Fantastic Woman Directors You Should Check Out

cropped images of all the films I include in the article with the text “female directors” on top

Fantastic Woman Directors You Should Check Out

By Andrea MauWeb Content Contributor A scene from "Monsoon Wedding." Screenshot by Andrea Mau via Mira Nair. Mira Nair is an incredibly accomplished Indian director, and runs her own film company, Mirabai Films. Her films are famous for appealing to a global audience while also highlighting aspects of Indian culture, combining the traditions of her culture with the complexities of emotions within families. Nair also specializes in documentaries with "Salaam […]

March 8, 2020 77

Early Moring. Crowed gathers around barricade fence outside theater

Culture

How to Attend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for Free

By Stacey RamirezWeb Content Contributor It’s been a year since I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Santa Barbara International Film Festival(SBIFF) in California. This 11-day festival has taken place every year since 1986. The festival consists of panels, screening, premiers and awards. But how does an average Texas college student get this opportunity? Not only did I attend the festival, I was given a stipend to fly to […]

January 29, 2020 52

Culture

Let’s Cancel Hollywood

By Timia CobbWeb Content Contributor It’s always the same thing, a young average looking white girl falling in love with an emotionally unavailable boy or an obvious non trans, lesbian, gay, etc. person playing the role of a LGBT+ member. The American film industry has become predictable and is losing its luster. Hollywood has lost its originality and has become a toxic industry that lacks diversity. Timothée Chalamet is an […]

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A flyer for the 26th Annual Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference. It is violet colored with the Austin skyline in the background. The text says,” 26th Annual Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference. October 24-31, 2019. Use promo code K-T-S-W-F-P for $15 off film passes.”

Culture

Austin Film Festival is Right Around The Corner

By Timia CobbWeb Content Contributor The Austin Film Festival is dedicated to influencing art, craft, the business of screenwriting and film making by having year round gatherings and affairs. Austin Film festival take place Oct. 24 -31. The week will be filled with a diverse choice of 180 films to view, conferences, roundtables, film pitch competitions, script writing sessions and more. The festival starts soon and has various passes you […]

October 24, 2019 54

People watching Race with the Devil at the Devils Backbone Tavern.

Culture

Kicking off Lost River Film Fest in Fischer, TX

By Daniel Richter Web Content Contributor Thursday was the opening day of the San Marcos Cinema Club’s third annual Lost River Film Festival. Throughout all of San Marcos Movie screenings, special events and happy hours took place all weekend long to celebrate film creators of all kinds. The festival began with Breakfast at Tantra Coffeehouse and was followed by full length and short foreign films which were screened at the Price […]

October 21, 2019 54

Leonardo Dicaprio (The Great Gatsby) stands in his house looking down from his window.

Features

3 Soundtracks That Were Better Than The Movie

By Timia Cobb Music Journalist A good movie can be made even greater by its soundtrack. Music in films can help the movie become more memorable and impactful, such as the epic “Wonder Woman” theme song or Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On”, the heart wrenching song from “Titanic.” Sadly, some movies have such good soundtracks that they outshine their film. There are multiple movies that experience this and honestly, […]

October 19, 2019 218

Tv screen with a skull and knife with cobwebs in background

Culture

10 Movies to Watch this Halloween

By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager Spooky season is finally here! And you know what that means - staying in (alone or with friends) and having a movie night or movie week with some of the best Halloween movies (in my opinion)! So grab your favorite blanket, get your favorite candy and snacks, make that popcorn and get into the Halloween vibe all month-long! Keep in mind that this list […]

October 17, 2019 158

Culture

Austin Film Festival is Back!

By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor Austin Film Festival season is back, baby! Austin Film Festival is Oct. 24 – 31 this year – eight days of films across seven venues with the industry’s best professionals. Come check out the films on the verge of release, Oscar nominees, television premieres, competition films and documentaries featured during the festival. There will also be script readings and Q&As by your favorite writers, actors […]

October 1, 2019 55

The picture is the album cover to the Pulp Fiction soundtrack with Uma Thurman laying on a bed with a cigarette, except her face is obviously photoshopped and replaced with Quentin Tarantino’s.

Music

Tarantino Mix Tape

By Syd SmithMusic Journalist I've always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they're basically professional equivalents of a mix tape I'd make for you at home.Quentin Tarantino Today let’s cherry-pick a track from each of Tarantino’s nine movies that he’s written and directed, and see what type of funky mix we end up with. We aren’t going to be skimming the fat off his soundtracks that overlay his typical […]

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