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Felicia Day Is Coming to Austin

You read that right: The goddess of all things geek, Felicia Day, is coming to Austin. Read More | Comment »

Film 2:25PM Tue. Jun. 18, Monica Riese

Austin Represents on Indiewire Influencers List

In a profile on Austin filmmakers in The New York Times last month, Melena Ryzik said: "This may be the year that Austin earns its place on the map as a movie capital." Read More | Comment »

Film 12:24PM Tue. Jun. 18, Monica Riese

DVD Watch: 'Things to Come'

I'm the first to admit I'm not the biggest fan of science fiction; to me, there's enough to learn about the technologies of today without speculating wildly about those of tomorrow. Read More | Comment »

DVD 9:59AM Tue. Jun. 18, Monica Riese

Game On: Sports Films Hit the Ransom Center

The Harry Ransom Center is batting a thousand with its upcoming film series. Read More | Comment »

Film 11:00AM Mon. Jun. 17, Russ Espinoza

Film Flam

A Twitter script, a covert film, and a blood drive fill this edition of Film Flam. Read More | Comment »

Film 4:30PM Sat. Jun. 15, Monica Riese

DVDanger: 'American Mary'/'Ninja III: The Domination'

Meet the cinematic female revenger: She dices, she slices, she chops and multilates. And in the three decades between martial arts potboiler Ninja III: The Domination and Canadian psycho-surgical creeper American Mary, she has finally started to control her own destiny a little more Read More | Comment »

DVD 12:00PM Sat. Jun. 15, Richard Whittaker

If You Liked That 'Elysium' Trailer, You'll Love These Two

Everybody – and we mean everybody – is talking about Elysium today. Read More | Comment »

Film 3:33PM Fri. Jun. 14, Monica Riese

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'Bloody Work'

The long unsolved case of Jack the Ripper gripped the world in 1888 and in the century that followed: Five unsolved murders in and around London will certainly grab your attention. But what about the earlier cold case with more victims that hits way closer to home? Read More | Comment »

Web 2:30PM Fri. Jun. 14, Monica Riese

Peached Tortilla Does Austin Proud on Network TV

Austin food truck entrepreneur Eric Silverstein appeared on LIVE with Kelly & Michael this morning, helping the perky hostess prepare the Peached Tortilla's signature barbecue brisket taco. Now his future is in the hands of online voters. Read More | Comment »

Television 1:50PM Fri. Jun. 14, Virginia B. Wood

The Alamo Drafthouse Is Seeing Stars

"A popular phrase, 'like nothing you've ever seen before,' comes up time and time again as a means of positively endorsing a feature. But Craig Denney's The Astrologer (1975), not to be confused with the Glickenhaus film, really is like nothing you've ever seen before." Read More | Comment »

Film 11:11AM Fri. Jun. 14, Monica Riese

What the Hell Happened at Austinist?

It’d be a misnomer to call anything that started in 2005 an “institution,” but Austinist – the scrappy group blog started that year by Ben Brown as part of Jake Dobkin and Jen Chung’s NYC-based Gothamist network of culture websites – has certainly established itself as an important player in the Austin media landscape since then. Read More | Comment »

Web 9:30AM Fri. Jun. 14, Dan Solomon

Small Screen, Big News

You've seen plenty of big-screen news in Film Flam of late, but what about your television favorites? Here's what's new in Central Texas TV land. Read More | Comment »

Television 8:00AM Fri. Jun. 14, Monica Riese

Food Issue: Not Your Average TV Dinner

Summer is a time to relax and indulge and what better to indulge in than TV and food? Here is a list of 10 TV shows premiering this summer and the delicious food to enjoy while watching them. Read More | Comment »

Television 3:25PM Thu. Jun. 13, Candice Gallion

Peached Tortilla Competes in Food Truck Challenge Tomorrow

Peached Tortilla food trunk owner Eric Silverstein flew to New York City earlier this week to film a cooking segment as part of LIVE's Truckin' Amazing Cook-Off on the popular syndicated talk show, LIVE with Kelly & Michael which airs on KVUE at 9am CST weekdays. Read More | Comment »

Television 2:45PM Thu. Jun. 13, Virginia B. Wood

Trailer Park Is Madonna

There's a very specific type of person who can rock the single name: Beyonce, Madonna, Cher, Diana, Prince. And, well, with the exception of that last one, they're usually all independent women with singing careers or other astonishing levels of fame. Read More | Comment »

Film 2:15PM Thu. Jun. 13, Monica Riese

From the Vaults: Myth-ing in 'Action'

With Krypton's last son returning to the screen amidst a big 75th birthday shindig, here's a past tribute to Superman. Read More | Comment »

Film 11:45AM Thu. Jun. 13, Robert Faires

Of Barbecue and Vampires

Short order cook. War vet. Loving husband, daddy, and step-daddy. Terry Bellefleur of Bon Temps, La. is all that and more, thanks to actor Todd Lowe's portrayal of the character on HBO's True Blood, which is about to premiere its sixth season on June 16. A UT Austin grad, he discussed his character and more with the Chronicle. Read More | Comment »

Television 10:30AM Thu. Jun. 13, R.U. Steinberg

The Houston Astros and 'Resurrection'

Fans of the Houston Astros have to be a pretty resilient bunch. Read More | Comment »

Film 10:35AM Wed. Jun. 12, Monica Riese

DVD Watch: 'Snitch'

It's official. There is no bigger film star this year than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Ric Roman Waugh, director of drug drama Snitch, knows why: No-one works harder. "I've been around some people that I don't even know when they sleep, but Dwayne? We would start shooting at 7 in the morning, and he would be up four hours before that." Read More | Comment »

DVD 5:30PM Tue. Jun. 11, Richard Whittaker

Housecore Horror Adds Suffocation

If the music stages at the Housecore Horror Film Festival couldn't possibly get any more crowded, time to make more room. Seminal New York black metal crew Suffocation will be performing, complete with founding vocalist Frank Mullen. Read More | Comment »

Film 1:09PM Tue. Jun. 11, Richard Whittaker

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