Creativity: Not Just for “Artists.”
For a long time it made me really uncomfortable when people described me as “creative.” Raised in a small town outside of Houston by an engineer father who would have loved for me to...
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For a long time it made me really uncomfortable when people described me as “creative.” Raised in a small town outside of Houston by an engineer father who would have loved for me to...
Yesterday I saw a friend whom I go camping with. “You look like you saw all of Fantastic Fest. ALL of it.” I guess I did! So much more to come on the films,...
It’s Fantastic Fest, and I’m busy watching films! But check out these pictures of director Kevin Smith on the Fantastic Fest red carpet for his new film TUSK! Stay tuned for updates from the...
It’s the night before Fantastic Fest and it’s raining here in Austin. As someone with a minor in Eastern European studies and a ton of friends in Latvia, that makes me think about all...
Fantastic Fest is well known for its selection of bloody horror films. Yet the film festival screens a fair number of documentary titles as well. This year I’m totally excited about seeing some documentary...
Enjoy pictures from the band Trust, drag artist Christeene, the Big Dipper and other acts from the first night of the Stargayzer festival.
Following Labor Day and with the arrival of our first big fall rain, it’s clear that we are on the cusp of festival season in Austin! Looking at the lineup for the fab Fantastic...
In the early twentieth century, movie studios constructed movie palaces. These fancy and fanciful buildings with their ornate ceilings and balconies were considered to be the best place to show the feature films that...
Ever since I saw Michel Gondry’s romantic fable Mood Indigo at Fantastic Fest 2013, I’ve been waiting for the film to come out so I could discuss it with people. Based on Boris Vian’s...
When I went into the Fantastic Fest screening of “Nothing Bad Can Happen” last fall, I was totally unprepared for what hit me. Going in, I knew the film was German and was directed...