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The Son Rises With Philipp Meyer
Austin author on adapting his award-winning novel for AMC
Screens Feature, Apr. 6, 2017
Rat Film
Doc transforms unwelcome critters into metaphor of human inequality
Screens Feature, Mar. 16, 2017
Becoming Bond
The secret life of the forgotten James Bond
Screens Feature, Mar. 16, 2017
SXSW Film Review: David Lynch – The Art Life
Doc excavates the creative mind of the eccentric artist
SXSW Daily, Mar. 14, 2017 3:15 PM
SXSW Film Review: Becoming Bond
The secret life of the forgotten James Bond
SXSW Daily, Mar. 12, 2017 4:40 PM
SXSW Episodic: American Gods
It's old gods vs. new in Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman novel
Screens Daily, Mar. 11, 2017 7:00 PM
SXSW Film Review: Rat Film
Doc transforms unwelcome critters into metaphor of human inequality
SXSW Daily, Mar. 11, 2017 12:30 AM
California Dreams' Postcards From the Edge
Hybrid doc explores the fringes of Hollywood hopefuls
Screens Feature, Mar. 9, 2017
Pornocracy Details the Fall of the Adult Film Industry
Documentary investigates the corporate porn multinationals
Screens Feature, Mar. 9, 2017
The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of High Noon
Glenn Frankel’s new book on the classic film explores a very timely history
Screens Feature, Mar. 2, 2017
Joe O'Connell's Top Reads of 2016
Five works of fiction and nonfiction reveal new depths of humanitity in their Texas characters
Arts Feature, Dec. 29, 2016
The Devil’s Sinkhole
The follow-up to The Devil's Backbone is not only another wild ride but more proof that Bill Wittliff is a master storyteller
Arts Feature, Nov. 3, 2016
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2016: The Best Stories of the Year
The 20 tales packed into this volume go to unexpected places and reveal lifetimes in just a handful of pages
Arts Feature, Nov. 3, 2016
God and Comedy
Screenwriter Michael Zagst chooses laughter with Divine Access
Screens Feature, May. 12, 2016
Where Is Your Mind?
Stories of the Mind brings mental health issues to light
Screens Feature, May. 5, 2016
SXSW Film Review: Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru
Doc on longtime life coach surprisingly straight forward
Screens Daily, Mar. 15, 2016 1:00 PM
SXSW Film Review: Learning to See
Photographer captures unrecorded insects of the Amazon
Screens Daily, Mar. 13, 2016 9:00 PM
SXSW Film Review: The Hollywood Shorties
Doc on the story of the little people sports team is sweet and compelling
Screens Daily, Mar. 12, 2016 5:00 PM
Paging Mr. Herman
Paul Reubens' hard work results in Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Screens Feature, Mar. 10, 2016
Writer Pat Littledog
The Austin-based author of Afoot in a Field of Men is afoot again
Arts Feature, Mar. 3, 2016
A White-Knuckle Western
Co-directors Duane Graves and Justin Meeks aim to Kill or Be Killed
Screens Feature, Feb. 25, 2016
One for the Books
Paradise Sky and The Best I Recall head a list of stellar Lone Star books
Arts Feature, Dec. 31, 2015
Gift Guide 2015: Fiction by Austin Authors
Passion, compromise, and human frailty figure large in this touching and funny Texas novel
Arts Feature, Dec. 10, 2015
Behind the Scenes
A peek inside Austin filmmakers' creative spaces
Screens Feature, Nov. 19, 2015
Austin Filmmakers' Creative Spaces: Photo Gallery
Screens Feature, Nov. 19, 2015
HBO's The Leftovers Finds New Life in Austin
The second coming
Screens Feature, Oct. 1, 2015
That Wild Man
Gary Cartwright: The mad, mad, mad life of a Texas wordsmith
Arts Feature, Jun. 25, 2015
Tall Tales and Texas Rising
Fact battles fiction in new History Channel miniseries
Screens Feature, May. 21, 2015
Death of an Extra: Odell Grant
Odell Grant, who had a face you couldn't forget, has died
Screens Daily, Apr. 7, 2015 3:30 PM
SXSW Film Review: Sailing a Sinking Sea
Sounds, light ignite tale of ocean gypsies
SXSW Daily, Mar. 18, 2015 5:17 PM
SXSW Film Review: Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Apple chief as both genius and grotesque in Alex Gibney doc
Screens Daily, Mar. 18, 2015 3:15 PM
SXSW Film Review: The Goob
The freedom and horror of growing up
SXSW Daily, Mar. 18, 2015 8:32 AM
Mysterious Ways
Jones Family Singers doc preaches the gospel of understanding
SXSW Daily, Mar. 17, 2015 9:09 PM
The Kiss That Ignited Austin's Punk Scene
Made in Texas occasions a trip down nostalgia lane
SXSW Daily, Mar. 15, 2015 11:47 AM
Why Are My Phone Pics Not Works of Art?
It might not be the gear, but the photographer
Screens Feature, Mar. 12, 2015
Crime and Consequences
American Crime creator John Ridley talks about shooting in Austin, faith, race, and Felicity Huffman
Screens Feature, Feb. 26, 2015
Telling Stories
Bill Wittliff seeks the "yes" in his debut novel, The Devil's Backbone
Arts Feature, Dec. 4, 2014
The Devil's Backbone
Bill Wittliff's debut novel is a picaresque tale with a "Lucky Heart"
Arts Feature, Dec. 4, 2014
Pause/Play
Filmmaker Andrew Shapter's battle to make art and beat cancer
Screens Feature, Oct. 9, 2014
Not Without a Fight
Authors Spivey and Sublett spin a complex tale of a Lubbock visionary's downfall, revenge
