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By Anna Hanks – Special to the American-Statesman As I was hanging my laundry out on the line on the day following the South By Southwest Eco Conference earlier this month, I realized that...
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By Anna Hanks – Special to the American-Statesman As I was hanging my laundry out on the line on the day following the South By Southwest Eco Conference earlier this month, I realized that...
In the week or so following Fantastic Fest, the film that’s been living in my head is “Felt.” Directed by Jason Banker (“Toad Road“) “Felt” is the movie I can’t stop turning over in...
In September Keanu Reeves was at Fantastic Fest in conjunction with a showing of his new film John Wick. The film is a fabulous, stylish assassin-tale, with plenty of clever deaths and the coolest...
It’s Fantastic Fest, and I’m busy watching films! But check out these pictures of director Kevin Smith on the Fantastic Fest red carpet for his new film TUSK! Stay tuned for updates from the...
Fantastic Fest is well known for its selection of bloody horror films. Yet the film festival screens a fair number of documentary titles as well. This year I’m totally excited about seeing some documentary...
Enjoy pictures from the band Trust, drag artist Christeene, the Big Dipper and other acts from the first night of the Stargayzer festival.
The last time I got my hair done, the nice man who does my roots went over the Stargayzer festival schedule with me. After all, it’s Austin and he and I have talked about...
Sometimes you go to music festivals and you’ve already seen all the acts. You know exactly what to expect and it’s all a little…over. This year’s Stargayer festival has a lot of new-to-me acts...
Following Labor Day and with the arrival of our first big fall rain, it’s clear that we are on the cusp of festival season in Austin! Looking at the lineup for the fab Fantastic...
While I’ve written about my experiences at the Positivus Festival this year, I realized that there were a lot more pictures that I hadn’t shared with you! So here’s even more of what I...