Javi's Most Anticipated Fantastic Fest 2014 Movies

This year is the 10th anniversary of the wonderful Fantastic Fest. To celebrate, they got an amazing line up of both new movies and some incredible repertory screenings as well. This year will be rad since I'll be there for the second half of the festival, and while Jonesy will be covering the 1st half.

Check out some of my most anticipated movies of the festival after the break.

Netflix Instant: TV and Movie Picks

The cold front has set in here in Dallas, and it's the perfect weather to cuddle up on the couch and watch some movies. Also, there seems to be an annoying cold running around, so even more reason to just chill, drink some hot tea, and stream away. 

ALL IS LOST

It's difficult to carry a movie by yourself, but Robert Redford is in top form in this film. He plays a man whose boat begins to take on water as a storm approaches. It's a harrowing tale of survival that will leave you on the edge of your seat. 

THE UNKNOWN KNOWN

My cohort saw this last year at Fantastic Fest, and he very much enjoyed this documentary. Former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, is put under the microscope by the legendary Errol Morris. Morris attempts to retell Rumsfeld story from the time he was young to piece together the enigma of a man we all got to know during the Iraq conflict.

BLUE RUIN

Yet another amazing Fantastic Fest film which has made its way to Netflix. This was my favorite movie from last year's festival. Revenge isn't easy, and if most of us tried to take revenge on someone, we would fail miserably. BLUE RUIN explores that concept as a man tries to seek revenge for the murder of his parents. It's tense, well acted, and easily one of the best movies streaming right now. 

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Fantastic Fest 2014 Announces Final Wave of Films!

It's about the most wonderful time of the year. It's almost time for us to go down to Austin to spend some time with great movie people, drink craft beer, and watch some fantastic movies. Fantastic Fest has announced their final wave of films, which just makes the anticipation for this festival that much more palpable. 

As always, keep coming back here starting next week with our full coverage of the festival.

Now, onto the final wave of programming!

The Local Haps: September 8th - September 14th

I hope everyone had a lovely and nice short week last week, and also got tons of football watching in this past weekend. I know I did. This week has so much movie goodness going on, which is great because September is usually a pretty slow month. 

Here are the Local Haps with my pick of the week happening on Tuesday!

Netflix Instant: Movie & TV Picks - Javi's Favorites

 This is a particularly rad week of Netflix releases with 3 of my favorite movies being released recently on streaming. Check them out below!

First Films of Dallas VideoFest 27 Announced!

Last year, Jonesy and I attended our first Dallas VideoFest. To say that it was an interesting experience is an understatement. The vibe of the fest is unique and has some memorable movies and it's not the standard indie fare that you see in the festival circuit. This year, they seem to be trying to extend their physical reach by having screenings all over DFW during various dates. While I'm not pleased with this since it's a pain to get around. 

Either way, it's going to be interesting to see the different venues, but what's more interesting is the movies announced in this first wave of announcements. Check them out after the break. 

The Local Haps: September 2nd - September 7th

Yet another look at the rad film events going down around the DFW area. This'll be a rad week with lots of 35mm prints going around and repertory screenings. As always, look out for my personal Pick of the Week after the break.