'The Story of the America That Got Left Behind'

The Wire's creator, David Simon, speaks at UT

"..."He had many good qualities," David Simon said of the man the award he received last night was..."

March 19, 2008 Screens Post by Wells Dunbar

A Parliament of Experts

Did 'expert testimony' convict an innocent woman of murder?

"...Jan. 30, 2003, was supposed to be a day off for Victoria Gutierrez. Instead, the then-19-year-old Mexican immigrant was..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Have You Heard the Dish?

The ambivalent state of political journalism

"...By some quirk of journalistic fate – like browsers at the political buffet,..."

March 12, 2010 News Column by Michael King

On the Stage, On the Screen: Austin's Theatres Embrace a Virtual Future

Ahead of Austin Playfest and the All Together Now! Revue, directors and producers discuss the challenges and potential they've found online

"...The rumors of the death of virtual theatre have been greatly exaggerated...."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Opera to Mount Manchurian Candidate

Kevin Puts' take on political thriller opens 2016-17 season

"...cliche, but how better to break the news about Austin Opera's 30th season than to say it opens with..."

Jan. 27, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Walk in Austin's Shoes

Curious tidbits and Austin arcana

"...Every city has its idiosyncrasies, and here in Austin, we're especially attached to ours (to the point of..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin PBS Boss Announces Retirement

Bill Stotesbery stepping down after 17 years

"...The end of an era at Austin PBS. Bill Stotesbery, who has..."

Aug. 4, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Out of Bounds': AusChronSports

Sports? In the 'Chronicle'? Yep.

"...I love sports. I also love music, film, good eats, my dog (and your dog), hanging with..."

Dec. 17, 2011 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

A Lot of Cojones and a Little Faith

The art of Micael Priest

"...On Thursday afternoon, two days before the opening of Micael Priest's exhibit at the South Austin Museum of..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin @ Large: Music Minus Wynn

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

"...such good shape – prosperous and at peace, free of social inequity and ideological strife – that we can..."

March 5, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film Review: We Were Dangerous

Reform-school girls break the rules

"...The girls sent to this reform school aren’t really bad apples, they’re kiwis. New Zealanders and..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Critics Name Boyhood Best of Year

AFCA celebrates locally made Linklater film with four awards

"...The Austin Film Critics Association has given Richard Linklater’s Boyhood top..."

Dec. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

Remarkable animated adventure from graphic novelist Dash Shaw

"...MTV's Liquid Television? Are you still scarred from high school? Or do you just think James Cameron’s Titanic could’ve..."

Sept. 24, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

An Earful of 'Avatar'

Members of the creative team behind 'Avatar' give talk tonight

"...stories behind the spectacle at a talk tonight with film designers TyRuben Ellingson and Yuri Bartoli...."

Aug. 30, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

High School

One of America's most acclaimed documentarians, Wiseman employs a cinema vérité style to observe the relationships between human beings and the bureaucracies that serve them. High School is a stark observation of social conditioning at a large urban school.

"...uses its lens as a tool for muckraking. One of America's most acclaimed documentarians, Wiseman employs a cinema vérité..."

March 26, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

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

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

On the Sidelines With New Documentary Fathers of Football

Bradley Beesley throws out the playbook for his high school doc

"...Bradley Beesley could be called an ethnographic documentarian - filmmakers who embed themselves in a community to examine them...."

April 26, 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

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...horror A Quiet Place is this year's opening night film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Twenty-five years and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As the festival enters its second quarter-century, A Quiet..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

‘Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film’ Premieres Sept. 14

Callahan to perform at fundraiser event at Stateside

"...went on tour to promote his 2011 record Apocalypse, filmmaker Hanly Banks and her camera tagged along for the..."

Aug. 21, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

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

'The Austin Chronicle' and Richard Linklater

The beginning of a beautiful friendship

"...It's hard to remember how many times filmmaker and Austin Film Society Artistic Director Richard Linklater has..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Austin Studios Takes Flight

The past year has been witness to an amazingly cooperative tag-team project between the Austin Film Society, the Austin City Council, and the Mueller Neighborhood Coalition that -- as of now -- has resulted in a superstar studio setup that could well change the very fabric of filmmaking in Austin.

"...It's the kind of serendipity you don't stumble across much in the real..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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.

"...1989, Richard Linklater and crew took to the streets of Austin and filmed the now-classic movie Slacker. Little did..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film

Film Reviews

"...Los Angeles housewife who busies herself with the routines of her life. Then, a new couch she purchased is..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Girls Impact the World Film Festival Is Back

Local film festival empowers young filmmakers from around the world

"...Austin is no stranger to festivals, and with spring festival..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Post by Savannah J Salazar

Austin Filmmaker Emily Hagins Debuts Series at SXSW Film

Hold to Your Best Self is a high school Rashomon

"...With Hold to Your Best Self, Austin-born film writer/director Emily Hagins (Grow Up, Tony Phillips) moves..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

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

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