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...
I love documentaries, especially when their subject is American History! Rush: The American Revolution's Indispensable Doctor tells the story of a doctor from the days of the American Revolution who stood up...
Angel Studios began promoting this film last year, preparing us to see the film on the United States’ 250th birthday. This first promotion gave us a good trailer and the opportunity to...
Not all action-thriller films are created equal, which is where subgenres become important. Military and war films are not typically my first choice, though I still approach them with an open mind,...
How do we forgive someone when we aren't yet capable of forgiving ourselves? And how do we begin to heal when another person's choices have shaped the trauma responses that continue to...
In 1990, we saw the first of the Jack Ryan films, The Hunt for Red October, starring Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan. In 1992, we saw Harrison Ford step into Dr. Ryan’s...
The Arkansas Cinema Society announced its official selections for next month’s Filmland: Arkansas 2026 program (August 12-16). Three features lead the list showcasing the top films by Arkansas filmmakers including Princeton James’...
The Waco Independent Film Festival (Waco Indie) announced the award winners for the 10th Anniversary edition of the film festival which concluded another record breaking in-person presentations with an entertaining Awards Brunch held at...
Dances With Films: LA announced its Filmmaker Award winners during an entertaining closing night awards celebration at The TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood as it wrapped the 29th edition of Los Angeles’...
Festival of Cinema NYC returns to the Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills for the 10th Anniversary edition of the popular Queens-based film festival, running from August 7-16. The festival opens with...
Variety will honor Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey with the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award at Filmland on Friday, August 14 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The award recognizes artists who have broken barriers in the industry and...
The Waco Independent Film Festival (Waco Indie) announced the film lineup and events schedule for next month’s edition of the popular film festival, which recently was named as one of MovieMaker Magazine’s...
Monster Energy Super Cross
(A non-sports page review)
By Gary Murray
As a kid, I rode dirt-bikes. With my two brothers, we would go to the Highlands reservoir and leave giant ruts in the...
Friday afternoon--
The Dallas International Film Festival is winding down and I still have two more things to write about.
One of the good things about writing on film is that companies do...
SOURCE CODE
By Gary Murray
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monahan and Vera Farmiga
Written by Ben Ripley
Directed by Duncan Jones
Running time 93 min
MPAA Rating PG-13
Selig Film Rating: FULL PRICE
Some movies are...
DISNEY ON ICE
By Gary Murray
Disney on Ice has been around for years but I have never attended. I have nothing against going to see the shows; it was just that I never...
A NIGHT OF QUEEN
By Gary Murray
Of all the performers I never had a chance to see, Queen was at the top of the list. The Freddy Mercury fronted band was one of...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1910 silent fantasy film and the earliest surviving film version of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel, made by the Selig Polyscope Company without Baum's direct...
Yesterday, the world lost one of its greatest stars as Elizabeth Taylor passed away at the age of 79. While she will go down in the history books as an Oscar winner...
