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Interview by Paul Salfen The last days of Oscar Wilde -- and the ghosts that haunted them -- are vividly evoked in Rupert Everett's directorial debut. Everett gives a career defining performance as Wilde, physically and emotionally embodying the literary genius as he lives out his last days in exile in Europe. His body ailing

Interview by Paul Salfen

DFW Movie Minute by Paul Salfen As Seen Originally on KLAK

Paul Salfen had a chance to catch Jamie Lee Curtis on the red carpet at Fantastic Fest last month, where Jason Blum from Blumhouse pictures premiered the latest installation of the HALLOWEEN franchise, forty years after the original. It's been 40 years since Laurie Strode survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on

ANMOUNCING THE TOWNES VAN ZANDT AND MARGARET MOSER AWARD WINNERS AUSTIN, TX – October 17, 2018 – The Austin Chronicle, SXSW, and Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater are proud to present the 37th annual Austin Music Awards on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, with proceeds benefiting the SIMS Foundation and adding HAAM as

Singer/Actress Kara Connolly’s haunting new cover of The All-American Reject’s very first single, “Swing, Swing” is a devastatingly beautiful reminder of the desperation and loneliness that accompany broken hearts and lost love. The singer-songwriter releases her homage to the band in honor of the 16th anniversary of their debut album (The All-American Rejects, Oct. 15, 2002). The band is releasing a special, limited edition “Sweet 16” vinyl pressing of the record on October 26th for Ten Bands One Cause. The multi-talented Connolly is also an actress, whose screen credits include acting, producing, directing and writing. At one point she was…

Interview by Paul Salfen Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a turn for the worse when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called "An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn; For One Magical Night Only.”  Paul Salfen Interviews Director and Writer Jim Hosking (The Greasy Strangler) and Writer David Wike.

Interview by Paul Salfen TUMBBAD is one of the scariest movies we saw at Fantastic Fest. It's about greed, and the visuals and storyline succeed in keeping your attention in this cautionary tale which takes place during the British Raj period of India.  Writer and Co-Director Anesh Prasad and Composer Jesper Kyd tell us why

John Wisniewski:  What got you interested in the Swans, Nick? Nick Soulsby: I believe music is generational: each generation finds its own sound, the music that lets them standalone regardless of what big brothers and sisters (let alone parents) are listening to. I also think there’s nothing more powerful than teenhood when a person is still choosing who they intend to be and what they might invest meaning in. For me, I found a lot of meaning in music. The name SWANS…It had a mystery to it. Sonic Youth’s Screaming Fields Of Sonic Love compilation had an inlay card covered…

Warbach Lighting and Design Studio hosted the 2018 Austin Film Society Grant Party on October 4th, and  filmmakers gathered together to celebrate and discuss their projects. AFS Head of Film Holly Herrick commented on this year’s crop of grantees, “Our program is evidence that regionally-based filmmakers are the driving innovators of American independent film. Texas