At SXSW, love of Duran Duran was still going strong
When I was in junior high school, I could have told you anything about the band Duran Duran. With crucial information gleaned from Tiger Beat and Rolling Stone, I could have explained how the...
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Latvia: The Land of 24 Hour Party People…that I met at SXSW.
Riga graffiti. It’s strange the impact that South By Southwest can have on our lives, in ways that sometimes go far beyond the music. View of Riga. In 2006, I did a story for...
Fantastic Fest Is Bringing Us More Fantastic-ness!
. . . . . . The third wave of content for Fantastic Fest was recently announced, and it totally rocks. That’s especially true if you dig vampires, ninjas and super scary stories about...
Life in Latvia
Not every American who travels abroad visits this tiny capital, much less gets here two summers in a row. Yet having briefly worked for a newspaper in the region — and having friends in...
Cronocrimenes at Fantastic Fest
Tim League of the Alamo and Nacho Vigalondo during the Cronocrimenes Question and Answer session following one of the first screenings of the movie in the United States (2007). Growing up in the...
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...
Hippie Austin Bonds at “Dirt Road to Psychedelia….”
Austin, Texas During The 1960s As the festival drew near a conclusion on its next-to-last day, I took a mental and physical health break from the event. Festival stress and daily blogging using my...
A North Austin Don Rickles Love-In
Along with many, Anna honors Don Rickles Okay, it’s time for me to come clean. Summer before last, I planned a visit to my in-laws around seeing a Don Rickles show in Manchester, New...
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...
Historic Hotel Hosts Humdinger of a Festival
Beautiful sunshine and moderate Texas temperatures in the 80’s greeted attendees at the opening of the 14th annual Austin Film Festival. Many festival panels focus on up-to-the-moment topics like discussions on using the newest...
