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AFS Viewfinders
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Is Emilio Fernández The Most Interesting Man in Film History?
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On Sunday, April 3, AFS will present a rare 35mm print of Emilio Fernández' 1946 classic ENAMORADA. The event will be hosted by Charles Ramírez Berg, whose latest book is "The Classical Mexican Cinema: The Poetics of the Exceptional Golden Age Films." He will introduce the screening and participate in an...
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Austin Film Festival
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AFF in Los Angeles
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An LA afternoon chock full of seasoned advice from industry gatekeepers, executives, and producers on what they look for Read More
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Other Worlds Austin
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OWA Netflix SciFi & Horror Recommendations: April 2016
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April is bringing some really fantastic additions in the SciFi and Horror genres on Netflix. Scroll through to see what you should be watching this month. And be sure to catch the films that are leaving Netflix before it’s too late!
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Austin Chronicle
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Austin Film Society Hiring Theatre Manager
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No details on location of new two-screen cinema
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The Daily Texan
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Composer, playwright team up to reimagine Greek myth
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Local playwright Mick D’Arcy spent the past 15 years living with a Greek goddess. He has written and rewritten countless pages about her, crafted song lyrics and sought out musical collaborators, all in the hopes of breathing new life into the classic Greek myth of Persephone. In the traditional story,...
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Austin Movie Blog
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‘Krisha’ deals with a very rocky homecoming
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The character of Krisha is an aging alcoholic who’s full of dread and foreboding but who’s going home for a family celebration. The press notes say that it’s Thanksgiving, but the movie never says what time of year it is. However, Thanksgiving doesn’t appear to be a good bet, since the crepe myrtles are blooming...
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Austin Movie Blog
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Right back with ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ family and loving it
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From the opening scene of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2,” where you see just a hand spraying Windex on an icy car door to get it open, you are right back in the lives of the Portokalos family. Very little has changed, which is comforting. It’s like you’ve been invited to an hour-and-a-half dinner with the family you...
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Austin Movie Blog
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‘Eye in the Sky’ shows dilemmas of modern warfare
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Colin Covert – Minneapolis Star Tribune The two-edged sword of combating terrorism through unmanned strikes is the focus of “Eye in the Sky.” Helen Mirren stars as an all-business British colonel remotely leading a crucial drone operation to capture Islamic militants gathered in a secluded safe house in Nairobi...
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Austin Movie Blog
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In ‘Batman v Superman,’ the audience is the biggest loser
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Henry Cavill stars as Superman in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. (Warner Bros.) There’s a concept in American jurisprudence called “fruit of the poisonous tree.” It means evidence that is obtained illegally cannot be used in court. It means that the product of something bad remains bad. The deeply...
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Austin Chronicle
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SXSW Film Review: <i>I Am a Hero</i>
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Japanese zombie flick takes Midnighters prize
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AFS Viewfinders
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Essential Cinema Series "Shakespeare Our Contemporary" Begins This Week
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Currently at the Harry Ransom Center there is an exhibit called Shakespeare In Print & Performance. It includes a huge number of materials related to the bard, his work and the theatrical tradition accompanying his plays. There are multiple First Folios, historic costumes and stage designs and more. The exhibition...
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Austin Chronicle
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SXSW Film Review: <i>Carnage Park</i>
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Mickey Keating's take on classic American horror
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Austin Chronicle
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SXSW Film Review: <i>We Are X</i>
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Music doc explores the biggest band you never heard of
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Austin Movie Blog
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New season of ‘Dusk Till Dawn’ shooting in New Mexico, not Texas
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From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, for El Rey Network and Miramax. L to R; Briana Evigan as Sonja Lam and D.J. Cotrona as Seth Gecko. Central Texas recently got some good news that AMC will start filming the new series based on Philipp Meyer’s “The Son” here this summer. But there’s one troubling...
