Founder Jo Ann Skousen looks back at 10 years of the Anthem Film Festival and its evolution from a small hotel conference room to the historic Elks Theatre.
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Book Review: ‘Nine Nasty Words’ by John McWhorter
Do you remember George Carlin’s comic routine about the “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television”? It invaded our consciousness, by way of vinyl record albums, about the same time as Richard Nixon’s reelection to the presidency. Linguist John McWhorter does, and takes us through the history of those …
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New software Viv-d-Pix RESTORE makes bringing faded photos, slides and documents back to life fast and easy.
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The Legend of Hell's Gate takes viewers back to the really wild west, with maybe no good guys to be found in this Texas town.
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A small Caribbean island was the birthplace of some of the most popular music of the 20th century.
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'Women is Losers' displays extraordinary talent, but some of the creative decisions undercut its potential power.
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Violet. One of those rare movies that breaks the rules of filmmaking, but delivers an engrossing story. Staring Olivia Munn.
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"How It Ends' takes us to the last day on Earth before it gets destroyed by an asteroid. You have to get to a party and someone has stolen your car.
Read More »SXSW 2021 Keynote: Willie Nelson – Only 30 Years Late
Willie Nelson was interviewed for SXSW Online 2021 and talked about 2020, his life and his fans.
Read More »SXSW 2021: Beyond Virtual to XR
SXSW 2021 takes virtual conferencing to new levels of participant interaction.
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