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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

Film Reviews
Recommended
"...every sense of the word. Kidron's (Used People) latest film outdrags, outdresses, and generally outdoes last year's Australian hit..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

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

1998 Austin Theatrical Movie Openings
"...PLEASANTVILLE 2.5 (M.B.) 10/30/98 PLUMP FICTION 0 (M.S.) 9/4/98 POLISH WEDDING 2.0 (M.B.) 7/31/98 POST COITUM 3.0 (S.D.) 6/26/98..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

1999 SXSW Music Festival
"...TERRY BOZZIO: Dripping with percussive proficiency, Austin resident and former Zappa -- and Missing Persons --..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Top 10 Austin Breweries of 2018
Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer
"...We know what great beer is, and last year..."

March 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

From Łódź With Love
Previewing the Austin Polish Film Festival
"...the national psyche and the sensibilities of the country's filmmakers. Today, Polish cinema – much of it since 1948..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Past Casts a Long Shadow
History is now at this year's Austin Polish Film Festival
"...endless fodder these have provided the country's highly regarded filmography. A country sandwiched, as it is, between Germany (the..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

With a History Like That …
The Austin Polish Film Festival delves into the country's complicated past
"...Time, once again, to raise a glass to Polish cinema. In its 12th year now, the Austin Polish..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Reexamining History at AJFF
Austin Jewish Film Festival wrap
"...The 12th annual Austin Jewish Film Festival offered up yet another nicely curated..."

April 6, 2014 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

Big Bag, Big Canvas
Polish artist Leszek Zebrowski to hold a free poster workshop next week
"...Polish artist Leszek Zebrowski already has a relationship with Austin..."

March 13, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Possible Lives
The third annual Austin Jewish Film Festival
"...Now in its third year, the Austin Jewish Film Festival unspools an ambitious lineup of documentaries,..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Pain, Pathos, and Prescience: The Work of Agnieszka Holland
AFS and Austin Polish Film Festival celebrate the Polish pioneer
"...those a bit fuzzy or possibly clueless about the films of Polish director Agnieszka Holland, this week could remedy..."

Oct. 22, 2019 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

Losing It at the Movies
AFS Programming Director Chale Nafus on a life in film
"...he allowed me to program a series for the Austin Film Society in 2004, he couldn't suspect it was..."

July 24, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Keep Calm and Party On
Everything you need to know to navigate SXSW Film
"...we've got every answer you need to navigate SXSW Film...."

March 4, 2013 Screens Post

Shine a Light
'Zebrowski's World: The Poster Graphics of Leszek Zebrowski'
"...Case in point, the dark arts of Slavic poster-making. Polish artist Leszek Zebrowski is one of its premier practitioners;..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Further Reflections
SXSW Film Festival
"...Included here is The Austin Chronicle's second round of reviews of various films screened..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Down From the Mountain
There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.
"...Attendance was up this year at Robert Redford's annual festival of independent film -- and so was the glitz..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Danzig at Housecore Horror
Special Samhain set, plus Brian Posehn, Neurosis, and more
"...The Housecore Horror Film Festival remains a place for evil and unique fusions,..."

July 16, 2014 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Pain, Pathos, and Prescience: The Work of Agnieszka Holland
AFS and Austin Polish Film Festival celebrate the Polish pioneer

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Seven in Focus
SXSW '97 Film
"...Rana Joy Glickman is a match made in indie film heaven. In an American independent scene which has of..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

Equinox Knocks
"...posed by Equinox Knocks, which premiered at last year's Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival and gets a..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Chalk
Made by teachers for teachers, this local indie offers no easy answers to its statistic that 50% of teachers quit within their first three years on the job.
"...familiar milieu of interoffice mailboxes and break rooms, the film is effective as situational workplace comedy – the press..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Delving Deeper Into the Archive of a Dark Time
Doc Nights: Shoah: The Unseen Interviews
"...Claude Lanzmann's 9¼-hours-long, genre-bending documentary about the Holocaust. The film has been heralded since then for the remarkable way..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'The Big Spoon'
A chance to help put more women behind the camera
"...has been a big advocate for new and independent film making in Austin. Now she's hoping that Austin's film..."

April 18, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Growing Pains
Emily Hagins became a household Austin name for her work as a teen director, but what happens when that novelty wears off?
"...won a Spirit of Slamdance award at the Slamdance Film Festival, captures the impassioned, pre-adolescent Hagins as she pursues..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?
Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?
"..." -- death of film? Oh yeah, it's been dead since Technicolor came in..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

New French Cinema Week
Austin Film Society series restores a bit of hope for humanity
"...week is one of my favorite series that the Austin Film Society brings to town. Teaming up with Premiers..."

April 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Peter Anthony/ DJ Muppetfucker, DJ Firewheel, Texture/Empire, Thursday, March 15
Live Shots: South by Southwest 2001
"...baggies-and-glowstick HQ Empire was slightly less attended than a Polish film festival in Podunk. With exactly two (sporadic) dancers..."

March 23, 2001 Music Review by Marc Savlov

A Long, Strange Trip
The long, strange trip of The Saragossa Manuscript, Jerry Garcia's favorite film.
"...line of The Saragossa Manuscript, one of Poland's best-known films and a cult favorite in America since it was..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by David Lynch

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