On the Edge of the Edge

John Cassavetes

"...begins a new series of screenings devoted to the films of John Cassavetes, we asked "Letters at 3AM" columnist..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Ventura

The Bulgarian Chainsaw Massacre

David Blue Garcia proves you can take Leatherface out of Texas in the new Netflix horror Texas Chainsaw Massacre

"...Saw Massacre – emphasis on Texas. True, there were films made in Texas before Tobe Hooper's fever dream, but..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...Do the math. With more than 40 films opening nationwide during those weeks, and with all of..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...An old friend to the festival from films like Long Shot, Good Boys, and The Disaster Artist,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...selective windows which allow only a few independently produced films, out of the many, to be screened. Cinemaker makes..."

May 3, 2002 Column

Fall Film Previews

September

"...even more arresting and controversial (its original distributor, October Films, dropped it before release). The film tells the story..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

DVDanger: 'Hatchet III'

Gleefully signing up for the Hatchet Army

"...Halloween III has nothing to do with the other films. I have a soft spot for A Nightmare on..."

Aug. 18, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Target Markets

The Quintessential Guy Maddin!

"...Essential Arthouse The Quintessential Guy Maddin!: 5 Films From the Heart of WinnipegZeitgeist Films, $49.99..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

High Art and Holy Spirit Team Up at the Ragamuffin Film Festival

The Hope Arts Festival and local film collective Project Seven host an Evangelical Christian film festival at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown this weekend.

"...work and the Word, the end result is usually cannon fodder for critics and cloyingly preachy to just about..."

July 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Ryan Gosling Is a Lot More Than Just Ken in SXSW Headliner The Fall Guy

The year’s best rom-com is also the year’s best action comedy

"...get the same kind of rapturous launch that those films got from a receptive SXSW audience, and at the..."

March 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stories, Operas, and Meet-Cutes: The Week in Arts

Brett Goldstein brings the laughs, Zach Theatre conjures a comet, and more arty events

"...ever listened to Goldstein’s funny yet weirdly philosophical pod Films to Be Buried With, or sampled his work behind..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Mark Duplass: Brothers, Netflix, Respect, and Kindness

Austin's most famous filmmaking siblings return

"...Brothers. After years writing, directing, producing, and acting in films and TV shows together (Room 104, Jeff, Who Lives..."

May 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...of work of talent discovered, careers launched, and wonderful films we’ve enjoyed, we couldn’t be more excited about the..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Gems for the Taking

The Austin Film Society programs French films noirs

"...glory days of Euro-crime dramas. In conjunction with Drafthouse Films, which is releasing The Connection – the other side..."

March 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Not Another Rom-Com

Sean Mullin brings a light touch to heavy material in Amira & Sam

"...people] realize that not every veteran is a loose cannon, not every immigrant is a criminal. I feel like..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

A Walk on the Dark Side

An interview with Karen Bernstein, producer of Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart (playing at the Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 10), a breathless, soundtrack-shaped romp through Reed's career so far

"...to tap into the Warhol Foundation's collection of archival films and photographs documenting the Warhol Factory years, when Reed's..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Art

Art Openings

"...PRO-JEX@ARTPLEX "Texas Film Art" is stills from Texas-produced films like Rushmore, The Faculty, The Newton Boys, Lone Star,..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

Short Cuts

"...Guadalupe). Two speakers, attorney Walter Bissex and C.P.A. Laura Cannon, will address legal and accounting matters as they pertain..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...1600, Jim Carrey is set to star in two films: Liar Liar and Trial and Error, and Mira Sorvino,..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Halloween Events for Kids, Adults, and All-Around Freaks

It's time to get scared or spooked or possibly amused

"...Gothic novel The Haunting of Hill House has inspired films and TV shows with its soul-piercing ambiguity, and now..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Amid Controversy, Road House Remake Tapped to Open SXSW Film

Doug Liman to skip premiere in protest of Amazon MGM

"...House from being one of the most eagerly awaited films of the year, with Gyllenhaal taking on the part..."

Jan. 25, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 16-22

"...A. Zacchini worked at a circus as a "human cannonball." On thousands of occasions, he was shot out of..."

June 16, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Trusting Your Gut: Texas Film Awards Honoree Michael de Luca on a Life in Cinema

From New Line to Warners, the exec discusses his career

"...was New World, there was Atlantic Releasing, there was Cannon. There was a wave of independence fueled by the..."

March 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Empty Metal Rewrites the Rules of Filmmaking

Cine Las Americas film blends entertainment and the avant-garde

"...Some films have acknowledgments in their closing credits. Empty Metal has..."

May 3, 2019 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

At the Crossroads: Joe Nick Patoski’s Austin to ATX

Book, launching Feb. 13, tracks Austin’s evolving character

"...the tale of strong-headed Angelina Eberly, who fired a cannon to keep the city archives from being moved to..."

Feb. 11, 2019 Arts Post by Lauren Jones

Need to Flip a Car or Burn a Building Down? Call EB3 Effects.

How brothers Everett and Craig Byrom went from building maintenance to making movies

"...a loaded bear trap over the fireplace, and a cannon hanging from the ceiling. Somewhere on a shelf, there's..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rapper Mama Duke Queers Up Austin's Hip-Hop Scene

With weekly performances and a new EP, nothing's stopping Kori Duke

"...other forms of entertainment and other cities including Hollywood’s cannon of lesbian films that have “broken barriers,” and adds:..."

Aug. 15, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Rooster Teeth Beams Out Lazer Team 2

Sci-fi comedy sequel lands on YouTube Red

"...glove; cocky jock Zach (Michael Jones) has a laser cannon; schlubby loser Herman (Colton Dunn) donned super-speed boots; and..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Adapting Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Writer/director Burr Steers mixes bonnets and the undead

"...Steer's influences. His approach to gore was shaped by films like 28 Days Later, where zombieism becomes a sociological..."

Feb. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The 'Machete' Is Family

Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, and Alexa Vega, together again

"...to button hook." Me and him, we've done enough films that we just have our communication going. Her too...."

Oct. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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