Daily Screens
Cine las Americas Gets a Headstart
Spanish-language drama Even the Rain opens theatrically in April 15, but Austinites will get an early look this Wednesday.

4:12PM Tue. Apr. 5, 2011, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Small & Creepy (And That’s a Compliment)
Actually, Small & Creepy is the name of 2011 AFF Distinguished Screenwriter recipient Caroline Thompson’s website, but it’s also a pretty decent descriptor of some of the intimate, wonderfully weird scripts she’s written, including three collaborations with Tim Burton.

7:38AM Tue. Apr. 5, 2011, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Paul Hanley's War: Get Some!
War: what is it good for? Seriously? Do you need a list? It's been a bombastically badass year for armed conflict in the real world, which, granted, is indeed hellish, but it's also been a pretty awesome year for war in the (vastly less orphan-and/or-prosthesis-generating) reel world.

1:18PM Thu. Mar. 31, 2011, Marc Savlov Read More | Comment »

Finders Keepers
VHS junkies Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett stop off in Austin tonight with two screenings of Found Footage Festival 5.

3:03PM Wed. Mar. 30, 2011, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Godzilla Attacks Austin Books
There aren't many businesses that get honored by the mayor and demolished by a 60,000 ton monster in the same week. But Austin Books and Comics is lucky that way, courtesy of Godzilla and local artist Matt Frank.

10:30AM Wed. Mar. 30, 2011, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

From the 'Are You Frakking Kidding Me?' Files
Austin-based blogger Cindy Casares of Guanabee.com has a knack for turning up some doozies on her beat following Latino life and culture in these United States (see my profile of her here).

9:56AM Sat. Mar. 26, 2011, Belinda Acosta Read More | Comment »

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sxswf: Reel Crime, Real Victims
There are some SXSW panels that stick with you. Reel Murder: From Crime Scene to Big Screen wasn't memorable just because of the guests or the topic. It was because the panelists spoke from experience about the horror of violent crime.

1:54AM Sat. Mar. 26, 2011, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

A Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor
Surely, many fans will begin spinning their DVDs now, but two weeks will fly by fast before it's time for Turner Classic Movies' 24-hour Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor, set for Sunday, April 10.

11:50AM Wed. Mar. 23, 2011, Belinda Acosta Read More | Comment »

Casting Call: Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys is returning for a second season on the Sundance Channel, and show producers are making Austin one of their two stops on their casting call tour.

10:07AM Tue. Mar. 22, 2011, Belinda Acosta Read More | Comment »

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