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Austin Film Festival: ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ – An Untold Story with David Oyelowo
'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' gives an exciting and fact-based look at the life of one of the first Black U.S. deputy marshals after the Civil War.
Read More »Austin Film Festival Exclusive Interview: Talking with an Alien from Proxima B
'Invaders From Proxima B' brought space aliens scares and laughter to the Austin Film Festival.
Read More »Austin Film Festival: ‘Women Talking’ Merges Reality and Fantasy, with Rooney Mara and Frances McDormand
'Women Talking' transports you to a remote Mennonite religious colony where terrible crimes have been committed.
Read More »Austin Film Festival: ‘Sam & Kate’, a Family Affair with Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek
You have a crush on someone. You find out that your dad is dating her mom. Things can get complicated. That's what happens to Sam and Kate.
Read More »Austin Film Festival: Opening Night with ‘The Whale’ Staring Brendan Fraser
'The Whale,' with Brendan Fraser, takes viewers on a disturbing yet touching exploration of human error and efforts to set things right.
Read More »Austin Film Festival Movie Review: ‘When We Last Spoke’ – Heartbreak, Laughs, and Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman joins an award-winning cast to tell the tender story of two sisters, abandoned then estranged, who seek truth and a new start.
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 »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 »Austin Film Festival: Screenwriter Ed Solomon Reveals How ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ Began
When 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' comes out in 2020, Solomon will have had a major release in each of the last five decades.
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