At PRISM 36, LGBTQIA+ Films Bring Chills, Classics, and Heartfelt Insight

Highlights from aGLIFF’s flagship film fest

"...the way our festival can refract a single beam of art into multiple viewpoints, showcasing all the voices in..."

Sept. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Other Worlds Says Sorry About the Demon

Sci fi film fest announces final lineup for final outing

"...we announced that Other Worlds - the Austin-born celebration of science fiction and horror movies - is ending after..."

Nov. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lovecraft and Rest Stops: Rebekah McKendry Takes to the Road for Glorious

Inside the pandemic roots of the new cosmic horror comedy

"...H.P. Lovecraft. Master of the uncanny. Godfather of cosmic horror. And funny. After..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods With New Austin Animation When You Get to the Forest

Austin animator Eric Power takes a strange and beautiful adventure in new feature When You Get to the Forest

"...lonely process. Cut paper animation – the painstaking process of moving pieces of cardboard to create life – doubly..."

July 8, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...grueling hike on the South Rim Trail. A moment of clarity crossing the Rio Grande. A fleeting glimpse of..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Saddle up your reindeer

"...afternoon. Gray, chilly days with a light rain can often be a good time to drown a few worms...."

Dec. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Nemegata Pieces Together “El Rompecabezas”

Video premiere debuts cinematic visions of Leyenda del Dorado

"...guitar clamor build a buzzing hysteria like the whole of Hycha Wy.” So ventured the Chronicle in July when..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 31 - August 6

"...for you right now, Leo. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, your perceptiveness will be at a..."

July 31, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time to get dark,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...Summer Classic Film Series, we revel in the glow of some of these memorable movies and find what allows..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Christy Hays' Watershed Moment

One foot in Austin, one in Montana, the singer-songwriter jumps in with both on breakout River Swimmer

"...moisture still hangs in the air, pulling the grit of the mining town to the surface. Christy Hays is..."

July 20, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Landmarks' Amistad América

You want a wall? Landmarks and artist José Parlá have a wall for you.

"...though it's only the one belonging to the University of Texas, separating the Forty Acres from the rest of..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Into The Void

Gruesome cosmic horror hits VOD today

"...14, received its U.S. debut on the opening day of Fantastic Fest 2016, slithering into the midnight slot straight..."

April 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Oral History of Austin Beerworks

How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne

"...has doubled their production capacity in only five years of operation while simultaneously debuting their much-anticipated taproom that features..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The Gospel According to Kanye

Rapper levitates the Frank Erwin Center

"...beat drops. The audience responds by becoming a whirlwind of limbs and loose clothing, West continuing with a perverse..."

Sept. 22, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Don Coscarelli Returns With Phantasm: Ravager

Great balls of dire

"...saga last century. Yet, 18 years later, the psycho-nightmare of the corpse-stealing, dimension-ripping Tall Man reaches a new denouement..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback – Omnibus: Destination Unknown

Vetting City Hall's recommendations to Mayor Adler's arts Omnibus and unveiling Sound on Sound Fest's Renaissance location and debut lineup

"..."We will not long be the live music capital of the world if we lose musicians – if we..."

July 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: Dream Is Destiny

Louis Black finds himself at Sundance – a Jersey kid from Texas, a writer slipped into filmmaker

"...Growing up, the ever-mounting passions of youth boil up inside, "a head full of ideas"..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...After January's sneak peek of a half-dozen titles, SXSW Film has finally drawn back..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Zakk Wylde Summons Black Label Society

Emo’s Friday headliner talks Oz, Pantera, Hendrix, and more

"...Society hammer through tracks from their ninth album, Catacombs of the Black Vatican, at Emo’s tonight...."

Aug. 1, 2014 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

From Russia, With Love

More than 20 years after the Soviet Union fell, Austin finally experiences some culinary glasnost

"...with military greatcoats and fur hats. These entry-level signifiers of Russia should be easily recognizable to any American born..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Pussy Riot & ‘The Colbert Report’

Russian punks give as good as they get as Olympics begin

"...As the Olympic torch reaches Sochi amid protests of anti-gay legislation, two recently freed members of Russian punk..."

Feb. 6, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Big, Beautiful Books

Adorn your coffeetables with these hardbound masterpieces

"...Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessionsby Guillermo del..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Thousand Splendid Words

Khaled Hosseini on Afghanistan, poetry, and writing

"...two female leads, but this new novel seems more of an even split. Was this intentional or just how..."

June 9, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

This overflowing action stew is loaded to the brim with half-formed ideas, action stereotypes, and hints of characters.

"...the brim with half-formed ideas, action stereotypes, and hints of characters. There is no idea too absurd and no..."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Page Two: Drifters

Insomnia, restlessness, and poetic triumphs of free association

"...helps me focus on the mundane madness after months of rehab with my foot in this boot, like a..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Column by Louis Black

A Mission To Communicate

Austin ISD's new multicultural, multitasking outreach director has a big job ahead: telling the district's story and getting the district to listen to the response

"...a young man, the Austin Independent School District's Director of Public Relations & Multicultural Outreach Alex Sanchez has already..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Heart and Soul

Lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...an 1980s phenomenon, but their frontman touches every level of the music business. We spoke for an hour, Lewis..."

Oct. 25, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

On the Verge

Tapping the play's frivolity and optimism, St. Ed's students create a charming show

"...Eric Overmyer's On the Verge is a unique gem of a play. Filled with linguistic backflips, it spans the..."

March 11, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

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