Category: Festivals

Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: THE BADGER

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) From Iran comes a stressful and gripping drama that can has great writing, even greater direction and superb performances by the talented actors in the cast. Writer/director Kazem Mollaie uses a tension-filled abduction story to a make a commentary on the world today. This is actually… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: THE BADGER

Film News: Austin Film Festival Award Winners from the 2020 Entries

By Liz Lopez The 2020 Film Competition Jury & Audience Award winners, alongside the Script Competition winners, were recently announced by the Austin Film Festival. Audience members cast their votes for the Audience Award after each screening as their Festival favorites among the slate offered this year. The following Audience Award winners were selected by… Continue reading Film News: Austin Film Festival Award Winners from the 2020 Entries

Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: THE GET TOGETHER

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) A sort of spiritual relative to Can’t Hardly Wait, The Get Together focuses on a group of twenty-somethings at a house party facing scary and uncertain futures as they attempt to fully embrace their lives as true adults. Shot in and around the Austin, Texas area,… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: THE GET TOGETHER

Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: NINE DAYS

By Mark Saldana Rating 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) My festival officially began with this “Marquee” opener. I have seen several movies that envision or imagine the “afterlife.’ Never before had I ever seen a film that presents the “before-life.” Written and directed by Edson Oda, Nine Days gives its audience an visionary and highly… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: NINE DAYS

Film News: Austin Jewish Film Fest Returns for the 18th year November 7 – 13

By Liz Lopez The Austin Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) celebrates their 18th year by presenting a large number of Jewish films from the U.S. and around the world – four times more programming. For this year, AJFF has produced a festival consistent with the needs during the pandemic, including secure, socially-distanced drive-in events for opening… Continue reading Film News: Austin Jewish Film Fest Returns for the 18th year November 7 – 13

Critica de cine: Blinders en el Austin Film Festival

Por Liz López Rating: B+ “Blinders”, el último largometraje del coguionista / director / productor Tyler Savage (Inheritance), se estrenó mundialmente en el FrightFest de Londres a principios de este año y luego hizo su debut en Norteamérica en el Festival de Cine de Austin este mes. Al principio, cuando leí la muy breve descripción… Continue reading Critica de cine: Blinders en el Austin Film Festival

Critica de cine: Horton Foote: The Road to Home en el Austin Film Festival

Por Liz Lopez Rating: A+ Anne Rapp (supervisora ​​de guión de “Tender Mercies”, entre otros) dirigió y produjo el documental “Horton Foote: The Road To Home”, y el estreno mundial fue en el Festival de Cine de Austin de este año. Para cualquiera que no esté familiarizado con Horton Foote, es un dramaturgo y guionista… Continue reading Critica de cine: Horton Foote: The Road to Home en el Austin Film Festival

Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: HORTON FOOTE: THE ROAD TO HOME

By Liz Lopez Rating: A+ Anne Rapp (“Tender Mercies” script supervisor, among others) directed and produced the documentary, “Horton Foote: The Road To Home,” and the world premiere was at this year’s Austin Film Festival. For anyone who is not familiar with Horton Foote, he is a Wharton, Texas born playwright and screenwriter, who also… Continue reading Austin Film Festival 2020 Review: HORTON FOOTE: THE ROAD TO HOME