Louis Black

De "Cães de Aluguel" a "Os Oito Odiados", atores e colaboradores examinam os oito primeiros filmes do aclamado diretor e roteirista Quentin Tarantino.

What started out as an inside joke amongst two self proclaimed weirdos in Ft. Worth, Texas soon becomes much more than they bargained for. Frustrated by the rising consumer-driven culture, out-of-work pals Douglass St. Clair Smith and Steve Wilcox decide to turn their conservative southern ideology on its head and invent a new religion all their own. Spurred on by the overreach of religion and zealous televangelists of the day, the pair concoct religious monikers (Reverend Ivan Stang and Dr. Philo Drummond), a newly minted prophet (J.R. "Bob" Dobbs), and devise a crusade to expose the conspiracy of normalcy by using humor as the ultimate weapon.

O filme é inspirado na vida de Blaze Foley, lendário compositor do movimento musical do Texas. As versões do passado, presente e futuro de Blaze exploram seu caso de amor com Sybil Rosen e o impacto de suas canções e da sua morte nos fãs, amigos e inimigos.

After the city's deadliest serial killer breaks out of jail, the aging Texas Ranger that put him away comes out of retirement to stop the monster's rampage, this time for good. Violence and hilarity ensue as the city is thrown into chaos.

ALSO STARRING AUSTIN uses scenes from locally shot films as a lens to explore a community's rapidly changing built and natural environment and unique, enduring culture.

It's 1982, Marsh is 24 years old, and struggles with a tormenting secret. One random night, he crosses paths with Rivers, a stranger so striking that Marsh is instantly smitten. Marsh pursues Rivers until an opportunity presents itself for him to take the boldest risk of his life.

Two Chicago couples struggle to keep their love alive when secrets and long-simmering resentments rise to the surface.

Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his warm reception on the awards circuit. Long before he directed Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s intense desire to create fueled his work outside the Hollywood system. Rather than leave Texas, he chose to collaborate with like-minded artists crafting modest, low-budget films in a DIY style. His ability to showcase realistic characters and tell honest stories was evident from his films, and others soon took notice of his raw talent.

Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his warm reception on the awards circuit. Long before he directed Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s intense desire to create fueled his work outside the Hollywood system. Rather than leave Texas, he chose to collaborate with like-minded artists crafting modest, low-budget films in a DIY style. His ability to showcase realistic characters and tell honest stories was evident from his films, and others soon took notice of his raw talent.

As histórias do calouro Neil sobre o super herói Vanguard são tudo o que importa para ele… até que ele conhece a aluna mais velha Julia, que o incentiva a colocar suas fanfics online.Quando o moderador do site demonstra um interesse especial no trabalho de Neil, isso abre um novo universo.

No dia primeiro de agosto de 1966 um atirador subiu no topo do prédio da Universidade do Texas e abriu fogo contra o local, deixando o campus refém por 96 minutos. Combinando imagens de arquivo e animação, o documentário revela histórias não contadas de testemunhas, heróis e sobreviventes do primeiro tiroteio em massa em uma escola norte-americana.

The story of Doug Sahm, the wild man musicians' musician and unsung hero of Texas music. A country music child prodigy and teenage rhythm & blues dynamo who caused a riot at his San Antonio high school, Sahm emerged as an international rock star leading the Sir Douglas Quintet. He landed in San Francisco just in time for the Summer of Love in 1967. He returned to Texas as the cowboy hippie rocker who built a burgeoning music scene in Austin in before forming the Tex-Mex supergroup The Texas Tornados. A kinetic, quirky character with a solid sense of place as well as an innate wanderlust, Doug Sahm’s story is the story of Texas music.

Made In Texas: six films culled by Jonathan Demme on a visit to the Lone star State prove not only that independent features are alive and living on the Third Coast but they can outrun those by New York and Los Angeles indies. D. Boone's Invasion of the Aluminum People, a 45 minute super-8 extravaganza (possibly processed in a washing machine) is a video/film/music/jumpcut glaze by this tyro Godard who seems to be sired by Godard out of Don Siegel. Brian Hansen's' Speed of Light, is a New Wave melodrama that's as good looking as Written on the Wind. Carrie Rickey

A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; an analysis of his style and motivations, through the funny and moving testimonies of close friends and collaborators, actors and other filmmakers.

In 2007 Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras is celebrated... and complicated. Following a cast of characters, parades, and parties across an enduring color line, we see that beneath the surface of pageantry lies something else altogether.

A documentary on the life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell.

Daniel Johnston é um artista lo-fi, maníaco-depressivo, cantor e compositor cult cujo trabalho tem inspirado legiões de fãs e músicos ao longo de sua carreira. Este filme revela sua loucura e gênio criativo através de filmagens de arquivo acompanhadas pela suas músicas e desenhos.

Após não conseguir acordar de um sonho, um jovem passa a encontrar pessoas da vida real em seu mundo imaginário, com quem tem longas conversas sobre os vários estados da consciência humana e discussões filosóficas e religiosas.

Repentinamente, em uma escola de uma pequena cidade no Ohio, os professores começam a agir estranhamente. Dois estudantes escondidos em um armário testemunham dois professores matando a enfermeira do colégio, mas logo a vítima aparece viva e eles logo concluem que algum alienígena está se apossando do corpos. Assim, o medo toma conta deles e de seus amigos, pois qualquer um pode ser dominado por este ser que ninguém sabe de onde veio, mas parece ter um objetivo definido: possuir todos os terrestres que surjam na sua frente.

Slacker mostra um dia na vida de jovens deslocados de Austin, Texas. Na maioria, jovens de vinte e poucos anos que não se encaixam nos padrões da sociedade. Os personagens saem e entram em cena e na vida de outros personagens. O filme é recheado com a paranóia, apatia e ódio adolescente típicos dos anos 90. Perfeito para quem gosta de teorias de conspiração, teorias malucas e filosofia (de boteco).

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.

Isip the Warrior follows Isip and Simon, lifelong friends who commiserate in their passive, girl-deficient lives – that is until Isip decides to make a dramatic life change, becoming a self-proclaimed missionary.

A jazz dynamo belts his way through his weekly set until he makes an unexpected connection with an audience member.