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February 11, 2012
Teasing Looks at Films About Texas Stadium's Demise, Shepard Fairey's West Dallas Makeover
Fair warning: Combined, the footage above and below doesn't even add up to two minutes. But I've been meaning to post the former since a few days ago, when South by Southwest first made it available -- the trailer for actor-turned-director Jonny Mars's America's Parking Lot, which will world-premier ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Texas Theatre Announces the Oak Cliff Film Festival, Which Will Hit Big Screens June 2012
About six months ago, says Eric Steele, one of the partners in the Texas Theatre on Jefferson, he and his comrades decided that in a city full of film festivals, it was time for one more. But this one, they vowed, would be different. This one would have "a fringe flavor," its roster full of title ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Redneck Redemption
About six months ago, says Eric Steele, one of the partners in the Texas Theatre on Jefferson, he and his comrades decided that in a city full of film festivals, it was time for one more. But this one, they vowed, would be different. This one would have "a fringe flavor," its roster full of title ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Offering Something for Everyone, The Dallas Video Festival Returns For Its 24th Year
Bart WeissTonight at the Texas Theatre, the Dallas Video Festival kicks off its five-day run at the Texas and Angelika with screenings of Jean-Luc Godard's Film Socialisme ("filled with sensuous pleasures," insists our J. Hoberman) and Slacker 2011, wherein 24 Austin-based filmmakers pay homage t ... More >>
Blogs
July 26, 2011
Meat Puppets, Dawes and Lucero To Play Freshly Rebranded Fort Worth Music Festival
Our pal Preston Jones of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram broke the news yesterday: After eight years of operation under the Jazz by the Boulevard banner, the annual jazz-centric, Fort Worth-based fall music festival now has a new name. The festival, which will still carry a heavy jazz bent, will now ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
It's a Film! It's an Infomercial! Actually, It's Both. WSJ Sneaks One Dallas Film Fest Entry.
Saturday afternoon's screening of Cooper & The Castle Hills Gang at NorthPark Center, among the handful of family-friendly offerings at the Dallas International Film Festival, is nearly sold out; all that remain are rush tickets. But if you're desperate to see the 50-minute short about kids w ... More >>
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February 11, 2011
Reel News: Early Shorts by "Texas Legends," and DIFF's Indonesian Film is Very Local
Owen and Luke Wilson in the '92 Bottle Rocket short, which screens tonight at the TexasI'll be out of pocket this evening, otherwise I'd be at the Texas Theatre for A Very Special Program of short films presently on a statrwide tour courtesy the Texas Independent Film Network, a coalition of Texa ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Since It's Never Too Early, Dallas International Film Festival Announces Its First 12 Titles
The Indonesian Blood of Eagles is among the first dirty dozen titles selected for this year's Dallas International Film Festival.While in the middle of dealing with some South by Southwest film fest logistics, this announcement arrived from the Dallas International Film Festival: It's ready to de ... More >>
Film
May 6, 2010
In No One Knows About Persian Cats, You Get To Know Tehran's Underground Music Scene
The Indonesian Blood of Eagles is among the first dirty dozen titles selected for this year's Dallas International Film Festival.While in the middle of dealing with some South by Southwest film fest logistics, this announcement arrived from the Dallas International Film Festival: It's ready to de ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Before Tonight's Kick-Off, Dallas Int'l Film Fest Adds Special Guest: Frank Darabont
Didn't make it to the Dallas International Film Festival press pre-party whatchacallit last night, where they made a major announcement in advance of tonight's eight-screen orgy at the Angelika Film Center: Frank Darabont -- who wrote and directed what I'm sure is your favorite movie, The Shawsha ... More >>
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April 5, 2010
The Champ: Dallas Doc-Maker's Sweet Science Finally Steps Into the Ring
Sweet Science Trailer from chris howell on Vimeo.Our (all too brief) Dallas International Film Festival sneak peek will appear in the paper version of Unfair Park this week, with follows to run on Unfair Park during the fest's run commencing Thursday night. But I ran into Dallas Film Society Chairma ... More >>
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March 18, 2010
For Your Viewing Pleasure, The Entire Dallas International Film Fest Lineup
At last, the full schedule for the Dallas International Film Festival -- which kicks off three weeks from today, so better late than never. We've already taken sneak peeks at the first 22 titles, which include Oscar-winner Alex Gibney's Jack Abramoff documentary Casino Jack and the United States ... More >>
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March 12, 2010
For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: The Flaming Lips' History of Freaky
So much to do this weekend -- like, oh, I dunno, that St. Patrick's Day Parade we co-sponsor. But before you go, here are Angela Hunt's do's and don'ts, not only for the parade but the daylong after-party (and after-after-party, and after-after-after-after-party) on Lower Greenville. Do keep in m ... More >>
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February 19, 2010
Local Filmmaker Clay Liford Prepares to Beam His Buzzed-About Earthling to SXSW
With less than a month until Earthling's world premiere at SXSW 2010, the indie sci-fi film, by Dallas-based writer-director Clay Liford, is already garnering plenty of positive buzz in the movie-blogosphere based on the film's two trailers alone.But with descriptions such as "haunting," "magical ... More >>
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December 30, 2009
At the Thin Line Doc Fest, Havin' a Gasland
TRAILER and INTRODUCTION from JOSHFOX on Vimeo.The folks at the Thin Line Film Fest in Denton, an annual affair devoted to documentaries, send word of a major premiere scheduled to open the festival on February 17: Gasland. Formerly known as Rage of Nature, as evidenced by the trailer above, this is ... More >>
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June 17, 2009
AFI Dallas Is No More. But Debuting Next Spring, the Dallas International Film Festival.
