Red Vs. Blue’s Final Story Gets a Release Date

Iconic machinima show set to be the last Rooster Teeth show

"...be released by Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment on Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu, and other platforms..."

March 28, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...premiered at SXSW this month, fire up the ol’ Amazon Prime to make it an action-packed double feature.  ..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...premiered at SXSW this month, fire up the ol’ Amazon Prime to make it an action-packed double feature.  ..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Amid Controversy, Road House Remake Tapped to Open SXSW Film

Doug Liman to skip premiere in protest of Amazon MGM

"...as the opening night film. To celebrate the news, Prime has just dropped the first trailer...."

Jan. 25, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Burial

Courtroom drama saved from legal tedium by Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones

"...this might have been just another streaming title in Prime’s lineup, but Foxx and Jones make it more than..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Rod Machen

Storming the Citadel With the Russo Brothers

How the new Prime series depends on global storytelling

"...of Citadel, the new high-tech spy thriller series from Amazon Prime Video. [inset-1-right]..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Problems but This Ain't 1, More a Fun Fact: Amazon Prime Video is creating fictional city Prime, Texas, to..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature

Shotgun Wedding

J.Lo and Josh Duhamel mix matrimony and mayhem in this tepid rom-com

"...Amazon’s new Prime-exclusive romantic-comedy/action hybrid Shotgun Wedding handily fits into..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

You and a Friend Could Go to Every Resound Show Next Year for $500

Austin bookers’ Sorted Pass joins growing number of ticket bundles

"...individual tickets. He compares the model to the effect Amazon Prime had on standard e-commerce...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Shana Feste Says Run Sweetheart Run

The Austin filmmaker on her #MeToo thriller with a twist

"...Enter Amazon, who acquired the film and release it today, after..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Indoor Queers Club: LGBT-Boo!

Queer horror picks from your trusty Chronicle crypt keepers

"...What Keeps You Alive, which she remembers catching on Amazon Prime. The 2018 film follows a woman whose wife..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Austin Film Festival to Honor Dede Gardner and Stephen Merchant

Awards for Moonlight producer, The Office co-creator

"...directors, including Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk, Prime Video's The Underground Railroad), Lee Isaac Chung Minari, Ava..."

Aug. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Changes the Channel With a New Name

Festival gives TV content co-headline billing

"...titles in total), Hulu and Starz (six each), and Amazon, AMC, and Showtime (tied on 5 a piece). They..."

July 28, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All the Old Knives

Newton and Pine as spies and lovers caught in old intrigues

"...of Olen Steinhauer’s novel (already available to stream on Amazon Prime) has its own charms. It’s a compact, twisty..."

April 8, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Getting Funky and Body Positive With Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

Texas dancer Sydney Bell talks about Lizzo's new reality show

"...The Big Grrrls, ahead of its premiere today on Amazon Prime...."

March 25, 2022 Screens Post by Sage Dunlap

We Have an Issue: Blastoff

The story behind Richard Linklater’s new Netflix coming-of-age film, Apollo 10½

"...consulted their crystal balls, the cast and crew of Amazon Prime superhero series The Boys tackled toxic masculinity, and..."

March 25, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Richard Linklater's Memories of the Moon in Apollo 10½

The filmmaker's childhood in space race-era Houston recalled through Austin-made animation

"...hindsight, what was to come seems inevitable. The 2019 Amazon Prime series, starring Rosa Salazar, was produced by Pallotta,..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

Canada's transgressive comedy kings reunite

"...have an eight episode revival season coming out on Amazon Prime...."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Sheryl Lawrence

Lizzo at SXSW: “It’s Bad Bitch O’Clock”

With an upcoming series and album underway, Lizzo is living her dream

"...beauty icon, and now executive producer of an unscripted Amazon Prime series, Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, which..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Vivie Behrens

Cast and Crew of The Boys Tackle Toxic Masculinity at SXSW

Preview of new season features dicks, dancing, and superhero dildos

"...recently demonstrated in HBO Max’s Peacemaker, season three of Amazon Prime’s raunchy superhero series The Boys saw its creators..."

March 14, 2022 Screens Post by Tom Cheredar

SeX and Violence: Ti West Returns to Cinema with X

SeX and violence in his seventies porno-horror flashback

"...horror shows like Cinemax’s Outcast, Fox’s The Exorcist, and Amazon Prime’s Them...."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Made Evinced Brings a Message From the Future

Richeler Aladin's Austin-made sci-fi thriller Evinced tells of dark times but was made with joy

"...into a successful film now on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video. "My mindset was, if I can make..."

March 4, 2022 Screens Feature by Dina Barrish

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

"...all time. They will also discuss the new two-part Amazon Original documentary The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...be in town just ahead of the premiere on Amazon of her new reality show, Lizzo’s Watch Out for..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

I Want You Back

Charlie Day and Jenny Slate add charm to a stalker rom com

Feb. 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Hero

No good deed goes unpunished in this Iranian drama

"...Available on Amazon Prime from Jan. 21...."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

The monsterific animated franchise lumbers back out of the tomb

"...Hotel Transylvania: Transformania flaps its way onto Amazon Prime Jan. 14...."

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Getting Behind The Tender Bar With Lily Rabe and Tye Sheridan

The challenges of authenticity (and George Clooney's acting class)

"...Period family drama The Tender Bar, which arrived on Amazon Prime today, is filled with those kind of tiny..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...but it will take a while. Universal had it primed for a Feb. 4 release but has pushed it..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Benedict Cumberbatch as the artist who invented the modern cat

"...Available from Nov. 5 on Amazon Prime...."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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