It was almost spring last year, and Marian Luntz was hearing all the buzz from the big international winter film festivals. Sydney. Rotterdam. Berlin. As longtime film curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Luntz was doing what she does every year: tracking films she might like to program for the museum. MFAH was off to a strong 2020. They showed all of the nominated Oscar Shorts, as they do every year. âPeople turned out in droves,â Luntz recalled recently over coffee. And the museum did well with
63 Up, the latest documentary from Michael Apted (who died January 7 of this year).
Houston is undeniably back in business and arts organizations across the city are ready again to entertain you. With multiple virtual festivals and online concerts this week, there’s a lot to keep you home and happy – don’t forget, we are still in the midst of a pandemic after all.
After a brief freeze-related postponement, you can start celebrating Latinx voices and stories today, February 25, during the
4th Annual Sin Muros: A Latinx Theater Festival at Stages. The virtual festival, which will offer play readings, talkbacks and panel discussions, opens tonight with the premiere of local artist Candice D Meza s