By now, people may have viewed feature films such as Monuments Men and Woman in Gold (2014) about stolen artworks in Europe. These films were shown in theaters and are likely available for streaming. These films were about art theft during WW II, and now a documentary film about a more current theft has been… Continue reading AFF Movie Review: Artifact War – Eye-Opening Documentary Uncovering Another Art Theft
Author: Liz Lopez
AFF Movie Review: A Better Place – Austin Film Festival Short has a Timely Story from a Talented Filmmaker
Shih-Chun, the writer and director of the short film A Better Place, stated in an email correspondence that “the film has been nominated for a Jury Award at the Austin Film Festival.” The film was screened during the festival in the Shorts Program 1—Thicker Than Blood at both the Galaxy and Rollins Theaters. “A little… Continue reading AFF Movie Review: A Better Place – Austin Film Festival Short has a Timely Story from a Talented Filmmaker
Movie News: Austin Jewish Film Festival Begins October 31 and Includes In Person and Virtual Options
The 22nd Austin Jewish Film Festival will be held in person from October 31 to November 10, 2024, followed by an online session from November 15 to 24. The Austin Jewish Film Festival’s 2024 lineup is available. In addition to viewing the films, three of which are world premieres, there will be Q&A events with… Continue reading Movie News: Austin Jewish Film Festival Begins October 31 and Includes In Person and Virtual Options
AFF Filmmaker Interview: Special Delivery – 2024 Austin Film Festival Film Jury Award Winner
Special Delivery was screened at the Austin Film Festival (AFF) 2024. According to the jury award news release from AFF, the short romantic comedy from writer/director Emily Everhard won the Enderby Entertainment Fellowship Award. The short romantic comedy features foley artist Sandy (Kate Owens, “The Other Black Girl” TV series), and the male adult star… Continue reading AFF Filmmaker Interview: Special Delivery – 2024 Austin Film Festival Film Jury Award Winner
AFF Movie Review: The Fetch – Irish Folklore Learned in Childhood Surfaces in Trauma for Adult
The film is good overall, but I had issues with it from the beginning. J.C. Doler’s first feature made its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival, playing in their Dark Matters Features section. Genre fans will be able to view it at a second screening during the festival. Doler co-wrote the screenplay along with… Continue reading AFF Movie Review: The Fetch – Irish Folklore Learned in Childhood Surfaces in Trauma for Adult
AFF Movie Review: Special Delivery – 2024 Austin Film Festival Film Jury Award Winner
If you quickly search for the short film Special Delivery on the internet, you will find various films with the title. Still, the one screening at the Austin Film Festival is the short romantic comedy from writer/director Emily Everhard. The film was a finalist for the Enderby Entertainment Fellowship Award, and today’s news from the… Continue reading AFF Movie Review: Special Delivery – 2024 Austin Film Festival Film Jury Award Winner
AFF Movie Review: The Beldham – North American Premiere of Psychological Horror/Family Drama
Directed and written by Dallas-native Angela Gulner, The Beldham arrives at the Austin Film Festival for the North American Premiere. In this psychological horror/family drama, there is not a moment when I could turn away from the screen to follow what was happening between the mother and daughter characters. The script is excellent, as are… Continue reading AFF Movie Review: The Beldham – North American Premiere of Psychological Horror/Family Drama
Movie Review: At the Gates – A Thriller for Survival When Affluence Takes Action
Written, directed, and produced by Augustus Meleo Bernstein, At the Gates is a drama-turned-thriller when a wealthy family has a change, creating some changes in their economic status. Marianne Barris (Miranda Otto) has had domestic help for a long time, with Ana (Vanessa Benavente) as her current employee. On the day Ana takes her teenage… Continue reading Movie Review: At the Gates – A Thriller for Survival When Affluence Takes Action
Crítica de película: Venom: The Last Dance – Emocionante y llena de acción pone fin a la trilogía
En Venom: The Last Dance, Eddie/Venom (Tom Hardy) comienza la película junto al mar y lejos de la ciudad natal habitual en esta, la última película de la trilogía. Eddie y Venom pueden estar tratando de esconderse, pero sobresalen como pulgares doloridos. El camarero no sabe de qué habla Eddie, pero un vistazo de Venom… Continue reading Crítica de película: Venom: The Last Dance – Emocionante y llena de acción pone fin a la trilogía
AFF Movie Review: Norita – A Timely Documentary about a Courageous Woman Seeking Her Son
I have not been familiar with the “Desaparecidos” in Argentina all my life living in Texas. Still, it has been about twenty years since I worked with another publication. Someone first approached me with what had happened in Argentina a few decades prior. Although that publication declined to run a story then, I always remembered… Continue reading AFF Movie Review: Norita – A Timely Documentary about a Courageous Woman Seeking Her Son