2016 AFF
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- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.Watched at IMAX w/ Lasers.
- DirectorShane BlackStarsRussell CroweRyan GoslingAngourie RiceIn 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.I missed the staged reading at AFF 2011, but finally watched this at home.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica ChastainWhen Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.Watched at IMAX w/ Lasers.
- DirectorMichael J. GallagherStarsLogan PaulPeyton ListLia Marie JohnsonIn a future, overcrowded, dystopian society, students with the lowest test scores are culled. Two students discover errors with the test.Clever take on standardized testing. Netflix "put something on" approved. Already on YouTube Red.
- DirectorLena KhanStarsDanny PudiRizwan ManjiJon HederA young Indian man relocates to 1970s Chicago to become an engineer, but when his job falls through, resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit friends in order to woo his childhood sweetheart.The best film of the festival that grew on me.
- DirectorPablo LarraínStarsNatalie PortmanPeter SarsgaardGreta GerwigFollowing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.A stark take on what it must have been like being First Widow in the days following JFK's assassination.
- DirectorHayden J. WealStarsNick BlakeBonnie BryantColleen ClearySocially disconnected barista Dan gets cryptic messages on his window, compelling him to intervene in others' lives. As he impacts those around him, his own life transforms.Clever NZ film with warm actors told through an interesting time-loop.
- DirectorKelly Fremon CraigStarsHailee SteinfeldHaley Lu RichardsonBlake JennerHigh-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.Funniest film of the festival. Cringe-worthy, but never too awkward.
- DirectorJacob Leighton BurnsStarsLauren AnallaJosh BonzieCait BraselA young woman is haunted by visions of a faceless man after she is awoken from the dead in a body that is not her own.Could have done something else for 1.5 hours.
- DirectorGarth DavisStarsDev PatelNicole KidmanRooney MaraA five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.The child actor stole this show. I don't believe there was a dry eye at the Paramount during this screening.
- DirectorsJosh Ashy HoldenNick HoldenStarsLaura FlanneryJosh Ashy HoldenNick HoldenOpposites attract when a broke, bohemian playboy actor falls for a sweet natured, career driven entrepreneur with a sexy identical twin sister.Good screenplay filmed in Austin by a former classmate.
- DirectorBalazs JusztStarsJordi MollàFrançois ArnaudEmanuela PostacchiniTHE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY is inspired by the existentialist novel of the same name by G.K. Chesterton (1908). The novel is considered a metaphysical thriller, and our film could be considered the same, though it also can be thought of in more classical cinematic terms a psychological and supernatural thriller.Could have gone somewhere or been trippier. Avoid unless there's nothing else on TV.
- DirectorDerek SiegStarsJere BurnsMatthew Gray GublerSchuyler FiskA young man meets a quirky stranger at his father's funeral. They embark on an adventure, one pursuing a love interest while the other leaves chaos behind, involving broken relationships and financial troubles.Cute film. Audience choice, but not as good as Tiger Hunter, imo.
- DirectorsAndrew BeckerDaniel MehrerStarsMargo PoolMartin VerfondernManolo RodríguezA Dutch couple, Martin and Margo Verfondern, move to a remote Spanish village of Santoalla to start a new life. There is conflict with the Spanish residents, resulting in the disappearance of Martin.Microslept in the beginning, but a semi-interesting story of a town with a population of 6, that turned into 5.
- DirectorNicholas VersoStarsToby WallaceGulliver McGrathMitzi RuhlmannOn Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.Cute, warm, teen thriller. Shot in NZ, very reminiscent of early 90's films.
- DirectorHelena TabernaStarsDaniel GraoJuana AcostaGoya ToledoA mass suicide involving members of a cult takes place in the Canary Islands. Gabriel's younger sister, Cordelia, who he hasn't seen for years, was one of the cult followers. Gabriel decides to travel there and find out what happened.Gave me the same feeling as The Wickerman, which wasn't ideal for AFF's last film.
- DirectorRawson Marshall ThurberStarsDwayne JohnsonKevin HartDanielle NicoletAfter he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.Surprisingly funny.
- DirectorJon FavreauStarsNeel SethiBill MurrayBen KingsleyAfter a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.Great animations.
- DirectorMark SawersStarsPatrick GilmoreBronwen SmithTara PrattIn a world where women have become able to "self-fertilise" and are no longer giving birth to males, a quiet, unassuming housekeeper named Andrew Myers finds himself at the center of a battle to keep men from going extinct.One of my top 3 from last year's Other World's Austin Film Festival. Now available on Netflix.