The Austin Film Society's Sublime Lines

Essential Cinema series: Japanese Animé

"...it was the first of five offerings in the Austin Film Society's latest Essential Cinema series, Sublime Lines: Japanese..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Screens Feature by Sofia Resnick

The Austin Film Society's Noir Canon Travels the Mean Streets

The city is the star of the AFS film series

"...The need to return to the most essential noir over the years is a justifiable impulse. Idiosyncratic..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

AFS Essential Cinema

Spaces Between Realities: The Films of Michael Haneke

"...the next two months, as part of its ongoing Essential Cinema series, the Austin Film Society will be showing..."

March 30, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Small World and Blurred Boundaries: AFS Essential Cinema

Crossing Borders: Immigration in Global Cinema

"...Whether the Austin Film Society was thinking about the mess in Mexico..."

April 3, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Film Society That Brought Indie and Arthouse to Austin Returns

AFS hosts a series of the movies that inspired Cinema 40

"...Before Austin Film Society, before CinemaTexas, there was Cinema 40. The..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Go Greek: AFS Essential Cinema

AFS Essential Cinema: From the Shadows: Greek Independent Cinema

"...Mention the phrase "Greek cinema" to most people, and you're likely to hear more..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

AFS Essential Cinema

AFS presents the sequel to one of its most provocative Essential Cinema series programs from last year

"...This month the Austin Film Society presents the sequel to one of its..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Champion of the World Cinema

Chief curator Chale Nafus on the Austin Film Society's latest Essential series, South by Southeast: Films of Thailand and Vietnam

"...lunch with Chale Nafus, director of programming for the Austin Film Society, and I was disheartened to find out..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Islands in the Film Stream

Recent films from the Philippines unspool for the Austin Film Society's next Essential Cinema series

"...Maidens Unleashed! will be forgiven for believing that most films shot in the Philippines are either low- or no-budget..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

AFS Cinema Announces Reopening Date, First Lineup of Films

The arthouse mecca brings new titles, immortal classics

"...Mark your calendar: July 15. AFS Cinema, the two-screen theatre operated by Austin Film Society, will..."

June 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Essential's Torn From the Motherland: Films From the African Diaspora

Oct. 23-Nov. 20

"...Into this politically thorny mire the Austin Film Society is bravely descending this month, with the..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

'World' Cinema

Three-month series AFS@Dobie launches with latest Jia Zhangke film

"...Twenty years ago, when filmmakers Richard Linklater and Lee Daniel put their disheveled heads..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Swimming in Summer Cinema

So many series, so little time

"...having a hard time keeping all the summer movie series straight in our heads, and we do this for..."

June 8, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Lights Are On at AFS Cinema

After 16 months of closure, the arthouse indie cinema reopens this weekend

"...Mark your calendars and grab your seat. AFS Cinema, the Austin Film Society's two-screen theatre, is back. After..."

July 16, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

In the Flesh: Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell Leads the Reappraisal of Porn

The archivist sees erotica as a vital chapter in the history of queer liberation

"...knows about Elizabeth Purchell. Those who do know the film historian often pick that knowledge up through her work..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Screens Feature by James Scott

Luke Wilson, Tommy Lee Jones to Recieve Texas Film Awards

Hollywood heavyweights, indie icons, and an honorary Texan lauded

"...their 15th outing being the crystal anniversary, the Texas Film Awards winners' list gets ever more sparkling, with the..."

Jan. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Society Pages

Reading the next chapter of the Austin Film Society's playbook

"...There aren't many superstar film programmers. So even though he'd probably blush at the..."

June 21, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

AFS Essential's Blokes 'n' Birds: British Realist Cinema

Sept. 4-Oct. 9

"...underemployed lads lashing out at all the values British society had foisted upon them – tradition, convention, religion, decency..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the Week That Was, Get Smart) and scripts for films such as The Graduate and Catch-22. Credit must also..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

AFS Film Series Abraham/Ibrahim Highlights Diversity and Common Ground

Spotlight on the cinema of the Middle East, North Africa

"...topics, it’s not lost on her that the wider Austin community – and Americans at large – don’t have..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Film

Film Reviews

"...in general, not as much attention drawn to the filmmaker's style in deference to the story line. Co-produced by..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

AFS Kicks Off Hitchcock Before Hollywood Series

April 4 film includes tea, vintage records, and themed photo booth

"...the master of suspense were in evidence in the 20-film prologue to Hitch’s career in America – 20 films..."

April 2, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Pro Tips

What to see, where to be, and how to relax

"...with some math: SXSW throws more than 150 feature films at you over 10 days’ time. You’re never gonna..."

March 4, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...emotional sucker punch, a raw, dirty, disturbing piece of cinema veritŽ filmmaking that simultaneously hooks and repulses you from..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the theremin has had on popular American culture. The filmmaker interviews a variety of people in telling this story:..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the theremin has had on popular American culture. The filmmaker interviews a variety of people in telling this story:..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...every sense of the word. Kidron's (Used People) latest film outdrags, outdresses, and generally outdoes last year's Australian hit..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...CIRCUSD: George Ratliff. This is a reprint of the Austin Chronicle review that ran in March when this film..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Xin Xin-xiong. Hong Kong director Tsui Hark's first modern-day film since 1992's The Master is also his loosest, most..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

The Pen May Be Mightier Than the Sword, but Sometimes It Makes You Want to Slit Your Wrists

The Austin Film Society's latest series zooms in on creative block

"...then was that 8½ would influence multiple generations of filmmakers, many of whom were similarly confounded by a starburst..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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