“Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins” showed at the Paramount Theater in Austin as part of SXSW. It premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January. Director Janice Engel has culled footage of the legendary Texas wit ...
“Bluebird” premiered at SXSW on Thursday, March 14th, with Director Brian Loschiavo and many of the crew in attendance, including the now-retired owner of the 1,000 foot café in Nashville on 16th Avenue, Amy Kurland. Director Brian Loschiavo, a Philadelphia ...
“For Sama,” Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts’ searing documentary about the Syrian crisis, was named Best Documentary Feature at SXSW on March 12th. Said the judges, “This extraordinary and harrowing documentary captures an epic personal story of a mother’s love ...
“Sunset Over Mulholland Drive” is a behind-the-scenes look into the Motion Picture and Television Relief Fund’s Hollywood retirement home and grounds. The piece was a German entry into the documentary spotlight at SXSW, directed by Uli Gaulke with writing assistance ...
Aidy Bryant’s new Hulu series “Shrill” drops today (March 15th). To promote it, Chicago’s Columbia College alumnus Aidy Bryant, her producer Elizabeth Banks (“30 Rock,” “The Hunger Games”), author Lindy West (“Notes from a Loud Woman”), writer Ally Rushfield, and ...
While the flow of movie stars to SXSW continues, the Red Carpet opportunities seem fewer than in previous years. Nevertheless, there have been some big names showing up and below are a few of the celebrities who walked the red ...
“Running with Beto,” the HBO documentary that will air on HBO in early spring, was screened at its World Premiere at the Paramount Theater in Austin this morning (March 9) and a rapt crowd of supporters got to see Beto ...
“Office Space,” with the log-line “Work sucks” didn’t exactly burst upon the scene back in 1999. It more-or-less sneaked up on the scene, buoyed by good word-of-mouth from all who saw it. It went on to become one of the ...
The Texas Film Awards were created by Evan Smith and Louis Black in 2001 to create a Texas Film Hall of Fame. Now in its 19th year, the Texas Film Awards bring together legends of the cinema and television and ...
Genre: Drama, War story Length: 100 minutes Director: Matthew Heineman Screenplay: Aresh Amel, based on Vanity Fair’s article “Marie Colvin’s Private War,” written by Marie Brenner Cast: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dorman, Tom Hollander, Stanley Tucci Director Matthew Heineman (“Cartel Land,” ...
The Green Book was a book that actually existed in the sixties South, one which would tell black citizens where they could (and could not) stay while traveling. Set in 1962, the racism that Green Book explores was—and, to an ...
British actress Carey Mulligan (An Education, Never Let Me Go, The Great Gatsby) stars in Paul Dano’s directorial debut, Wildlife, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. The “Hollywood Reporter” recently named her one of the eight “Best Actresses Working Today” and she is very ...
