AFS Texas Documentary Tour

The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose

"...target audience for Sam Wainwright Douglas and Paul Lovelace's film The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose, and for..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

AFS Texas Documentary Tour

Heather MacDonald's 'Been Rich All My Life

"...into that dark night, Heather MacDonald's (Ballot Measure 9) film will cause you to rethink the inevitability of that..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Texas Documentary Tour

'Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey With Evelyn Glennie'

"...More information: www.austinfilm.org, www.originalalamo.com..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Austin Film Society Announces 2015 Grants

Newcomers and established names get AFS boost

"...Independent filmmaking is tough, but raising money for indie filmmaking is..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...The biggest challenge facing first time and independent filmmakers is often finance, and that’s just one barrier to..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Documentary Tour: A Hymn for Alvin Ailey and Malcolm X: Make it Plain

"...Directed by: Orlando Bagwell. The two films by Orlando Bagwell featured in this series displayhis documentary..."

Sept. 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Texas Documentary Tour: Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins & Gap-Toothed Women

"...ethnic and regional explorations of everyday life, Les Blank's films have become cultural treasures. Often focusing on food and..."

June 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Documentary Tour

'Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea'

"...Admission: www.austinfilm.org..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...After last week's tease, the Austin Film Festival has announced its official lineup for the..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Out of Print and Onto Film

The Austin Film Society Texas Documentary Tour: Mark Moskowitz's 'Stone Reader'

"...he locates Mossman in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. See the film to find out what Mossman's been up to for..."

April 9, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Hey, Hey, Woody Guthrie, I Made You a Film

The AFS Texas Documentary Tour: 'Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home'

"...connection to the man or his music, Peter Frumkin's film Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home will have a..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Tackling Texas Truisms

Filmmaker Don Howard and the Texas Documentary Tour

"...photograph byMarlene Hanlin Local documentary filmmaker Don Howard doesn't look like the sort of..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Documentary Craft

Hector Galán: The Texas Documentary Tour

"...may not yet fall under the "Elder Statesman of Documentary Filmmaking" heading, but he's on the verge. Since 1972,..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Real Austin Stories

Austin's Exploding Documentary Scene

"...all its implications, from our vocabulary when discussing the Austin film scene? It bespeaks the terminology of the outsider,..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Film

Film Reviews

"...key elements that makes Safe such an enormously challenging film is that writer/director Todd Haynes leaves these critical decisions..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Now Streaming in Austin: AFS on Slacker at the Dobie

Linklater explains the breakout run of his classic

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while self-quarantining. So..."

July 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...least on the silver screen, as the Sound Unseen Film+Music Festival has announced the titles for its 2023 Austin..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmaking, Ten Years After

Film director Richard Linklater interviews Bob Ray, the director of the new Austin-made movie Rock Opera, about the Austin Film scene over the past 10 years.

"...Richard Linklater and crew took to the streets of Austin and filmed the now-classic movie Slacker. Little did anyone..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

New Documentary Shows the Beauty of the Border, and the Perils of a Barrier

The River and the Wall captures a wilderness without divisions

"...a seemingly immeasurable amount of wildlife. With his new documentary, The River and the Wall, Austin-based natural history filmmaker..."

May 3, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film News

So, sure, SXSW is over, but that just clears your schedule for QT Seven

"...is all good. It's time for the Quentin Tarantino Film Festival, this year to be dubbed QT Seven: The..."

March 24, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Scott Rudin's Texas bent brings Kimberly Peirce's 'Stop-Loss,' even though it's 'No Country for Old Men' and 'There Will Be Blood'

"...What Makes Rudin Run (to Texas)? Looks like Stop-Loss, a sure-to-be controversial war-in-Iraq tale from..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...attire! aGLIFF – the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival – has announced its full lineup for 2019,..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March 8-17) announced that Jordan Peele's eagerly awaited doppelganger..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...125 films. 85 world premieres. 11 North American first time looks,..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Booking a film festival is about whittling. This year, the SXSW Film..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post 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

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...85 min.) Some stories just write themselves. This fascinating documentary about the life of Leon Theremin is wilder than..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...85 min.) Some stories just write themselves. This fascinating documentary about the life of Leon Theremin is wilder than..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...The SXSW Film Festival announced today its 2012 feature film lineup. Click..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film

Film Reviews

"...in general, not as much attention drawn to the filmmaker's style in deference to the story line. Co-produced by..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

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