aGLIFF Gets in the Ring With New Wrestling Documentary

Queer film fest announces first six films

"...continues courtesy of Tribeca selection Three Headed Beast, Fernando Andrés and Tyler Rugh's experimental depiction of the pleasures and..."

July 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lost Illusions

Balzac's media satire is still bracingly, scathingly topical

"...Xavier Dolan, Salomé Dewaels, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, André Macron, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Jean-François Stévenin and Jeanne Balibar...."

July 8, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Official Competition

Cruz and Banderas reunite in this scathing comedy about ego and filmmaking

"...co-directors Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat as well as Andrés Duprat.) The tantalizing presence of Banderas and Cruz –..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Penélope Cruz Enters the Rehearsal Room for Official Competition

The Spanish actress gets inside the head of the dictator director

"...many layers in the way [writers/directors Mariano Cohn and Andrés Duprat, and writer Gastón Duprat] wrote her, and so..."

July 1, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cine Las Americas 2022: Cadejo Blanco

Real Guatemalan street crime gets an understanding narrative life

"...night out, she quickly decides finding Bea’s gang-affiliated boyfriend Andrés (Rudy Rodriguez) is the only way she’ll learn what..."

June 13, 2022 Screens Post by Ali Juell

Austin Filmmakers Take Their Three Headed Beast to Tribeca

Open relationship drama gets its world premiere

"...Directors Fernando Andrés and Tyler Rugh almost did. After all, they knew..."

June 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...Utama D: Alejandro Loayza Grisi Bolivia/Uruguay/France, 87 min. In the Bolivian highlands,..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Ardent Heart

Spanish faith-based drama

"...Directed by: Andrés Garrigó and Antonio Cuadri. Starring: Karyme Lozano, María Vallejo-Nágera,..."

May 27, 2022 Movie Review

Royal Blue Grocery Raises Money for World Central Kitchen

Saturday proceeds benefit José Andrés' disaster relief nonprofit

"...We Feed People, which follows WCK founder Chef José Andrés as he takes his disaster-relief organization from one struggling..."

March 17, 2022 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

The Lifesaving Cooking of Chef José Andrés in We Feed People

Making a longer dinner table

"...the scene strides the familiar profile of chef José Andrés, the Spanish celebrity chef-turned-Batman of disaster relief. As chief..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...documentary We Feed People about chef and humanitarian José Andrés, will be part of the Changing the Future of..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Verde Report: Austin FC Sizes Up Champions of Mexico as Veteran Felipe Joins the Squad

The Verde and the Black gear up for a preseason friendly against Atlas FC

"...players in its history. El Tri legends Rafael Márquez, Andrés Guardado, Pável Pardo, and Jared Borgetti – among many..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Austinites - plays a big part in the list. Sandra Bullock brings her big-screen comedy The Lost City for..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Joy-filled animated family SF comedy is an explosion of fun

"...the perils of oblivious IT dudebros (personified by Eric André as Silicon Valley knucklehead and accidental Armageddon invoker Mark..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 24-30

"...LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): French poet André Breton wrote, "Je vous souhaite d'être follement aimée." In..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

West Side Story

Bernstein. Shakespeare. Sondheim. Spielberg. ’Nuff said!

"...Rita Moreno, Brian d’Arcy James, Corey Stoll and Josh Andrés Rivera...."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 10-16

"...ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (1932–1986) was experimental and innovative and influential. His..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close-to-Home

Fresh sounds that emanate from the Lone Star State

"...cutting through with a standout chorus – reminiscent of André 3000. He's also a hands-on producer who both hunts..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

AFS Announces 2021 Feature Grant Recipients

Ten projects reflect talent and diversity in Texas film

"...tumultuous first years. Stuck On On Award RANCHO Director: Andrés Torres (Austin) Narrative Feature in Post-production A former teenage..."

Sept. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

The Alpinist

Climbing doc has trouble keeping up with its enigmatic subject

"...Marc-André Leclerc is one of the most extraordinary athletes that..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Two Married Couples, Two New Neighborhood Spots in Austin

It takes two with Birdie's and Bobo's

"...Snack Bar quietly opened last week. Married couple Bethany Andrée and Karl Gilkey owned South Congress' Snack Bar, the..."

May 7, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Moffie

Brutality and sexual awakening in Apartheid-era South Africa

"...A toxic masculinity courses through Moffie, an adaptation of André Carl van der Merwe’s autobiographical novel about a young..."

April 9, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Film Review: Executive Order

Brazilian speculative drama shows racism transcends borders

"...his wife Capitu, and Seu Jorge as his cousin André give stability to the narrative, even when the premise..."

March 16, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

SXSW Online: Recommended Programming

Must-catch panels, films, music showcases, and more at this year's all-virtual Fest

"...Food Systems, and Climate Change — Featured Session Featuring Andrew Zimmern, David E. Kelley, and Alexandra Cousteau. (CHANNEL 1)..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 19-25

"...a curiously boring aspect in five of his plays, Andromache, Alcestis, Helen, Medea, and The Bacchae. They all have..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

The World to Come

Frontier romance speaks of a love that cannot speak the name it does not yet have

"...her sophomore film, director Fastvold, assisted by painterly cinematographer André Chemetoff, has envisioned a softer version of the American..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...her reality in this unsettling psychological thriller. Cast List: Andrea Riseborough, Martin McCann, Jonjo O’Neill, Eileen O’Higgins (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin FC Turns Heads in Draft

MLS team celebrates roster additions, new stadium name

"...Q&A on MLS’s Instagram page, Pereira cited Spanish maestro Andrés Iniesta as his on-field role model. For a creative-minded..."

Jan. 25, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Archenemy

Revisionist Superman riff brings new meaning to street-level superheroics

"...idea (cf Kick-Ass, Mystery Men, Super, Hancock), last month André Øvredal's Mortal attempted to wrest the myth of Thor..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Queer Thanks Springs Eternal

Plus, Frida Friday’s Black Friday mercado and Austin Library’s queer book club make the qmmunity shine bright

"...month's book is Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman, which is available for free in both downloadable..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

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