Tag: 2015 AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL

By Liz Lopez Rating: B Last Days in the Desert premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and then the Austin Film Festival’s 2015 film slate in the Marquee Features included this seventh feature by writer/director Rodrigo Garcia (Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her, Mother and Child). Luckily for those of us… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) 2015’s festival offered the highly anticipated biopic of Hank Williams starring Tom Hiddleston in the lead role.  The British actor, best known for portraying Loki in three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, not only portrays the legendary country music singer, but does all of the… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: I SAW THE LIGHT

By Liz Lopez Rating: B Marc Abraham’s biopic of Hank Williams, I Saw the Light, has incredible performances from Tom Hiddleston (as Williams) and Elizabeth Olsen (as his first wife, Audrey), and several of Williams’ timeless songs, including Cold, Cold Heart, Your Cheatin’ Heart and Lovesick Blues among many others. I grew up hearing country… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: I SAW THE LIGHT

By Liz Lopez Rating: B- Youth – when you are in the midst of it, you know and see nothing else except what appeals to you at that very moment, with nary a thought of what is just up the road in your journey in life. For some, it may not be until the age… Continue reading Review: YOUTH

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars)  Paolo Sorrentino, the critically acclaimed director of The Great Beauty, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film, is back with a wonderful film that is both poignant and rather amusing.  Sorrentino’s film focuses on the issues of aging, retirement, and reflection on one’s life. … Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: YOUTH

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The opening night film for this year’s Austin Film Festival was a good old fashioned gangster flick based on the true story of the infamous Kray twins.  Reggie and Ronnie Kray (Tom Hardy in both roles) ruled the East End of London, England during the 1960s… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LEGEND

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ There are frequently films available about criminals that can keep viewers on the edge of their seat. Stories about real life criminals can be very intriguing and oftentimes, if it is not a criminal based stateside, U. S. audiences may not know the history of the characters. The new biopic… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: LEGEND

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ Leaving the comfort of your family home for the first time, for whatever reason – education and work, among many others – is not an easy feat for many who have various adjustments to make. It is one thing to make the move in the city you are born in… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: BROOKLYN

By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) During the late 1990s while covering the Kosovo War, acclaimed photojournalist Alexandra Boulat took a powerful and emotional photo of Albanian refugee Sadik Kadrijaj.  The now deceased photographer probably realized how incredible the image was, but neither she nor Sadik probably ever thought that the photo would… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2015 Review: A SINGLE FRAME