AFS Viewfinders Podcast: Programmers Holly Herrick & Lars Nilsen on the November/December Film Calendar
On the latest AFS Viewfinders Podcast, AFS Lead Film Programmer Lars Nilsen and AFS Head of Film & Creative Media have a brief discussion about some of the highlights of the upcoming AFS Cinema Calendar. It’s under 30 minutes and we hope it will help you make some of your screening plans for the months […]
“A Classic In The Making”: What the Critics are Saying about JANE – Opening Today at AFS Cinema
The new doc JANE, opening today 11/2 at the AFS Cinema, traces the life and work of primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall. Largely made up of films shot in the wilds of Africa over 50 years ago, it is both an intellectual and aesthetic delight. Whether you know a little, a lot, or nothing at […]
Look! It’s the Austin Chronicle’s ‘Best of Austin’ 2017 Critics Pick: The AFS Cinema
As many of you know doubtlessly already know, the exhibition programs of the Austin Film Society were wide ranging affairs for the first 30 years or so of the organization’s history, hosting screenings at various venues with the help of a dedicated network of partners. Earlier this year – with the assistance and good will […]
A Complete Run of the Best Cult Film Magazine Ever – Free
It probably won’t surprise you that the concept of the “cult” film is not a simple or clear one to outsiders. There are many different cults, with different values and different idols, in the universe of “cult” films. For instance, there has always been a “so-bad-it’s-good” faction, whose members like to ridicule cheapness, and “low” […]
Frederick Wiseman’s Paean to the New York Public Library, EX LIBRIS, Opens this Weekend
EX LIBRIS: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY screens at the AFS Cinema starting on Friday, October 27. Buy tickets and get more info here. A new documentary by Frederick Wiseman is always a major cinematic event. The maker of TITICUT FOLLIES, HIGH SCHOOL, LAW AND ORDER and many other timeless classics of the form […]
What They’re Saying About Ai Weiwei’s HUMAN FLOW, Opening Friday October 20 at the AFS Cinema
Ai Weiwei on location, filming HUMAN FLOW Internationally acclaimed artist, activist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei’s newest film HUMAN FLOW, opening this Friday, October 20 for daily screenings at the AFS Cinema. Ai captures the magnitude of the global refugee crisis with stunning cinematography. By turns heartbreaking and breathtaking, this documentary, shot in 23 countries worldwide, is […]
“Exhilarating!” What Critics are Saying about DOLORES, Opening 10/6 at the AFS Cinema
It’s so rare to find a documentary that enfolds you in the sweep of monumental historic events, presents a hero whose accomplishments shine a light for future generations, and does it with such good humor and rousing execution. DOLORES, the extraordinary new doc about the legendary activist Dolores Huerta, does all these things. You will […]
Watch This: Richard Linklater Talks About the ’80s and his Upcoming Screening Series
The third installment of Jewels In The Wasteland, a series of screenings of films from the 1980’s. programmed and hosted by Richard Linklater, is right around the corner. The first screening of the series is DRUGSTORE COWBOY on Wednesday, October 4, and the series continues into December. The October titles are currently on sale here. […]
CARPINTEROS is the Best Dominican Prison Action-Romance Movie of All Time
CARPINTEROS screens three times on the weekend of 9/29. Star Jean Jean will appear at the Friday and Saturday night screenings. Of course, CARPINTEROS is the only Dominican Prison Action-Romance movie of all time. It’s still really good. It blasts through the cheapness and poverty of its means with performances and a story to remember. […]
Watch This: Music Of Resistance from Miriam Makeba, Mama Africa
Even if the name Miriam Makeba doesn’t ring a bell immediately, you’ll probably recognize this undeniably catchy pop song that made her famous in America- “Pata Pata’. With swinging sixties style, Makeba was one of the first singers to bring the culture of South Africa to American audiences. Nicknamed ‘Mama Africa’, Makeba was an international […]
“Black Mirror for the Big Screen”… What Critics are saying about MARJORIE PRIME
Tim Robbins and Jon Hamm MARJORIE PRIME, the new film by Michael Almereyda (HAMLET [2000], EXPERIMENTER), opens today at AFS Cinema. Alemereyda’s adaptation of Jordan Harrison’s Pulitzer-Nominated play features an all-star cast including Jon Hamm, Lois Smith, Geena Davis, and Tim Robbins. Set in the near future, a time of artificial intelligence: 86-year-old Marjorie (Smith)—a […]
Meet AFS’ New Filmmaker & Community Media Resource Director Erica Deiparine-Sugars
We interviewed our new colleague, Erica Deiparine-Sugars, who has just joined us as Director of Programs for AFS’s Filmmaker and Community Media Resources Department. Erica most recently worked in the public media system at ITVS, where she spent nine years collaborating with filmmakers as the Managing Director of Programming and Production. Erica’s new role will […]
