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Austin Film Festival Review: The Brutalist

The Brutalist arrives at a rotten time in the history of America, as our long-uplifted origin story as a nation of immigrants, founded on the premise of freedom of religion, is being rewritten in real time by a rising demonization of immigrants, and a rising threat of Christian nationalism.

5:16PM Sun. Oct. 27, 2024, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Austin Film Festival: At Picnics, No One Can Hear You Scream in “Hi, Friends!”

The reason that everyone heads to the kitchen at parties is that it's the agreed-upon location to look like you're being social while still avoiding awkward interactions. But what if there's no kitchen? That's a recipe for overwhelming social anxiety.

3:00PM Sun. Oct. 27, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Austin Film Festival Review: The Stones Are Speaking

Archaeology takes patience, and it takes passion. That may not sound all that cinematic, but it’s the determination and enthusiasm of its practitioners – and most especially one man, Dr. Michael Collins – that makes The Stones Are Speaking such a compelling watch.

10:17AM Sun. Oct. 27, 2024, Alejandra Martinez Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

ATX TV Festival

Downtown Austin

No Idea Festival Day 1 w/ Ken Vandermark & Mabel Kwan at Monks Jazz Club

Juno Birch: The Probed Tour at Parish

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Austin Film Festival: “Two Cents & a Footlong”

How many times have you asked "how's it going?" and known you'd never get a real answer? Thousands? Tens of thousands? In "Two Cents & a Footlong" by writer/director Kanin Guntzelman, an unexpected answer changes has the potential to save a life.

10:00AM Sat. Oct. 26, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Austin Film Festival: Spreading the Joy of Deaf Santa Claus

Everyone knows Santa Claus is real and there's only one of him. And everyone knows too that he has many, many helpers to bring the joy of the season to children of all ages. However, not everyone knows that there is one, and only one, real Deaf Santa Claus.

8:00AM Sat. Oct. 26, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Council Approves $218 Million Police Contract, Oversight Advocates Sue Again

With a 10-1 vote last night, city council struck a blow to the dubious narrative that has formed about the relationship between City Hall and the Austin Police Association (APA) for the past four years.

1:16PM Fri. Oct. 25, 2024, Austin Sanders Read More | Comment »

Austin FC Hires Nico Estévez as Club’s Second-Ever Head Coach

Austin FC has its new head coach. The club announced the hire of former FC Dallas Manager Nico Estévez as the second head coach in Austin FC history Friday morning, ending a nearly three-week search that began with the October 6 dismissal of former coach Josh Wolff.

12:36PM Fri. Oct. 25, 2024, Eric Goodman Read More | Comment »

Austin Film Festival Review: Texas Cult House

Faith can be a weapon or a salve depending on the person who wields it. Texas Cult House, which had its world premiere Thursday night at the Austin Film Festival, understands this dynamic well, using it and the real-life horrors of conservative Christianity to tell a unique but uneven story.

10:43AM Fri. Oct. 25, 2024, Alejandra Martinez Read More | Comment »

Brace for Impact: Trump Is Coming to Austin Tomorrow

Former president and current candidate Donald Trump is bringing the campaign to Austin tomorrow, with a 12:30pm press conference at the airport planned before recording an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the massively popular podcast.

6:31PM Thu. Oct. 24, 2024, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

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