Beeswax

This Austin-shot indie from Andrew Bujalski is a remarkably naturalistic slice of life.

"...found behind the camera than in front of it, Beeswax has a languid, improvised feel and naturalistic rhythms that..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Beeswax' Buzzes Back Into Town

Andrew Bujalski's homegrown film gets a local theatrical run

"...Well, fans of adopted Austinite Andrew Bujalski's latest film, Beeswax, might have started to worry where the love went..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Naked Zellner = Golden Ticket

A new promotional contest for 'Beeswax' involves David Zellner's derriere plus free pie. Intrigued?

"...Andrew Bujalski's Beeswax is worth owning on its own considerable merits, of..."

March 22, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...Strange, Cary Fukunaga’s Sin Nombre, and the locally made Beeswax from Andrew Bujalski. You got return trips from SXSW..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Farmers' Market Report: Dec. 7-8, 2013

Cauliflower, beeswax, habañero jelly, and bitter cold

"...ever tasted in my life, they are also selling beeswax candles. Like in the olden days! I bought one..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

The Bee's Knees

Andrew Bujalski's uncommon process

"...Avenue B Grocery to talk about his latest film, Beeswax, which world-premiered last month at the Berlinale film festival..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Andrew Bujalski talks it out

The Reverse Shot Talkie web series goes vintage shopping with the Beeswax filmmaker

"...a reference to the setting of Bujalski's latest film, Beeswax, which was shot in Austin and centers on a..."

Aug. 12, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Wineries Revive an Ancient Winemaking Technique

Locals winemakers go back to the earth

"...do. Some winemakers opt to line their amphorae with beeswax to decrease that porosity, depending on their winemaking style,..."

July 24, 2020 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

The Long and Short of It

A new program showcases the Zellner Bros.' evolution from home movies to shorts handpicked by Sundance

"...bit of brief nudity in fellow Austinite Andrew Bujalski's Beeswax figures prominently in an ongoing contest tied to that..."

April 2, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

AFS Spotlights the Early Work of Support the Girls Director Andrew Bujalski

Three from the heart

"...on Amazon Prime.) Next up is his 2009 film Beeswax (Jan. 16), the first one he shot locally, about..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Results

Indie filmmaker Andrew Bujalski enlists Guy Pearce and others for his new movie

"...three films – Funny Ha Ha, Mutual Appreciation, and Beeswax, a seminal run in the independent film movement of..."

May 29, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Farmers’ Market Report: Feb 1-2, 2014

Marinara, spinach, apples, rainbow trout, and strawberries

"...Honey has a vast array of bee products, including beeswax candles, dining tapers, lip balm, pure beeswax, clear honey,..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

EAST: 'Eclosion'

'Eclosion' portrays the natural glories of insectdom with ingenuity and wonder

"...actual cicada carcasses and wings attached by thread and beeswax. Another watercolorist, Switzerland's Cornelia Hesse-Honegger – whom we recall..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Computer Chess

Andrew Bujalski’s Austin-made film is a boldly original, black-and-white portrait of computer culture in the early Eighties.

"...from the mumblecore films (Funny Ha Ha, Mutual Appreciation, Beeswax) that first brought Austin-based filmmaker Bujalski to national attention...."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film News

'Film News' explains what the new film incentives bill means; plus news from Rick Linklater, Andrew Bujalski, and Owen Egerton

"...both recently obtained distribution for his Austin-shot indie feature Beeswax through the Cinema Guild and celebrated his marriage to..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

SXSW Film

Reviews and interviews

"...this Sunday, with repeat screenings of four festival favorites: Beeswax, Andrew Bujalski's lovely tale of twin sisters at a..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Sisters Within Circles

The new exhibition "Circles," featuring abstract art by Jacqueline May and Benné Rockett, reveals a dreamy harmony between the two artists.

"...morph into circled flowers. She uses green pigment in beeswax, clear wax, and off-white to grassy-green paint. This transparent..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

"Diana Dopson: Biota"

In Women & Their Work's current exhibit "Biota," Diana Dopson creates color photo boxes with insects that draw out the bugs' beauty in unusual ways and nudges our perception of insects from the pestilential to the subtly reverential.

"...photos of their native flora and thinly coated with beeswax, are light-drenched delicacies for the eyes, and Dopson draws..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

Sterling's Creed

In 1971, it was unusual to hear a six year old use the "F" word. Especially in the context in which Sterling had used it.

"...or about, nuns. Previously, his worst offense had been "Beeswax," as in "None of yours," to which his mother..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Steven M. Salzman

Volleyball, Dalí, and Feminists Rule This Week’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture for the work-week socializer

"...onscreen presence of his fellow Chicagoan Swanberg and Bujalski’s Beeswax star Alex Karpovsky). Like this being the first local..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...form front and center, clayborne with additions of graphite, beeswax, paper, resin, and gold and silver leaf. Adorned, embellished,..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Five Culinary Gifts to Supercharge This Giving Season

Giving the gifts you’d love to get is always a smart move

"...daffodil, and tonka, and created from coconut oil and beeswax; and the Hotel St. Cecilia Candle, produced in collaboration..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Low-Waste Cooking Is Possible With a Few Small Daily Changes

Waste less, save more

"...specific items, like saving bread products in the freezer. "Beeswax wraps are also great. But really, just putting the..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Shop Local During the Holiday and Fill Your Belly With Delicious Carbs

Treats to soothe your soul

"...friends. From reducing single-use plastics like sandwich baggies with beeswax wraps to reusing those cornichon or olive jars, it..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Buzz Mill's Lumber Society Teaches Primitive Survival Skills in a Modern Setting

Everything you need to know to survive the great outdoors

"...bobcat skull, birds of prey wings, crushed pigment and beeswax crayons in a buckskin bag, arrowheads, a pressed horn..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Bitch Betta Have My Honey

August is Honey Month

"...Hays counties, they make their own mead, raw honey, beeswax candles, lotions, lip balms, and soaps, and sell beekeeping..."

Aug. 21, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The Luv Doc: The Willfully Ignorant

The real danger is believing you've done the homework when you really haven't

"...The real danger is believing you've done the homework..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Day Trips

Llano's Fain's Honey Company and Fredericksburg's Pedernales Brewing Company meet in a bar, and the results will surprise you

"...Fain's Honey Company outside of Llano knows beeswax. For 88 years, the third-generation, family-owned business has harvested..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'The Big Spoon'

A chance to help put more women behind the camera

"...The project already has a cast attached, including another..."

April 18, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Good Eye: Farm to Face

Gourmet skincare by women, for women

"...Namibian Miracle Face & Skin Repair. Other ingredients include beeswax, local honey from Boggy Creek Farm, and organic coconut..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

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