Daily Screens: Television
Hulu's The Bisexual Creates Believable Queer Narratives
Queers. Sometimes we just want a light-hearted comedy that lets us laugh rather than cry about our miscommunication issues, and that’s exactly what we get with Hulu’s latest series The Bisexual, premiering in its entirety on Friday, November 16.

1:15PM Mon. Nov. 5, 2018, Ray Emerson Read More | Comment »

Joel Hodgson on MST30K
It was supposed to be just another public access show. But Mystery Science Theater 3000 was different, and it soon rocketed from local TV to national success on cable, film, DVDs, in live shows, and now streaming: A crowdfunded revival on Netflix proved a hit in 2017, so a new season is set to drop on Thanksgiving, 30 years after the first broadcast.

4:30PM Wed. Oct. 31, 2018, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

Is Ted Cruz Really Texas Tough?
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has spent a lot of energy playing up his Texas credentials: But a new election spot paints him as all hat, and definitely no cattle.

3:25PM Tue. Oct. 9, 2018, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

"Trans in Texas" Comes to HBO
Tomorrow night, Vice on HBO refocuses its gaze on Texas’ trans youth. The 18-minute segment shares an update on Kai Shappley and her family, which recently relocated to Austin for a more accepting school district.

2:00PM Thu. Aug. 23, 2018, Sarah Marloff Read More | Comment »

Capital City Black Film Festival Mounts The Last Defense
After a year off, the Capital City Black Film Festival is back at the end of the month. And now the resurgent fest has added a special screening and panel for The Last Defense, ABC's true crime documentary series produced by Viola Davis.

11:30AM Tue. Aug. 21, 2018, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

William Shatner Announces Live Conversation
William Shatner. Legend. Icon. Raconteur. Delightfully sardonic and painfully honest. For the past few years, he's kept up a hectic acting career, while also concentrating on his one-man stage shows. Now Bass Concert Hall is combining the two for a special screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan with Shatner at the helm.

12:40PM Mon. Aug. 20, 2018, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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Ben Steinbauer Commits Some Pink Collar Crimes
Success for an indie documentary filmmaker can be a strange experience, usually measured in a few festival outings or maybe getting picked up by a baroque boutique streaming service. Austin documentarian Ben Steinbauer now has the unexpected experience of seeing his latest project advertised on prime time CBS alongside Stephen Colbert.

1:00PM Sat. Aug. 18, 2018, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Titmouse That Roared
If you're ever looking for Chris Prynoski, he's not hard to spot. Just look for the trademark hat. At a distance, it looks like a beer company freebie, but close up it's a barrage of logos for one of the most subversive and ubiquitous of animation companies in America – Titmouse.

8:00AM Sun. Aug. 12, 2018, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Follow the Walkers on the Fear the Walking Dead Trail
Follow the undead! If you've been paying attention to season four of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, you'll have noticed a few Austin landmarks besieged by zombies. Now the Texas Film Commission is making it easier to trace their footsteps, as today they launched the official Fear the Walking Dead film trail.

6:01AM Sat. Aug. 11, 2018, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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