*This post comes from new Austinist contributor Matthew DeWitt.* It’s topical downer time at Cine Las Americas this weekend, with De Nadie (No One) likely to take home honors for Most Depressing Viewing Experience. The film takes a unique look at the immigration controversy—Central Americans crossing through Mexico to get to the U.S. Many don’t even make it to the US border, succumbing to exposure, starvation, robbery, or (at best) arrest and deportation by......

*This review comes from new Austinist contributor Rebecca Onion.* As our mother told us, never turn down the chance to see a movie titled "In Bed." In other words: Yes, you perv, there is sex in this film. Two strangers who meet at a party are so hot for each other that they decide to rent a tastefully decorated red motel room. (There’s some talk about how nasty the place is, but we’d take......

*This review comes from new Austinist contributor Rebecca Onion.* Despite its misleading title, La Sagrada Familia has almost nothing to do with the Gaudi cathedral in Barcelona, darling of hash-smoking exchange students everywhere. Instead, you get a family of attractive Chileans, in the process of spending Easter weekend at their beach house nestled on top of a cliff. Unfortunately for them, their little family nest is about to erupt in something other than baby......

*This review comes from new Austinist contributor Joey Seiler.* Trespassing, the first feature-length documentary directed by Carlos DeMenezes, follows the Western Shoshone’s fight against an attempt to turn the Ward Valley in California into a nuclear dumping ground. The debate began almost eight years ago, but the real story of displacement and ecological apathy remains sadly relevant. DeMenezes shapes the nuclear protest into a frame to discuss everything from the sovereignty of indigenous people......

*This review comes from new Austinist contributor Rebecca Reed.* Whisky is a subtle powerhouse of layered storytelling from Uruguayan directors, Juan Pablo Rubella and Pablo Stoll (25 WATTS). Marta Acuna is a stoic-faced manager in a sock factory, so ingrained with the daily routine of her 60-year-old bachelor boss, Jacobo Koller, they barely speak. When he awkwardly asks her to pose as his wife during his brother’s upcoming visit, she agrees without hesitation. Brother......

MONDAY [17][music] The High Flyers at Continental Club (10pm) (link) [lecture] Josh Rushing, future host of a show on Al Jazeera International and "accidental media star" in "Control Room," speaks at UT LBJ Auditorium (7pm) (link) [art] Opening Reception for Michael Schliefke's newest works, "What If We Could Get It All Back?" at bolm Studios (6pm-11pm) (link) [film] Oscar-Nominated Documentary shorts at Alamo Downtown (7pm) (link) [film] Anime Movie Monday at Ventana del Sol (7:30pm)......

Cine Las Americas is a not-for-profit, multi-cultural media arts center located in Austin which promotes cross-cultural understanding and growth by educating, entertaining and challenging the community through media and film of the Americas. We think they're a vital part in promoting underserved voices in our community, and so we encourage everyone to support them. "How can I possibly help?" you might ask. Well, this weekend, Cine Las Americas is having its second annual fundraising gala......