By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) Jean Marc Vallee, director of one of my favorite films of 2013 (Dallas Buyers Club), returns this year with another affecting true story. The acclaimed director has, with screenwriter Nick Hornsby, adapted Cheryl Strayed’s critically acclaimed and best selling memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on… Continue reading AFF 2014 Review: WILD
Tag: 2014 Austin Film Festival
Spanish Interview: ROSEWATER
Por Liz López Rosewater, protagonizado por Gael García Bernal, se estrena en cines Entrevista exclusiva con Maziar Bahari durante el festival de cine Durante el Austin Film Festival el mes pasado, el largometraje Rosewater, fue la gran producción cinematográfica que cerró el festival con la casa llena de espectadores. El anfitrión del show televisivo satírico,… Continue reading Spanish Interview: ROSEWATER
AFF 2014 Review: ROSEWATER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The shocking true story, that inspired Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, sounds so absurd that one could easily think someone concocted it for a Daily Show comedy sketch. As absurd as the circumstances surrounding the abduction of journalist Maziar Bahari sound, they are factual. Bahari and his… Continue reading AFF 2014 Review: ROSEWATER
AFF 2014 Review: 21 YEARS: RICHARD LINKLATER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) As a fan of the Austin director’s work, this documentary was a must-see for me and is certainly a must-see for all of his other fans. Writer/directors Michael Dunaway and Tara Wood have made a loving tribute to Linklater, the man mainly responsible for the resurgence… Continue reading AFF 2014 Review: 21 YEARS: RICHARD LINKLATER
AFF 2014 Review: 3 STILL STANDING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) This documentary by directors Robert Campos and Donna LoCicero examines the San Francisco comedy club scene during the 1980s and some of the comedians who have gone on to greater success. The late Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, and Rob Schneider, emerged from the club scene there… Continue reading AFF 2014 Review: 3 STILL STANDING
AFF 2014 Interview: 3 STILL STANDING
By Mark Saldana My final interview for this year’s Austin Festival was a genuine treat. Prior to the last AFF screening of their film, I sat down with directors Robert Campos, Donna LoCicero, and professional comedian Will Durst of the documentary 3 Still Standing. Their film tells the history of the comedy club scene in… Continue reading AFF 2014 Interview: 3 STILL STANDING
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
AFF 2014 Review: DAWN PATROL
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Directed by Dan Petrie, Jr. (Toy Soldiers) and written by Rachel Long and Brian Pittman is an Austin Film Festival success story. Long and Pittman caught the attention of Dan Petrie, Jr. at the Driskill Hotel bar with their screenplay about a surfer-turned-Marine coping with the… Continue reading AFF 2014 Review: DAWN PATROL
AFF 2014 Interview: DAWN PATROL
By Mark Saldana At the 2008 Austin Film Festival and Conference, Rachel Long and Brian Pittman caught the attention of director Dan Petrie, Jr.(Toy Soldiers) with a screenplay for a film titled Stranded. It is now six years later and Stranded is now titled Dawn Patrol and is a marquee screening at this year’s Austin… Continue reading AFF 2014 Interview: DAWN PATROL
AFF 2014 Review: THE HUMBLING
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Based on the novel by Philip Roth, Barry Levinson directs this often hilarious adapted screenplay by Hollywood legend Buck Henry. The film served as the opening night film of the 2014 Austin Film Festival and kick off the event with an entertaining and poignant movie that… Continue reading AFF 2014 Review: THE HUMBLING