It feels like Lonestar Film Festival has an event every week… and I love ‘em all. Tonight, they will be continuing their “Best of Fest” series.
Monthly film series featuring some of the best films from the 2008 Lone Star International Film Festival as well as other highlights from the international film festival circuit.
Tonight’s feature is Visual Acoustics, a documentary that “celebrates the life and career of Julius Schulman, the greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.” The doc is also narrated by Dustin Hoffman. Show starts at 7pm and the admission is $8
But if one art film isn’t enough for you, Fort Worth offers three more special screenings the weekend.
Magnolia at the Modern - This weekend’s screening is Herb and Dorothy. The film is about a postal clerk and a librarian who built one of the most important contemporary art collections in history in their modestly sized New York apartment. Watch the trailer; it’s funny to see stacks of painting under their bed.
Friday 6 & 8 pm, Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 2 & 4 pm
Art21 Season Five - Art in the Twenty-First Century - This is a fantastic PBS series that takes a unique look at art being made today.
“This series provides an important glimpse into the minds and workspaces of artists who, regardless of their nationality or background, have the power to challenge the way we view the world,” said Susan Sollins, Executive Producer of Art:21.
The series kickoffs this Saturday at the Modern with screenings at noon and 3pm. The first episode is entitled compassion and features the art of William Kentridge, Carrie Mae Weems, Doris Salcedo.
RETRO CINEMA - If all the films above sound too stodgy or hipsterish, the Hulen Movie Tavern is continuing their Retro Cinema series with the Breakfast Club.
Showings: tonight at 9pm and Friday/Saturday at midnight.
