The Naked Truth

Legendary exploitation producer Dave Friedman comes to town to present Mau Mau Sex Sex, the documentary of his career with Dan Sonney.

"...shoestring budgets, their nudie pictures showed in grindhouse and arthouse theatres and brought in great box-office returns for the..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

American Cinematheque's Universal Appeal

"...the sweetly naïve Swinging London fantasia Wonderwall to the arthouse/exploitation hybrid Female Convict Scorpion...."

Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Short Cuts

The Arbor gets the axe from Simon Property Group.

"...of only two venues in town to specialize in arthouse films. "Regal Cinemas has been in bankruptcy," added Scott,..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

The Alamo Drafthouse is feelin' alright, while the rest of Austin isn't feeling too good itself.

"...unique single-day screenings -- and then fill in some arthouse titles, but for a much shorter run, usually no..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

"...began dropping like flies, while sentimental favorite in the arthouse category the Village expired but was reborn as the..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Wintry Mix

The holiday film forecast

"...first established the Mexican-born, Austin-based director's name among the arthouse crowd -- after his big-budget detour with the monster-bug..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Best of Austin 2001

"We Can Be Heroes, Just for One Day..."

"...that's good about this town? Taking an old, beloved arthouse and resurrecting it beyond its former glory? If you've..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Best of Austin Feature by Kate X Messer

Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly

September 1988-August 1991

"...first film review, in August 1989, was of British arthouse favorite Peter Greenaway's A Zed & Two Noughts, which,..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Short Stuff: The Arbor Theatre Unspools a New Short Film Program

"...-- the chain will expand the program through their arthouse multiplexes nationwide...."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Landmark Theatres makes some changes, Laura Dunn wins gold (or silver, or bronze), Alison Macor teaches film theory, and the Cinemaker Co-op visits otherwordly places.

"...Now Under Old Management Dept.: Landmark Theatres, the national arthouse cinema chain that locally owns the Dobie Theatre, announced..."

June 1, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Working Girls

What do the eight films in the Austin Film Society's latest free series "Dance, Girl, Dance: Women Directors of the 70s and 80s" have in common? They are all works by inherently feminist filmmakers, and the chronological order of the series tracks the growth of American feminist thought during these two decades.

"...independent film made in 16mm that successfully combines an arthouse aesthetic with a futuristic storyline. The most out-and-out feminist..."

May 18, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jesus Is Coming

The video mailed across the state, the Christian film that found an audience in Austin, and other stories of evangelicals using film to spread the word

"...space in one of the city's dwindling number of arthouse cinemas). But part of the reason a movie like..."

April 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Serious Rock & Roll Anthropology

An interview with SXSW honoree Penelope Spheeris

"...of you in all its sweaty black leather and arthouse fury, spitting and swilling and flaying everything in sight...."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Alive and Kicking

Just when a heavy cynicism about the future of independent film has overtaken the industry and most of its observers, the Sundance Film Festival came along during the early weeks of 2001 and, almost unexpectedly, brightened the downcast mood shared by its most dour participants.

"...films will eventually surface in our local (and generally arthouse) theatres. Some, like last year's co-winner of the Grand..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Defying Gravity

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee took one of the most maligned of cinematic genres -- the kung fu film -- and created an epic many critics (this one included) are calling the year's best movie. We spoke with him about the film's grueling shoot, the refinement it makes to the martial arts genre, and more.

"...in New York, breaking per-screen records in the city's arthouse theatres. Now, after what has seemed like a particularly..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...the same of which cannot be said for the arthouse pretensions of Yo La Tengo's aptly named And Then..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Short Cuts

The Austin Film Society announces ticket sales for the locally filmed Miss Congeniality benefiting the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund, and other news, workshops, and gatherings of interest to the film community.

"...Career Center (2209 Rosewood). Featured speakers will be dueling arthouse masterminds Tim "Final Cut Pro is easy" League of..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Underworld Everything, Everything (V2)

"...a record of the live Underworld experience, this nine-track arthouse artifact is more than enough to get your ass..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Screen Play

Austin Film Festival Reviews

"...E. Elias Merhige is the man behind the 1991 arthouse freakout Begotten, and though he's been AWOL for the..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Screens Feature

Of Moose and Movies

Nine days and nights at the Toronto International Film Festival

"...Also showing were many of the season's greatly anticipated arthouse releases. Wong Kar-wai's stunningly beautiful In the Mood for..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...tower, hundreds of apartments, and retail, including the inevitable arthouse theatre...."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Video Reviews

"...filmed in a way that often has a strange arthouse feel at odds with the gritty yarn itself. Wisely,..."

July 21, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

What's the Buzz?

Guide to Summer Films

"...just-so-damn-cute dolphins make for a feel-good experience that's still arthouse enough to maintain your indie credentials. And the Coen..."

May 26, 2000 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Survival of the Fittest?

The unlikely story behind the Austin-based black comedy, Natural Selection.

"...Theatre before moving on to other outlets in the arthouse chain, though the film has already screened to standing-room-only..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Drums and Tuba Flatheads and Spoonies (My Pal God)

"...Their latest LP would be perfect for a grainy, arthouse take on an action movie that deals in photorealism..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Review by Greg Beets

Scanlines

Night of the Hunter

"...1955 were not ready for an oddball mix of arthouse style and allegorical moral fable. It was undoubtedly considered..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Screens Feature

Scanlines

Cemetery Man

"...directed segments of Terry Gilliam's Baron Munchausen. With its arthouse sensibilities and stunning visuals, Cemetery Man certainly bears the..."

July 2, 1999 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

"...chosen to be partners in the planned Sundance Cinema arthouse theatres -- although Austin is not expected to get..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...successful for them last year with Saving Private Ryan. Arthouse distributors have increasingly found the summer's lighthearted fare to..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Intro

"...successful for them last year with Saving Private Ryan. Arthouse distributors have increasingly found the summer's lighthearted fare to..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

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