By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Disney’s movie about the Patel/Singh baseball success story does make for some mostly benign family entertainment, but doesn’t really bring anything new or dynamic to sports movies. Nonetheless, the story of how two Indian young men from humble backgrounds came to play major league baseball is a… Continue reading Review: MILLION DOLLAR ARM
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Review: LOCKE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) A movie that solely takes place in a driving car, featuring only one actor in the flesh may sound like a potential recipe for disaster. With a first rate script and stupendous direction by Steven Knight, and a brilliant performance by Tom Hardy, Locke is no disaster… Continue reading Review: LOCKE
Review: GOD’S POCKET
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Actor John Slattery’s (Mad Men) directorial debut is definitely an interesting piece, reminiscent of Martin Scorsese’s earlier films (Who’s That Knocking at My Door, Mean Streets), capturing the day to day lives of the blue collar workers and low rent criminals of an old rough and tumble… Continue reading Review: GOD’S POCKET
Screening Pass Giveaway: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 pm. We will randomly choose winners from the entries received. No purchase is necessary. Must be 18 or older to enter. See this movie early and free of charge before it opens in theaters! The ultimate X-Men ensemble… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
Review: The Truth About – NEIGHBORS (SXSW 2014)
By Laurie Coker Rating: F- I wish I had time to write a longer more PASSIONATE review about Seth Rogen and Zac Efron’s film Neighbors, but I don’t. I like to consider myself fairly open minded, accepting person, knowing that I don’t represent the demographic for every film, and I did the same with Neighbors,… Continue reading Review: The Truth About – NEIGHBORS (SXSW 2014)
Cine Las Americas 17: PANORAMA SHORT FILMS
By Mark Saldana One of the things I really enjoy about Cine Las Americas is that before most of the feature films, they screen a short film. With other film festivals, shorts usually get their own showcases, but for me, this presents other screenings to squeeze into my already chaotic schedule. If it were not… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 17: PANORAMA SHORT FILMS
Review: NEIGHBORS (SXSW 2014)
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I’m not going to make any pretenses that this film offers a story that is particularly smartly written or well conceived. In fact, I am willing to admit that the story embraces absurdity, is rather silly, and often ignores most notions of reality. However, any movie… Continue reading Review: NEIGHBORS (SXSW 2014)
Screening Pass Giveaway: MILLION DOLLAR ARM
TVR is giving away passes (good for two people) to this advance screening scheduled for Tuesday, May 13 at 7:30 pm. We will randomly choose winners from the entries received. No purchase is necessary. Must be 18 or older to enter. See this movie early and free of charge before it opens in theaters! Cast: Jon Hamm,… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: MILLION DOLLAR ARM
Movie News: EARTH TO ECHO POSTER CONTEST
RELATIVITY CELEBRATES NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY AND ITS JULY 2 RELEASE ‘EARTH TO ECHO’ BY GIVING SCHOOLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN $100,000 On behalf of Relativity Media, we are pleased to announce the celebration of National Teacher’s Day in partnership with the July release of EARTH TO ECHO by giving schools the opportunity to win $100,000. We encourage… Continue reading Movie News: EARTH TO ECHO POSTER CONTEST
Cine Las Americas 17 Review: PELO MALO (BAD HAIR)
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) My final feature film of the 17th annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival closed the event on a somewhat somber, but important and relevant note. Another import from Venezuela, Pelo Malo tells the story of Junior (Samuel Lange Zambrano), a young impoverished child with much internal… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 17 Review: PELO MALO (BAD HAIR)