While 2012 certainly dished out some fantastic cinema, we wanted to end our series of lists dedicated to the best and worst films with an irreverent flourish. If you loved Rihanna in BATLLESHIP or Taylor Lautner in TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN, PART TWO, then this list will surely disappoint…
The end of the year always motivates lists. In keeping with this spirit, we compiled a short anthology of top film picks from 2012. These lists represent the 2012 Lone Star Film Festival well, including many of the films you saw at this year’s festival, including some of our 2012 LSFF Juried…
In Part 4 of Gary Cogill’s exclusive interview with John Hawkes at the 2012 Lone Star Film Festival, the actor talks about the pervasive sexuality of THE SESSIONS, why he chose acting, and the Lone Star State. In THE SESSIONS, Hawkes plays a quadriplegic who hires a sex therapist…
2012 marked an important landmark in the film culture universe. Sight and Sound came out with its decennial list of greatest all time films, upsetting CITIZEN KANE’S long held number one spot. Only released every ten years, critics around the globe widely regard the canonized list as…
From quadriplegic Mark O’Brian in THE SESSIONS to menacing anti-hero Teardrop in WINTER’S BONE, 2012 Lone Star Film Festival Maverick Award recipient John Hawkes hardly shies away from a challenging role. With a strong commitment to independent film, the actor appears in…
A categorically good year for film, 2012 gave us movies like LINCOLN and SILVER LINGINGS PLAYBOOK, appeasing the appetite of film critics and cinephiles alike. Yet, as the year comes to a close, many find themselves mourning the death of cinema…
With the official 2013 Golden Globe Award nominations now available, there’s no doubt critics will continue to talk about John Hawkes. THE SESSIONS grabbed several nominations, including Best Actor in Drama, for which Hawkes will compete against LINCOLN co-star Daniel Day-Lewis…
After directing five-time Academy Award winning film THE DEER HUNTER, Michael Cimino set out to direct an even more ambitious project based on an 1892 class land war in Johnson County, Wyoming. Despite the film’s arguably brilliant qualities, HEAVEN’S GATE quickly proved a financial…
The Lone Star Film Festival and Kimbell Art Museum partnered together to present the free film series Architecture in Movies. The series features films that use architecture to shape the emotional and intellectual mood for viewers, as well as drive the narrative…
Some actors make a big splash on the media scene, only to disappear later with no lasting contribution to cinema. Others devote a lifetime to their craft, developing a strong reputation for creative and impactful performances that transform the industry. As far as actors go…
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