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.
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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 »San Antonio Film Festival Panel: ‘The Producer, The Director, The Actor, The Editor’
Hollywood veterans came to SAFILM to talk about their careers in the industry and offer advice.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Christopher Robin’ – This “Pooh” Tale’s the Antidote to Growing Up
The film makes one thing clearly understood – growing up sucks, but we don’t have to allow that to happen, even though the world seems to be saying “Grow up!” from the moment we are born.
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 »T’Challa and Killmonger Aren’t Martin and Malcolm No Matter How Much We Want Them to Be
T’Challa and Killmonger of the hit film Black Panther have been compared to Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. This is an unsurprising lens through which to view the relationship between black leaders given their distinctive philosophies and hold on the popular imagination. The idea is that both have noble …
Read More »SDCC Interview: Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth on ‘Instant’
Rod Roddenberry (son of Star Trek creator Gene) brought a new project to San Diego this year for Comic-Con (SDCC). The film short, Instant, begins innocently enough in Mickey’s, a neighborhood bar with a group of regulars doing the usual stuff: drinking, playing darts, schmoozing. But things get very tense …
Read More »SDCC Interview: Spencer F. Lee Talks About ‘From the Bridge’
Spencer F. Lee’s homage to the geekdom of pop cultural creators fans From the Bridge is a feature-length documentary coming out at the end of the summer. Lee, along with George Takei, Nichelle Nichols and others tease the new film in a special preview at this year’s Comic-Con International (AKA …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Maverick Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen discusses his lengthy and colorful career in anticipation of the release of the documentary 'King Cohen.'
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’
Director Stefano Sollima takes the helm in this 3-star crime sequel as James Brolin ('Deadpool 2') and Benecio del Toro ('Traffic') return in their roles as key players in drug cartel wars with Taylor Sheridan returning to write the screenplay.
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