The Oak Cliff Film Festival is currently taking submissions for its debut festival, scheduled for June 14-17 at several venues in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas — including the iconic Texas Theatre, the art deco live music venue Kessler Theater, the eco-friendly TeCo Theater, and the historic Belmont Hotel, as well as restaurants and bars in the … Continue reading
Update: A release date of October 4, 2013 has been set. Mickey Rourke and Jessica Alba have signed on to return in their respective roles. Fans of Sin City began clamoring for a sequel soon after its 2005 release, and for the past several years co-writers/directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller (the latter of whom … Continue reading
The USA Film Festival has officially announced the schedule for its 42nd annual festival season, slated to run from April 22-29 at the Angelika Film Center. The festival will include 22 feature-length in addition to its annual short film competition and showcases. Advance tickets are available through Ticketmaster starting April 16. This year’s honorees are actor-director Rob Reiner (with an anniversary/tribute … Continue reading
The 2012 Dallas International Film Festival begins its 11-day festival season on Wednesday, April 12, with a programming schedule that includes 111 films representing 27 countries. Here’s a short list of Movie Ink‘s recommended viewing: Alps (4:15pm, April 13 and 7:30pm, April 20, Angelika Film Center) Greek filmmaker Giorgos Lanthimos’ follow-up to the controversial, Academy … Continue reading
The USA Film Festival will present its Great Director Tribute to producer-director-animator Peter Lord during a special preview screening of his new film The Pirates! Band of Misfits on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the AMC NorthPark Theater in Dallas, TX. (Event time TBA.) The event will include a film-clip compilation tribute featuring clips from some of his works … Continue reading
The Dallas International Film Festival has announced that this year’s Dallas Star Award would be presented to noted costume designer Bernie Pollack (Ordinary People, Rain Man), and that it will honor Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) with the Dallas Shining Star Award. Both Pollack and Sidibe will receive their awards at DIFF’s annual awards dinner on Friday, April … Continue reading
The final deadline for submissions to the 2012 Asian Film Festival of Dallas is March 31, 2012 (postmarked). The festival is open to domestic and international filmmakers, and entry fees are $40 for feature films and $25 for short films. The AFFD’s mission statement is “to celebrate and support emerging and established Asian and Asian-American … Continue reading
Academy Award-nominee James Franco (127 Hours) will headline the University of Texas at Arlington‘s 2012 Graduation Celebration at 7:30pm, May 11, at the Levitt Pavilion, 100 W. Abram St., Arlington. Franco will make a keynote address at the annual party, which will also feature fireworks, music, and food. Other speakers include UT Arlington President James D. Spaniolo … Continue reading
Dallas-based filmmaker and playwright Eric Steele, Second Thought Theatre, and Aviation Cinemas have combined their might to produce a unique combination of stage and screen, The Midwest Trilogy, with preview performances at 8pm, March 15-17, and regular performances Thursdays-Sundays, March 22-April 8, at the Kalita Humphreys Theatre. The evening centers around two short films by … Continue reading