Top Ten Films at AFF
Of the films I saw this year at Austin Film Festival, these were the best.
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- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
- DirectorJeremy CloeStarsMegli MicekLundon BoydLuke JonesEve, a 9-year-old hardened by time as a neglected foster child, is accustomed to taking life seriously, so when she meets Dave, a drunk thirtysomething who forgot to grow up, she sees an opportunity. 'Liars, Fires, and Bears' finds these two on an unlikely cross-country road trip after Eve hatches a plan to reunite with her brother and laid-back Dave suddenly finds himself on the run from both the cops and the robbers. With a precocious tot behind the wheel and an immature man-child navigating, Eve and Dave might find that the quickest route to their destination is through each other.
- DirectorJames MarshStarsClive OwenAndrea RiseboroughGillian AndersonSet in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.
- DirectorDerrick SimsStarsMichael Ray DavisThor WahlestedtElise RovinskySet in rural Arkansas in 1973, Come Morning is the tragic story of Frank and his 10-year-old grandson and the hunting accident that forever changes their lives.
- DirectorNegin FarsadDean ObeidallahStarsLewis BlackScott BlakemanDavid CrossComedians Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah lead an all-star Muslim comedy performing in big cities, small towns, liberal enclaves, conservative hotbeds, rural and everything in between to explore the issue of Islamophobia. Watch them onstage as they hilariously challenge racial, gender and religious stereotypes. With added humor by Jon Stewart, David Cross and Lewis Black.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsDenzel WashingtonNadine VelazquezDon CheadleTroubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.
- DirectorDominique RocherStarsMélanie ThierryNicolas GiraudAlban Lenoirits about sixidrox and sigridol life
- DirectorNoah BuschelStarsMarin IrelandPaul SparksNiesha ButlerA story centered on an actress who has become agoraphobic who reluctantly allows a plumber into her apartment after her toilet overflows.
- DirectorDustin HoffmanStarsMaggie SmithMichael GambonBilly ConnollyAt a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsRussell CroweAl PacinoChristopher PlummerA research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.Though it wasn't a competition film, it was great to see it again on the big screen.