The annual Austin conference is presenting 99 world premiere features and speakers from all aspects of the entertainment industry.
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Film Review: ‘Goalie’ Is a Different Kind of Sports Biopic
Director Adriana Maggs' well-produced biopic is an unflinching look at the brief, tragic life of Canadian goaltender Terry Sawchuck.
Read More »Film Review: ‘Reality Queen!’ Skewers the Celebutante Genre
The reality show genre is skewered in this on-target mockumentary about celebrities who are famous for no reason except their desire to be famous.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ – Rey of Light
'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,' directed by J.J. Abrams who also co-wrote the screenplay, is a fitting end to the 11-film saga.
Read More »Austin Film Festival: Work in Progress – Story to Structure in Screenwriting
Screenwriters Ed Solomon and Max Borenstein took writers through the process, from coming up with ideas for films to writing and rewriting. For this session they were joined by guest panelist Meg LeFauve ('Inside Out,' 'The Good Dinosaur').
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ – The Reboot This Franchise Needed
Tim Miller’s 'Terminator: Dark Fate' is a welcome addition to the Terminator franchise – in fact, you can say it pretty much saves it.
Read More »Austin Film Festival: Making Indie Films Takes a Team
It takes a team to make a movie, but you need to know more than how to assemble a team. You need to know how to help them work together and stay happy.
Read More »AFF Film Review: ‘Cowboys’, I Never Knew You, Till Now
'Cowboys,' a documentary which had its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival, last month, takes us into the world and psyches of modern-day cowboys who make sure that filet mignon or beef brisket make it to your table.
Read More »Hamptons International Film Festival Review: ‘The Song of Names’ Starring Clive Owen, Tim Roth
A wartime drama of music and mystery, 'The Song of Names' emphasizes themes of faith, love, grieving, loss, and forgiveness, with historical references to Treblinka and the Holocaust.
Read More »AFF Film Review: Two on The Noir Side – But Very Different
DC NOIR and Sleeping in Plastic both brought a film noir feel to the 26th Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference in Austin, Texas
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