The Aurora Picture Show’s 9th annual Media Archeology Festival (Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 21-23) premieres a host of unique films and live audiovisual performances that transform everything from magnetic fields…
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Glasstire contributors offer up their picks for Fall 2012! AUSTIN Emily Roysdon: Pause Pose Discompose Visual Arts Center September 21 – December 8, 2012 Super smart curator and art historian…
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Experimental Eye and The Sounds of Silence. The next 6 weeks bring Houstonians rare opportunities to see some of the most dynamic experimental films in history- many shown on delicious…
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Robert Frank’s 1950s at the MFAH The new exhibition, American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston opens next weekend. The show will feature…
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It’s almost July, and perhaps you have no interest in losing yourself in the waves of insect din and the swampy stickiness, even though it feels like swimming through music.…
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The Big Impact of a Small Film Fest: HCFF in Fredericksburg
by John Aaspby John AaspAttending the third annual Hill Country Film Festival in the enchanting town of Fredericksburg April 26-29 was a treat. I arrived opening night for the free screening of short films…
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I’ve been meaning to write something here about film scores for a while. You know, some kind of analysis of the role of music in movies, with interesting, specific examples…
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Vital film document, Come Back, Africa screens at the MFAH. “This film was made secretly in order to portray the true conditions of life in South Africa today. There are…
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It’s easy to remember only the sweet, cheery and teary moments of Director Frank Capra’s 1946 film, It’s A Wonderful Life, and forget that it takes us through the depths…
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Will Lamson’s Action for the Paiva at Marty Walker Gallery
by Lucia Simekby Lucia SimekWilliam Lamson, Action for the Paiva (video still), 2010, Courtesy Marty Walker Gallery “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” — Jean Jacques Rousseau Last week, I spent a…
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The best movie to see alone and/or stoned this Thanksgiving weekend is Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 existential Sci-Fi oddity, The Man Who Fell To Earth. A new film print of the…
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A NEW HOME FOR CINEMA Houston’s Sundance Cinemas Open This Week
by Peter Lucasby Peter LucasThe new Sundance Cinemas open this Wednesday, in time for the long holiday weekend. Located Downtown at Bayou Place, Sundance promises to more than fill the gap left by the…
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Life Out Of Balance, Writ Large – Koyaanisqatsi Tonight at the MFAH
by Peter Lucasby Peter LucasI want to call attention to one film in the Cinema Arts Fest that, while nestled quietly and rather buzzless in the schedule between exciting premieres, audiovisual performances, and parties,…
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This Wednesday evening, the third annual Cinema Arts Festival Houston launches five days of film screenings, multimedia performances, video installations, and artist talks in venues around the city. CAFH is…
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It. Is. On! A heated battle is brewing on the big screen as two big, new dance films come to Houston theaters. In one corner, the new remake of ‘80s…
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Latin Wave 6, the sixth (obviously) in a series showcasing a number of the most acclaimed films recently released by Latin American filmmakers, returns to the Museum of Fine Arts,…