Austin Filmmaker David Blue Garcia Goes Back to the Border for Tejano

Guns, drugs, and laughs in this microbudget thriller

"...like oil and water, and most of the time filmmakers like to steer clear of the attention of legislators...."

March 29, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Helped Shape Austin Filmmaking

The saw remains the same for Mike Blizzard

"...It's been said that there would be no Austin filmmaking scene without The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Your 2019 Guide to Film Festivals in Austin

Mark your calendar for these celebrations of cinema

"...8-17: SXSW Austin's A-list festival, with screenings and filmmaker conversations, and mentor..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2018

Our favorite films from our least favorite year

"...Taking a local view, Austin may sell itself as a music town, but it's..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...they discussed their career with the massive franchise at Austin Film Festival on Saturday, they were suitably tight-lipped on..."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Brings Paul Dano's Wildlife to Town

The actor becomes director with literary family drama

"...feature film, Wildlife, which screens this week at the Austin Film Festival. He sat for an interview last month..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

From Paris to Austin

AFA Ciné-Club brings in Gallic wonders from the Champs-Élysées Film Festival

"...Julia McMahan, founder and curator of the Alliance Française d'Austin Ciné-Club, who is putting on the screening of May..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Watch Austin Horror "Conversion Therapist" Raise Its Funds Sunday Night

Short film has last-ditch backer party tonight (with queso)

"...Earlier this month, we featured director (and Other Worlds Austin founder) Bears Fonté's latest short film, LGBTQ+ horror "Conversion..."

June 24, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fear the Walking Dead Hits Big After Move to Austin

Plus more local production updates

"...Hyde Park's historic homes have made it one of Austin's most regular shooting locations for filmmakers, and intergenerational indie..."

April 27, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Austin Animator Eric Power Slices and Dices

Collage and stop-motion come together in his homemade epic Path of Blood

"...Guts." It's part of the well-ordered debris from the Austin artist's first animated feature, Path of Blood, and a..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Spotlight Film Festival Shines on Locals

Monthly fest for underdogs and up-and-comers

"...cast? What did you shoot on? At the monthly Austin Spotlight Film Festival, the questions are more practical, like..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Mr. Roosevelt

Life in the ATX as a struggling artist

"...Festival screenings can be nerve-racking enough for filmmakers on a good day. Last SXSW, Saturday Night Live..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Macon Blair Feels at Home in Austin

First-time director wins critics’ applause

"...at Home in This World Anymore, had won the Austin Film Critics Association's Austin Film Award, he was at..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: Mansfield 66/67

Did sexess spoil Jayne Mansfield, or was it … Satan?

"...children slept in the backseat. Frankly, all that the filmmakers of Mansfield 66/67 (note the 666 triptych, please) and..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Austin's New Central Library

"...The exterior of Austin's new 198,000-square-foot Central Library, as seen from the "butterfly..."

Oct. 26, 2017 Photo Gallery

Checking Out Austin's New Central Library

Yes, the city’s “Library of the Future” still has books, but this 21st century facility is about so much more

"...If you want to know what Austin's new Central Library is about, start by setting aside..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Alison Macor Tells the Tale of Austin’s Greatest Rewrite Man

New book delves into the career of Top Gun script doctor Warren Skaaren

"...To those who fantasized that moving to Austin would be an entryway into its tight but legendarily..."

June 2, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

The Austin Film Society Unveils Its New Home for Cinema

Two-screen theatre will showcase the best of new and classic arthouse cinema

"...It's final touches time at the new Austin Film Society Cinema: fine-tuning the projectors, training staff on..."

May 26, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmaker Shelby Hadden on Her Film “Tightly Wound”

Catharsis through animation

"...After years of suffering from chronic pelvic pain, Austinite Shelby Hadden – then working toward her MFA in..."

March 24, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Austin Filmmaker Takes on Patent Trolls

Lex Lybrand's new comedy The Trolls is patently ridiculous

"...Indie filmmakers don't normally get to publicize their low-budget comedy on..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: Newcomer

A lean, mean thriller that delivers

"...the kind of movie that eludes most mainstream American filmmakers, who should take careful note on how it should..."

Oct. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Steve Davis

Austin Film Critics Pick Boyhood

AFCA showers Linklater favorite with four awards

"...The Austin Film Critics Association this week voted Boyhood as the..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival: 61 Bullets

The Kingfish, the doctor, and the doubters

"...all the king’s men that did the dastardly deed? Filmmakers Kreutz and Modigliani, as well as the Long and..."

Oct. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival: Poverty, Inc.

Doc uncovers ugly truths in the booming global-poverty aid industry

"...film. No definitive conclusions are carved, and though the filmmakers provide a lens into a multifaceted global issue many..."

Oct. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Austin Film Festival: Setting as a Character

Location, location, location

"...Three filmmakers gathered at the Austin Film Festival Friday to discuss..."

Oct. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Making Austin Proud

"...their eclectic extended family of actors, musicians, writers, dancers, filmmakers, and storytellers were a built-in audience for Ali from..."

Sept. 30, 2014 Postmarks

Direct From Gdynia to Austin

Poland's full-court commitment to film shines at the eighth annual Austin Polish Film Festival

"...Get ready for the eighth annual Austin Polish Film Festival. This time around, in addition to..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

In the Blue Corner: Austin Film Festival

The festival dedicated to every part of storytelling on screen is back for its 20th anniversary

"...to celebrate in any given year of the annual Austin Film Festival, but seeing as this year marks the..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

The Changing Shape of Austin Studios

"...swath of empty parking lot. However, viewed from the Austin Film Society offices on the other side of a..."

May 10, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Jewish Film Festival Reaches Out

From homophobia to 'Hava Nagila,' these 21 features cross boundaries and borders

"...The 11th annual Austin Jewish Film Festival, which kicks off Saturday, April 13,..."

April 12, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

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