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BLUMHOUSE – Media Alert!

** MEDIA ALERT** What: BlumFest, the annual event for Blumhouse fans, returns virtually for a second year in  celebration of the company’s favorite holiday, Halloween. The event will feature conversations with filmmakers and actors from upcoming Blumhouse films and television series, with plenty of surprises and sneak peeks for fans.  When: BlumFest returns on Friday,… Continue reading BLUMHOUSE – Media Alert!

WITHOUT REMORSE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) It would seem like a Tom Clancy novel adaptation would come across as a Cold War relic, but the filmmakers behind this take on his novel have chosen a more modern spin on the action/thriller. Though this movie mostly works well enough, I feel that, had… Continue reading WITHOUT REMORSE

THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES

By Laurie Coker Rating: A+ We need laughter, we need diversions, and we need relevance with a positive twist. First-time feature director Mike Rianda delivers all that and more, with an exciting voice cast in The Mitchells vs. The Machines. Animators have at least one up on traditional filmmakers during the insane pandemic and in… Continue reading THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES

Film News: SXSW documentary Fruits of Labor Acquired by POV

By Liz Lopez POV, the acclaimed PBS documentary series, announced that it has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to Fruits of Labor directed by Emily Cohen Ibañez which had its world premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. The film will have its international festival premiere at Hot Docs, April 29 – May 9, 2021.… Continue reading Film News: SXSW documentary Fruits of Labor Acquired by POV

SXSW 2021 Film News: WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA has International Premiere

By Liz Lopez The SXSW 2021 Audience Award winner (Documentary Spotlight), Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, will now be available for viewing next at the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival. About Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America – ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeffery Robinson’s groundbreaking talk… Continue reading SXSW 2021 Film News: WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA has International Premiere

Trailer News: RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT

By Liz Lopez Over a 70+ year career, Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become a celebrated and beloved actor, one of the rare EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) Award winners of our time. Born into poverty on a Puerto Rican farm, Moreno and her seamstress mother immigrated to New… Continue reading Trailer News: RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT

MORTAL KOMBAT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) In the 1990s, the video game Mortal Kombat became one of the hottest fighting video games in the world. With its photo-realistic graphics for the characters and its intense, gory, over-the-top violence, teens and young adults spent loads of money either playing the arcade versions or… Continue reading MORTAL KOMBAT

FILM NEWS: La Bamba is featured during the seventh annual TCM Big Screen Classics series

By Liz Lopez Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present the seventh annual TCM Big Screen Classics series. Featuring acclaimed films released from 1941 to 1996, the series has something for everyone including dramas, musicals, comedies, adventure, mystery and more. Each film is presented with pristine digital projection, movie-theater-quality sound, and in its original aspect… Continue reading FILM NEWS: La Bamba is featured during the seventh annual TCM Big Screen Classics series