 2015 Review/Interview: A SPACE PROGRAM
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I must say that this film is unlike any other film I watched during the festival. Director Van Neistadt’s movie is not really a documentary or narrative film. This is more like an abridged presentation of the work of artist Tom Sachs and his crew that… Continue reading SXSW Film 2015 Review/Interview: A SPACE PROGRAM
SXSW Film 2015 Review: EXCESS FLESH
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Occasionally, films come along which absolutely turn people’s stomachs, make audiences uncomfortable and just leave some feeling miserable. However, a filmmaker can justify eliciting these responses from an audience if that is the intended effect. Films, whether well or poorly made can have these effects on… Continue reading SXSW Film 2015 Review: EXCESS FLESH
Review: HOME
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) This colorful and vibrant looking film will offer young children ninety-four minutes of entertainment and valuable lessons, but this is one movie that will lose its luster after repeated viewings. The screening I attended seemed to keep the children in the audience interested and invested; however,… Continue reading Review: HOME