Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...That diverse slate of grant winners includes a host..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Let Me See It

A collection of elegantly wrought stories that follow two cousins, both gay, coming of age during the 1980s AIDS crisis

"...other while coming of age in Manhattan during the AIDS crisis of the Eighties. The French-speaking, erudite Elliot is..."

July 11, 2014 Arts Review by Paul Bonin-Rodriguez

Gay Place: Thank You

Thanks, gays

"...WORLD AIDS DAY Come join the Care Communities and the rest..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Dallas Buyers Club

Matthew McConaughey gives a searing performance in this true-life story set in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.

"...The film’s portrait of the early days of the AIDS crisis is interesting, especially since it’s been such an..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Agronomist

Jonathan Demme's riveting documentary about slain Haitian populist and radio personality Jean Dominique.

"...to that despot’s offspring, Baby Doc Duvalier, to the AIDS crisis, stultifying poverty, and beyond. Haiti, at times, seems..."

June 4, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mothers and Sons

Zach Theatre's exquisite staging of Terrence McNally's drama speaks to families of all kinds

"...in a long-term relationship with her son, André, whose AIDS-related death she has always blamed on Cal. Her visit..."

June 12, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Articulations

Giving It Up

"...the annual performance art ceremony held locally on World AIDS Day, December 1. Conceived by Austinite Sally Jacques, Body..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

New Name but Same Mission for aGLIFF

The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival embraces the diversity of queer culture

"...will also be an encore screening of his Eighties AIDS drama 1985, which debuted this year at SXSW, plus..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

AGLIFF Closing With Mapplethorpe

Festival adds major bio-pic, plus complete line-up

"...(John Benjamin Hickey), to his death in 1989 from HIV/AIDS at age 42...."

July 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News

Acquisitions, awards, and a big gaming rumor

"...Austin regular, director Yen Tan. His latest film, period AIDS drama 1985, has been acquired by Wolfe Releasing, who..."

July 6, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Protest Movies

Four films to get you out of the theatre and into the streets

"...France’s Oscar-nominated documentary revisits the early days of the AIDS epidemic and the mobilization of the LGBT community when..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

The Sweet Queerafter: What's in a Word?

Shall we stash the powder keg in a flameproof closet or light the fuse?

"...Then the AIDS crisis hit. Gay communities were decimated; tens of thousands..."

Feb. 13, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

After a Fashion

Stephen was never one for backpedaling

"...encourage the sharing of the road but recall the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power and the methods it employed..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Best of The Nation: Selections From the Independent Magazine of Politics and Culture

"...the myriad social, political, and physical ramifications of the AIDS epidemic. In some cases, these concerns flow together into..."

July 20, 2001 Books Review by Tim Walker

Austin Film Society Announces 2024 Feature Grant Recipients

Local filmmakers feature heavily among 18 selected projects

"...However, the program isn't just for films currently in..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Homeowners Sue to Block Code Changes Meant to Increase Affordability

The same group won a suit in 2020 over land use reforms

"...The city of Austin will once again argue in..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

aGLIFF Goes to Hollywood for Boulevard!

Plus Madeleine Olnek is this year's aGLIFF Legend

"...Having already announced Blitzed: The 80s Blitz Kids Story..."

July 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...retailers worked together to orchestrate and perpetuate the opioid crisis that has killed over half a million people in..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Few

A former Marine's unfiltered photography leads an American documentary crew into Darfur

"...to make a documentary about her work in the AIDS crisis in South Africa. After learning what her brother..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Diana Welch

Forced From Home

Tim Miller Fights to Stay in the U.S. With the Man He Loves

"...ACT UP Cheerleader during the worst years of the AIDS crisis. I took on the forces of censorship as..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Talking George Lucas, Pop-Up Hanukkah, and More Events

Get out this week with our recommended happenings

"...Whizzer, of all things – cultural shake-ups like the AIDS crisis loom overhead. Great to see right before you..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Culture Clash: Paper Cuts Combines Literature and Film

Indie bookstore pairs with indie cinema to celebrate the joy of interdisciplinary art and prioritizing community

"...with Jarman’s HIV-positive status in the midst of the AIDS crisis and the literal and figurative gardens he builds..."

June 14, 2024 Screens Feature by Gabrielle Hogan

Five Musical Movie Moments at Sound Unseen

The sonic cinema celebration returns to Austin

"...the beloved club chronicle its triumphant survival through the AIDS crisis, police brutality, and the rise in hate crimes..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Screens Column by Annie Flores

aGLIFF Gets in the Ring With New Wrestling Documentary

Queer film fest announces first six films

"...at the Dobie Theater as four films about the AIDS crisis, the gayest thing in wide circulation was the..."

July 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hamilton's Return Still Lives Up to the Hype

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway smash returns to the Bass refreshed and revitalized

"...lifetime. Not since The Normal Heart's depiction of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York City has political theatre resonated..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

New TV and Streaming Shows to Catch in February

Plus 2020’s year-end best movies debut on streaming services

"...of friends in London at the dawn of the HIV/AIDS crisis in this five-part miniseries. It drew raves when..."

Feb. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Get Ahead of the Curve with aGLIFF

Groundbreaking queer magazine Curve changes with the times

"...Curve was born in a not-so-distant past when the AIDS crisis was its height, and mainstream media portrayed queer..."

Aug. 12, 2020 Screens Post by Beth Sullivan

In Memoriam: Terrence McNally

Covid-19 complications claim the distinguished playwright

"...real time from the days of bathhouses through the AIDS crisis through the fight for gay marriage. He gave..."

March 25, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Scream, Queen! and the Legacy of the “Gay” Nightmare on Elm Street

Fantastic Fest's monster in the closet

"...rather than homoerotic."). Jensen and Chimienti's documentary tackles the AIDS crisis, its bleak effects on Hollywood, and the rampant..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Don't Miss the Austin Film Society Grants Deadline

Last chance to apply for these career-making funds

"...Founded in 1996 as the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund..."

June 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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