You Used to Call Me on the Pay Phone
The times, they are a’changing. Here is some evidence. And a hat tip to Drake for the title…
ANNAINAUSTIN...and Company! Blog
Film fails to show the warmth of Jackie Kennedy and Lady Bird Johnson
When I was an undergraduate at the University of Texas at Austin, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library was free for everyone. My big family was often looking for something to do on their...
The Edge of Fifteen
Like a lot of people, I’ve taken the news of Donald Trump’s election victory quite hard—harder than the results of any other election in my life. Since the heart-wrenching returns came in I’ve been...
Jane Doe at Fantastic Fest
You’ve heard the one about people whistling past the graveyard, to hide their fear? What would you say if you’d seen film festival-goers up to their elbows in a prop body? During Fantastic Fest...
Wild Band Peelander-Z in Austin!
The culturally Japanese band Peelander-Z played a show at Spider House Ballroom in Austin, Texas last weekend. Like every one of their shows, it was crazy in a good way! Here are some...
Thor & Friends Record Release
Just before the Austin, Texas record store End of an Ear moved down the street to a new space, they had a record release for the Thor & Friends album. You might know Thor from...
Austin Film Festival 2016 in Social Media
Here’s a social media snapshot of my experience at Austin Film Festival 2016.
SXSW Eco 2016 in Social Media
I spent a lot of time at SXSW Eco on social media, which you can visit here!
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse is the Dark Diamond of AFF
Every so often you stumble across an indie film that’s so fresh and lively sparkling and tightly edited that you can see the platonic ideal of what a film comedy should be. “Diani...
Zidruns: carrying the unbearable
As one of the foreign observers of the Latvian rock scene I’m always delighted when I find something super fresh on a Latvian label. After all, it’s far from both the tail-chasing navel-gazing American...
