The Austin Revolution Film Festival (ARFF) kicked off the 2018 edition on September 18, with a chance of snow. No, it didn’t snow in Austin, but after a networking event and a series of mind-bending shorts, the filmmaker-heavy audience watched the feature, A Chance of Snow. ARFF has been honored …
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Movie Reviews: ‘Mile 22’ and ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’
Two spy flicks, now in theaters, Mile 22 and The Spy Who Dumped Me, take different and visually modern approaches to this classic genre. Both were exciting. Both had totally different feels, and they revealed something about martial arts cinematography I had not noticed before. Bond, Nerd Bond Mile 22 stars …
Read More »RTX Austin: Animation, Gaming, Comedy and More
RTX (Rooster Teeth Experience) Austin brings together fans, filmmakers, celebrities, cosplayers, and more to enjoy the output from RoosterTeeth.com, a super successful online entertainment company. They bill the event, which took place August 3 to 5, as an “Animation, Gaming, and Comedy Experience”. That just scratches the surface. As I …
Read More »RTX Panel: Writer’s Block Party
Sunday, August 5, 4:30 pm. Surely, this writer focused panel at the very end of the Rooster Teeth Experience (RTX) Austin 2018 wouldn’t be crowded. Wrong. To my amazement, even the writers for online entertainment hub Roster Teeth have fans who packed the extra-large meeting room at the Austin Convention …
Read More »RTX Austin: Zero-Budget Film Production, Right Before Your Eyes
The mission of RTX Lab is spontaneous creativity, with access to the equipment and space at Rooster Teeth’s north Austin studio, but no budget. At a panel at RTX Austin, we got to watch no-budget production in action.
Read More »RTX Film Review: ‘Blood Fest’ Lives Up to its Name’s Promise
What if you went to a horror movie fan event and the zombies and vampires were real?
Read More »RTX Austin: Who Knew Roosters had Teeth?
Rooster Teeth Experience (RTX) Austin brings together fans, celebrities, cosplayers, gaming companies, and a cornucopia of art, t-shirts, and you-name-it emblazoned with character and game images.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: ‘No Safe Spaces,’ Just a Creative One
Producer Mark Joseph summed things up: “We only believe in one safe space. It’s called America.”
Read More »Anthem Film Review: ‘Sweden: Lessons for America?’
Senator Bernie Sanders built his career on heaping praise on the democratic socialism found in Sweden and other Nordic countries. There is another point of view available, from a person born, raised and educated in Sweden. Sweden: Lessons for America? screened at the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival, part of FreedomFest, …
Read More »Anthem Film Review: ‘Off the Grid’ with Congressman Thomas Massie
The world premiere of Off the Grid, a documentary which screened at the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival at the Paris Resort in Las Vegas July 11-14, takes viewers to the very un-Washington home of Congressman Thomas Massie. The film won both the Best Libertarian Values Short Documentary Award and Audience Choice Award. In …
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