by elinkstoday | May 29, 2024 | Film
Chicago power-couple Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya, who met and fell in love during the 2008 Obama campaign, found their world upended by Brian’s diagnosis of ALS when he was only 37. They went from being only a few years removed from both working at the White...
by elinkstoday | May 29, 2024 | Film, Film Festival
Property (original title: Propriedade) won Best Picture at last year’s Fantastic Fest and has since garnered significant attention on the genre festival circuit, including screenings at Sitges, Edinburgh, Berlin, and over 20 other festivals worldwide. Dark...
by elinkstoday | May 24, 2024 | Film
I remember in 1979 when director/writer George Miller’s Mad Max film was released. It became one of my favorite films in this genre and stars Mel Gibson. Synopsis: In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang....
by elinkstoday | May 23, 2024 | Film Festival, Television
Director Jamila Wignot’s documentary, “STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.” premiered at the SXSW Film & Television Festival in March in the Screening Section: TV Premiere, and is now available for viewing on HBO and Max. “STAX: Soulsville, U.byA.” tells...
by elinkstoday | May 23, 2024 | Film
The Alamo Drafthouse Village Theater, Austin’s oldest continually operating first-run theater, turns 50 this year and is celebrating in grand style. Originally opened in 1974 by long-defunct Presidio Theatres and known as the “Village 4” is Austin’s oldest continually...
by elinkstoday | May 20, 2024 | Film
Netflix hosted the premiere of HIT MAN at the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX. on May 15th DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater WRITER: Richard Linklater & Glen Powell, based on the Texas Monthly Article by Skip Hollandsworth. Richard Linklater...
by elinkstoday | May 20, 2024 | Film
For many years, I have heard of people going out to watch jets flying overhead. My younger self did not pay attention to all that is involved in these shows. My late older brother was in the Navy in the early 60s (around the Vietnam era) and after his return and later...
by elinkstoday | May 20, 2024 | Film
Amy Winehouse passed away in 2011 and subsequently an Oscar winning documentary was made, titled Amy (2015). I enjoyed that film and the information it provided about the award-winning artist. When I heard Back to Black is a biopic about Winehouse, I was baffled as to...
by elinkstoday | May 20, 2024 | Film Festival
The Austin-based Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF) returns for its 26th Anniversary edition from May 15-19 in Austin, TX. The festival serves as one of the primary showcases in the United States for films and videos from Latin America (North,...
by elinkstoday | May 20, 2024 | Film
If you attended Fantastic Fest 2022, you may have watched a film with the original title of H4Z4RD when it made the North American premiere. If you missed it at the festival, this is the opportunity to view DJ Mag’s #1 DJ in the world, Dimitri “Vegas” Thivaios, star...
