A Town Called Panic

This whimsical, Belgian import is an animated stop-motion fantasy that uses childhood toys as characters who find themselves in all manner of goofy yet compelling adventures.

"...Directed by: Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar. A Town Called Panic is..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest: 'A Town Called Panic'

This French-language stop-motion film journeys all the way to the center of the earth and back.

"...It only begins in Panic – this French-language production from Aardman Studios (Wallace and..."

Sept. 24, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...Are Texas state troopers damaging the economy of a small..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

It Takes a Village

Christine Albert & Chris Gage experience another Austin musical rite of passage: the benefit

"...At the end of 2003, local performer Christine Albert approached..."

April 8, 2005 Music Feature by Christine Albert

Fantastic Fest: A Double Barrel Blast of Begos

Director brings Bliss and VFW to fest

"...There are only two filmmakers at Fantastic Fest showing two films..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Southwest of Salem Director on Satanic Panic

Deborah S. Esquenazi talks collective madness before her SXSW panel

"...Deborah S. Esquenazi’s 2016 documentary Southwest of Salem tells the..."

March 8, 2018 SXSW Post by Amani Newton

Homage to a Road

"...illustration by Jason Stout In the music of the Southwest,..."

March 19, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Don't Everybody Panic, but Online Sketch Troupe Backpack Picnic Has Definitely Gone What They Call 'Viral' and Is Also About to Contaminate the Alamo Drafthouse

Online sketch troupe Backpack Picnic has definitely gone viral

"...Modern life can be a tricky thing. Sometimes, in order to keep..."

May 2, 2008 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

After a Fashion

Stephen pulls a rabbit out of his ... hat

"...LAST MINUTE RUN(WAY) I've said before that I learned the..."

April 10, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

A Failure to Communicate

AISD's community outreach needs to go back to school

"...Dec. 19, 2011: If you're looking for a low-water mark in Austin ISD public relations, that was..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Commercial Venture

Preempting Shania Twain

"...In the early Nineties, AMN became the pet project of a handful..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

After a Fashion

What Stephen watches and where Stephen shops

"...BAFTA BRIEFS Such a great alternative to the stuffy, stuck-up..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

A Baker's Dozen: More Critics' Picks

"...Andromeda Strain: A favorite of local darlings/scapegoats Sixteen Deluxe, Andromeda..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Music Feature

Ernest & Celestine

The team from A Town Called Panic returns with another animated charmer – this time a tale about interspecies friendship and dentistry.

"...Directed by: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner...."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2010

The boys are back with another self-explanatory edition.

"...Directed by: Various. Like swallows to Capistrano, the return of a new..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Head of the Class

Spike & Mike sets aside its sick and twisted ways (for now) with New Generation Animation

"...If you've been wondering whatever happened to Spike & Mike, the touring three-ring-circus anthology..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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

Otaku* Overload!!!

After Monster Island Studios sank, Austin's acting community and Houston animé giant A.D. Vision unleashed talent bent on vengeance and redemption (*otaku = animé geek)

"...Some of my earliest memories are of woefully dubbed English emanating from the..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Animation Revelation

Charging toward a movie, TV, or computer screen near you: HorseBack Salad Entertainment

"...This is an interactive story about four young, interactive animators in Austin..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Checking In: Shinyribs’ Frontman Kevin Russell Keeps His Fingers Crossed & Washed

Concern in a quarantine for Austin’s pied pipers

"...the time to check in with loved ones. “I have reached out to more people than usual for sure,”..."

March 27, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sordid Lives

"...Directed by: Del Shores. Starring: Rosemary Alexander, Olivia Newton John, Kirk Geiger, Leslie Jordan,..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There...."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

What the Task Force Wrought

Austin ISD's facilities review became a panic drill of cuts, closings, and contradictions

"...It was hour three of the meeting, and the Austin Independent..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Of an Age

Queer sexual awakening drama is depressingly familiar

"...Directed by: Goran Stolevski. Starring: Elias Anton, Thom Green, Hattie Hook, Kasuni..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fantastic Fest Unleashes Final Wave

New films from Charlie Kaufman and Owen Egerton join fest

"...More veterans and new, yet familiar faces fill out the final..."

Sept. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Making Hay Out of Y2K

Preparedness 101

"...A spectacularly attended Austin City Council meeting held recently brought..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature by Marc Savlov

The Sum of All Fears

Tom Clancy's CIA agent Jack Ryan makes his fourth film appearance in this thriller.

"...Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson. Starring: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Female Perversions

"...Directed by: Susan Streitfield. Starring: Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan, Karen Sillas, Frances..."

May 23, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...Liberty Lunch, Always..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Undocumented, Unafraid

Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests

"...Yunuen Alvarado sat motionless at her desk. The 18-year-old undocumented Texas..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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