Lucifer Star Kevin Alejandro Heads to the Lake Travis Film Festival

Devilish star and rising filmmaker honored by fledgling fest

"...Every festival needs stars, and Kevin Alejandro is undoubtedly that. Whether it's cult leader Brother Blood..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fall Films

"...Alejandro González Iñárritu on 'Babel'..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Around the World in Eight Films

Cultural snapshots give viewers something to write home about

"...brightest cities to the most shadowy villages. These particular films take us from fake accents in Scotland to Japanese..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...Alejandro Landes and Alexis Dos Santos (Monos), Max Eggers and..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fall Films

Discussed: 'Babel,' with Alejandro González Iñárritu, 'For Your Consideration,' with Catherine O'Hara; 'The Fountain,' with Darren Aronofsy; 'Shut Up and Sing,' with Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck; and 'Sleeping Dogs Lie,' with Bobcat Goldthwait

Nov. 10, 2006 Screens Feature

Juarez: Stages of Fear

This film is a passionate if clunky cri du coeur for the kidnapped and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico – a silent epidemic of as many as 450 crimes in the last 10 years.

"...Directed by: César Alejandro. Starring: Chris Penn, María Rebeca, César Alejandro, Elizabeth Cox,..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Endless Poetry

Portrait of an artist as a young man

"...Directed by: Alejandro Jodorowsky. Starring: Adan Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Leandro..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A Hollywood star falls to earth with mad, exhilarating results.

"...Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone,..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bloody Beautiful Illusions

Alejandro Jodorowsky, surrealism's topo sangre, on Truth, Beauty, and the Internet

"...When Chilean filmmaker/writer/artist Alejandro Jodorowsky turns 82 on Feb. 7, he'll have the..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Lake House

This tale of magical realism has potential for delightful originality, but the Sandra Bullock-Keanu Reeves love story lacks heat and the science fiction premise spirals into senselessness.

"...Directed by: Alejandro Agresti. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Christopher Plummer, Shohreh..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Paradise

Ten years after Gravity, Alejandro Escovedo finds his "Paradise."

"...Waterloo Records is longer than any three warm-up bands. Alejandro Escovedo, meanwhile, planted on the walkway out front of..."

June 28, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Jodorowsky's Dune

What's tantalizing but never was? This Fantastic Fest award-winner talks with the famed surrealist and others about their plans for this aborted project.

"...The list of potentially great films that remain unmade can sometimes feel as lengthy as..."

May 9, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Like Out of a Movie

The legend of Alejandro Gomez Monteverde

"...Joe wasn't a warrior, and Superman didn't fly. As Alejandro Gomez Mont-everde grew up in Tampico, Mexico, he instead..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains

Filmmaker Jonathan Demme accompanies Jimmy Carter during the former president's controversial book tour for Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, and in the process offers a re-evalution of this world leader.

"...(including Gillian Welch, Brother Ali, and original music by Alejandro Escovedo). Perhaps Man From Plains’ most lasting impression: The..."

March 14, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Art of Dying

"...that borrows heavily from both American and Italian genre films, from its teenage protagonists who can't go to the..."

May 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...year’s Sundance Film Festival was the wealth of standout films made by Austin directors. Today, the South by Southwest..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Ashes of Time Redux

Dreamlike, confounding, yet possessed of a stunningly complex sensual and narrative poetry, Wong Kar-Wai's Chinese film is absolutely gorgeous.

"...Time Redux is, simply, one of the most gorgeous films ever made. Never given much of a serious stateside..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mask of Zorro

"...double bill with Disney's vastly underrated The Rocketeer. Both films gaze back longingly to the daze of classic Hollywood..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Colombia's Child Soldiers Captured in Monos

Alejandro Landes on breaking the feelgood narrative of youth

"...the title of the third film from Colombian director Alejandro Landes. With its sense of tumbling, animalistic chaos, it's..."

Sept. 29, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One Letter Short for 'ABCs of Death 2'

25 director teams announced: Can you bring the mayhem for 'M'?

"...Break out your primers and blood-resistant drop cloths. Drafthouse Films, Timpson Pictures and Magnet have announced the roster of..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...wore the rebel ID. On Oct. 14, APPO militant Alejandro García Hernández was cut down at a barricade near..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

The Maid

In this acclaimed drama from Chile, the maid in question is a compelling enigma.

"...Directed by: Sebastián Silva. Starring: Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Alejandro Goic, Andrea García-Huidobro, Mariana Loyola, Agustín Silva, Mercedes Villanueva..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFS Announces 2020 Feature Grant Recipients

Special new fund will help those hit by SXSW cancellation

"...Fifteen films. Sixteen filmmakers. That's the roster of titles that will..."

Sept. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2011: 'Juan of the Dead' Premiere

A love letter from Cuba to Austin, signed in zombie blood

"...homecoming for Havana's first film at Fantastic Fest. Director Alejandro Brugues explained, "There's a reason why this is the..."

Sept. 24, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and his directorial..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...its first wave of movies and shows, with new films from Olivia Wilde, Robert Rodriguez, Christopher Morris, and more...."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...and innovative has just announced its first lineup of films, including the world premiere of Smile, the disturbing new..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 4

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...Fest, we're posting a few trailers for each day's films to help you make (or, you know, complicate) some..."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...competition slate and NEXT picks, dedicated to cutting-edge independent films. Familiar faces abound...."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Satanic Hispanics

Latino horror anthology hangs wild and loose in its pan-American chills

"...Directed by: Alejandro Brugués, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna and..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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