It’s an everyman’s Citizen Kane set under Texas skies, interpreted through the alienation of a Sam Shepard play and the quiet longing and restrained hope of a Wim Wenders road movie. In other words, it is really, deeply good.
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Houston’s Other Film Festival: Our Image Features Black Filmmakers
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThere should be a lot of upcoming press about the Houston Cinema Arts Festival, which just held this year’s launch party and announced the festival’s schedule beginning November 6. Sneaking…
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SLICING UP THE CINEMA ARTS FEST (Part 3: Texas Connections)
by Peter Lucasby Peter LucasOK, well, the Houston Cinema Arts Festival has begun, so its a little late for me to still be slicing up the programming. But I’ve got one more. My final…
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SLICING UP THE CINEMA ARTS FEST (Part 2: Arts Docs)
by Peter Lucasby Peter LucasI mentioned in my last post that arts documentaries are arguably the heart of the Cinema Arts Festival (running this evening through Sunday). These films, at their best, illuminate the…
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SLICING UP THE CINEMA ARTS FEST (Part 1: The Verge)
by Peter Lucasby Peter LucasThe Houston Cinema Arts Festival is back with an eclectic program celebrating film both as art and as art document. It opens this Wednesday and runs through Sunday. As always,…
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The world premier of Art Car: The Movie! happens this Sunday evening at the Miller Outdoor Theater, and it’s free! The film, by Del Monte Films, follows a handful of…
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While I lament the lack of legitimate arthouse venues to view offerings from the second annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival, I have to admit that I did enjoy seeing Waste…