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Texas connected filmmakers shine at Cannes Film Fest

Movie buffs might call it the Super Bowl of film festivals. The 65th Cannes Film Festival is underway in the South of France, and several filmmakers with Texas roots are shining in the global spotlight. YNN’s film reporter Victor Diaz is there and has more from the first red carpet event.

05/17/2012 05:34 PM

Flix Files: Box office battle pits warships, politics, pregnancy

A classic Hasbro game gets a Hollywood makeover while two new comedies debut.

Updated 05/17/2012 07:12 AM

Lone Star Scene: 'Friday Night Lights' stars swing away for charity

Actors Kyle Chandler and Brad Leland returned as hosts for the 5th annual Beyond the Lights Celebrity Golf Classic in Bastrop.

Updated 05/14/2012 08:02 AM

Cinema Spotlight: Burton's 'Dark Shadows' disappoints

MOVIES & FILM

Their history together spans "Edward Scissorhands" to "Alice in Wonderland." Now, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp bring a creepy old soap opera back to life. Take a look at their new movie “Dark Shadows” in this edition of Cinema Spotlight.

05/11/2012 12:30 PM

Flix Files: Scant new films creep out

MOVIES & FILM

A gothic blast from the past and more move into theaters Friday. Check out this week’s movies in this edition of “Flix Files.”

Lone Star Scene: 'Satellite of Love' stages Texas wine country

MOVIES & FILM

Local filmmaker Will Moore crafts a local villa and vineyard as the scene of a lush couples' retreat. Learn more about it in this edition of Lone Star Scene.

Cinema Spotlight: Marvel assembles prime superheroes in 'The Avengers'

MOVIES & FILM

The Hulk, Iron Man, Black Widow, Captain America and Thor all share screen in Director Joss Whedon's impressive introduction to the series.

Flix Files: Marvel's dream team set to start summer movie season

MOVIES & FILM

An all-star cast of superheroes usher in the start of Hollywood’s summer movie season. Their names are recognized in just about every corner of the movie going world. Locally, we also get three new films that not many people have ever heard of.

Lone Star Scene: East Texas characters shape Bernie's success

MOVIES & FILM

Richard Linklater put Texas cast and crew to work bringing small town murder gossip to life.

Whit Stillman returns with 'Damsels in Distress'

MOVIES & FILM

Stillman's stylish college comedy starring Greta Gerwig opens Friday.

Cinema Spotlight: Jack Black shines in Linklater's 'Bernie'

MOVIES & FILM

Filmmaker Richard Linklater teams with Jack Black for the first time since "School of Rock."

Flix Files: Pirates, Poe and many others hit theaters

MOVIES & FILM

A whopping 10 new movies are in the mix for this weekend. We'll take a sneak peek at the full rundown in this edition of Flix Files.

Lone Star Scene: Indie comedy 'Zero Charisma' pits geeks vs. hipsters

MOVIES & FILM

Over the past few weeks, "Zero Charisma" set up shop around South Austin, shooting a comical conflict between a huge Dungeons and Dragons geek and a neo-nerd hipster.

Cinema Spotlight: 'Goon' is no stooge

MOVIES & FILM

Sean William Scott plays up the physical, R-rated comedy that goes along with being an enforcer on a minor league hockey team.

Lights. Camera. Action. The Texas film industry is a major player in show business and Austin film reporter and critic Victor Diaz is bringing it all to us as it unfolds. Every Monday, Diaz focuses his attention on the local film scene bringing us the filmmakers, actors, writers, sets and crew who are working to put Texas on the big screen in Lone Star Scene.

Each Thursday Diaz checks the buzz on everything new in Austin theaters from potential blockbusters to independent and foreign films that screen exclusively at local art houses in our Flix File.

Every Friday Diaz spotlights a new feature film. Diaz takes a look at key scenes and measures each film on the YNN four star scale in Cinema Spotlight.