Austin Film Festival Review: Buck Alamo
Sonny Carl Davis shines as a fading Austin burnout
"...Yet writer/director Ben Epstein isn't interested in indulging his self-serving self-mythologizing. The..."
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Oct. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Sonny Carl Davis Faces the Death of Old Austin in Buck Alamo
Checking in with the lonesome cosmic cowboy
"...Buck is definitely a familiar figure to writer/director Ben Epstein, who in part was inspired by his own..."
Oct. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film
Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced
"...filmmaker Abigail Blackmore (Tales From the Lodge) and Roxanne Benjamin (who gets her first solo directorial credit for wilderness..."
Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
License to Wed
A couple seeks connubial advice from a celibate with an affinity for Popeye impressions.
"...but jumping from memories of Ingrid Bergman and the Epstein brothers (Casablanca screenwriters Julius and Philip) to a shot..."
July 6, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Review: Buck Alamo
First look at the new film starring Sonny Carl Davis
"...a limpet now he's facing his mortality. Yet writer/director Ben Epstein isn't interested in indulging his self-serving self-mythologizing. The..."
Sept. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Bittersweet Taste of Grapefruit at Austin Film Festival
Chase Joliet’s debut feature shows its Austin roots
"...Phantasmagorical Ballad) – the latter directed by another Austinite, Benjamin Epstein, who also produced Grapefruit. They may also recognize..."
Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet
From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests
"...and don't miss our chat with Davis and director Ben Epstein, "Lonesome Cosmic Cowboy," Oct. 22.)..."
Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Film Festival Announces 2021 Award Winners
Larry Flynt for President, Disfluency take top nods
"...• Documentary Short presented by FloSports: "Wonderfully Made" D: Benita Ozoude • Animated Short: "Red Shoes" D: Anna Paděrová,..."
Nov. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Film Festival Announces Second Wave of Programming
Local voices are spotlighted in the new round of eight fest films
"...JOCKEY Written by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Directed by Clint Bentley Austin Premiere..."
Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kat McNevins
SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen
New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest
"...Accountant 2, the unexpected sequel to 2016'sThe Accountant starring Ben Affleck as an accountant who (fortunately for the action..."
Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology
"...1974 The Ben Barnes-John Connally partnership begins to develop the Barton Creek..."
Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature
Naked City
Poor ticket sales forces the Austin Symphony to cancel its New Year's Eve celebration; ARTS Center Stage is floating a new parking proposal for the community events and performing arts centers, and the Eastwoods
neighborhood association is angered over the city's approval of a fraternity site plan to build a sports court.
"...steps forward with a million bucks. ARTS Executive Director Ben Bentzin (whose last name was misspelled in last week's..."
Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith
Wednesday Picks & Sleepers
"...careful not to crush the emotional vulnerabilities that lie beneath. They've also appeared on Walker, Texas Ranger, which must..."
March 9, 2001 Music Feature
Playback: James Petralli's Constant Bop
Has White Denim become Bop English? Which festival might relocate to the new superstage at Circuit of the Americas? Is LBJ turning over in eternity over the Beatles exhibit at his library? That and other Q&As in this week's music news.
"...to have a music festival," says COTA co-founder Bobby Epstein, while inspecting an aerial photo of the grounds and..."
June 12, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
The Life and Times of Gus Garcia
City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service
"...made it under the wire and got his college benefits...."
June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher
Scanlines
Hate
"...The Celluloid Closet D: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman; with Lily Tomlin, Susie Bright, Quentin..."
March 21, 1997 Screens Feature
Austin Film Festival Full Slate
Marquee names include Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Patton Oswalt
"...11:55: Written by Ari Issler, Ben Snyder, and Victor Almanzar, directed by Ari Issler and..."
Sept. 14, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
South by Southwest Announces 2025 Audience Awards
The Accountant 2, Luv Ya, Bum! take home prizes
"...awards, and the best documentary award went to Shuffle, Benjamin Flaherty's damning investigation of Florida's rehab industry. Now the..."
March 17, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List
High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest
"...relationship. Cast: Lauren Lapkus, Nick Rutherford, Lucy Hale, Beck Bennett, Dree Hemingway, Beverly D'Angelo, John Kapelos, Maya Kazan, Darrell..."
Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards
Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes
"...Stienette Bosklopper, Producers: Stienette Bosklopper, Maarten Swart, Annemie Degryse, Ben Tesseur, Steven De Beul..."
March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
View From a Hill
Site visit to F1 track, major announcements put plan in context
"...rising Texas talent and 2010 rookie of the year Ben Spies...."
April 13, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin @ Large: Recall of the Mild
Want to dump Will Wynn? Be careful what you wish for.
"...regular Monday "Getting There" column last week, Statesman trans-porter Ben Wear raised what seemed to him, and to many,..."
