AFS Announces 2020 Feature Grant Recipients
Special new fund will help those hit by SXSW cancellation
"...program has supported up-and-coming talents in Lone Star State cinema to the tune of over $2 million. It's gone..."
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Sept. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Fantastic Fest Canceled For 2020
Alamo's genre festival hopes to be back in 2021
"...South Lamar. However, with no clear timeline for the cinema to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, and major question..."
July 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Horror Anthology Scare Package Comes Home For Other Worlds
Laughs and screams in Under Worlds center piece film
"...Other Worlds runs Dec. 5-8 at Galaxy Highland Cinema: Tickets and info at http://otherworldsfilmfest.com. Now here's the rest..."
Nov. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup
From Día de los Muertos celebrations to holiday lights in November
"...Houston Cinema Arts Festival Nov. 14-18, Houston, www.cinemahtx.org..."
Nov. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Wen Ren’s End-of-the-World Drama Last Sunrise Found Its Spark in China
Light in the dark
"...box office – it's been the year for Chinese cinematic science fiction to gain international recognition. As an American..."
July 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
First Look: Seis Manos
See footage from new animated Netflix series by Austin's Powerhouse
"...Shaolin monk Bak Mei (later fictionalized throughout martial arts cinema, and best known in the west as Pai Mei..."
July 7, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
16 Experimentalists to Help You Get Weird at SXSW
"...dances to the beat of Bo Diddley, the Monks, West African guitar, and maybe Indonesian gamelan...."
March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Rick Weaver
SXSW Music Reveals Surpass Halfway Mark
ATX shines on list No. 7 alongside Karol Conká, Crumb & Pedro the Lion
"...Mkit Rain [Loopy, Nafla, Young West, Niahn & DJ Flojee] (Gangnam, South Korea)..."
Feb. 7, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe
Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film
Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced
"...Aldrin. Aquarela D: Victor Kossakovsky, Aquarela is a deeply cinematic journey through the transformative beauty and raw power of..."
Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet
From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019
"...intriguing release yet. A unknown militia member in the Midwest shoots up a police funeral, and the other members..."
Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Qmmunity
Austin's 10 queerest highlights of 2018
"...Fest pushed boundaries by showcasing radical queer- and women-centered cinema. Austin International Drag Festival curated their first-ever KingFest to..."
Dec. 28, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff
Formerly Homeless Find Good Neighbors at Community First! Village
A week’s stay at Austin’s most talked about neighborhood
"...themselves, who in 2017 left their 3,000-square-foot home in West Lake Hills to move into their very own microhome..."
Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez
Qmmunity
Remembering, honoring, and celebrating queers
"...and serving sass. Sat., Nov. 17, noon-2pm. Irene's, 506 West Ave...."
Nov. 16, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff
Gay Place
Please don't stop the music
"...DJ GirlFriend Rosé all day. Sundays, 10am-4pm. Irene's, 506 West Ave. www.girlfriendatx.com...."
June 15, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff
Martin McDonagh on Directing Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The film, starring Frances McDormand, could hardly be more timely or controversial
"...McDonagh is no stranger to controversy. He burst into cinema in 2008 with In Bruges, a dark but oddly..."
Nov. 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Gay Place
Cheers, queers!
"...anti-isms/ists, pro-makeout party. Thu., July 20, 6-10pm. Irene's,
506 West Ave. www.fb.com/wherethegirlsgoatx...."
July 21, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff
Page Two: Hey Hey, My My
Jonathan Demme will never die
"...cab on our way to St. Mary's Church on West 126th Street, Sandy noted that though I had been..."
May 12, 2017 Column by Louis Black
Film Flam: Neon, Blue Starlite, and Kiss
Movie news, Tim League, and Gene Simmons (not dueting, sadly)
"...location. However, Frank said he's currently finalizing an occasional West Austin venue that should be easier for north and..."
Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Top 40 Vices Playlist
A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins
"...Can Eat," Fat Boys Best scene from 1985 hip-hop cinema classic Krush Groove: Three hefty dudes in tracksuits emerge..."
Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff
Fantastic Fest Wave Three
Multiple monsters, sequels, and regulars (and RZA)
"...Vigalondo (Open Windows), steps into kaiju country with his newest beast, Colossal...."
Sept. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Imagining the Real
UT's East Austin Stories documents evolving landscape
"...and group up to turn them into creative nonfiction cinema that screens at the end of each semester...."
May 6, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin
Everybody Has Some
In a round-robin interview, Richard Linklater,
Ethan Hawke, and
Louis Black open up
about their new films
"...Every South by Southwest, we rack our brains to come up with creative..."
March 11, 2016 Screens Feature
Austin Film Society Spotlights Ethan Hawke
Richard Linklater chats with Hawke on his illustrious career
"...choices Ethan makes, it would be a much better cinema landscape. I admire his approach," Linklater said. Hawke responded,..."
Feb. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Neha Aziz
DVDanger: Tokyo Tribe
Sion Sono's deranged, delirious hip-hop musical rocks
"...from the most unlikely source. Daisuke Sôma's joyous, swirling cinematography evokes both Andrew Laszlo's fantastical work on Streets of..."
Dec. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Fun Fun Fun Fest: Hudson Mohawke
Glaswegian producer doesn’t jell
"...producer remains best known for his work on Kanye West’s Yeezus. His latest release, Lantern, repositioned the onetime Ross..."
Nov. 7, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman
Day Trips: November Events Roundup
Get out of town with this helpful guide
"...The historic landmark on the west side of downtown San Antonio preserves the home of..."
Nov. 4, 2015 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Frizzi 2 Fulci Haunts Austin
Fabio Frizzi on melody and mayhem with Lucio Fulci
"...“Horror cinema, actually, covers such topics very sensitive about the human..."
Oct. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Under the Stars
No summer is complete without a trip to the drive-in
"...West Texas is revered for its wide open skies, perfect..."
May 15, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape
Arlo & Julie Puzzles Over Love
The Arlo & Julie team puts the pieces together
"...And why not? Set in Austin's West Campus area, titular couple Arlo (Alex Dobrenko of Krisha)..."
May 8, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
The Graduate
It isn't exactly like the movie, but City Theatre's stage adaptation is well-acted and provocative
"...is one of the most lauded works of American cinema, known for its groundbreaking filmmaking techniques and harsh social..."
