Year: 2018

Interview by Bears Fonte My favorite film at SXSW this year, having had a few weeks to let it all sink in, was most certainly PROSPECT. Based on a short that played the fest a few years ago, Zeek Earl and Christopher Caldwell’s film follows a father-daughter mining team harvesting gems on a toxic planet.

This Photographer's Work Reflects Love And Passion For The PlanetInterview By Christine Thompson AMFM: As a creative, what inspires you to pick up the camera and decide to go to work? CHRIS DEI: I always have a camera with me even when I’m not officially working.  Going to work as such, is not something I

New Album ``America`` drops April 6thPhoto: Carla Sanchez Taylor, AMFM Magazine On Wednesday, April 4th, Thirty Seconds To Mars and multi-award winning actor Jared Leto showed up at Jo's Coffee House in front of the "I Love You So Much" Mural to sing to a crowd of Austinites. The appearance was part of a week

The hottest new metal band from the coldest country on Earth is Impaled Rektum… or at least that’s what Finnish comedy HEAVY TRIP centers on. After twelve years of rehearsing in a garage without a gig, lead singer Turo (Johannes Holopainen) is finally ready to bring to the world what their bassist describes as ‘symphonic

Interview by Carla Sanchez Taylor (RiPple PuDdle) Screenwriters Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan tell Carla Sanchez Taylor (RiPple PudDle) about the writing of the film CHAPPAQUIDDICK.  They wanted to make sure they told Ted Kennedy's perspective on the accident that claimed the life of Mary Jo Kopechne after his car plunged off a bridge, but

Review By Allie Hanley The theater screen isn’t quite big enough to contain all the fun to be had in Steven Spielberg’s latest thrill ride, “Ready Player One," in theaters now. Based on Austin native Ernest Cline’s fun read of the same title, “Ready Player One (RPO)” is part roller coaster ride and part moral

Tony Award® winners, premieres, and all-time favorites make up the new season of nine productions, including two season options.Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of Thomas Schumacher presents Aladdin, the US tour, music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, book and additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin, opening night April 19 at

Review by Christine Thompson light-hearted and with a lesson In ALL I WISH, writer/director Susan Walter (Alien: Resurrection) explores that it’s never too late to achieve success and to find one’s true love. That's the logline, but the last bit that could have been added is "no matter how hard you try to mess it up."  In ALL

Interview by Paul Salfen Matteo Messina, photo by Hank Fortner Grammy-winning composer Mateo Messina has graced Oscar-winning films, indie hits, and popular television shows with his distinct, moving and wildly innovative musical voice.  His folksy, guitar-led score for Jason Reitman’s “Juno,” starring Ellen Page and Michael Cera, contributed to the film’s runaway success, and led to Messina’s Grammy

Interview by Christine Thompson Bridging The Gap Between Cultures AMFM: You are a filmmaker, an activist, a feminist, and a voice for an opressed gender. You’re taking on a lot.  There are hundreds-no, thousands of years of history. It’s a very difficult thing that you’ve chosen to do. So I’m sure you’ve faced backlash. What