ANNAINAUSTIN...and Company! Blog
You can catch Jad Fair at Echo Bridge for the Daniel Johnston Celebation
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to catch Jad Fair, featuring Brian Birzer and Cheryl Tepper at Echo Bridge in San Antonio. I hadn’t been to Echo Bridge before that show, but it’s a lovely...
The Kids are Alright
I wrote about the protests at the University of Texas last week for the Dallas Morning News.
Second Hand ≠ Second Best
Earth Day is a reminder that we only have one planet, and she isn’t too keen on how our relationship is going. Given that most of us don’t want to change our lifestyles, it’s...
Total Eclipse of the Texas
Read Anna’s column in the Dallas Morning News on the 2024 total solar eclipse in Texas, and why it mattered.
“Kia Boys” Car Thefts
Read Anna’s column in the Dallas Morning News about the “Kia Boys” car thefts.
Cypher @Nashville Film Festival
BY JASON T SPARKS There are two types of films they screen at the Nashville Film Festival, and as such, there are two types of films I regularly review: narrative films and documentaries. In...
Holdovers Review
Check out Anna’s Austin Film Festival review of “The Holdovers” at Get Reel Movies!
This World Is Not My Own @Nashville Film Festival
BY JASON T SPARKS Making a documentary about an individual, when said individual has already died, presents challenges, not that said challenges are impossible to overcome; ask Ken Burns. But it’s entirely possible that...
SLOW at Nashville Film Festival
BY JASON T. SPARKS To be a person who has seen movies, or has in fact lived in late 20th-early 21st century culture, is to have seen romantic comedies. They’ve been with us as...