Chatting with Nicolas Cage, David Gordon Green and the 'Joe' Cast
After a series of premieres across the country including SXSW and Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF), Joe opens today in Austin at the Violet Crown Cinema and Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter. Based...
View ArticleDallas IFF 2014: Farah White, 'About Mom and Dad'
If I had to place a wager on who will "out-Mars" Austin talent Jonny Mars with the number of film projects that one Texan can possibly be associated with in one year, my bet for the top contender is...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: A Hill Country Flyer Jaunt to See 'Snowpiercer'
I had little idea what to expect from the movie Snowpiercer, as I had not even seen a trailer. But buzz for the movie had been overwhelmingly positive, and Tim League and the crew of the Alamo...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' at Alamo Lakeline with Special...
The lobby of the Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline has been Planet of the Apes themed since its opening last summer, so no theater in Austin (or anywhere, really) could have been more appropriately attired for...
View ArticleAt the Texas Premiere for 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For had its Texas premiere at the Paramount Theatre last week, and writer/director Robert Rodriguez was on the red carpet for the hometown screening that benefited the Austin...
View ArticleFantastic Fest 2014: 'Tusk' with Kevin Smith and Justin Long
I'm about to head right out the door again for the second day of Fantastic Fest, but thought I'd share a couple of photos from the Q&A at last night's opening-night film, Tusk. Kevin Smith and...
View ArticleFantastic Fest 2014: Fantastic Debates
It's been a couple of years since I've attended the Fantastic Debates, but since I began "casually" training in boxing earlier this year I wanted to see how well this year's debate participants would...
View ArticleAFF 2014 Dispatch: Advice from Screenwriters
I enjoyed several of this year's panels at Austin Film Festival, with my only complaint being how to choose between concurrent sessions. The quality and diversity of conversations and panels were...
View ArticleOther Worlds Austin Interview: 'Apt 3D' Filmmakers/Stars
The Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival closed out its inaugural event with the world premiere of Apt 3D, a psychological thriller set in New York in the dead of winter. Newly transplanted couple...
View ArticleSXSW 2015: 'Being Evel' in Austin
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Junge (Iron Ladies of Liberia) was in Austin last month for the SXSW screenings of Being Evel, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2015. The documentary...
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