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June 3, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Steven Cheslik-deMeyer
Count the Blessings
The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival at 25
April 16, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
That Evening Sun
Hal Holbrook has the lead role as a crotchety but wily old-timer in this Southern-fried melodrama.
"...receiving Audience Awards at the Nashville and Sarasota Film Festivals, as well as last year’s South by Southwest, where..."
March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Chinese New Year Festivities in Austin
"...There will be two major festivals this year, and in the traditional spirit of good..."
Feb. 12, 2010 Food Feature
Three Guys, a Girl, and a Dog Named Friday
Austin film collective Jollyville Pictures on its ingredients for success
"...which, in addition to playing a brace of film festivals (including the Austin Film Festival), snagged the Best Short..."
Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Larger Than Life in 3D: Dave Matthews Band
Joining Matthews are Ben Harper and Gogol Bordello.
"...Jordan. Not reviewed at press time. Filmed during music festivals (including Austin City Limits 2009), the film also includes..."
Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Much like the title character Precious, this rough-hewn movie overcomes the unlikely odds for its success.
"...Audience Awards at both the Sundance and Toronto film festivals this year. It is certainly the best button-pushing movie..."
Nov. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Questions About SXSW
Nov. 5, 2009 Postmarks
Zombieland
A hilarious script and seamless performances make this a quite tasty zomcom.
"...a less-than-impressive screening at Fantastic Fest, among other fall festivals). Debuting director Fleischer's action-and-innards-drenched film dials it all up..."
Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Taking Woodstock
The director of Brokeback Mountain looks for peace and love in another decade and finds it at the legendary festival through the story of one key participant.
"...the El Monaco, mainly by hosting plays and local festivals on the resort grounds and serving as president of..."
Aug. 28, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)
Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One
"...Variety president Charlie Koones as "one of the 10 festivals we love," alongside industry heavy-hitters Cannes, Telluride and Toronto...."
July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov
When the Sun Rises
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island
"...York is in the works. There will be film festivals and a DVD, with all proceeds donated to the..."
June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer
Cumbia de la Pachanga!
Nine hours at Fiesta Garden's Latino Music Festival on Saturday turns into a rock en Español empanada
June 2, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Earth
This nature film is derived from the Planet Earth miniseries and is edited with an eye toward the kid-friendly audience.
"...to a feature-length 96 minutes and began screening at festivals and in movie theatres around Europe; it now arrives,..."
April 24, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Research and Development
Back in the performance laboratory of the David Mark Cohen New Works Festival
"...Wonderful Ends, David's Redhaired Death), a participant in previous festivals. "It's like you can actually see the spirit of..."
March 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
SXSW Let Blaze Audience Down
"...people we're supposedly putting on all our performances and festivals for! Oh, of course I realize "schmoozing" is also..."
March 24, 2009 Postmarks
Double-Barrel Beautiful
Texan sweetheart of the 1960s folk rodeo, Carolyn Hester
"..."The Kerrville festivals were the happiest memories I have," reveals Hester. "I..."
Dec. 19, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
A Festival in Transition
Twenty-one years on, aGLIFF reinvents itself
"..."There has to be a presence at the film festivals. We should be a presence at the markets. People..."
Aug. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith
Express Yourself
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
"...AC: It’s time for the reunion tour, playing festivals and getting the brand back out there!..."
July 29, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Bonnaroo (From the Pit)
"...Willie Nelson, and M.I.A., all at a blinding pace. Festivals like this are spread out so the sound doesn’t..."
June 19, 2008 Music Post by Gary Miller
You Can Leave Your Hat On
Watching movies in Marfa
"...Film Festival, pointed out while presenting a film that festivals like Marfa's "now share the responsibility of arthouse cinema"..."
May 9, 2008 Screens Feature by Jardine Libaire
Big Man Japan
Midnight madness doesn't begin to categorize this bizarre Japanese superhero/monster movie.
"...this strange Japanese import. A popular favorite at numerous festivals (including last year's Fantastic Fest in Austin), the film..."
April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
IFC Entertainment Picks Up 'Nights and Weekends'
"...Variety's reporting that IFC Entertainment bought worldwide rights to..."
March 10, 2008 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones
The Signal
The Signal is an audacious horror film that nonetheless veers on occasion into surreal black comedy.
"...(a favorite at last year's Sundance and SXSW Film festivals) takes Marshall McLuhan's famous statement "the medium is the..."
Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Half-Brother Against Half-Brother
Jeff Nichols on 'Shotgun Stories'
"...fiancée in French Place, and watching his debut travel festivals from Berlin to Tribeca to Sydney to Austin as..."
Oct. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley
It Came From Barton Springs!
"...their name is associated with one of the hippest festivals in Austin. And two, people who attend the festival..."
Oct. 2, 2007 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt
The Advance's Retreat
Is this the end for Cinematexas?
"...so many of them went on to run other festivals and do pretty amazing stuff."..."
Sept. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman
ACL Fest Saturday Interviews
"...front of great audiences at ACL. There are other festivals where you don't even remember playing, just that it..."
Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Andy Langer
Teaching Themselves
The filmmakers, cast, and crew of Chalk learned valuable lessons with little in the way of a plan or a budget
"...their scope, they realized there were a lot of festivals that did want them. But it wasn't until they..."
May 18, 2007 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton
Day Trips
Simon Vega pays tribute to Elvis with his own Little Graceland
"...Vega retired from the school system, he began holding festivals on the weekends closest to the anniversaries of Elvis'..."
