Star Wars Producer Kathleen Kennedy to be Honored at Austin Film Festival

Legendary force in film will receive Polly Platt Award

"...There are few film producers who have had the impact of Kathleen Kennedy...."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week

Our guide to community events for the week

"...Austin Asian American Film Festival throws its first queer prom,..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Mondo Veterans and SpectreVision Announce New Collectibles Company Mutant

Reassembled team working on major poster and vinyl releases

"...mutates. That's clear with the arrival of Mutant, an Austin-based posters, vinyl, toys, and collectibles firm established by some..."

Jan. 29, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins Top Latest SXSW Music Announcement

Plus Angélica Garcia, Dende, Snõõper

"...are set to hit all corners of the spring festival, which runs March 8-16. Documentary This Is a Film..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

AFS Cinema Hosts Tribute to the "Quiet Engine" of Austin Film

A celebration of Mark Reeb

"...A film scene is not built on big names but on..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and his directorial..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...This year's festival selections are next year's award winners and blockbusters. So..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Local Comedy Stories of 2023

New venues, new faces, new experiments

"...1) Austin Faces Are Just for Laughs' New Faces..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Prepárate Para Tener Miedo With New Horror Anthology Satanic Hispanics

Segment directors on celebrating Latino diversity through terror

"...For a film that brings together Latino filmmakers, Satanic Hispanics does everything..."

Nov. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...Carpenters, and Bikini Kill sounds like the most impossible festival lineup: well, it's happening, at least on the silver..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...requisite Asleep at the Wheel kickoff performance, this year's Austin City Limits Festival lineup welcomes its usual block of..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

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

Austin Author Elizabeth Crook Honored With Texas Writer Award

The Which Way Tree novelist heads to the Texas Book Festival

"...More literary gold for Austin: Local author Elizabeth Crook has been named as the..."

July 18, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Bob Byington's Taking Lousy Carter to Locarno

Austin filmmaker kicks off the festival season internationally

"...Fall festival season is almost upon us, and Austin director Bob..."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire

Bryan Connolly's Make Popular Movies spoofs how films are (and aren't) made

"...IMDb lies. Make Popular Movies is not Bryan Connolly's filmmaking debut. That honor actually goes to "The Monkey Monster,"..."

March 31, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Honor Among Thieves will be this year's opening night film, while eagerly-anticipated horror sequel Evil Dead Rise is also..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmaker Emily Hagins Says Sorry About the Demon

Hagins brings her horror-comedy home for Other Worlds Film Festival

"...a long time collecting the components for her latest film: a friendly festival, a regular actor, a great production..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Andrew Bujalski Explores Disconnection in His Pandemic-Crafted Film

Touching from a distance in There There

"...everyone's finding new ways to live through it. Take Austin filmmaker Andrew Bujalski. "I'm starting to be a bit..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2022 Filmmaker Grant Recipients

Projects from PJ Raval, Don Swaynos to financial support

"...For over two and a half decades, the AFS Filmmaker Grants having been changing careers and lives by giving..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sarah Polley's Women Talking Announced for Austin Film Festival

First wave includes the eagerly-awaited Nanny

"...Women Talking, the new film from director Sarah Polley (Stories We Tell), is part..."

Aug. 31, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Twisted Family Reunited in Southern Gothic Horror What Josiah Saw

Director Vincent Grashaw discusses the versions that almost were

"...After debuting at Fantasia International Film festival last year (read our review here), the eerie..."

Aug. 6, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Changes the Channel With a New Name

Festival gives TV content co-headline billing

"...Goodbye, South by Southwest Film Festival, and hello, SXSW Film & TV Festival. The..."

July 28, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The 48 Hour Film Project Celebrates 20 Years in Austin

The fastest movies in Texas

"...Grab your camera and your crew: On June 10, filmmakers will gather at Kick Butt Coffee to kick off..."

May 27, 2022 Screens Feature by Sage Dunlap

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse Is a Tale of Perseverance

The mouse in everyone's house

"...The filmmaker explores how that friendly array of curves with the..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Bulgarian Chainsaw Massacre

David Blue Garcia proves you can take Leatherface out of Texas in the new Netflix horror Texas Chainsaw Massacre

"...David Blue Garcia knows the trenches of indie filmmaking. The Austin filmmaker's first feature, 2018's Tejano, was a..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...with not just a few titles for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Riley Stearns Helps Karen Gillan Look Herself in the Eye in Dual

Riley Stearns' new sci-fi drama makes its world premiere at Sundance

"...Dual is not the film about meeting yourself that Riley Stearns originally planned to..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concert Countdown: New Year’s Eve Edition

"...will stop by; one of many bands detailed in 2013 documentary Mondo Fuzz, a film shot locally by Andy..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Column by Greg Stitt

Austin Film Festival Review: The Automat

Celebrities look back at Horn & Hardart's East Coast diners

"...she started making it. During the Q&A after its Austin Film Festival screening, Hurwitz explained that she started filming..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Sarah Jane

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

It’s time for chili cook-offs, festivals, and all sorts of November fun

"...by not one, but two floods. On Halloween Night 2013 the visitors center and museum was inundated with more..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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