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Bonus Film Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
Here I find myself in the same position I was in with the seventh Harry Potter movie. Like that next-to-last film in a series,...
Film Shorts
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I (PG-13) Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) prepares to rescue Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) from the clutches of Panem’s government. Also...
Indie Film Roundup
Every once in awhile, rather than telling you about the big films that everyone else is covering, we like to focus on movies that...
Film Shorts
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Rosewater (R) Jon Stewart makes his directing debut with this drama about real-life journalist Maziar Bahari (Gael García Bernal) and his ordeal in an...
Lights On
When Noni (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) first sings, she’s a little girl in a talent competition performing Nina Simone’s “Blackbird.” She comes in second place, and...
Fredrick Alanzo Keeps the Faith
After a long and circuitous route, Fredrick Alanzo is returning to North Texas this Friday for a local premiere of his film Signed, Sealed...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Day 5)
The last day of the festival started with the best acting performance I’ve seen, which is saying quite a bit. Timothy Spall is a...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Day 4)
Disaster struck at that early screening of Winter Sleep that I mentioned in my last post. The LSFF staff found corruption in the files...
Lone Star Film Festival Report (Day 3)
I shifted back to the Modern today after spending yesterday watching movies at AMC Palace. I’m sad to miss two blocks of short films,...
Cinematic Virtuosity
International piano competitions and glitzy film festivals make for interesting bedfellows. The mix seemed uneasy at first but slowly coalesced into a memorable evening...
