Austin Film News Mega-Feed
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Other Worlds Austin
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Other Worlds Austin Announces New Home at Flix Brewhouse
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Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival is proud to announce that Flix Brewhouse will be the new home for the third-year festival (Dec 1-4, 2016) as well as all of its special screenings throughout the year.
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Austin Movie Blog
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Tina Fey’s war correspondent is a bit glib in ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’
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Michael Phillips – Chicago Tribune Tone means everything in comedy — any kind of comedy. With a rollicking black comedy set in a war zone, the tone necessarily goes plural, as the story careens from the abruptly tragic to the blithely, weirdly funny and back again. “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” learns this lesson the...
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Austin Movie Blog
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Animated ‘Boy and the Beast’ draws on emotional depth
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Charles Solomon – Los Angeles Times Although very different in tone and content from his award-winning features “Summer Wars” and “Wolf Children,” “The Boy and the Beast” confirms Mamoru Hosoda’s reputation as one of the most interesting writer-directors working in Japanese animation. After the death of his...
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Austin Movie Blog
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‘London Has Fallen’ stumbles
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Michael Phillips – Chicago Tribune After the fake — and occasionally authentic — cultural import of the annual Academy Awards, it should be refreshing to watch Gerard Butler shoot, stab and wisecrack a slew of anonymous Middle Eastern terrorists to death in “London Has Fallen.” But the frenzied sequel to 2013’s...
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Austin Movie Blog
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Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ entertains parents but turns too dark for kids
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“Zootopia” feels like you’re watching a Disney movie and then an episode of “Law & Order” breaks out. (Insert, chung-chung sound effect.) Smart, sassy bunny Judy Hopps (voiced by Judy Hopps) dreams of getting off the carrot farm and going to the big city of Zootopia, where predator and prey live in harmony. When...
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Austin Movie Blog
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In Danish drama ‘A War,’ nobody wins, everybody loses a little
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Michael O’Sullivan – Washington Post Like his 2012 film “A Hijacking,” Danish writer-director Tobias Lindholm’s drama “A War” explores the theme of moral compromise with an uncomfortably astringent honesty. Set in a remote military outpost in Afghanistan, the Oscar-nominated film revolves around the...
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AFS Viewfinders
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Listen Here: Filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin Talks Films, Classic Cinema, etc on the FilmLinc Podcast
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Arnaud Desplechin is one of the major figures of world cinema. His filmography includes such acclaimed works as KINGS & QUEEN (2004), A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008), JIMMY PICARD (2013) and the new MY GOLDEN DAYS. Below he talks about his films, performers and the importance of classic films to him and to his work. Enjoy.
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Austin Film Festival
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AFF Announces New Partnerships
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Austin Film Festival Announces Partnerships with Sony Pictures Animation, Seed&Spark, New Form Digital, and Others for Screenplay, Film, and Scripted Digital Series Competitions AUSTIN, Texas—March 1, 2016—In order to further support its writers and filmmakers, Austin Film Festival, (AFF), also known...
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Austin Movie Blog
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Mike Judge will M.C., Maya Rudolph, Ellia English and Adrianne Palicki will present at Texas Film Awards
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The Austin Film Society announced the special guests and presenters that will join honorees Michael Barker, Carol Burnett, Jesse Plemons and Chandra Wilson at this year’s Texas Film Awards March 10 Mike Judge in 2011 at the Austin Film Festival. Photos by: Cliff Cheney FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN Occasional Austin resident...
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Austin Movie Blog
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Ellen Page and Ian Daniel round out SXSW Film keynotes
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Academy Award-nominated actress and activist Ellen Page and her friend Ian Daniel — who are co-creators of the new documentary series “Gaycation” — are the final SXSW film keynote speakers, it was announced Monday. Page and Daniel will discuss their careers, the equality movement and cultural...
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Austin Movie Blog
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‘Spotlight,’ diversity win big at Spirit Awards
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The Independent Film Spirit Awards gave “Spotlight,” the newsroom drama about uncovering a history of abuse in the Catholic Church, the top honor — best picture – as well as best director for Tom McCarthy, best screenplay and the Robert Altman award for ensemble. The group also delivered a well-deserved slap to...
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Austin Movie Blog
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Follow live: 88th Academy Awards, from red carpet to best picture
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The glitz, the glamour, the little gold men. Follow along live as the American-Statesman covers the 88th Academy Awards live. Who will be the best dressed on the red carpet? Will Leonardo DiCaprio finally walk away with an Oscar? Vote in our poll, fill out a printable ballot and find out what our critics predict will...
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Austin Movie Blog
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The Oscars 2016: What’s your pick?
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Chris Rock will host the 2016 Oscars tomorrow night. Photo via The Oscars The 88th Oscars are tomorrow in Hollywood, California. Who’s your pick for the top three awards? Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Take Our Poll We have our picks already, and if you want to mark all your choices for...
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Austin Chronicle
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I Like to Watch
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The Oscars may be so white, but TV is all Grey's
