By Melanie Love Salazar Web Content Contributor Humans tend to be impacted by what is around them. The words they hear between their family members, the ads they see consistently, the books they read can all build a message in an individual’s mind of how the world works. This can all be a good thing when positive and helpful messages are being absorbed, but what happens when the message is […]
Diamond Marie PedrozaWeb Content Contributor On Feb. 28, 2021, Chinese director, Chloé Zhao, won a Golden Globe award for directing her film, “Nomadland.” She became the second woman, and first woman of color to win a Golden Globe award for directing. Zhao’s win opened up an important discussion of an issue surrounding race and representation in film directing that has been circling for the past few years. Though more women […]
By Paige GreeneWeb Content Assistant Manager Despite a derailing year for both the film and TV industry, Netflix announced at the start of 2021 that it will release an original movie every week. This adds up to a total of 70 new movies Netflix will be providing viewers during 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9t86v_JMG0&t=34s&ab_channel=NetflixFilmClub Netflix Film Club's 2021 announcement trailer. Since cord-cutting has become a popular option, many companies are launching independent streaming […]
By Julie RochaSegment Producer Filmmaker and editor, Phillip Bartell, talks about his journey from being a journalism student in a small town to working on a variety of amazing film and TV productions around the country. With past projects including “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” and “Dear White People,” Phillips expertise allows us to get the inside scoop on what it's like to “make it” in LA. Featured image by KTSW Multimedia.
By Stacey RamirezWeb Content Contributor “Selfie” is a French anthology film. With a run time of one hour and 48 minutes, it tells the satiric stories of social media and society and its unhealthy obsession that's almost normalized now. This film has five directors: Marc Fitoussi, Cyril Gelblat, Vianney Lebasque, Thomas Bidegain and Tristan Aurouet. The film shows many similarities to the TV show “Black Mirror” as both tell stories […]
By Ally BolenderAssistant Web Content Manager Amazon Prime Video is partnering with South by Southwest to launch a film festival collection on the streaming service. The collection will include the films that were originally scheduled to be shown at the SXSW film festival in Austin. https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo/status/1245772988605071360 It has not yet been announced what films will be included in the collection. The launch date has yet to be announced, but SXSW […]
By Cameron Arnold, Nichole Black, Armando Serrano and Jelyse SwansonCa$h Radio Hosts This week, the Ca$h Radio hosts discuss film and short film development with special guest Russell Reed, an award-winning filmmaker and marketing student at Texas State! Featured image via KTSW Multimedia.
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager AUSTIN, TX - Sarah Green is an Oscar and Emmy-nominated producer who spoke about her work as a producer at the Austin Film Festival (AFF) on Oct. 25 at the Driskill Hotel Ballroom. Her panel was moderated by Executive Director and Co-founder of the AFF Barbara Morgan. Some of Green’s films that she’s worked on are “Fahrenheit 451,” “Loving,” “Mud,” “The Tree of Life,” […]
By Daniel RichterWeb Content Contributor When watching a captivating film, it can often feel like you have been taken out of your seat and have transported into the world in which the movie is taking place. But during the Lost River Film Festival last Friday, they decided to send movie lovers straight to the source of the action. 80 feet beneath the earth on Prospect Street in San Marcos is […]
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