by elinkstoday | Nov 14, 2024 | Film Festival
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, 30 Minutes or Less, among the other 50 plus movies he has acted in) wrote, directed and stars in the film A Real Pain, alongside Kieran Culkin (“Succession” TV series), Will Sharpe (“Flowers” TV series) and others. Eisenberg and...
by elinkstoday | Nov 8, 2024 | Film Festival
American Spirit, a film based and filmed in Austin, World Premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October. This is the feature directorial debut from Christopher Yates. It explores questions of identity and evolving iterations of self, as well as timely conversations...
by elinkstoday | Nov 8, 2024 | Film
There is much more dialogue in this film than might be expected after viewing the film, but that is not to say there aren’t any scenes that keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. Heretic is written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quite Place) and...
by elinkstoday | Nov 7, 2024 | Film Festival
Following a successful World Premiere at the Tribeca International Film Festival this year, the multiple award-winning documentary Champions of the Golden Valley arrived at the Austin Film Festival for the Texas Premiere recently. On the way to Austin, the documentary...
by elinkstoday | Nov 7, 2024 | Film Festival
To Kill a Wolf has been in several film festivals since August of last year, starting in the UK, then the US and now arrived at the 2024 Austin Film Festival. It is a very good film with a great story and performances that is perfect for the “writer’s festival” as it...
by elinkstoday | Nov 6, 2024 | Film Festival
Daniel Durant starred in the Oscar-winning film CODA as Leo Rossi, a teenager whose sister is the only hearing member of the family and featured international filmmaker Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included) as the music teacher. CODA (2021) won three Academy...
by elinkstoday | Nov 4, 2024 | Film
It felt like “Christmas in July” when I was offered an opportunity to view this forthcoming holiday film. It was (and still is) hot for the season here in Texas, but after viewing the film, it left me in better spirits all around. I have not read the international...
by elinkstoday | Nov 1, 2024 | Film Festival
This stop animation film is a drama about a brother and sister (twins) who lived with their father after their mother’s passing. They are separated by the agency who takes them in after their father passed away in their youth, changing their lives in a most harsh way....
by elinkstoday | Oct 28, 2024 | Film Festival
The film is good overall, but there are issues that I had with it from the beginning. J.C. Doler’s first feature made its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival, playing in their Dark Matters Features section. There will be a second screening during the...
by elinkstoday | Oct 28, 2024 | Film Festival
If you do a quick search for the short film Special Delivery on the internet, you will find various films with the title, but the one screening at the Austin Film Festival is the short romantic comedy from writer/director Emily Everhard. The film was a finalist for...
