Unsung Hero es una película familiar sobre la familia australiana David Smallbone que llegó a los Estados Unidos (EE. UU.) con una visa de turista de seis meses a principios de la década de 1990. David Smallbone tenía un próspero negocio musical en Australia y era conocido en los Estados Unidos por su trabajo. Perdió… Continue reading Unsung Hero honra a la matriarca australiana de la familia Smallbone
Month: April 2024
Theater/Music Review: Girl From the North Country continues at Bass Concert Hall in Austin
The Texas Performing Arts presents the Broadway in Austin series with Girl From the North Country through April 28, 2024, at Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX. Written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring Tony Award-winning orchestrations by Simon Hale, Girl From The North Country reimagines 20 legendary songs… Continue reading Theater/Music Review: Girl From the North Country continues at Bass Concert Hall in Austin
SXSW 2024: DESERT ROAD
Claire is on her way home after a career in California as a photographer. She’s still relatively young, but she feels she never really accomplished her goals. Claire thinks she didn’t reach the excellence she strove for and must give up on her dreams and settle for something less. Driving across the desert, Claire stops… Continue reading SXSW 2024: DESERT ROAD
WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
Synopsis: In a world where everyone’s heart is an object, and there’s intense societal pressure to dampen emotion, lonely Virtual Insurance broker Anabel (Anna Maguire, Violation, The Hummingbird Project) always follows her heart. At odds with this overly pragmatic society, and after devastating emotional blows, she rips her heart from her chest. She gives it… Continue reading WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
‘Boy Kills World’: Satisfies Bloodlust with Style
‘Boy Kills World’ makes no bones about what viewers will get, as it’s right there in the title. The title character (Bill Skarsgård) is mute, stemming from childhood trauma when he saw his sister get killed by Hilda Van Der Koy (Famke Janssen) in an annual event called The Culling. The boy went into exile… Continue reading ‘Boy Kills World’: Satisfies Bloodlust with Style
SXSW 2024: BLACK BOX DIARIES
In 2015, young Japanese journalist Shiori Ito met an older, highly respected writer to discuss the possibility of her getting a job in Washington. He asks her to meet him for dinner; she is surprised that no one else joins them. He has a close relationship with Prime Minister Abe, the country’s leader, and a… Continue reading SXSW 2024: BLACK BOX DIARIES
Theater/Music News: Texas Performing Arts Broadway in Austin presents Girl From the North Country
The Texas Performing Arts presents the Broadway in Austin series with Girl From the North Country from April 23-28, 2024, at Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive in Austin, TX. Experience the magic of Girl From The North Country, a unique production written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson. This show features Tony… Continue reading Theater/Music News: Texas Performing Arts Broadway in Austin presents Girl From the North Country
SXSW Film News: AFS Filmmakers Among Award Winners at the 2024 SXSW Film & Television Festival
Among the hundreds of films offered during the 2024 SXSW Film & Television Festival were the Texas filmmakers who showcased their films (and took home awards) last month. Many talented artists represented the creative community in Austin and across the state. Among all the films that took home audience awards during SXSW 2024, five were… Continue reading SXSW Film News: AFS Filmmakers Among Award Winners at the 2024 SXSW Film & Television Festival
SXSW 2024: WE WERE DANGEROUS
It was relatively easy to be sent to The Home for Wayward and Delinquent Girls in 1950s New Zealand. If you were a 12-year-old who shoplifted a few trinkets, if you were poor and homeless, or if you engaged in any sexual activity, chances were that you would end up there. We follow Nettie, Daisy,… Continue reading SXSW 2024: WE WERE DANGEROUS
SXSW 2024: SMUGGLERS
Jin-sook (Yum Jung-ah) and her family have a fishing boat in a coastal South Korean village where she and a group of women free dive (no air tanks) for clams, but nearby factories have polluted the sea so badly that their catch is mostly dead and rotting. A friend offers the boat’s captain, Jin-sooks father,… Continue reading SXSW 2024: SMUGGLERS