Austin’s Wizard World Comic-Con brought three days of sci-fi, fantasy, cosplay, and generally uninhibited nerdiness to the Austin Convention Center, November 8-10. What did I geek out about? Two things. I went looking for Gotham co-star Sean Pertwee, who played Alfred, the Wayne family butler. Then a bunch of laughing …
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Interview: Robot Teammate, Whose Hollywood Fringe Winner ‘Pockets’ Comes to NYC Next Month
The award-winning musical by Robot Teammate will be performed at the SoHo Playhouse as part of a festival celebrating Fringe theater from around the world.
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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').
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Tim Miller’s 'Terminator: Dark Fate' is a welcome addition to the Terminator franchise – in fact, you can say it pretty much saves it.
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'Precious Cargo' from Winning Moves Games works perfectly as an introduction to multi-level strategy for young gamers as well as a great lighter strategy game for experienced gamers.
Read More »Music Review: Bob Dylan – ‘Travelin’ Thru, 1967–1969, Bootleg Series, Vol. 15,’ Plus Kinky Friedman, Moody Little Sister, Steve Goodman
The latest volume of Bob Dylan's bootleg series features must-hear collaborations with Johnny Cash. Also in today's column: new albums from Kinky Friedman and Moody Little Sister, and a Steve Goodman reissue.
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drama of music and mystery, 'The Song of Names' emphasizes themes of faith, love, grieving, loss, and forgiveness, with historical references to Treblinka and the Holocaust.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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