Teenage Time Bomb

Can you handle the suburban hellscape of Blonde Death?

"...was eventually shunned by publishers and the live theatre community alike for his tireless negative rage. At the age..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Feature by Zack Carlson

Gay Place

"...with the four-legged goat sisters Thelma and Louise. This community event is super queer-friendly and perfect for anyone craving..."

July 28, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Moonlight Director Returns to SXSW

Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins part of first speaker list for 2018

"...Aug. 7-25: Community voting at the SXSW PanelPicker www.panelpicker.sxsw.com...."

July 24, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers Return to Horror

Karen Skloss, Owen Egerton, and Don Swaynos talk terror

"...to explain the widespread affection filmmakers feel for scary cinema. Nor does it address why audiences continue to see..."

June 30, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

AISD Board Considers Futures for Underused Facilities

The district’s property portfolio has become an increasingly pressing matter

"...some schools" is like shouting "Fire!" in a crowded cinema. The last time trustees even contemplated shuttering campuses it..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...the Lege not pass discriminatory laws against the LGBTQ community, especially North Carolina-style transgender bathroom rules. Some 60 Austin..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by the News Staff

Anna Rose Holmer on Her Feature Debut The Fits

"You had to just direct from this more guttural place and go for it"

"...Biennale in 2014 about contagious attacks spreading through a community. When funding came in from Venice, she and her..."

July 22, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Letting Voices Be Heard

Cine Las Americas programming is all about access

"...been a labor of love, of both film and community. With 11 different categories, the programming is no small..."

April 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...chance to establish the reputation it deserved, while local cinema baiters/haters Master Pancake will join with stoner-comedy king Doug..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

True Grit

Three women under siege in feminist western The Keeping Room

"...Mention the cinema of the Civil War, and the first image is..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Garth Manor Brings Out the Dead

FX maestro Robert Kurtzman on the seminal Evil Dead 2

"...the most important and lauded practical effects shops in cinema. He said, "Everybody was feeding off each other's creativity,..."

July 31, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Grimm Guignol

Ryan Gosling's directorial debut melds fantasy and realism

"...rough parts of town as a daring adventure. The community of Lost River is that rough part of town,..."

April 10, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Pro Tips

What to see, where to be, and how to relax

"...Violet Crown Cinema (434 W. Second) Downtown’s arthouse jewel. They're linking all..."

March 4, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Gay Place: OUTside of Society, Indeed

OUTsider: And so it begins

"...way out of this preeminent hackathon for the LGBT community. Win! Cash! Consultation! Cloud services! Cash! Sat.-Sun., Feb. 21-22...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Column

Luke Wilson, Tommy Lee Jones to Recieve Texas Film Awards

Hollywood heavyweights, indie icons, and an honorary Texan lauded

"...he became "an essential player in the local film community" when he was living in Austin, working on The..."

Jan. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Marc Savlov's Top 10 List

"...1) Boyhood Richard Linklater's soulful, cinematic masterwork is utterly sui generis, and it's almost certainly..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Sasquatch and Zombies and Demons, Oh My!

Let the Halloween countdown commence

"...And then Goldthwait pulls a minor miracle of tense cinema out of his hat. The pair are trapped in..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2014: The Duke of Burgundy

The year's most genteel sex comedy reveals relationship truths

"...show that it is a clear homage to Seventies cinema (Serge Gainsbourg would be proud of the breathy score..."

Sept. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Nancy Fly Waves Bye-Bye

Pioneering Austin booker Nancy Fly retires, and ATX gets a hip-hop festival

"...lead by example and show this is a positive community and that Austin has an audience that loves hip-hop,"..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Interactive Announces First Speakers

Venture capitalists, start-up theorists, and car designers

"...start-up culture, with the first names from the hacking community and a name with crossover appeal for SXSW Film..."

Aug. 4, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Have Car, Will Travel for Film

CineMarfa

"...west to Marfa, Texas, and you'll find a small community of a couple thousand people that serves as home..."

April 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: 'Among the Living'

'Stand by Me' and then die by me

"...primer on the evolving state of France's nouveau guignol cinema, and this newest offering is a bloody good capstone,..."

March 13, 2014 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

Watching the Watchmen

A crash course in privacy, in case you've been (not unreasonably) living under a rock

"...(real or virtual) fence is a feature of any community. People talk about one another all the time, and..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Film Flam

Good news for 'Hellion' and Violet Crown Cinema

"...simultaneously yearning to catch a flick at Violet Crown Cinema, in a year (hopefully), that can be a reality...."

Feb. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Personal True Tales, Plus New and Returning Texas Legends at SXSW

Film festival director Janet Pierson gives us the 2014 rundown

"...Else charts how one East Texas landowner rallied his community against the Keystone XL pipeline. "It takes you really..."

Jan. 30, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Dispatches From Sundance: Meet and Greet Edition

'Hellion' and 'Rat Pack Rat' premiere today

"...the webisode below to get a feel for the community at the festival, hear from writer/director Kat Candler about..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Fade to Black

Black filmmakers take center stage at the inaugural Capital City Black Film Festival

"...festival with the goal of celebrating and promoting black cinema and highlighting resources available for filmmakers in Central Texas...."

Sept. 27, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Right Into the Danger Zone With the Danger Gods

Fantastic Fest and AFS present the kings of classic stunts

"...for Fantastic Fest, but this is the Austin film-loving community's opportunity to see them without a badge...."

Sept. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Festivals, retirements, and more

"...Tomorrow in Georgetown, Cinematic Scars (La cicatriz del cine) kicks off at Southwestern..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Tim League: Roasted at the Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival

Gonna grill the man like so much über-geeky brisket this Thursday

"...wise-asses honor some celebrated mover & shaker in the community by insulting that person almost to the point of..."

Aug. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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