South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"..."I can see them swarming you," Lawrence Wright said across the..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...South by Southwest 2024's Film & TV Festival schedule is packed..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: For Forgetful Gift Givers

Miss someone on your gift list? Play Santa and back local film.

"...So the season of giving is almost over, and you suddenly realize..."

Dec. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Raunchy Comedy With Sacred Cows in Its Sights

Drafthouse Films imports the Danish-made 'Klown'

"..."The thing we noticed with the Austin audience, and American audiences in general, is that the..."

July 27, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Portrait of the Artist as an Old Crank

Sketches of R. Crumb

"...Robert Crumb laughs a lot. In virtually every scene of Crumb, Terry..."

June 30, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Goes to A Quiet Place

Over 100 films and 43 world premieres fill a noisy nine days

"...As SXSW Film celebrates its 25th year, the festival has..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Paramount Summer Season Has a Giant Ending Lined Up

Wizards, restoration, and l'amour round out the classics

"...The 46th Annual Paramount Summer Classic Film Series, as the name implies,..."

July 21, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Terry Maker's "Holy Fool" is a Divine Manifestation of Art

New show at grayDUCK Gallery rewards your closest attention

"...Q: Who is this Holy Fool showing work at Austin’s excellent grayDUCK Gallery?..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

By Example

The TFPF panelist screenings

"...The Austin Film Society has announced its Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Tim Kerr Sets His Own New Colors

Austin "Self-expressionist" paints visionary artists, photographs their environments, accompanies with old time music duo Up Around the Sun

"...In his North Loop adjacent home studio, the DIY polymath sits,..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

DVDanger: Four Films in Search of a Cult

Retro releases and martial arts aim for new crowds

"...Cult film status is a rare blessing and curse. A curse, because..."

April 18, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: A Sicilian on the Mob

We have not seen real Sicilian mobsters onscreen

"...When I saw The Godfather, I had no suspicion that I'd become..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Floral Realness, a John Aielli Experience, Spooky Movies, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with the wild and weird

"...“Heirlooms” by Sara Hirneisen..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...It’s a bright afternoon on Indigenous Peoples Day, and Bertha Rendón..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...One of the nice things about freelancing as opposed to being on the staff of..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

"Warhol by the Book" at the Blanton

What's most interesting in this retrospective is the early work that shows just how damn good Warhol was at graphic design

"...With the Blanton's "Warhol by the Book," we get a comprehensive look..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

A Walk on the Dark Side

An interview with Karen Bernstein, producer of Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart (playing at the Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 10), a breathless, soundtrack-shaped romp through Reed's career so far

"..."American Masters" producer Karen Bernstein thinks the sweetest moment in..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

New Book Altars Looks Through a Camera Lens Darkly

Darla Teagarden brings ritual to art photography

"...Rituals require patience...."

Feb. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours: Joe Teller, A Portrait by His Kid

"...When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours: Joe Teller, a Portrait..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Books Review by Ada Calhoun

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of a teen rampage killer who has a complicated relationship with her son.

"...Directed by: Lynne Ramsay. Starring: Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller, John C...."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

O: The Movie

"...Directed by: Tim Blake Nelson. Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Everything Must Go

Will Ferrell stars in this offbeat drama that's based on a Raymond Carver short story.

"...Directed by: Dan Rush. Starring: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Christopher Jordan..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Last week, SXSW announced that high-concept horror A Quiet Place..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Roost Crows at Midnight

Steamboat greeter / booker David Cotton realizes the dream of his own club, the Roost

"...On a Wednesday night in early December, Eric Tessmer draws a..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Music Feature by Nina Hernandez

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film &..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...Jason Neulander Experimental drama. Now, there's a term to conjure..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

The film story of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's tough road to success is so melodramatic that if it weren't real it would be laughable.

"...Directed by: Jim Sheridan. Starring: Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Terrence Howard,..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Included here are more reviews of films screened during the SXSW Film..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

My Friend Dahmer

A look at the adolescent life of the infamous serial killer

"...Directed by: Marc Meyers. Starring: Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff and Anne..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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