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Of the dozens of shorts screened at this year's San Antonio Film Festival, some really stood out in terms of execution, creative vision, and dramatic heft.

As Adam travels across England towards a family reunion he dreads, the film slowly and almost furtively reveals the traumatic backstory of the agricultural disaster that struck his family years before and its tragic repercussions.

"Insurgent" flits over things too quickly, but is visually impressive, and boasts a great bunch of extras.

Shot mostly in Austin, 'The Doo Dah Man' centers on a silver-tongued prison escapee and and a young man trying to escape his unhappy home who form an unlikely alliance on the byways of Texas.

Up-and-coming filmmakers from all over the world get a chance to shine in the short film category at the San Antonio Film Festival.

Another startling physical transformation from star Jake Gyllenhaal is not enough to save this risibly clichéd slugfest.

What is beauty? What fashion magazines and the media presents? Is there room for individuality or must we all fit the conventional image of beauty we see plastered everywhere? Conventional beauty images by their very nature are discriminatory. Is that such a bad thing?

Writer/director David Zucker, actor Sean Young and stuntman Corey Eubanks are scheduled to appear at the 21st edition of the ever-expanding San Antonio, Texas Film Festival.

From Kirk to Kung Fu

"Kung Fu Killer" is a good time to be had by anyone who picks up a copy.