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There is a rare but recurring mode, in Jenji Kohan productions, that could best be described as “destructive glory.”

5:10PM Tue. Jun. 21, 2016, Jacob Clifton Read More | Comment »

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself," as FDR said. When writer/director Gaurav Seth adapted post-9/11 sci-fi story “Truth” into his sci-fi thriller Prisoner X, he said, his purpose was “to understand this psychology of paranoia, and how dangerous it is, and how easy it is to exploit.”

12:00PM Tue. Jun. 21, 2016, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

WebFest Brings the Really Small Screen to the Big Screen

WebFest, a digital/web series festival, is coming back to Austin for a third year. Boasted as the only festival of its kind in Texas, this year the festival joins forces with Austin Creative Alliance to be considered for ACA’s sponsorship. This will allow the festival to apply for grants to bring WebFest to the next level.

9:30AM Tue. Jun. 21, 2016, Rivers Wright Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Showgirls

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Summer Storytime at the Blanton at The Blanton Museum of Art

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Austin Game Devs Shine at E3

As the curtains closed on the Electronic Entertainment Expo on Thursday night, it marked the end of a transitional year for the 22nd annual gathering of the international video game industry in Los Angeles.

2:30PM Mon. Jun. 20, 2016, Tucker Whatley Read More | Comment »

DVDanger: Monsterland

Horror anthology Monsterland opens with a fine visual gag: a city street, filled with screaming, fleeing citizens, and one of those apocalyptic “the end is nigh” types with a sign that simply says “Told you so.” Let’s just say, you’ve been warned.

9:00AM Sat. Jun. 18, 2016, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Digging up the Raiders!

Cinema is built on remakes and homages. Yet a bunch of middle schoolers in Eighties Mississippi deciding to remake a movie that was itself an homage to a long-gone genre has become a story that deserves its own documentary.

9:00AM Fri. Jun. 17, 2016, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Unpacking Samuel Beckett's “Film”

Esse est percipi. To be is to be perceived. – George Berkeley

1:55PM Wed. Jun. 15, 2016, Emily Gibson Read More | Comment »

Get Suited

This week it’s hard to celebrate or rejoice in the little things. Queer dance parties, drag shows, LGBTQ films – it all feels too soon to be happy. But, in the aftermath of tragedy we must look for silver linings. Tonight, aGLIFF (Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Fest) hosts the Texas premiere of Suited, and it’s the kind of lining we might just need.

12:40PM Wed. Jun. 15, 2016, Sarah Marloff Read More | Comment »

ATX Television Fest: Fargo Music Panel

At the ATX panel, "Fargo: The Music Team," moderator Erik Adams (The AV Club) talked with Noah Hawley (creator/showrunner), Maggie Phillips (music supervisor), and Jeff Russo (composer) about the show’s score and selecting pieces for the new trifold vinyl soundtrack set to hit stores this week.

4:00PM Tue. Jun. 14, 2016, Ashley Moreno Read More | Comment »

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