BACURAU – Watch this Cannes Award-Winning Film Today
Watch a live-streamed Q&A with the filmmaker and cast of BACURAU on Wed, April 1, at 7 PM. WATCH HERE >> The experience of watching uncommon films in the dark on a big screen, with friends and strangers alike, is central to our identity and culture. After a few days’ closure, we already deeply miss […]
AFS Honors Robert Altman’s Texas-Made Film BREWSTER MCCLOUD
At the 20th Annual Texas Film Awards this Thursday, March 12, AFS will honor Robert Altman’s 1970 film BREWSTER MCCLOUD with the Star of Texas Award. Shelley Duvall, who starred in the film, will also be inducted to the Texas Film Hall of Fame. Written and directed by Altman (MASH, MCCABE & MRS. MILLER, THE […]
READ THIS: Beautifully Harrowing: Why You Must Bear Witness to “COME & SEE”
COME & SEE is considered the most devastating anti-war film ever made. Released in the later years of the artistically liberating time of Glasnost, Soviet Union director Elem Klimov tells the story of a Belarusian village being invaded by Hitler’s German troops in 1943. Young Flyora decides to join the Soviet army to defend his […]
Read More: Don Hertzfeldt’s Stick Figures at 20
Oscar-nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt is the DIY genius behind animations such as Rejected, The Meaning of Life and It’s Such a Beautiful Day. His lo-fi, yet visionary, cartoons have had an indelible impact on audiences across the world, predicting and shaping the postmodern, nihilistic comedy of the memes and viral videos that followed. In anticipation […]
Richard Linklater’s BEFORE SUNRISE at 25
AFS Public Relations Senior intern, Tom Richard Santos, shares his thoughts on BEFORE SUNRISE ahead of the screening this weekend—the entire Before Trilogy screens Sunday, February 16 at AFS Cinema. This year, BEFORE SUNRISE (1995) celebrates a full twenty-five years since Jesse and Celine met on that fateful train passing through Vienna. To celebrate, AFS […]
Read More Kael: Five of Her Most Notable Reviews
Those who lived during Pauline Kael’s time remember her as a brash and sharp-tongued critic for The New Yorker whose distinctly personal voice was acutely observational and highly provocative. In anticipation of our Doc Nights series screening of WHAT SHE SAID: THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL on Wednesday, February 12 at the AFS Cinema, we […]
AFS Cinema – 2019 Year in Review
2019 was a stellar year at the AFS Cinema. The AFS Cinema welcomed film lovers of all ages, inspired engaging conversations, hosted luminaries, and brought the community together to watch great cinema, every day of the week. Some of the highlights this past year are listed below. We welcomed dozens of filmmakers and luminaries, including […]
Q&A with “Sidney Poitier: The Measure of a Man” Guest Programmer. Series Begins Feb 6 at AFS Cinema.
For February’s Essential Cinema program, AFS presents Sidney Poitier: The Measure of a Man, a showcase of some of the most memorable performances by actor, director, activist, and cultural force Sidney Poitier. The series will begin with THE DEFIANT ONES on Thursday, February 6 at 7PM at the AFS Cinema. The full line-up and tickets […]
John Cameron Mitchell Brings His Musical Podcast Anthem: Homunculus To AFS Jan 19
This Sunday, January 19, the AFS Cinema welcomes acclaimed writer/director/performer John Cameron Mitchell (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, VINYL, RABBIT HOLE) for a marathon listening party of the first season of his musical podcast, ANTHEM: HOMUNCULUS. The podcast follows a man named Ceann who is crowdfunding for a life-saving brain surgery by telling his life’s […]
AFS’s January Essential Cinema: Focus on Iconic French Actor Jeanne Moreau
For our January Essential Cinema program, AFS presents Jeanne Moreau: High Season, featuring a series of masterpieces Moreau starred in from 1958-1963. Too often narrowly viewed as an art house sex symbol or icon of the French New Wave, Moreau was a mesmerizing actor whose performative insights defined an era. Throughout the month, we will […]
Staff Picks: Favorite Films of 2019 at AFS Cinema
(Still from CHAN IS MISSING) It’s been an incredible year for film and as 2019 comes to a close, we wanted to look back at some of the favorite films that screened at the AFS Cinema during the past twelve months. We showed over 400 films this year—ranging from new to newly restored, cult to […]
Emerging Texas Filmmakers and Seasoned Mentors Gather for AFS’s 2019 Artist Intensive
This past October, AFS hosted our Artist Intensive Workshop, an annual weekend of work, focus, and mentorship for emerging narrative feature filmmakers. Participants include writer-directors who have been invited by AFS to work with a team of peers and mentors to further refine their current narrative feature film projects. This year, the lineup looked a little […]
