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Too broke to go on a summer vacation? We feel your pain. But you can still see the world and even enjoy a spot of time travel – summer of '82, anyone? – with this summer's supersized repertory and microcinema lineup. Read More | Comment »

12:27PM Tue. May. 15, Kimberley Jones

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The ATX Television Festival lineup is coming into sharper focus, with an opening night featuring USA Network shows Royal Pains and Suits. Read More | Comment »

3:56PM Fri. May. 4, Kimberley Jones

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Fresh film news; contents include: Untitled Gay Retiree Documentary, a Tugg screening for Earth Day, "How To Mow Your Yard on PCP," and more. Read More | Comment »

4:54PM Tue. Apr. 17, Kimberley Jones

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Is Richard Kelly shooting his next movie in Austin? Read More | Comment »

3:41PM Thu. Apr. 12, Kimberley Jones

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Austin-based but Madrid-born, filmmaker Mario Troncoso has a great excuse to re-cross the Atlantic come May: He's going to Cannes. Read More | Comment »

2:28PM Mon. Mar. 26, Kimberley Jones

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The dinosaurs are breeding… and they’re giving birth to the latest epic parody by the Old Murder House Theater gang. Read More | Comment »

4:29PM Wed. Mar. 21, Kimberley Jones

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We all know Machete don’t text, but happily, he will accept a shiny statuette from the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards. Read More | Comment »

3:29PM Fri. Feb. 17, Kimberley Jones

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It sounds like the unpromising lead up to a punchline: What do you get when you combine a poet, a screenwriter, a novelist... and the Super Bowl? Read More | Comment »

2:39PM Wed. Feb. 8, Kimberley Jones

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I know it's cats that are supposed to have nine lives, but certain catfish have remarkable staying power, too. Read More | Comment »

12:54PM Mon. Feb. 6, Kimberley Jones

Bryan Poyser Leaving AFS

The Austin Film Society announced today that its Director of Artists Services, Bryan Poyser, will step down from the post this March. Read More | Comment »

2:23PM Wed. Jan. 11, Kimberley Jones

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The end-of-year accolades keep streaming in, and there's more to look forward to in 2012. Read More | Comment »

9:49AM Fri. Dec. 30, 2011, Kimberley Jones

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Austin Film Festival alumni news; best-of-year music videos; and Sexy Sax Man sexy-saxxes up Austin. Read More | Comment »

1:42PM Fri. Dec. 23, 2011, Kimberley Jones

'Twitchy,' and on a Tear

Did you know there was a mini movie factory in the ATX, pumping out super-low-budgeted pictures of all shapes and sizes with a scrappy, indie can-do spirit? And they've got a great name, too: Twitchy Dolphin Flix. Read More | Comment »

1:04PM Wed. Aug. 10, 2011, Kimberley Jones

New Leader at the Film Commission

Big change over at the Texas Film Commission: The governor's office has appointed a member of its general council, attorney Evan E. Fitzmaurice, as its interim executive director. He steps in to replace former director Bob Hudgins. Read More | Comment »

6:09PM Sat. Dec. 18, 2010, Richard Whittaker

'Strange Powers' Ticket Giveaway!

Strange Powers, the documentary about the Magnetic Fields and frontman Stephin Merritt is back in Austin at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz and ends its run tomorrow night, Thu., Dec. 9. Read More | Comment »

3:11PM Wed. Dec. 8, 2010, Kate X Messer

Seeing Is Believing

All along, I said I'd believe it when I saw it. Well, it's now time to believe. Ground has been broken and construction has begun on Austin's newest film venue, the Violet Crown Cinema. Read More | 1 Comment »

4:22PM Mon. Nov. 22, 2010, Marjorie Baumgarten

Magnetic Fields Party & Ticket Giveaway

Strange Powers, the new documentary about the Magnetic Fields and frontman Stephen Merrit will screen in Austin for a three-day stint at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, Nov. 7, 8, and 10. Read More | Comment »

11:26AM Fri. Nov. 5, 2010, Rob Cohen and Kate X Messer

Preserve the Paramount

We’ve heard plenty of Austin filmmakers wax rhapsodic about the feeling they got the first time they saw their film unspool at the Paramount Theatre. Here’s your chance to make sure more Austin filmmakers get a shot at that good feeling. Read More | Comment »

5:27PM Wed. Sep. 15, 2010, Kimberley Jones

Alamo World Domination Plan Continues Unabated

When the Leagues wrested back control of the Alamo Drafthouse brand in the beginning of summer, we assumed there’d be expansion. But who woulda thunk it would be into film distribution? Read More | Comment »

9:00AM Thu. Sep. 9, 2010, Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Won’t Stop Announcing Awesome Stuff

There's just no way to play it cool with Fantastic Fest, not when they're dropping bombs about the Cormans and now this: a Spaceballs Quote-Along with Schwartz-channeler Bill “Lone Starr” Pullman in attendance. Read More | Comment »

3:03PM Wed. Sep. 8, 2010, Kimberley Jones

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