‘Boy Erased’ (2018) Anonymous Content, Perfecto World Pictures Director: Joel Edgerton Adapted Screenplay: Joel Edgerton Book: Garrard Conley Starring: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Troye Sivan, Theodore Pellerin and Flea Based on the 2016 memoire from Garrard Conley, ‘Boy Erased’ follows the story of Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges), a college student from… Continue reading Boy Erased Review
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Ethan Hawke’s 24 HOURS TO LIVE Trailer Revealed
Saban Films will be premiering 24 Hours to Live at Austin Film Festival, taking place this weekend and Director Brian Smrz, Saban Films’ Jonathan Saba will be in attendance. The film stars Ethan Hawke as it takes fans on an action-packed thrill ride about a career assassin (Hawke) who is given a chance at redemption after… Continue reading Ethan Hawke’s 24 HOURS TO LIVE Trailer Revealed
Austin Film Festival adds Roman J. Israel, Esq. and Netflix’s Mudbound as its centerpiece selections
Austin Film Festival, the premier film festival recognizing writers’ and filmmakers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, announced two late additions to its film slate. Dan Gilroy’s dramatic thriller Roman J. Israel, Esq. and Dee Rees’ epic period piece Mudbound will serve as AFF’s Centerpiece selections this Sunday, October 29th. Roman J. Israel, Esq. stars Denzel Washington as a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when a turbulent series… Continue reading Austin Film Festival adds Roman J. Israel, Esq. and Netflix’s Mudbound as its centerpiece selections
Austin Film Festival Announces full Film and Conference Schedule
Austin Film Festival & Screenwriters Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, announced today the full schedule of films and panels for the 24th annual event, this October 26-November 2. AFF’s feature film slate includes over 25 World, North American and US Premieres, a robust retrospective… Continue reading Austin Film Festival Announces full Film and Conference Schedule
Brand New Jersey: An Alien invasion movie where the aliens never show up (Review)
Director: Jody Lambert Written By: Jody Lambert & Matt Dowling Cast: Anna Camp, Tony Hale, Heather Burns, Matt Oberg, Sam Jaeger The famous 1938 Orsen Welles’ War of the Worlds broadcast was a story about a Martian invasion that caused an uproar as many listeners had believes it to be true. Brave New Jersey is… Continue reading Brand New Jersey: An Alien invasion movie where the aliens never show up (Review)
We Interview the cast of Brave New Jersey to discuss the premiere of their film during Austin Film Festival
(Photo credit above by Fernando Martinez) Brave New Jersey, which is set in a small New Jersey town in 1938, had its world premiere at Austin Film Festival over the weekend. The film depicts the reactions of a small town as they are overcome with mass hysteria on the night of Orson Welles’s legendary 1938 War… Continue reading We Interview the cast of Brave New Jersey to discuss the premiere of their film during Austin Film Festival
We talk ‘Ice Queens’ with Alexandra Daddario & Zosia Mamet at Austin Film Festival (Interview)
(From Left to Right: Charlie McDowell, Alexandra Daddario, Matt Smith, Amy Talkington, Zosia Mamet) During Austin Film Festival, the script reading for “The Ice Queens”, written by Amy Talkington, took place and depicts a look inside the volatile, and surprisingly vulnerable, mind of Tonya Harding exposes how 90s pop culture and media inspired and ensnared her… Continue reading We talk ‘Ice Queens’ with Alexandra Daddario & Zosia Mamet at Austin Film Festival (Interview)