SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film &..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Find a December adventure

"...Aline Carter felt the same way. That’s why she built the Chapel on the Dunes. Aline spent childhood summers..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...Mary Jo Bang, Raised by Wolves..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Shoegaze, Synthpop, Hip-Hop, and More Crucial Concerts

Whatever your genre, we got you

"...lads, the legends, FLOW? Their career, it seems, was built specifically for my childhood and teen years. Unlike the..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Review: Disney’s Frozen

Broadway in Austin brings all Arendelle’s magic to the Bass

"...Disney built a snowman, and it snowballed into a mountain. Frozen..."

June 15, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Mother’s Day Events and More in This Week’s Community Events

Lots to celebrate this week around Austin

"...enough dykes. Such is the wisdom of drag performer Bobby Pudrido’s birthday party title. A thousand dykes packed into..."

May 10, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Into the Wilds With Hundreds of Beavers

Is this the first Dogme 96 snowstick comedy?

"...Snowstick (Noun): Any physical comedy that takes place all in..."

April 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas

"...the historic Mason County Courthouse building is nearing completion. Built in 1909, the two-story hall of justice was nearly..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Joe Begos Wishes You a Christmas Bloody Christmas

Writer/director talks fusing holiday horror and hangout movies

"...That's why the script is built for several scenes around Tori and Robbie drunkenly screaming..."

Dec. 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thanksgiving Is Coming, Gourdough’s Is Closed, Gourmand’s Is CTD, We’re Forking Cancer, Another Uchiba Is On Its Way, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...big ol’ birds are a bit hard to come by this year. Still, there are some places around town..."

Nov. 8, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Most Memorable Moments of Sunday’s ACL Fest

Spoon, Buffalo Nichols, and Paramore’s devotional nostalgia

"...last time in the set anything felt unfamiliar, as by second song "Brick by Boring Brick" Williams was fully..."

Oct. 10, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW

Our favorite musical moments from the fest

"...The first South by Southwest to transpire this decade felt less like the..."

March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Carson McHone: Still Life, Still Alive

Potent Austin songwriter, now married and living in Canada, explores themes of attachment and longing, uncertainty and loss on new album

"...arrived back in Austin to the news that South by Southwest had been canceled. Like many who could, the..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...winners are coming! The Grammy winners are coming! South by Southwest (running March 11-20) just added a slate of..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe Pass The Beta Test

How the indie filmmakers burned Hollywood down

"...the modern auteur. Instead, he’s a collaborator, as shown by The Beta Test (on VOD now), for which he..."

Nov. 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: More Alike Than Different

Where to start a conversation about creating decent housing for all of Austin

"...my suggestion that we preserve the precious bits of NIMBY Austin under glass and focus on the rest. Mostly..."

July 9, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Supporting Local Farmers and Ranchers Helps Everyone

Back to the soil

"...we'll see a couple of them who are affected by whichever inclement weather was passing by at that point...."

March 5, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

A Texas Snow Sculpture for a Fish that Died

Albert Lucio honors his deceased betta during Snowmageddon 2021

"...“when life gives you lemons.” When life gives you snow — snow at a level that’s never been experienced..."

Feb. 18, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Justin G. Dyck Would Do Anything for Jackson

Christmas romance movie maker delivers this year's chilliest horror

"...the soul of their dead grandson into her unborn baby's body. Isn't that what any doting grandparent would do?..."

Dec. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Embark on a Halloween Recipe to Suit Your Fear Factor

A dish best served frightening

"...treasure trove of creepy food experiments to aspirations I've built after hours of web searches. Figure out where your..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jim Cummings Hunts The Wolf of Snow Hollow

The actor and director talks bloody myths and drive-in premieres

"...follow-up, law enforcement versus lycanthrope comedy-horror The Wolf of Snow Hollow, he's back in the blue (just this time..."

Sept. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Teddy

French werewolf comedy has a tragic bite

"...the bleaker Bloodthirsty and dark comedy The Wolf of Snow Hollow) to screen/stream at this year's virtual Celebration of..."

Sept. 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How to Deter a Robber ... Politely

Writer/director Maria Bissell welcomes you to Wisconsin

"...older homes in rural areas, the house had been built onto and grown over the decades, and the trap..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Camp Cleanups Prove Challenging for Those Without Homes

Sweeping away lives

"...Sweeps (StS), told him that an underpass cleanup coordinated by the city of Austin was scheduled for that day...."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How Two Texans Helped Make it Snow for Frozen II

Disney worldbuilders Jay Jackson and Brandon Jarratt explain the technology and art of the animated smash

"...Every time you see a snowflake in Frozen II, someone made it. Sometimes they are..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods With Gretel & Hansel Director Osgood Perkins

How the retelling of the classic fairytale remained true to its roots

"...a fresh version of the German folktale made famous by the Brothers Grimm that takes the story back to..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

See what 2020 has in store

"...Start the New Year by celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and the..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Hideout Theatre's The Hallmark Holiday Musical

This delightful improvised spin on Hallmark Christmas movies has just what the real things never do: surprises

"...movie? Surprises. Over the last 12 years, Hallmark has built a cottage industry around its incredibly popular Christmas flicks,..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...this glorious ... impossible! You probably know the premise by now: Dark-humored Harry (Billy Crystal) meets bright-eyed Sally (Meg..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Review: Revel's Existential Solstice

In a concert evoking winter's cold and darkness, warmth

"...The wind blew, the snow fell, and the darkness of winter enveloped us. And..."

Dec. 5, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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