Patrick MichelsMichael Cain, kicking off the 2009 AFI Dallas International Film Festival on March 26 at the AMC NorthParkIn September 2006, some local cineastes were terrified to learn that Michael Cain was shuttering his mom-and-pop Deep Ellum Film Festival and spending a little less than $1 millio ... More >>
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April 9, 2009
The Hunt For Red Tearjerker
See Russia's 12 at the Modern
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March 27, 2009
The AFI Dallas, in Bloom
Patrick MichelsRinko Kikuchi, Adrien Brody and writer-director Rian Johnson kicked off the third AFI Dallas International Film Festival with their Brothers Bloom.Later today, a longer recap from last night's opening of the AFI Dallas International Film Festival at NorthPark Center, where Rian Johnso ... More >>
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February 23, 2009
A Freaky Dallas Flashback
Randy Clower's short film Freaks of Dallas has made the local film-fest rounds -- AFI Dallas and Dallas Video Fest, in other words, even KERA-Channel 13 in '07. But director Randy Clower today posted his 10-minute animated film about the late local "hippie scene," so if you've never seen (or, um, fo ... More >>
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February 16, 2009
Robert Towne's Coming to Town to Get AFI Dallas Award. Also, More Films Added.
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
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September 5, 2008
Note to News: I Don't Think This is How God Intended You to Twitter
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2008
It Took a Baghead to Prove Dallas is Hipper Than New York City
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
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May 27, 2008
A Year Ago, Sydney Pollack Brought Class to AFI Dallas and SMU
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
Blogs
April 9, 2008
AFI Dallas: A Post-Fest Standing O
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2008
AFI Dallas: And the Winners Are ...
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2008
An AFI Can't-Miss: Stuck
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2008
You'd Best Hustle If You Want to Get Your Seats for AFI Dallas
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2008
Sundancing As Fast As We Can
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2007
Last Weekend: Rock the Dead, OUT TAKES, Tattoo Round-Up
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2007
The Penn is Mightier
AFI Dallas International Film Festival sends word this morning of further additions to its schedule as the fest prepares for its third year, which gets to commencing March 26. Also included in the release is the recipient of this year's AFI Dallas Star Award: the great Robert Towne, whose credits in ... More >>
Calendar
August 23, 2007
Big Screen, Far East
Sample the wonders of Asian cinema
Calendar
August 2, 2007
Auto Show
There's a lot going on at the DTC
Blogs
March 27, 2007
David Lynch Gets to the Point
There's a lot going on at the DTC
Blogs
March 20, 2007
Hot for Hot Fuzz and Other AFI Delights
There's a lot going on at the DTC
Blogs
March 16, 2007
TV Junkie Premieres on HBO Tonight -- And, Now, With a Lawsuit!
There's a lot going on at the DTC
Blogs
March 14, 2007
Rolling Out the Red Carpet
There's a lot going on at the DTC
Blogs
December 5, 2006
You're Not Gonna Miss You're Gonna Miss Me After All
There's a lot going on at the DTC
Blogs
September 1, 2006
And the Award for Craziest Mockumentary Goes To...
There's a lot going on at the DTC
Calendar
May 25, 2006
Come Clean
There's a lot going on at the DTC
Calendar
May 18, 2006
Take Eight
Q Cinema's Film Fest celebrates another birthday
Music
March 16, 2006
History of a Film
After a short dalliance with Jesus, Jason Reimer has completed his first big score.
Film
August 4, 2005
Trip to Bountiful
Oh, the talent given us at this year's remarkable Dallas Video Festival
Best of Dallas
September 25, 2003
Best Movie Theater
Angelika Film Center and Café
Film
August 8, 2002
Promise?
Eric Shaeffer improves modestly with Never Again by leaving himself out of it
Film
July 25, 2002
Promise?
Eric Shaeffer improves modestly with Never Again by leaving himself out of it
News
March 8, 2001
Two Soldiers
Look Back, Don't Look Back
Calendar
February 4, 1999
From Asia with love
Look Back, Don't Look Back
Film
October 8, 1998
Screen tests
Usual suspects, small wonders, and the new Bertolucci at the Montreal and Toronto film fests
News
April 9, 1998
That sinking feeling
The USA Film Festival resembles the highest grossing movie ever. It's been leaking like Titanic for a while, but the 28th Annual schedule suggests it may be going down fast.
Film
March 21, 1996
Sky Walker
The White Balloon sails atop simple storytelling
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