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Getting Wet and Wild With Dangerous Animals

“It’s not the shark’s fault.” With that one line in Dangerous Animals, cage-diving boat operator and stealthy serial killer Tucker deflates the underlying sickness about sharksploitation flicks. “We just wanted to correct this falsehood that sharks are indiscriminate killers, and point the finger at the real killer, which is man.”

4:40PM Fri. Jun. 6, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Gruesome and the Infernal Bring Her Back

What’s the secret to really disturbing horror? “It’s about tapping into things that make you personally squeamish or uncomfortable,” said writer/director Danny Philippou, co-creator with twin brother and director Michael of supernatural shocker Bring Her back.

2:07PM Fri. Jun. 6, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown of Texas' New Film Incentives

After months of guest appearances at committee hearings by A-listers like Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, and a cameo by Yellowstone chief architect Taylor Sheridan, Texas lawmakers have approved a huge change to the state's film and TV incentive program.

5:02PM Thu. Jun. 5, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Armadillo Day w/ Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, Minor Mishap Marching Band, the Well

Central Machine Works

Mélat
at The Pershing

48 Hour Improv Marathon
at Hideout Theatre & Coffeehouse

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Youth and Experience: Leads Talks Filmmaking Truths at Tribeca

Scene: “Heather Kafka enters from the back of Chateau Marmont, glistening post-workout but obviously confident in her Spanky’s Liquor cap.”

10:39AM Thu. Jun. 5, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

How One Man’s Trash Finds the Good in Bad Movies

The two worst instincts of film snobs are to constantly claim that a bad movie is a secret masterpiece, or to pile on a film that can’t defend itself. One Man’s Trash poses a new question: What if it’s OK for a film to be not great?

4:25PM Wed. Jun. 4, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Man Finds Tape Exports Texas Terrors to Tribeca

Small towns are famous for two things: homecomings and dark secrets. The two combine in Man Finds Tape, the debut feature from Austin-based writer/director duo Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman, which debuts this weekend at the Tribeca Festival in New York.

1:20PM Tue. Jun. 3, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

What We Learned at the King of the Hill ATX TV Festival Panel

Hank's back and he's mad as hell. So sayeth Mike Judge in the inimitable tones of Hank Hill, pater familias of the Hill family and heart of the unofficial state TV show of Texas, King of the Hill. With those words, Judge closed out the first look at Friday's sneak preview of season 14 of the newly-resurrected show at the ATX TV Festival.

4:56PM Sat. May 31, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Into The Long Long Night at ATX TV Festival

A black-and-white comedy series about two men failing to commit suicide? The Long Long Night isn’t exactly the next How I Met Your Mother. “Where is the money truck?” laughed star and series co-creator Mark Duplass.

1:00AM Thu. May 29, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Texas One Step Closer to Film and TV Incentive Increase

Texas may be on the verge of a massive boost to film and TV production as the House approved the biggest reform to the state's incentive programs in the past 20 years.

8:00AM Wed. May 28, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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