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AFS Viewfinders
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Watch This: Texas Archive Of The Moving Image Presents Uncut '70s Press Junket Interviews
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Carolyn Jackson interviews Ann-MargretLast year, we posted about a vimeo archive of Dallas area press junket videos. It made for hours of fascinating viewing, especially all the awkward behind-the-scenes stuff. Now, the amazing Texas Archive Of The Moving Image (TAMI) has uploaded more such videos, from Austin...
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Austin Movie Blog
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“Hitchcock/Truffaut:” One artist canonizes another (Our grade: B+)
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Truffaut approached his job seriously, putting as much time and effort into this extraordinary act of journalism as he did with any movie. His reward was access to Hitchcock’s amazing mind — and the occasional truly fantastic quote such as “All actors are cattle!” Still photos of the participants are cut with...
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Austin Movie Blog
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‘Triple 9’ is a meticulous, well-made crime film (Our grade: B)
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Mick LaSalle – San Francisco Chronicle “Triple 9” is no routine crime film. It has a meticulous, Swiss watch of a script, written by newcomer Matt Cook — and it’s directed by John Hillcoat (“Lawless,” “The Proposition”), whose films are soulful, serious and marked by strong performances. Hillcoat is drawn to...
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Austin Movie Blog
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‘Son of Saul’ packs a wallop (Our grade: A-)
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“Son of Saul” has to be one of the most harrowing movies ever made about the Holocaust. The emotions are so complicated, the scenes so horrifying, that it’s hard to watch at points. The movie from Hungarian director László Nemes stars Géza Röhrig as Auslander Saul, a member of the Sonderkommando, a group of Jewish...
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Austin Movie Blog
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‘Eddie the Eagle’ will win you over (Our grade: B)
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Katie Walsh – Tribune News Service A cheery tale of unlikely sporting triumph, “Eddie the Eagle,” directed by Dexter Fletcher, offers up a retro feel-good yarn about the power of determination. While it’s often conventional, you’d have to be stone-hearted to remain un-charmed by the story of real-life British...
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Austin Movie Blog
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‘Only Yesterday’ finally makes its way to U.S. shores (Our grade: B)
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Nicolas Rapold – New York Times Isao Takahata, an Academy Award nominee and one of the twin pillars of the anime giant Studio Ghibli, brings the clear-eyed grace of his animation to the lovely memoiristic story of a 27-year-old woman in “Only Yesterday.” As the woman, Taeko, goes on a vacation in the country...
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Austin Film Festival
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Read the 2016 Oscar Nominated Screenplays
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–Matt Dy, Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Director You may have seen all of the films nominated for best screenplay but have you read all of them? We’ve scoured the Internet to find all of the nominated scripts and have them readily available here for your reading pleasure in advance of Oscar Sunday. The...
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AFS Viewfinders
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Happy Gangster-Movie Character Actor Day
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There is, as of yet, no official holiday commemorating those character actors who turn up in large numbers of organized-crime movies or television shows, but if there were such a holiday, today would be a great day for it.Take a look at who was born on this date:Abe Vigoda (1921-2016): He had a million credits but is...
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Austin Movie Blog
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First trailer for “Pete’s Dragon” and second for “Midnight Special” look pretty awesome
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First up, we have the trailer for Disney’s 2016 remake of “Pete’s Dragon,” which is helmed by Texas director David Lowery, whose only other feature as a director is the excellent “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints.” Rumor has it the remake takes very, very little from the original, which is probably wise. The sequence from 1:...
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Austin Chronicle
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Austin Film Society Spotlights Ethan Hawke
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Richard Linklater chats with Hawke on his illustrious career
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AFS Viewfinders
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Two New Clips From Terrence Malick's KNIGHT OF CUPS; Plus: Free Screening for AFS Members
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Remember how Terrence Malick used to keep us waiting for years or decades between films? He's quickened his pace a little but it still seems like we've been waiting a long time for his new one KNIGHT OF CUPS.Now there are two new clips from the film online here.Even better than that, there will be a free screening of...
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Austin Movie Blog
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Barker, Wilson, Plemons added to Texas Film Hall of Fame lineup
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Michael Barker Chandra Wilson The Austin Film Society announced Monday the full lineup of honorees for the annual Texas Film Hall of Fame, which will be held March 10 at Austin Studios. In addition to honoring Carol Burnett, whose award was previously announced, the society said it will honor Michael Barker, co-...
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Austin Chronicle
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New Names for the Texas Film Hall of Fame
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Who is the first Austin Chronicle Champion of the Arts?
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Austin Movie Blog
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Alamo Drafthouse relaxes age rules for “Where To Invade Next”
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To see a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse, you have to be 18 years or older or be accompanied by a parent. Unless you want to see Michael Moore’s “Where To Invade Next,” which Drafthouse Films is distributing. “Where To Invade Next” To wit, a letter from Drathouse founder/CEO Tim League:...
