DVDanger: 'Heavy Metal Movies'

A literary diversion over the long weekend

"...We understand. If you love gruesome movies, the holidays suck...."

July 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Queer Film Theory 101 Unearths Not-So-Straight Movies

Alamo Drafthouse offers more heartfelt LGBTQ perspectives

"...Movies aren’t born into vacuums where they retain their initial..."

June 4, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

The Year in Movies, and in Moments

What didn’t make my Top 10

"...with a heavy sigh. Sure, I could number 10 movies that curled my toes, shout out a couple standout..."

Dec. 31, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Forget that horrible live-action trailer – here's your real Teen Titans

"...me introduce you to Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, the feature-length adaptation of Cartoon Network’s animated series based..."

July 27, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Energy at the Movies, March 9

What do the movies have to do with energy policy? More than you may think.

"...From Giant to The China Syndrome, to Syriana, popular movies have been instrumental in shaping not only our ideas..."

March 3, 2011 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Alamo Drafthouse Sells Birth.Movies.Death.

Magazine and website becomes part of Cinestate

"...wing Mondo, and Fantastic Fest. Yet one sub-brand – Birth.Movies.Death. – was missing, and now we know why...."

May 1, 2020 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Home Movies

Q&A with "Family Nightmare" director Dustin Defa

"...”Family Nightmare,” culled from 40 hours of VHS home movies from his home in Salt Lake City, is a..."

March 15, 2012 SXSW Post by Leah Churner

Checking In: Como Las Movies Cumbias Despite Performance Shutdown

“[We] won’t be playing live for a long time to come”

"...Como Las Movies projectionist Nelson Valente Aguilar minds your children. “I teach..."

Aug. 12, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Halloween at the Movies

Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin

"...Halloween and horror movies go together like eyes of newt and toes of..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Game of Lotería Envelops Como Las Movies

Locals become El Borracho in new “Una Vuelta Más” clip

"...for “Una Vuelta Más,” Austin synth/cumbia act Como Las Movies immerses itself in the lively, bingo-like game that originated..."

May 10, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...large and small has announced its first wave of movies and shows, with new films from Olivia Wilde, Robert..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Comedy: Doug Loves Movies

More high times talking cinema with Benson and friends

"...buildings made a “great backdrop for all the anti-government movies they’re showing” at SXSW. Just as fitting: his 4:20..."

March 22, 2015 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Austin Film Festival: Mental Illness in the Movies

Donnie Darko, Fight Club scribes on the sanity spectrum

"...of the right author, and when it comes to movies, nothing is more unreliable than a character with a..."

Oct. 26, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...But, c’mon – does the world need more superhero movies? We asked that question a few years ago –..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Movies That Matter

An interview with Killer Films producer Christine Vachon

"...Vachon wants to make movies that matter. She wants to and does. The title..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

You Don’t Even Have to Go to the Movies Anymore

You really shouldn’t stop going to the movies

"...at least that’s how they perceive it. For the movies we are releasing, however, there are journalists for a..."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Movies From the Mount

Sundance Film Festival

"...103 from 127 last year. (Actually, of the 103 movies playing in the Sundance fest, only 32 are in..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Everybody Has a Secret Life in the Movies

Authors Michael McGriff and J.M. Tyree eloquently show us how.

"...McGriff and J.M. Tyree's Our Secret Life in the Movies, the new book from Austin publishing house A Strange..."

Oct. 23, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Blood Sweat and Pixels: The Adult Movies of Sixteen Color

"...Color Collection and Blood Sweat and Pixels: The Adult Movies of 16 Color are two shows that include the..."

Aug. 16, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

279 Movies and 2 Funerals

Toronto International Film Festival Report

"...annual festival, held between September 4-13. Along with these movies comes a huge influx of filmmakers and stars, publicity..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

"Finally I Sang": Progressive Cumbia Fires Up Como Las Movies’ Full-Length Debut

Como Las Singles finds Nelson Valente Aguilar in the driver’s seat

"...On Oct. 15, 2022, Como Las Movies played a massive Austin altar...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

When the Movies You Loved as a Kid Don’t Hold Up

Shedding film nostalgia

"...your mom, and of course, getting to watch grownup movies. While most kids are gently dangled into the PG-13..."

July 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Beejoli Shah

SXSW Comedy: Doug Loves Movies Podcast Recording

Doug Benson and friends give South By a fond, filmic farewell

"...Saturday’s recording of comedian Doug Benson’s podcast Doug Loves Movies, the second of this year’s SXSW, was a festival..."

March 18, 2019 SXSW Post by Rosalind Faires

Chronicle Recommends: War Movies

Movie picks for Memorial Day

"...film critics have picked some of the greatest war movies – not just great action movies, but those that..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Half-Life at the Movies

In the Dark No More

"...much or more sensually pleasurable than most of the movies that illuminated their interiors...."

Sept. 20, 1996 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart

A Half-Life at the Movies

In the Dark No More

"...much or more sensually pleasurable than most of the movies that illuminated their interiors...."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart

Molly Burch on Romance Movies and New Album Romantic Images

Local singer-songwriter reveals her favorite rom-coms and rom-drams

"...I ever knew about love, I learned from watching movies." The yearning, disco-dusted track joins the local artist's fourth..."

July 30, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Savlov Doesn't Get Comic Book Movies?

"...form of media. However, when it comes to comic-book movies, you can pretty much trust critics will have no..."

July 9, 2012 Postmarks

Their Gay Movies

The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival presents the First Annual My Gay Movie Challenge, a call for amateur movies with a queer sensibility.

"...the gay and lesbian public to submit their homemade movies to aGLIFF's First Annual My Gay Movie Challenge. This..."

June 22, 2001 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Kieran R. Healy's Five Top-Drawer War Movies

Viva the Nam's co-creator talks about his inspirations

"...directing, and writing. Easily one of my No. 1 movies...."

Jan. 22, 2010 Screens Feature

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