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Austin Film Festival: “You’re Invited to Tuscan’s 5th Birthday Party!”

You're invited to "You're Invited to Tuscan's 5th Birthday Party!" No, you're not reading it wrong because you're too hopped up on generic soda and sheet cake. "You're Invited to Tuscan's 5th Birthday Party!" is the title of the debut short as a director from Austin acting powerhouse Lee Eddy.

4:52PM Mon. Oct. 28, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Austin Film Festival: The Two Faces of The Beldham

There’s a secret at the heart of The Beldham – and the audience and new mother Harper are the ones trying to figure it out.

10:50AM Mon. Oct. 28, 2024, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Austin Film Festival Review: Time Travel Is Dangerous!

I’ve seen the title of the British sci-fi comedy Time Travel Is Dangerous! stylized with and without the exclamation point, but I say keep it. It’s sweetly earned.

8:00AM Mon. Oct. 28, 2024, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Monster Jam

Moody Center

Kids Block Party
at Central Library

Freedom + Juneteenth: A Night of Jubilation at Pease Park

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

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 »

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 »

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 »

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