Greetings again from the darkness. The penultimate day of the festival and my eyes are tired and my rear end is sore from sitting … not complaining, just explaining the reality of so many movies over so many days. This was the oddest mixture of films and one that...
Greetings again from the darkness. The best way I can describe my Day 6 movies is quirky – oddball- unique indie filmmaking at its most deep-cut festival level. It’s doubtful any of the three will receive widespread distribution, yet all three are entertaining in...
Greetings again from the darkness. Day 5 means we are now past the halfway mark for this year’s festival. Originally I had 4 films scheduled for today, but I opted out of the late movie since it would have required more than a 90 minute wait after the end of the third...
Greetings again from the darkness. Scheduling conflicts meant I only had two films on the agenda for Sunday. With one of the films being an epic Danish film that pushed 3 hours in run time, I still managed to sit for more of the day than anyone should. The other film...
DIFF 2019 Day 3 Greetings again from the darkness. A stormy Saturday sets up perfectly for a full day of watching movies during a festival. Unfortunately, the DIFF scheduled lineup only allowed me to watch 3 today, which is likely my shortest ever Saturday at any film...
Greetings again from the darkness. I missed yesterday’s Opening Night Gala and feature film, but paid my penance today by taking in 5 films on Day 2 of this year’s Dallas International Film Festival. Changes have come to the festival this year, including reserved...
By James Lindorf While attending Emerald City Comic Con, I had the chance to sit down with author and illustrator Meredith McClaren (Hinges) to discuss her new book, Super Fun Sexy Times. In her book, McClaren tells five short stories featuring superheroes,...
By James Lindorf In honor of the 40th anniversary of Alien, Fox hosted the second screening of the first four Alien Shorts at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) last weekend. The first was at Emerald City Comic Con the week before, and the final public...
By James Lindorf Saturday March 23rd attendees to the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) were treated to an advance screening of AMC’s Into the Badlands. The show returns from a break with a special episode at 10pm est on Sunday the 24th before another new...
By Preston Barta EXTRA ORDINARY Not rated, 94 minutes. Director(s): Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman Cast: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte, Claudia O'Doherty, Jamie Beamish and Terri Chandler AUSTIN – EXTRA ORDINARY, written and directed by newcomers Mike Ahern and...