SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Game of Thrones team, plus 125 films, and six catalogues of music, today's announcement swells their ranks...."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

New Grant at Other Worlds Austin

Dan O'Bannon award to help Texas filmmakers

"...honors a genre icon. O'Bannon may not be as famous as, say, John Carpenter or Ridley Scott, but as..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Richard Branson). Joss Whedon’s Shakespeare-on-a-shoestring production of Much Ado About Nothing, starring Whedonverse beloveds like Nathan Fillion, Amy Acker,..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill

"...by: Jeremiah Chechik. Starring: Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Nick Stahl, Scott Glenn and Catherine O'Hara. Watching..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...better than Spider-Man got Gwen Stacy (too soon?). How's about every film in the series reviewed, phase by phase,..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The House

They say the house always wins, but sometimes ...

"...Jay Cohen. Starring: Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Ryan Simpkins, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, Michaela Watkins, Allison Tolman, Jeremy Renner..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Act of Valor

Navy SEALs conduct a rescue mission in this film that employed actual soldiers and their experiences in its making.

"...Directed by: Scott Waugh and Mouse McCoy. Starring: Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov,..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Who Did He Serve?

Scott McClellan on Bush, bipartisanship, loyalty, and duty

"...The similarities between George W. Bush and Scott McClellan, who served as Bush's spokesman when he was..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...set down - officially kicking off the summer movie season. After months of teasers, the original Bigfoot has arrived..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...his nephew Jim (Donovan) soon become involved in yet another vampire hunt, this time involving the beautiful, delicate Nadja,..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Texas Book Festival. With 280 authors on board – among them Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, Jane Alexander,..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

I Spy

"...starring Bill Cosby as the Rhodes Scholar-cum-secret agent Alexander Scott and Robert Culp as co-spy-cum-tennis bum Kelly Robinson are..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...stage has gone from a side event to a major part of the fest's programming, and this year is..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin and the Academy

'Tree of Life,' 'Bullhead' score Oscar nominations

"...Director Terrence Malick, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, and the producers, who traditionally accept the..."

Jan. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

High Crimes

"...Franklin. Starring: Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel, Adam Scott, Bruce Davison, Amanda Peet and Juan Carlos Hernández. The..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Four Suspects Charged in Brutal Assault on Gay Couple

Austin police are investigating the case as a potential hate crime

"...to Dell Seton Medical Center. Perry, who suffered a major concussion with minor internal bleeding, has little memory of..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...just released the titles filling 11 of the 12 major categories (the late night chills of the Midnighters, plus..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...Texas Book Festival authors, friends, and coordinators gathered at The Contemporary Austin tonight to share some..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

The Crazies

A mysterious pollutant in their water supply is making the residents of a small Iowa town insane in this remake of George Romero's topical horror tale.

"...to be the tea partiers’ and Fox News folks’ favorite film of the year. It's a trip down Justifiably..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...Leading the charge is The Black Phone, from director Scott Derrickson and Austin screenwriter C. Robert Cargill, whose previous..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Live From New York!

Forty years of a landmark show should yield more than an 82-minute doc

"...personalities (and so many of them self-destructive)? When Gil Scott-Heron raps that “the revolution will not go better with..."

June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Boyhood Nominated for Six Oscars

Academy singles out Linklater, Adair, Arquette, Hawke

"...has finally caught on to something Austin’s known all along – that Richard Linklater is a pretty terrific filmmaker...."

Jan. 15, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Zupan on Impact

'Murderball' and the making of a celebrity

"..."That was my favorite line of the whole thing," says Alex Klenert, a..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Film

Film Reviews

"...James LeGros, Mary Carver, Susan Norman, Kate McGregor Stewart. Carol's life is killing her, or so it seems. But,..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Uncovered: The War on Iraq

The filmmaker, who is also responsible for the recent documentary Outfoxed, argues that intelligence data have been manipulated by this administration to justify the decision to go to war.

"...us Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism and produced another political documentary currently in circulation Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kangaroo Jack

"...on a panel at the 2002 Austin Film Festival, Kangaroo Jack co-writer Scott Rosenberg recounted with glee how he..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Miyazaki, Hot Boys, Jane Austen Improv, and More Recommended Events

The weekend is looking ... a little weird

"...force to be reckoned with, saffron will permeate and collaborate with facile joy at every layer.” Similar description could..."

July 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...update of the show, Gosling takes over from Lee Majors as Colt Seavers, a stuntman who finds himself suddenly..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Strange Kids Doing Strange Things

Eighties retro-spoofers Strange Kids Club has real mutant turtles

"...Austin-based founder and art director Rondal Scott called it "a bonkers, fun hang-out for kids that..."

July 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Old Settler’s Music Festival: Saturday

Peak day for a peak year

"...Ronnie, and the rest of the band kicked off around the same time as Okie firebrand John Fullbright...."

April 13, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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