A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

The “world’s first Iranian feminist vampire spaghetti western” is a spooky doozy

"...Directed by: Ana Lily Amirpour. Starring: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh,..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...Sundance sure is sweet on Austin's Zellner Bros. Don't get..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Undercover on High School's Ritziest Glitziest Night It All Goes Down at Prom

"...story by Sarah Hepola, photos by Mary Sledd..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Feature

The Laziest Girl in Town

Asleep at the Wheel's feminine ideal is pregnant with possibility

"...On an unseasonably warm January afternoon, Elizabeth McQueen lounges on the..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Bad Batch

Ana Lily Amirpour's psychedelic Western

"...Directed by: Ana Lily Amirpour. Starring: Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Jim Carrey,..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Snags Arrival

The Handmaiden, Sadako vs. Kayako in wave two

"...Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of the most bizarre..."

Aug. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced

Boyhood, Kumiko earn multiple nods

"...The Film Independent Spirit Awards – sometimes shorthanded as the indie film Oscars –..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Your Weekend in Film

Let's celebrate us

"...Be proud, my people: There are precious few species out there that are as bold,..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Fantastic Fest Review: The Bad Batch

Ana Lily Amirpour gets post-apocalyptic with her second feature

"...Ana Lily Amirpour’s follow-up to her riveting filmmaking debut, the..."

Sept. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top 5 Soundtracks and Original Scores of 2014

Awesome Mix, No. 2: Tehran punk, Cave, and Carpenter

"...If you made a mashup of this year’s most memorable film scores..."

Dec. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Good Eye: 2014 Top 10s

Counting down what gave a lady hope in 2014

"...1) OBVIOUS CHILD The most courageous film ever to include a woman drunkenly peeing in..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

The Year in Movies, and in Moments

What didn’t make my Top 10

"...I filed my Top 10 list this year, as every year, with a heavy sigh. Sure, I..."

Dec. 31, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Campus Hacks: Texas State University

Learn the (Texas) state of all things university with these hacks

"...With a river running through campus and the two booming metropolises..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by May Olvera

DVDanger: Wild Boys

The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

"...The boy is the father of the man, as the saying goes. When it..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Good Eye: Happy Thankswishing! Here's Your Jardigan.

You can't fit these wishes in a jar

"...With Thanksgiving behind us, we've officially entered that time of year..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Fantastic Market Transforms

Blumhouse and more at Fantastic Fest industry sidebar

"...It's scarcely a month before Fantastic Fest, Austin's biggest genre film..."

Aug. 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Desolation Angel

Ana Lily Amirpour on the cult of cinema

"...There's a timeless, otherworldly image in director Ana Lily Amirpour's mesmeric..."

June 26, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Rental

The summer camp slasher brilliantly reinvented for the vacation rental generation

"...Directed by: Dave Franco. Starring: Alison Brie, Dan Stevens, Sheila Vand, Jeremy..."

July 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 List

"...1)Boyhood A formal experiment becomes a naturalistic drama and documentary about..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marc Savlov's Top 10 List

"...1) Boyhood Richard Linklater's soulful, cinematic masterwork is utterly sui generis, and..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Supremacy

A timely and tragic depiction of intolerance and bigotry

"...The roots of hate are twisted and deep, and they are never easily..."

April 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Tis the Season

Something wicked this way screens

"...So, it's October, which means there is an inordinate amount of spooky and scary..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Ana Lily Amirpour on Her New Film The Bad Batch

Cannibals, cult leaders, and friendship

"...Writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour, whose first feature was the 2014 Iranian..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Feature by Lars Nilsen

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...The Sundance Film Festival released its first programming wave this afternoon,..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Society Celebrates Art House Theater Day

AFS Cinema to host screenings celebrating independent filmmaking

"...The international consortium of independent movie theatres Art House Convergence, along..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Spencer Beghtol

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Booking a film festival is about whittling. This year, the SXSW..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All That Remains

Roxanne Paltauf vanished three years ago, leaving her family with only memories and investigators with few clues

"...The dreams are all strikingly similar...."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with screenings put..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

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