Got Philosophy?

AFS Documentary Tour presents Examined Life

"...Obviously, a doc pitched to a general audience with this conceit could..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Punk Trilogy Gets a Re-release

Penelope Spheeris speaks on her restored punk doc triptych

"...call director Penelope Spheeris one of the most influential documentary filmmakers in the history of cinema isn't hyperbole, it's..."

July 17, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Storytelling, a Book Trail, Markets, and More Arts Events

Get reading, go shopping, or just enjoy a gala this week

"...Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month a few days early, local collective atxGALS rounds up a roster of..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...Thursday 27, AFS Cinema..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Bee Worth Buzzing About

Texas Documentary Tour presents the Oscar-nominated Spellbound.

"...explains why rookie filmmaker Jeff Blitz's first feature and doc also walked off with an Oscar nomination, to boot...."

June 6, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

A Little Eclectic

Texas Documentary Tour brings Immy Humes to town.

"...different: "A Little Vicious" (1991), a tragicomedy (and Oscar-nominated documentary short) about a pit bull on death row. The..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Will Pay Cash for Film

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund underwrites independent film and video

"...in a culturally rich environment like Austin, narrative and documentary film- and videomakers often find themselves scrambling at the..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Matilda, The Matrix, and Mixers in This Week’s Recommended Events

Get nerdy, brooding, and out there with these suggestions

"...Monday 12, AFS Cinema..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art, Eggs, Kink, and Sleaze in This Weekend’s Art Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar consideration

"...Austin Kink Weekend has arrived. Events spanning all four days will tickle every one of your fancies. Need a..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cinemas and Coronavirus: How Theaters are Responding

New seat layouts, increase hygiene all promised

"...employees test positive, the Drafthouse will pay for 14 days of quarantine sick leave: after that, employees will start..."

March 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chad Holt, Austin's Last Provocateur

The Total Badass left his mark on the city's underground

"...sense. The domains he inhabited are perplexingly varied: publisher, documentary film subject, humorist, sports commentator, sexual argonaut, nonprofit spokesman,..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Movies, Theatre, Trivia, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Art and culture abound

"...I saw this was back in the ol’ sweaty days when Hyperreal Film Club screened in Hotel Vegas. I..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Ravyn Lenae, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music with a little help from these recommendations

"...greatest record store in the known universe for three days only,” that’s MY line. (See “Playback,” May 5, 2017.)..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Recommended Events for This Week’s Cooling Temps

Fairies, succulents, and lowriders in this weekend’s suggested happenings

"...cover band, Dude Ranch.   – Richard Whittaker Sunny Days..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...Joseph Pattisall, Jeff Krulik (director of the headbanging sociological doc "Heavy Metal Parking Lot"), and Austin's own resident Fugazi..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

The Boys in the Barracks

Texas Documentary Tour present Arthur Dong's award-winning 1994 documentary about gays in the military, 'Coming Out Under Fire.'

"...be readily apparent, but the timing of the Texas Documentary Tour's screening of Coming Out Under Fire -- L.A...."

April 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

First You Laugh, Then You Join Greenpeace

The vinyl industry's environmental and health dangers hit home when documentarian Judith Helfand's family installs vinyl siding. Helfand caught it all on tape in her toxic comedy, Blue Vinyl.

"...-- she could probably rivet an audience to a documentary about the history of the stepladder. Not that Blue..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Advance's Retreat

Is this the end for Cinematexas?

"...in a "completely rundown" three-story building – dubbed the "Doc Motel" – is still standing, unoccupied. "They didn't offer..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Film News

Making 'Room' for Kyle Henry in Cannes; plus, 'August Evening,' 'Everything in Between,' and 'Dallas'

"...South Lamar. Tickets are $12, $10 if you're an AFS member. By the way, also upcoming at Cannes are..."

April 29, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...Friday 25 - Sunday 27, AFS Cinema & Galaxy Highland..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Jubilant Dance, MedFest, and More Weekend Recommendations

Find the right fit for your going-out vibe

"...We’re all operating from that point a little these days, anyways.   – James Scott David Cross: The End..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: A House Is Not a Disco

Portrait of the Pines on Fire Island moves and shakes

"...A House Is Not a Disco, the debut feature-length documentary by actor Brian J. Smith (Sense8), celebrates the hedonism,..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Joe Gross

SXSW Film Review: It's Only Life After All

Indie folk legends Indigo Girls as warm and humble rock stars

"...In the SXSW documentary It’s Only Life After All, Emily Saliers and Amy..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Katherine McNevins

Qmmunity: Love, Lust, and the Pursuit of Queerness

Lez Prom, OUTsider Fest, and more queer'd events

"...Cox's twin!) Couch dialogues run through Saturday, with full days Friday and Saturday, and the fest closes Sunday night..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

I Don't Feel at Home Wins Best Austin Film

Macon Blair's debut lauded by Austin Film Critics Association

"...will be a special screening on Jan. 6 at AFS Cinema, two days before the AFCA releases its complete..."

Dec. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ones to Watch

A new year, a new batch of filmmakers

"...and flow of great talent from the Eagle Pennell days to the Linklater/Rodriguez era, yet with another year upon..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

In Memoriam

Longtime friends and colleagues of Eagle Pennell remember the filmmaker.

"...who had become a hopeless alcoholic. His last film, Doc's Full Service, made in 1994, was full of promise...."

Aug. 30, 2002 Screens Feature

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