This is a great week for first-run comedies in Austin. I've seen three of these new movies and I would watch them all again -- they all made me laugh. And if those aren't not enough for you, The Cabin in the Woods is still screening in town.In addition... »
By Mario HernandezI had the opportunity to join the Austin Film Festival at their sold-out event for "Conversations in Film with Rob Thomas" on Wednesday, April 18 at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. For those unfamiliar with Thomas, do not ... »
Austin Creative Alliance along with the Austin Film Society, Austin Music People and Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts are once again smartly hosting an open forum with mayoral and city council candidate forum. The purpose is to give voters an... »
Astute Austinites should avoid most of the major new releases this week (four words: Zac Efron, Steve Harvey) and stick with the arthouse fare and special screenings.Among the antidotes to the horrors at your local multiplex is the Austin Film Society'... »
I don't remember when I first watched Cinema Paradiso but the memory of that loving embrace of a sentimental story propelled me to finally attend a Chef du Cinema class with Austin Film Society member and friend Ron Deutsch. The movie washed over me ag... »
This week Austin moviegoers can choose from an unusually large number of new releases and special screenings offering everything from horror to slapstick. (Here's an intriguing mashup idea: The Cabin in the Woods and The Three Stooges.)If the nine new ... »
The Austin Film Society and Violet Crown Cinema will host a special screening of Richard Linklater’s “Bernie” on Thursday, April 26, the day before the film’s Austin release. The Violet Crown will screen the movie on all four of its screens and then ho... »
The Violet Crown Cinema will begin showing Richard Linklater’s new film, Bernie, starting on Friday. An exclusive premiere of the film (sponsored by the Austin Film Society and benefiting the Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund) will be... »
