Austin Film News Mega-Feed
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Austin Chronicle
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The Strange Case of <i>Beware the Slenderman</i>
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Irene Taylor Brodsky on the Internet's favorite boogeyman
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Austin Movie Blog
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Six highlights of the Texas Film Hall of Fame awards dinner
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Called “the unofficial kickoff to SXSW” by the sort of folks who call things stuff like that, the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards dinner went down Thursday night at Austin Studios. Items were auctioned, money was raised for the Austin Film Society, clips were shows and yes, people were inducted into the...
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Austin Movie Blog
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Another ‘Cloverfield’ comes out of nowhere
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This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Mary Elizabeth Winstead, right, and John Goodman in a scene from “10 Cloverfield Lane.” (Michele K. Short/Paramount Pictures via AP) Dave Itzkoff – New York Times J.J. Abrams was explaining recently how he is no great fan of what he called “jump scares...
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Austin Movie Blog
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‘Creative Control’ blends comedy, sci-fi
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Benjamin Dickinson in “Creative Control.” (Magnolia Pictures) Matt Shiverdecker – Special to the American-Statesman Director Benjamin Dickinson’s dynamic second full-length feature, “Creative Control,” is far removed from his early music video work for artists like LCD Soundsystem, the Rapture and Q-...
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Austin Movie Blog
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‘Brothers Grimsby’ isn’t for everyone, but it is good for some laughs
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This image released by Sony Pictures shows Sacha Baron Cohen, left, and Mark Strong in Columbia Pictures’ “The Brothers Grimsby.” (Daniel Smith/Sony Pictures via AP) Rene Rodriguez – Miami Herald At one point in “The Brothers Grimsby,” two men trying to hide from some assassins crawl inside an...
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AFS Viewfinders
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Watch This: A Message from Jean Cocteau To Future Humans
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In 1962, the great writer, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau filmed this at times rambling, at times brilliant message to future viewers - well, technically the past now, since he addressed it to the year 2000. It's like wise advice from a slightly crazy uncle.“I don’t know what’s going on in your time but I suspect...
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AFS Viewfinders
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Texas Film Hall Of Fame Member Cyd Charisse Born On This Date; Watch Her Dance
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Surely Cyd Charisse, born on this date in 1922 in Amarillo, was born to dance. Or maybe not. In fact, it was doctors who prescribed dance lessons for her as a way to build up her legs which were weakened by a childhood bout with polio. The treatment appears to have been successful (an understatement), and the world...
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Austin Movie Blog
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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” documentary to debut at SXSW
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A still from “Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey,” The feature-length documentary “Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey,” will make its world première during South by Southwest Film (SXSW) noon Monday at the Paramount. “Force Awakens” visual effects...
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Other Worlds Austin
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Science Fiction Meets Fact at SXSW
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Robots and artificial intelligence, a human mission to Mars, self-driving and driving cars, brain-controlled robot arms, programmable microbes, neurotech, tricorders, human-machine interfaces, and the Hyperloop – these are all things that within most of our lifetimes were part of science fiction in...
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Other Worlds Austin
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Sundance SciFi
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Programmers Dan Repp and Jordan Brown were both at Sundance this year and we asked them to let us know about some of the SciFi or SciFi-related films they caught there. And of Course Bears. Here’s what they all had to say.
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Austin Movie Blog
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SXSW adds work-in-progress screening of Key and Peele’s “Keanu”
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“Keanu,” the debut feature from Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele (of Key and Peele fame) is getting a work-in-progress screening at the Paramount Theatre at 12:30 a.m. Sunday “To get the best seats in the house, we recommend getting in line before midnight on Saturday night,” says SXSW....
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Austin Chronicle
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SXSW Film Venue Guide
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Where to go, how to get there, and what that line’s going to be like
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Austin Film Festival
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New Sponsors for Our Competitions!
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We're thrilled to announce incredible new partnerships with Sony Pictures Animation, Seed&Spark, New Form Digital and Others! Read More
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AFS Viewfinders
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Stressful Week? Relax With The Quavering, Calming Sound of Jimmy Stewart's Voice
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Jimmy Stewart making the universal sign for "chill out!"Here at AFS we are all climbing the walls putting the final touches on next week's Texas Film Awards and the Texas Party. These are events that are fun for everyone and a hell of a lot of work for all AFS staffers, interns, volunteers and others.By now we're all...
