Film Flam

Paul Stekler named Mentor of the Year, and other film news

"...• Paul Stekler, chairman of UT’s Department of Radio-Television-Film, has been named as the 2014 Mentor of the..."

May 5, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Following January’s tease of six titles, SXSW Film has unloosed its 145-film strong slate for the 2015..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...The big story coming out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the wealth of standout films made by..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining films announced for this year’s streaming festival...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Roundup of upcoming Austin film events

"...The ninth season of the Austin Film Society's annual series Children of Abraham/Ibrahim: Films of the..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Screens Column

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...to high school football to our communal spirit of filmmaking in the face of the bigwigs in New York..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Saul Bass Like You've Never Seen Him Before

Alamo hosts rare screening of title designer's directorial work

"...it would be hard to create any kind of film title scene without being informed by some element of..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Eli Black

Reclaiming Texas History, One Home Movie at a Time

The missionary zeal of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image

"...Well, how about "Small Boy Runs Dog Circus"? Filmed in a back yard in Dallas and screened as..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Visions of Stan Brakhage

Experimental Response Cinema presents three nights of his work

"...When looking at any filmmaker's career, especially one that lasts over 50 years, it..."

Feb. 10, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Oscar, Meet Mondo

Drafthouse's art boutique partners with the Academy

"...arrived, and it involves a little something called the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...."

July 11, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...feature gets its world premiere as the opening night film for Fantastic Fest 2023...."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Noir City Finds a Woman on the Run

How a film festival resurrected a lost thriller twice

"...old saying, we only kill the ones we love? Film Noir Foundation president Eddie Muller knows that, and that's..."

May 8, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The Death Penalty Is About Us'

'Dead Man Walking' scribe Sister Helen Prejean speaks in town tonight

"...born the same year – 1995 – that the film version of the book was released, resulting in multiple..."

Dec. 3, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Peter O'Toole Archives Land at HRC

Peter O'Toole archives acquired by UT's Harry Ransom Center

"...celebrated holdings with the recently announced acquisition of the archives of screen and stage legend Peter O’Toole. The actor,..."

April 22, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Plays Well With Others

How Creative Commons is redefining copyright law and what it means for artistic collaboration across the Internet.

"...producers and mindless consumers. For artists, musicians, authors, and filmmakers, the Web provides a limitless palette of images and..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael May

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...expressed about the second project, the soundtrack to indie filmmaker Richard Linklater's largest, most expensive undertaking yet, The Newton..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

TV Eye

Another day, another blah awards show

"...Last Saturday, I tuned into the First Annual American Film Institute (AFI) Awards broadcast live on CBS. Just what..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...Fusing politics, filmmaking, and technology, fourth new keynote Celine Tricart is an..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...Julieanna Richardson will explain how America's biggest oral history archive will be adopting the developing technology...."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

How You Became a Criminal

An interview with Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann about his newest film, Grass.

"...archival material and current and vintage interviews. His latest film, Grass, which will make its U.S. premiere Friday, March..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Nick Barbaro

Like a Hurricane

Jim Jarmusch + Neil Young + Crazy Horse

"...in Toronto. Year of the Horse was the first film I saw after arriving in Canada for the film..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Five Films to Watch at Cine Las Americas

Oscar contenders, Austin stories, and global tales from the Latinx, Portugeuse, and Indigenous communities

"...the remit and message of Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Austin's celebration. CLAIFF runs June 8-12 at at..."

June 10, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

"...challenges of Being a Black Journalist in America, while filmmaker Jon Favreau will explore the benefits of taking a..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Camp Guide

"...up to, what with all this newfangled rock & roll/filmmaking/flying-trapeze business we have going on these days. But no..."

April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Scanlines

Mothering Heights

"...true for representations of fatherhood.) Movies are a vast archive of cultural meanings and myths. So here are some..."

May 12, 1995 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Local Author Tim O'Brien Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

'The Things They Carried' author on life, fiction, and truth

"...San Marcos' master of fine arts program, and his archive is at the Ransom Center at the University of..."

Nov. 14, 2013 Books Post by R.U. Steinberg

Remembering David Rakoff

Award-winning humorist loses long battle with cancer

"...at his bleakest. (You can find his entire TAL archive here; I encourage you to drop everything and go..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...(and in fact she is the recipient of an Academy of American Poets Prize). When Ella finds her grandfather..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

Sxsw

"...the newfangled, hip-hop influenced sound. He's a preservationist, an archive of both Creole classics such Amédé Ardoin's repertoire and..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

The Luv Doc: Home schooling

As Confucius says, “There is more than one way to skin a cat.”

"...Me and my brothers and sisters all went to..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

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