Holdovers Review
Check out Anna’s Austin Film Festival review of “The Holdovers” at Get Reel Movies!
Category: Austin Film Festival
I had some things to say about the new movie “Jackie”
You can read my column about the new movie “Jackie” this morning in the Dallas Morning News. Your mileage may vary. Here are some of the other sights of the LBJ Library…
Film fails to show the warmth of Jackie Kennedy and Lady Bird Johnson
When I was an undergraduate at the University of Texas at Austin, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library was free for everyone. My big family was often looking for something to do on their...
The Edge of Fifteen
Like a lot of people, I’ve taken the news of Donald Trump’s election victory quite hard—harder than the results of any other election in my life. Since the heart-wrenching returns came in I’ve been...
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse is the Dark Diamond of AFF
Every so often you stumble across an indie film that’s so fresh and lively sparkling and tightly edited that you can see the platonic ideal of what a film comedy should be. “Diani...
Brooklyn: A Classic Film to Be
“Brooklyn” is one of the prettiest films I’ve seen in a long time, as well as a film that feels like updated classic cinema. The story of Irish girl Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), who...
Austin Film Festival 2015
The Austin Film Festival has come and gone for another year. Here’s a snapshot of my Austin Film Festival experience in social media! [View the story “The Austin Film Festival 2015!” on Storify]
Waving Goodbye to the Austin Film Festival
A spontaneous sing-a-long, some last words, empty corridors — until next year The 14th annual Austin Film Festival ended with the Closing Night Screening of Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, directed by Sidney...
A Quiet Evening with Vietnamese Food and Film
Anna knows the city and the people Monday is a quiet day for the Austin Film Festival. Nothing is scheduled before noon, and there are no features being shown until the evening. After reading...
Dog-Tired at the “Hair of The Dog” Brunch
I started Sunday with a whole lot of other festival attendees at a Hair of the Dog brunch at Ranch 616 restaurant. Admittedly, it took my husband bringing me two cups of coffee to...
