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Scandalous Summer Soul Playlist
Ready for some uptown/downtown soul music? Are you prepared for the most styling musicians of all time to give rhythm and rhyme to the next three months? Welcome to a video playlist inspired by the hit television series Scandal.

4:20PM Wed. Jun. 17, 2015, William Harries Graham Read More | Comment »

Drawing Conclusions With Monstrocards
The time for bracing has passed. Summer has come. It’s time to take the party (and probably a box of Flavor Ice) out of the sun and into the AC. But don’t fret! Local game studio, White Whale, has the perfect way to wait out the next six months: their new card game, Monstrocards.

10:00AM Sun. Jun. 14, 2015, Ashley Moreno Read More | Comment »

Mishima: The Last Jewel in the Wasteland
Last year, AFS founding member and artistic director, Richard Linklater, curated a series called Jewels in the Wasteland, in which he screened and discussed some of the best films made between 1980 and 1983.

9:00AM Wed. Jun. 10, 2015, Alexa Harrington Read More | Comment »

DVDanger: Debug
Some people climb mountains. Some people run rapids. David Hewlett makes films. He explained, "It is the most frustrating, terrifying, soul-destroying process, but it's such an adrenaline rush."

9:00AM Tue. Jun. 9, 2015, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

ATX Television Fest: The Devoted Niche vs. the Casual Mass
As the quality and quantity of television grows, the ways for a show to succeed has also increased. On Saturday, the ATX Television Festival hosted a panel to debate the merits of the devoted niche vs. a casual mass audience. While the latter has been the traditional route to success, the former is becoming more and more popular.

1:15PM Mon. Jun. 8, 2015, Rod Machen Read More | Comment »

ATX Television Fest: The Simpsons' Al Jean
Al Jean might not be a household name to most people, but fans of The Simpsons will have seen his name countless times as the credits roll. He’s been there from the beginning, being one of the original staff writers and later an executive producer and show runner, a title he has held since 2001.

5:30PM Sun. Jun. 7, 2015, Rod Machen Read More | Comment »

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ATX Television Fest: Gilmore Girls Reunion
The superfan vibe was palpable just walking up to the Paramount Theater on Saturday. An ambulance tended to the sun-blasted diehards in a line that wrapped around the block as the stars of the Gilmore Girls walked the red carpet. And the stars were out, 15 in all, not counting the show’s creator and executive producer.

8:00AM Sun. Jun. 7, 2015, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

ATX Television Fest: The Buyers
So you want to pitch a TV show to a bunch of powerful network executives. How best to accomplish this most stressful of tasks? If you’re Rooster McConaughey, you bring in a bunch of beer.

8:30PM Sat. Jun. 6, 2015, Rod Machen Read More | Comment »

ATX Television Fest: The Buyers
 
ATX Television Fest: FX Comedy Night
On Friday night, FX comedies, their casts, and crews took over the Stateside Theater, unspooling in a maybe-accidental “stages of life” order – from thirtysomething sex comedy You’re the Worst to Married’s referendum on 40s-with-kids to perilously close to over-the-hill in Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, Denis Leary’s first return to his Rescue Me network.

7:46PM Sat. Jun. 6, 2015, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

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