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

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

Five Austin Filming Locations to Make You Feel Like a Star

Get your cameras out for the most memorable Austin movie moments

"...Austin's the music capital of the world, right? Well, it's..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: "Meet the Creeper"

Watch this ATX contribution to the Corman Challenge

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

April 26, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

The scary sequel shot in the Statesman

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

April 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Secret Behind Austin's Success at Sundance

Austin filmmakers on Austin filmmaking

"...Labor crew talked to all the members of the Austin contingent about what makes the Austin filmmaking community work..."

Jan. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Austin Critics Announce the Five Best Austin Films of 2022

Linklater and mountain lions, the pandemic, the legacy of slavery, and the fight for abortion rights all part of this year’s AFCA Austin Film Award short list

"...Pandemic or not, Austin remains a vital center of filmmaking, and 2022 proved..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...Austin is a film city, and don't let anyone tell..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Austin Film Festival: Film & Screenwriting Awards Announced

Grown in Detroit and Tobruk take top honors

"...The Austin Film Festival announced its filmmaking jury awards today, which..."

Oct. 24, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Scene: Where Pragmatism Meets Idealism

‘The New York Times’ floats a capital idea

"...“This may be the year that Austin earns its place on the map as a movie..."

May 18, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Taking Austin’s LGBTQ Temperature

Getting the hot and cold scoop from local LGBTQ community members on queer Austin

"...of weekly print? Interview every single LGBTQ person in Austin? Maybe by next year. In 2024, however, we’re taking..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Features Feature by James Scott

Darren Aronofsky to be Honored by Austin Film Festival

Fest features Bob Saget's final film, new Laura Poitras doc

"...just been announced as the recipient of this year's Austin Film Festival's Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award...."

Sept. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How UT’s Tom Schatz Shaped Austin’s Film Scene

Austin’s film community looks back at the 45-year legacy of a guiding force at UT RTF

"...the ghost town it's been for over a year. Austin will soon be buzzing like normal again. But for..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Screens Feature by Paul Stekler

New Studio Brings the Technology Behind The Mandalorian to Austin

Co-Production House brings science to the set

"...are opening Co-Production House, a truly state-of-the-art soundstage in Austin, powered by the same technology that made The Mandalorian..."

March 5, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Horror Crew Launch Bloodoath Filmmaker Consulting

Paper Street creatives join forces with genre experts

"...and distribution experts, including many recognizable names from the Austin genre scene, have founded a new consultancy firm for..."

Nov. 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From Austin To Canada: The Virtual Film Fest Experience

Local filmmakers on having world premieres at Fantasia

"...If this was a normal year, then Austin filmmakers Richard Jones and Jason Neulander would probably be..."

Aug. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Also Starring Austin

Documentary about Austin's history in film streaming free now

"...A note from the Chronicle Screens team: With Austin cinemas on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, we're..."

March 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...for the reason you think. It's the moment when Austin Studios, the filmmaking facility run by Austin Film Society..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

New Grant at Other Worlds Austin

Dan O'Bannon award to help Texas filmmakers

"...Indie filmmaking is a tough realm, with even a few hundred..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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 Filmmakers Have That Independent Spirit

Several local directors earned nominations for Spirit Awards

"...Many Texas- and Austin-based filmmakers were honored yesterday by nominations for 2014 Independent..."

Nov. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Disney Casting in Austin

Rumors fly this may be for a galaxy far, far away

"...is casting two parts in an upcoming production in Austin later this month, and there's heavy speculation that the..."

Nov. 7, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Chewing the Fat About Austin-Made Barbecue Documentary For the Love of Meat

10th anniversary screening comes to the Bullock

"...Austin-made documentary For the Love of Meat is a celebration..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods With New Austin Animation When You Get to the Forest

Austin animator Eric Power takes a strange and beautiful adventure in new feature When You Get to the Forest

"...Filmmaking can be a lonely process. Cut paper animation –..."

July 8, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers Take Their Three Headed Beast to Tribeca

Open relationship drama gets its world premiere

"...a moral to be taken from the fact that Austin-made sexual drama Three Headed Beast is getting its world..."

June 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society’s Doc Days Returns

Third edition opens with Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground

"...Austin Film Society’s Doc Days, a celebration of the best..."

Sept. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Kat McNevins

Now Streaming in Austin: Maybe Shower

Pregnancy scare comedy-drama in the time of condom shortages

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

March 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Attack of the Pod People!

Austin film podcasting community comes offline for one night

"...Austin isn't just a filmmaking and film-loving city: It's also..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

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