A Talk with the Director and Lead Actor of Footprints on the Water
This is the second article about the excellent indie film Footprints on the Water, soon to be released in theaters nationwide. The author had the opportunity to Zoom with Nathalia…
Indie Meme Festival Screener
Footprints on the Water I had planned to go to the Indie Meme Film Festival this year but was laid in bed with something wretched. The organizers of this Austin-based…
Live Orchestral Magic and Harry Potter
At the turn of the 20th century, when silent films were all the rage in America and Europe, it was not uncommon for a pianist and another instrumentalist to perform…
Austin Film Society (AFS) – Our Own Private Idaho
I reference the anarchic and collage-like Van Sant film of the early 90s in the title of this article. That’s because AFS is the only arthouse movie theater (and so…
Christmess – the Indie Film that Makes You Laugh and Cry
At this year’s 30th Austin Film Festival, I caught up with Australian indie filmmaker Heath Davis (pictured), a writer/director/producer of the features Broke, Book Week, and Locusts. Featured at this…
Paper Birds VR Film
In the early 90s, virtual reality (VR) was all the rage as it was brand new. In 1991, two years after the Berlin Wall fell, I was filming a video…
ATX TV Festival: The BILLY CORBEN Interview
I was fortunate to meet the film and TV director and producer Billy Corben at the ATX TV Festival. During our conversation, we both stopped for a minute, turned our…
Tilda Swinton: I Don’t Want to be an Actor
“I’ve said this before and I’ll go on saying it. I never wanted and I still don’t want to be an actor.” So let’s call her a ‘great film presence.’…
Three Headed Beast
If you are a fan of silents, this Austin-made film may be your favourite of the year. Three Headed Beast is a typical love triangle story, told in a very…
International Male: The Film
For decades International Male titillated the fantasies of millions of gay men across America. With their clothing catalogue featuring the most handsome men in the world, wearing clothing the likes…