This weekend, I was hard at work trying to determine the list of films I want to see this year at Fantastic Fest. I thought I had a good plan laid out…then came this third and final wave of titles playing this year. Well, I guess it’s back to the drawing board. While I figure out what to cram in my eye sockets during the first half of the fest, I hope you get to enjoy the titles that the Alamo team have lined up. There really isn’t a bad one in the bunch. Aside from huge titles (like JoJo Rabbit, Knives Out, Parasite and In the Shadow of the…
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Second Wave of Feature Programming for FANTASTIC FEST 2019
Hot on the heels of the first wave announcement, the organizers dropped their next batch of awesome genre titles. Not every film is a new release or a world premiere. Several curated titles are being shown (resurrected, really) to tie into this year’s theme. The festival will show repertory titles from the AFGA (American Film Genre Archive) to help celebrate obscure cerebral and campy titles that help define genre filmmaking. One of the big league standouts this year will be the new film, Knives Out, from Rian Johnson. Before he brought the world Episode VIII, he wowed festival attendees with Looper. Can’t wait to see what he does with his…
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First Wave of Feature Programming for FANTASTIC FEST 2019
Hey, film fans! We’re less that 48 hours from our favorite time of year. The 15th annual Fantastic Fest (Austin’s own world-famous genre film festival) kicks off on September 19 and this year the team is really going all out to celebrate. I’m headed down there to cover the Fest for a 5th time, it never gets old. Why? Because of the plethora of screenings, events, world premieres, guests, and awesome fans, that’s why. Trust me, you’ll never have the same experience twice, and you’ll never imagine the things you’ll see or the people you’ll meet. Check out my recap from last year, and others in our Festival tab. Below,…
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Music Review…’Metal Gear Solid’ on Vinyl is Simply Solid
In 1998, Metal Gear Solid took the world by storm with its story, and genre-bending gameplay. Even by today’s standards (standards it defined, let’s be honest), it is still tough to top. Really, everything about MGS raised the bar for continuing entries in the series as well as video games across the board. One major component helping cement Metal Gear Solid as a modern classic was the music which gave the entire adventure a cinematic presence. It was persistent, driving, ominous, and helped make it feel like the stakes were high, with danger literally around every corner. The music is a tapestry of bright and steely synths, complimented by a…
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ALL PASSED CLAIMED – Advance Screening Passes to ‘THE GOLDFINCH’ in HOUSTON, TX
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All passes have been claimed. Go,See,Talk is partnering with Warner Bros. to give film fans FREE passes to a special Advance Screening of THE GOLDFINCH. Click the poster below and claim your ticket directly from the WB Tickets website!! ***Note: Use the following promotional link on the ticket page: OCvbJ14496 This screening will take place onSeptember 10 at 7:00 PM These passes are first-come, first-served, so be one of the first people to register for your ticket and you may get to see THE GOLDFINCH before it opens on SEPTEMBER 13. Finally, as always, the ticket is not an assigned seat, just admittance to the theater. Be sure to arrive at…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – Advance Screening Passes to ‘THE GOLDFINCH’ in DALLAS, TX
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All passes have been claimed. Go,See,Talk is partnering with Warner Bros. to give film fans FREE passes to a special Advance Screening of THE GOLDFINCH. Click the poster below and claim your ticket directly from the WB Tickets website!! ***Note: Use the following promotional link on the ticket page: vniWU24429 This screening will take place onSeptember 10 at 7:00 PM These passes are first-come, first-served, so be one of the first people to register for your ticket and you may get to see THE GOLDFINCH before it opens on SEPTEMBER 13. Finally, as always, the ticket is not an assigned seat, just admittance to the theater. Be sure to arrive at…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – Advance Screening Passes to ‘IT: CHAPTER TWO’ in HOUSTON, TX
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All passes have been claimed. Go,See,Talk is partnering with Warner Bros. to give film fans FREE passes to a special Advance Screening of IT: CHAPTER TWO. Click the poster below and claim your ticket directly from the WB Tickets website!! ***Note: Use the following promotional link on the ticket page: WLzww06650 This screening will take place onSeptember 3 at 7:00 PM These passes are first-come, first-served, so be one of the first people to register for your ticket and you may get to see IT: CHAPTER TWO. before it opens on SEPTEMBER 6. Finally, as always, the ticket is not an assigned seat, just admittance to the theater. Be sure to…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – Advance Screening Passes to ‘IT: CHAPTER TWO’ in DALLAS, TX
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All passes have been claimed. Go,See,Talk is partnering with Warner Bros. to give film fans FREE passes to a special Advance Screening of IT: CHAPTER TWO. Click the poster below and claim your ticket directly from the WB Tickets website!! ***Note: Use the following promotional link on the ticket page: bwCOM96555 This screening will take place onSeptember 3 at 7:00 PM These passes are first-come, first-served, so be one of the first people to register for your ticket and you may get to see IT: CHAPTER TWO. before it opens on SEPTEMBER 6. Finally, as always, the ticket is not an assigned seat, just admittance to the theater. Be sure…
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Off the Shelf…’Avengers: Endgame’
If you’re reading this now, Avengers: Endgame is, at the moment, the most financially successful film of all time. There are a lot of factors and responsible parties who can take credit for this film reaching that milestone, and even from a logistics standpoint, this film should be celebrated. It helps that the characters are so beloved (let’s face it, there is huge brand awareness), and the studio has such reverence for the material. Further, the actors playing these iconic superheroes have done so well with the roles. So well in fact, you could probably make a movie about these guys having lunch or hanging out in the living room (see…
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Interview…Marvel Studios Concept Artist Anthony Francisco on ‘Avengers: Endgame’
When you go to the movies, the images on screen can bring out all sorts of emotions – excitement, intrigue, humor, fear, etc. Well, before even one frame of film is shot, a team of very talented concept artists works hard to imagine heroes, villains, costumes, vistas, scenes and settings that will one day light up the silver screen. Now as far as being wowed at the cineplex, it’s hard to get more amazing and spectacular than the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One above-mentioned concept artist adding to that experience is Anthony Francisco. His job, in short, is to give movie goers something they’ve never seen before. That’s…
