SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...The SXSW Film Festival announced today its 2012 feature film lineup. Click..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin and the Academy

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

"...The Tree of Life, filmed throughout Central Texas by longtime Austin resident Terrence Malick,..."

Jan. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...about summer is everyone demanding that you go outside. Fortunately, here comes the Paramount to save all you indoor-loving..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...teased some of the highlights of the just-announced SXSW Film 2011 lineup – and they're keeping mum still on..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Nominated for an Academy Award, this documentary recounts the life of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Film News

'Sin City' set for small screen? Plus: Amber Heard, 'Cavite,' and an Austin finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship.

"...small screen about the time Sin City 2, the film slated to start production in Austin by the end..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...ever written, and dozens of one-shot genre-twisting classics. His film credits include at least two movies that many writers..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

New Year's Adjacent Events for the Week Ahead

Crafts, comedy, and more

"...the Galaxy Vol. 3. Santos really made a name for himself onscreen over six seasons of NBC comedy Superstore,..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

For His Dance (Re)current Unrest, Charles O. Anderson Keeps Moving

Through the pandemic and other obstacles, the choreographer and UT teacher continues to adapt

"...summer of scrambling to adapt the work from live performance to film so it could tour virtually and raising..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Departures

This Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Language Film is a gentle and comedically nuanced exercise in mourning from Japan.

"...Sasano. I was steamed, a tad, when the 2008 Academy Award for Foreign Language Film went to this as-yet-unseen..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Invasion of the Amazing Colossal Artists

In the final days of October, Central Texas plays host to the winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature, Derek Walcott; winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Music, John Corigliano; and two-time finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN / Faulkner award, Russell Banks.

"...the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Music and the 2000 Academy Award for Film Score; and a two-time finalist for..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Newsies

"...and David Moscow are charming in this baby buddy film. They lead a huge chorus of ragtag boys in..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

"The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb"

"...Upton, Deborah Collar, Frank Passingham, John Schofield and Mike Gifford. Like a cross between the Brothers Quay, Jan Svankmajer,..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time

Musical bio-doc hits all the right notes, but with no feeling

"...of the pianist/composer/arranger/producer, who’s been in the music and film industry for almost six decades, methodically working his craft..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Think film festivals are all about dour, arty indie pics? Yeah,..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...In mid-February, Ethan Hawke was in town for a two-night berth at the Austin Film Society, screening..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...of school with time on their hands; fall is for the heavier dramatic fare, aimed at the adults who've..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nowhere in Africa

"...Thrust into an alien environment and bereft of creature comforts, cultural commonalties, or even basic language skills, most people..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Solomon & Gaenor

"...Horovitch. Although writer/director Paul Morrisson wrote the original screenplay for his debut feature Solomon & Gaenor, the film feels..."

Nov. 2, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dragonfly

"...inspire chortles now than the long-ago cheers of his Academy Award-winning days. And yet, despite Costner's involvement in some..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Still Alice

In an otherwise tepid film, Julianne Moore delivers a terrific performance as a woman beset by early-onset Alzheimer's.

"...on the 2007 novel by Lisa Genova, Moore’s much-lauded performance of a person disappearing before our eyes is a..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

A Ghost Story

A meditative story of a spirit who lingers on

"...a pontificating hipster (played by the musician and sometimes indie-film actor Will Oldham) in a monologue delivered during a..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Kahuna

"...Facinelli. He's directed (Albino Alligator), he's starred in the Academy Award-winning American Beauty, and now Kevin Spacey dons the..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

A flood of weather (and music) following SXSW

"...When Eric Clapton calls you up and asks you for a guitar lesson, you gotta figure you're doing something..."

March 30, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...context of classical music in Austin, it doesn't mean formal. It doesn't mean stodgy. It doesn't mean stiff and..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...So you've finally completed your first film...."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

All in the Family

Director of micro-indie Krisha turns his aunt into a star

"...Trey Edward Shults' film Krisha wowed attendees at SXSW in 2015 when it..."

March 25, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Bite Me

Graham Reynolds performs score for 'Nosferatu'

"...Popol Vuh's spookfolk score for Werner Herzog's 1979 Nosferatu is one of our..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"...Time for a blur of information. SXSW unleashed their phenomenal list..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

La Dolce Rota

The Ultimate Best of Federico Fellini & Nino Rota

"...Eastwood, nevertheless cut a monumental figure onstage at the Academy Awards in February. Receiving an honorary Oscar “for his..."

June 22, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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