Spotlight on John Cassavetes: Husbands

The Marchesa Hall & Theatre

05.24.13 - 05.26.13

The Austin Film Society's celebration of independent cinema auteur John Cassavetes continues with the film featuring his dream male ensemble: himself, Ben Gazzara and Peter Falk. Husb

Essential Cinema: Tokyo Story

The Marchesa Hall & Theatre

05.21.13

In this beautiful and heartbreaking drama from Japanese cinema auteur Yasujiro Ozu, an elderly couple in rural postwar Japan is visited by their urbanized children and grandchildren, but they

Auteur Obscure: Fernando Di Leo's Mister Scarface

The Marchesa Hall & Theatre

05.16.13

Iconic on-screen tough guy Jack Palance stars in Fernando Di Leo's Mister Scarface, a film where casual brutality mixes with vulgar comedy in this classic Italian crime movie. Palance

Essential Cinema: Red Desert

The Marchesa Hall & Theatre

05.14.13

Enjoy this classic 1960s portrait of an alienated upper-class woman lost in an industrial landscape courtesy of director Michelangelo Antonioni. 

Austin Film Society Presents Rod Serling: Paranoid Prophet

Austin Film Society Screening Room

05.13.13

Guest host Zack Carlson presents a selection of television shows scripted by the enigmatic host of The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling. His work is both modern and distrustful of modernity, with hi

AFS Spotlight on John Cassavetes: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Marchesa Hall & Theatre

05.17.13 - 05.20.13

John Cassavetes inspired a new generation of independent filmmakers by basically being a founding father of American independent cinema, and Austin Film Society pays tribute to the auteur with

AFS Spotlight on John Cassavetes: A Woman Under the Influence

The Marchesa Hall & Theatre

05.10.13 - 05.12.13

The name of John Cassavetes is often invoked when discussing the origins of American independent film, and Austin Film Society pays tribute to this pioneering auteur with a special film series, sta

Essential Cinema presents the war

Austin Film Society Screening Room

04.07.13

This film documents activists fighting against autocratic powers, with Russian art group Voina and feminist punk band Pussy Riot among the featured activists. 

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The stars shine bright at the 13th Annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

By Jon Shapley

03.08.13 | 11:39 am

The Austin Film Society's 13th Annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards took the city by storm, celebrating the industry's brightest stars. ...

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Stars are predicted to be big and bright at Texas Film Hall of Fame After-Party

By Caitlin M. Ryan

03.06.13 | 3:29 pm

The stars at night are especially big and bright during the days leading up to SXSW, and many are hung upon the Texas Hall of Fame Awards Show and official After-Party. And if you aren't s ...