Austin Latino Music Association (ALMA) Women in Latin Music 2014 showcase Sunday, August 17, 2014, 2 PM to 8:00 Moose Lodge #1735 2103 E. M. Franklin Avenue, Austin, Texas 78723 COVER: $10 Admission presale and $15 at the door The Women in Latin Music showcase is hosted by the Austin Latino… Continue reading Local Events: ALMA Presents: WOMEN IN LATIN MUSIC SHOWCASE
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Local News: AFS GRAND JURY
(AUSTIN, TX)—The Austin Film Society announces the three jurors who will determine the recipients of this year’s $115,000 Austin Film Society Grant. The grant, which started in 1996 and is awarded annually, has given $1.35 million in cash and $157,790 in goods and services to over 385 film and video projects. The panel is in… Continue reading Local News: AFS GRAND JURY
Local News: AFCA Announces Its New Inductees
AUSTIN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION WELCOMES SIX NEW MEMBERS Austin, Texas — The Austin Film Critics Association is pleased to announce its selection of six new members to its 2014 roster: Taylor Devorsky has written film reviews for GotchaMovies.com since July 2013. Taylor is a radio-television-film student at The University of Texas at Austin,… Continue reading Local News: AFCA Announces Its New Inductees
Movie News/Local Events: FANTASTIC FEST 2014
FANTASTIC FEST CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION WITH US PREMIERE OF KEVIN SMITH’S “TUSK”, LEONARD MALTIN, THE MELTDOWN WITH JONAH AND KUMAIL AND “ABCs OF DEATH 2” WORLD PREMIERE First Wave of Programming for the Festival’s 10th Anniversary and the Grand Reopening of Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar and The Highball September 18-25th, 2014 –… Continue reading Movie News/Local Events: FANTASTIC FEST 2014
Local Film Events: BOYHOOD
Lead actor Ellar Coltrane will participate in a Q&A following the 6:30PM, 7:30PM & 8:30PM Violet Crown screenings on Friday.
Movie News/Local Events: AFS July Programming
WHO: Austin Film Society WHAT: AFS Programming & Events WHEN: July 2014 WHERE: AFS at the Marchesa (6226 Middle Fiskville Rd) and AFS Screening Room (1901 E. 51st St.) WEB: http://www.austinfilm.org/calendar About Austin Film Society The Austin Film Society empowers our community to make, watch and love film and creative media. Through Austin Studios, which AFS opened… Continue reading Movie News/Local Events: AFS July Programming
Movie News/Local Events: A CONVERSATION WITH KEVIN CORRIGAN
WHO: Austin Film Society (AFS) WHAT: Moviemaker Dialogue with actor Kevin Corrigan WHEN: Monday, June 23rd at 7:30 PM WHERE: AFS at the Marchesa (6226 Middle Fiskville Rd) TICKETS: $10 General Admission / $5 AFS WATCH / Free for AFS MAKE, LOVE and Premiere members WEB: www.austinfilm.org/kevincorrigan (Austin, TX)–The Austin Film Society hosts a conversation with one of the best… Continue reading Movie News/Local Events: A CONVERSATION WITH KEVIN CORRIGAN
Movie News/Local Events: Austin Film Festival 2014
MATTHEW WEINER TO RECEIVE “OUTSTANDING TELEVISION WRITER” AWARD AT 2014 AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL & SCREENWRITERS CONFERENCE “The Writers Festival” announces Panelists for 21st Anniversary, featuring Neil LaBute, Terry George, Cary Fukunaga, William Broyles, Whit Stillman, Michelle Ashford, and more AFF Film and Screenplay Competitions to include jurors hailing from AMC, Darkwoods Productions, The… Continue reading Movie News/Local Events: Austin Film Festival 2014
Cine Las Americas 17 Review: LOS INSOLITOS PECES GATO (THE AMAZING CATFISH)
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Another import from Mexico, this film is a beautiful celebration of life, love and family, and how the heart and familial bond prevails in the face of distress. Los Insolitos Peces Gato tells the story of a young lonely woman named Claudia (Ximena Ayala) who gets taken in… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 17 Review: LOS INSOLITOS PECES GATO (THE AMAZING CATFISH)
Cine Las Americas 17 Review: TERCERA LLAMADA (LAST CALL)
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival kicked off its seventeenth year with a doozy of a comedy which both celebrates and lampoons the theater. Tercera Llamada focuses on a theater production of Caligula where the director’s (Carina Gidi) personal crises affect her creative juices,… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 17 Review: TERCERA LLAMADA (LAST CALL)