By Mark Saldana NOTE: This is a reposting of an interview conducted at last year’s SXSW Film Festival, and not at the 2014 SXSW Festival. It was with great pleasure and anticipation that I sat down with director E.L. Katz, producer Travis Stevens and star Pat Healy from this film. Friday night I watched the… Continue reading 2013 SXSW Interview: CHEAP THRILLS
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2013 SXSW Review: V/H/S/2
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) In preparation for this screening at the festival, I made sure to watch the first film which I had never previously seen. The concept for these movies is really remarkable. For film buffs who have a love/hate relationship with “found-footage” movies, the first installment brought a… Continue reading 2013 SXSW Review: V/H/S/2
News/Local Events: The 13th Annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards
Article and Pictures by Mark Saldana While the South by Southwest Film Festival doesn’t officially kick-off until today, March 8, the signature event which has always begun the fest is the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, hosted by the Austin Film Society, honoring Texans who have had successful careers in acting and filmmaking.
Review: OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Director Sam Raimi’s latest film, not only serves as a prequel to Victor Flemming’s 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz, but also serves as an homage to the historical and iconic motion picture which has captured the hearts of several generations of movie viewers. Raimi, cast… Continue reading Review: OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
SXSW 2013: ROGUE Viewing Party and Concert
Bummed that you can’t attend any of the SXSW events taking place? Do you need a break from films at the festival? Well, if you fall into any of these categories, TVR, DIRECTV and Allied-THA have just the events for you. If interested in attending two SXSW events for free, all you have to do… Continue reading SXSW 2013: ROGUE Viewing Party and Concert
Review: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the fairy tales Jack the Giant Killer and Jack and the Bean Stalk, director Bryan Singer and screenwriters Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, Dan Studney and David Dobkin bring to the big screen a fun and exciting reinterpretation of these stories. Singer, his writers, cast… Continue reading Review: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
Review: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (out of 5 Reels) The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds (IMDB). The trailer for this film garnered my attention because I noticed… Continue reading Review: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
Review: 21 AND OVER
By Laurie Coker Rating: F- The Hangover films stopped appealing to me after the first installment, American Pie was only good with the first slice, and there should be no sequel for Bridesmaids (or copycat for that matter), and all for good reason. We have no limit on college party-fest films, like Animal House, Super… Continue reading Review: 21 AND OVER
Review: 21 & OVER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the writers of The Change-Up and The Hangover movies, comes their directorial debut, which actually feels like a college age version of The Hangover, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and a lot of other intoxicated, debauchery tales that… Continue reading Review: 21 & OVER
Review: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
By Laurie Coker Rating: B- When I can take my grandson to a film, I am one happy gal and when I can include my now two-year-old granddaughter too, I’m thrilled. While some might think Jack the Giant Slayer a bit heady for a toddler, I thought I’d give it a try. My grandson loved it and… Continue reading Review: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER