Apollo 11

Astounding documentary takes us back to the first crewed mission to the moon

"...to say that audiences haven’t seen a film like Apollo 11 until now. This feature-length documentary takes us inside..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With These Texas Road Trips

Houston and other Texas sites celebrate the golden anniversary of the first lunar landing

"...to Skylab, interplanetary probes, and space shuttles. But with Apollo 11's 50th here, we're recovering the anticipation and awe..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Review: Apollo 11

Unseen footage takes us back to the first moon landing

"...Apollo 11 is a celebratory movie designed to rekindle awe..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Linklater’s charming animated daydream of space race Houston

"...Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood sees director Richard Linklater..."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Animated Childhood of Milo Coy in Apollo 10½

The young Austin actor takes one giant leap in Richard Linklater's tale of the space race

"...Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood is about Stan (voiced..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Richard Linklater's Memories of the Moon in Apollo 10½

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

"...and A Scanner Darkly. Now his third animated feature, Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood, pushes the limits of..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fly Me to the Moon

This animated film is a simple parable of spirited can-do-ism, in which a trio of young houseflies semiaccidentally tags along on the Apollo 11 moon shot.

"...astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin as Apollo 11 slips the reach of gravity (but not, surprisingly,..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Moonwalkers

A stoner comedy frames this moon-landing conspiracy-theory romp

"...Who doesn’t love a great conspiracy theory? Whether it’s 9/11 being an inside job (probably not), or the CIA..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Nina Katchadourian's Indecision on the Moon

The Apollo 11-inspired work, housed in a pitch-black room at the Blanton, may tell us how adventurous or conservative we really are

"...the interminable umms, uhhs, and trailing sentences of the Apollo 11 moon landing transmissions into a loop. It is..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Review by Dave Randall

Room 237

Pet theories about what really went down at the Overlook Hotel abound in this documentary about Stanley Kubrick's intentions in The Shining.

"...Holocaust? Or Kubrick’s secret confession to having faked the Apollo 11 moon landing footage? Those are just two of..."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Both ridiculous and ridiculously fun, this is over-the-top robotic mayhem.

"...John Malkovich). Add to this the fact that the Apollo 11 mission was not what it seemed, a cameo..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Different Stages' Gliders

Rita Anderson's domestic drama sets one family's frictions against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 mission

"...Even as Apollo 11 was heading for the moon, not everyone on..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Linklater's Lunar Latest Coming to Netflix

Apollo 10 1/2 to be animated by Austin's Minnow Mountain

"...next picture, a return to Waking Life-style animation called Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Adventure, will be released..."

July 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...The stellar lineupreally ignites with the world premiere of Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Can the Earth Be Saved?

Walter Cronkite and the creation of Earth Day

"...Earthrise (with the moon in the foreground), taken by Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders in late December 1968. Earth..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Douglas Brinkley

Creed II

Predictable but still pleasurable new chapter and verse in the Book of Rocky

"...boxer Adonis “Donnie” Creed, is the illegitimate son of Apollo Creed, Balboa’s one-time professional nemesis who died in the..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Oscars Accepts That Animated Films Are Animated

Austin-made Apollo 10 1/2 now eligible for Academy Award

"...acclaimed and visually stunning animated movies - including Austin-made Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood by Boyhood director..."

Nov. 10, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Taps ConsenSys Founder Joseph Lubin for 2019 Keynote

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency track programming comes into focus

"...The Legacy of Apollo and the Next Giant Leap Featured Session (Intelligent Future)..."

Oct. 9, 2018 SXSW Post by Bonny Chu

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Balmorhea is back, baby!

"...Balmorhea Swimming Pool is again squelching the West Texas..."

June 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

ACL Interview: The Dynamites feat. Charles Walker

Friday, Oct. 11, 6:30pm, BMI stage

"...to that story about how you went to the Apollo right after you got to New York...."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...However, the excitement keeps growing with Pet Sematary. Directed..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playing Through

The reason we need to explore the heavens is the same reason we need to sing arias and write poetry and hit baseballs – to transcend our lesser selves

"...weeks, as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and wonder what it had all..."

July 24, 2009 Column by Thomas Hackett

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2019

"...man, with Antonio Banderas as his aging doppelgänger. 8) Apollo 11..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

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

"...that draft calendar out, as the festival (running March 11-20) has unveiled a whole extra slate of new speakers,..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Award Finalists

Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese lead nominations

"...• Apollo 11 • The Biggest Little Farm • For Sama..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Fall into fun!

"...Mickwee and Bill Small. The food service begins at 11am and the music goes from noon to 2pm. “Guitar..."

Aug. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...artists released just now by the Music Conference, March 11-16. Of the 643 acts announced, NYC rap heroes Mobb..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Made You Look

Austin Film Society hosts impressionist Jean-Gabriel Périot

"...of great triumph and tragedy: 1963's March on Washington, Apollo 11's flight, the 9/11 attacks...."

April 16, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Fantastic Fest Is Here To Bash Your Brains In

Shock, schlock, and awe at America's premier genre fest

"...the Alamo South Lamar, following the film's premiere, at 11:30pm, Sunday, Sept. 23...."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Awards

Local reviewers call Fury Road best film of the decade

"...Best Documentary: Apollo 11 (D: Todd Douglas Miller)..."

Jan. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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