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DEAR YOU – A Review by Jenn Rohm

Director Hongchun Lan conducted extensive research for Dear You, in which he served as both writer and director.  He visited with over 300 families whose lives were impacted by remittance letters sent home...

The Cycle of Love – A Review By Cynthia Flores

The tagline for this beautiful documentary is “It's a love story like no other. It's an inspiring, heartwarming epic true-life adventure about believing in love against all odds and risking everything for...

MUTINY – A Review by John Strange

Jason Statham is well known for his variety of action films.  The action in his films involves a lot of fighting and a fast pace that can leave some filmgoers behind.  Mutiny...

THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE – A Review by John Strange

I love family films.  Sadly, they are few and far between these days, so I was overjoyed to be provided the opportunity to watch and review one!  The Magic Faraway Tree brings...

BAD COUNSELORS – A Review by Jenn Rohm

I am not sure whether it was my age when I first watched spring break movies, the age of the cast, or some combination of the two, but Bad Counselors took me...

AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ – A Review by Cynthia Flores

The synopsis for American Pachuco goes something like this: "Lewis Valdez elevates Chicano narratives to cinema through Zoot Suit and La Bamba, overcoming political and Industrial pushback to create Landmark films that...
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25th Annual Kineo Awards Announces Honorees for event at Venice Film Festival

The renowned Kinéo Awards announced honorees for its 25th Anniversary edition, including Faye Dunaway, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Cecilia Miniucchi’s dramatic short film, Dinner With...

Dallas VideoFest’s 24-Hour VideoRace returns Labor Day weekend!

Filmmakers of all ages and experience levels will have 24 hours to create an original short film before a public screening and finals at the Angelika Film Center Dallas — The clock...

Florida Film Festival 2027 Announces Call For Entries

The Florida Film Festival is officially accepting submissions for its 36th annual edition, taking place April 9 – 18, 2027, inviting filmmakers from around the world to submit their latest work for...

Filmland 2026 Announces Filmmaker Awards and hands out more than $85K in prizes

The Arkansas Cinema Society’s Filmland Presented by the Tyson Family Foundation announced the award winners for the 9th Annual edition of the film festival which concluded a record breaking event at the...

Arkansas Cinema Society announces Films and Events for FILMLAND 2026

The Arkansas Cinema Society announced the highly anticipated film selections and events for Filmland (August 12-16). The Arkansas Filmmaker Spotlight selection is Josh Loeb’s In Spite of Ourselves, Josephine Decker’s coming-of-age drama...

Garland Cultural Arts presents Boldly Going to Garland: Celebrating 60 Years of Star Trek

Garland Cultural Arts and the It Came From Texas Film Festival invite fans to set coordinates for Downtown Garland on Saturday, September 12, as Boldly Going to Garland: Celebrating 60 Years of Star...

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Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) Announces Film Lineup for 2025 Festival

The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) announced the film lineup for this year's 24th edition of the popular film festival. Taking place July 24-27, AFFD's Opening Night selection is Shinji Araki's...

JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH – A Review by Jenn Rohm

In June 1993, the world was reintroduced to dinosaurs, this time on the big screen.  It is now July 2025, and Gareth Edwards has taken the director's seat with Jurassic World: Rebirth. ...

HEADS OF STATE – A Review by John Strange

What we need in this world is an action movie star winning the American Presidency.  In Heads of State, Will Derringer (John Cena), that action star, has been elected to office by...

JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH – A Review by Cynthia Flores

This film is a standalone sequel to Jurassic World Dominion. It's supposed to have taken place 5 years after that movie, which was set in 2022. So we're looking two years into...

F1: The Movie – A Review by Cynthia Flores

Vroom, squeal, whiz, crash, ahh…These are the kind of words that come to mind when I think of this new film starring the ever-beautiful Brad Pitt. F1 has a basic premise. Sonny Hayes...

Garland Cultural Arts Announces 2025 IT CAME FROM TEXAS Film Festival

The IT CAME FROM TEXAS Film Festival makes its return to the Plaza Theatre in Garland, located at 521 W. State Street. The third annual IT CAME FROM TEXAS Film Festival, which...

Interview with Production Designer Ondrej Nekvasil

Production Designer and Costume Designer Ondrej Nekvasil spoke with our Gadi Elkon about his career. Ondrej spoke with Gadi about a few of the major highlights from his near four decades of work...

ELIO – A Review by Cynthia Flores

I love the fact that this new animated film from Disney and Pixar is an original story idea. It's not based on anybody's comic book, it's not based on a TV show,...

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