The Grand Budapest Hotel at SXSW
Given that The Grand Budapest Hotel just won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy and it got a lot of Oscar nominations this morning, I thought it would be nice to share some of...
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Pictures from the SXSW 2014 “Veronica Mars” Film Premiere
After South by Southwest this year, I wrote about a bunch of things, and shared pictures of some other things. However when I was cleaning up my photo archive, I realized that I’d never...
If You Liked “Tiny Furniture” See “Felt”
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...
Keanu Reeves At Fantastic Fest 2014
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...
The Fantastic Debates at Fantastic Fest 2014
The Fantastic Debates at took place on the Saturday night of Fantastic Fest at Randy Palmer’s South Austin Gym. Here you can see familiar faces from the film world both in the boxing ring...
Goofy Kevin Smith on the TUSK Red Carpet
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...
There are LOTS of films from Eastern Europe at Fantastic Fest
It’s the night before Fantastic Fest and it’s raining here in Austin. As someone with a minor in Eastern European studies and a ton of friends in Latvia, that makes me think about all...
Cool Documentaries at Fantastic Fest 2014
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...
Fantastic Fest “The Man In The Orange Jacket”
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...
Postmodern Movie Palace On South Lamar!
In the early twentieth century, movie studios constructed movie palaces. These fancy and fanciful buildings with their ornate ceilings and balconies were considered to be the best place to show the feature films that...
