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
Category: Local Events
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)
Local Events: FESTIVAL DE LOS NINOS (CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL)
This Saturday, April 26, starting at 10:00 a.m. El Mundo Newspaper is hosting a festival for children at the North Austin Event Center. This totally free event will have games, prizes and surprises for the kids attending. The North Austin Events Center is located at 10601 N. Lamar Blvd. Should be lots of fun for… Continue reading Local Events: FESTIVAL DE LOS NINOS (CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL)
Local Events: AUSTIN EARTH DAY FESTIVAL
Celebrate Earth Day and Austin culture at the Austin Earth Day Festival. The event, which takes place this Saturday, April 26, from noon to 6:00 p.m. will feature over 75 exhibits, food and entertainment at the Historic Browning Hangar at Mueller. For more information including directions, go to http://earthdayaustin.com/ .
Local Events: WIENER DOG RACES
The Buda Lions Club is hosting the 17th Annual Buda Wiener Dog Races this Saturday and Sunday (April 26 & 27) at the Buda City Park. Admission is three dollars, but admission for children under 12 is free. For more information on the event, including directions go to http://www.budalionsclub.com/ for all the details.