Faster Than Sound: Bevis M. Griffin Teaches Austin Youth the Evolution of the Blues

School of Rock students play two events this weekend, and Stubb's sells to C3 and Live Nation

"...Known as a glam rock innovator of Seventies Austin origins, Bevis M. Griffin still keeps up...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin @ Large: Music Minus Wynn

In front of screaming fans, the mayor smashes a guitar over his own head

"...afford to spend our civic time fussing over the Austin Music Network? We should be proud. But wait, you..."

March 5, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Celebrity, South Austin Style

The Mayor of South Austin

"...When Danny Young talks about his arrival in South Austin from Kingsville 23 years ago, he doesn't simply say..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Scenes From a Scene

Interview with Hype! Filmmaker Doug Pray

"...mentality when it came to coverage of their music scene. So when Doug Pray's film crew came to town,..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Screens Feature by Phil West

Film Reviews

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"...the theremin has had on popular American culture. The filmmaker interviews a variety of people in telling this story:..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

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"...the theremin has had on popular American culture. The filmmaker interviews a variety of people in telling this story:..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

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"...CIRCUSD: George Ratliff. This is a reprint of the Austin Chronicle review that ran in March when this film..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

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"...bizarre cult hit Twister comes this genuinely affecting comedy-horror film that updates the Dracula lineage to present-day New York..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Let's Play the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series at Home Game

The shelter-in-place game when you're ready for your close-up

"...For our money, the official start of summer in Austin has zero to do with bats, blues, or bodies..."

May 29, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Filmmakers’ Waking Nightmares

They're just making a movie. What could possibly go wrong?

"...sharing, in other words. Which is why we've got Austin-based filmmakers Macon Blair, Karen Skloss, Owen Egerton, and Emma..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ana Lily Amirpour on Her New Film The Bad Batch

Cannibals, cult leaders, and friendship

"...vision as you are likely to find among genre filmmakers today, and an idiosyncratic recall of the films that..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Feature by Lars Nilsen

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"...punch, a raw, dirty, disturbing piece of cinema veritŽ filmmaking that simultaneously hooks and repulses you from its opening..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

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"...performances - there was Public Access, Singer's first feature-length film. Made in 1992, Public Access i s just now..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Fall Film Previews

September

"...fate with that of the best man. The Italian film is set on the last day of the 19th..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

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

Chad Holt, Austin's Last Provocateur

The Total Badass left his mark on the city's underground

"...So, with Chad, a part of Austin has died. It's perhaps not a zeitgeist of the..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Austin Chronicle Guide to the Mission: Impossible Movies

Your mission, if you choose to accept it ...

"...Cruise decides to undertake (making everyone wonder how these films get insurance or completion bonds)...."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Chapter 4, Part I, in a serialized history of Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. The..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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

Found Film

The rehatching of Tobe Hooper's 1969 debut, Eggshells

"...Tobe Hooper's first film, Eggshells, released a half decade before The Texas Chainsaw..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Included here are more reviews of films screened during the SXSW Film Festival 1998. Additional reviews..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

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"...cinematic surrealist since Luis Bu–uel and, while his newest film fits more squarely into the category of science fiction..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

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"...Xin Xin-xiong. Hong Kong director Tsui Hark's first modern-day film since 1992's The Master is also his loosest, most..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Austin, California?

The West Coast Goes to the Southwest

"...so, as rents and home prices have risen, and Austin traffic has grown more crowded and snarled, many of..."

June 30, 1995 News Feature

Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

"...even in 2017, walking into a dance club in Austin feels cheesy. Despite a recent electronic music boom, house..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

SXSW Film Review: Arcadian

Nic Cage plays protective father in this creature feature

"...which premiered this week at the South by Southwest Film & Television Festival ahead of its theatrical release on..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: How Music Got Free

Does what it says on the tin, to a point

"...Cliffs Notes of Witt’s narrative (he’s present throughout the film, pushing it along) and really pushes the great-man theory..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Joe Gross

SXSW Film Review: Babes

We need more raunchy female friendship films like this

"...the comedy expertise of its cast and crew. The film’s goal isn’t plot twists and mysterious subtext; it’s straightforward..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Owen Egerton, Austin's Man of Letters, Leaves the Community He Loves

An increasingly unwelcoming Texas leads to a big goodbye

"...support for the written world. There are thousands of Austinites who know him more as a comedian, as physically..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...Also announced were the five films running under the SXFantastic moniker, which were specially picked..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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