Brand Events and Immersive Experiences, No Badge Required

A black hole re-creation, the Criterion Mobile Closet, and Alien: Earth close encounters await

"...SXSW badgeholders only) Monday 10, noon-7pmClive Bar (609 Davis) Criterion Mobile Closet..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Criterion Closet Heads to SXSW

Mobile version of popular web series makes its first trip outside of NY

"...Swoon-worthy news today from the Criterion Collection: They’re rolling their mobile version of the Criterion..."

Feb. 19, 2025 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fusebox Facts, Sullivan’s Travels, and More Recommended Events

Some recommendations for the week ahead

"...bootleg VHS, it’s finally officially released in America by Criterion but smashing into the Alamo on 35mm.   –..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Xmas Bazaars, Xmas Movies, Xbox Parties, and More Recommended Events

Get your weekdays planned out

"...water from St. Elmo’s Brewing. A recent addition to Criterion Channel’s offerings, this controversial Razzie winner leaves many disgusted..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Gift Guide: Stuff That Cinephiles Will Swoon For

Make it a movie night (don't forget the movie-inspired popcorn toppings)

"...2) CC40, Criterion Collection 40-film box set ($639.96, www.criterion.com)..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Opinion: Put Some Respect on Pickleball

Why the fastest-growing sport in the country isn’t just a game for senior citizens

"...playing pickleball. Thus, using physical activity as the sole criterion for defining a sport is flawed. For example, a..."

July 19, 2024 Column by Kesh Gupta

Qmmunity: Transitioning to the Big Screen

For Qmmunity Editor James Scott’s birthday, and Transgender Awareness Week, five trans movie recommendations

"...Kate Davis. I caught this during Pride Month on Criterion Channel. They have a great curated collection of trans..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Common Law

Hard to get a hardship driver’s license

"...the above criteria seem to fit your situation. The criterion requiring unusual economic hardship provides the most discretion, so..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

Legislature Signs the Check on a Big Boost for Texas Creative Industries

Rebate funding is up, but it's not as simple as it seems ...

"...Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth, which drops a major eligibility criterion for a TMIIIP application. Currently, applying projects need to..."

June 7, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

King Louie, Killah Priest, and indie classical lead our recommended shows

"...rapper is a "Wu-Tang Clan affiliate" is not the criterion of unassailable quality that its pedigree might suggest. I..."

May 26, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Longtime SXSW Film & TV Festival Head, Indie Film Icon Janet Pierson Transitions to New Role

Pierson's deputy, Claudette Godfrey, assumes leadership

"...– as an exhibitor, producer’s rep, creative force on IFC-Criterion’s seminal Split Screen (hosted by husband John Pierson), and..."

Oct. 5, 2022 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

In the Flesh: Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell Leads the Reappraisal of Porn

The archivist sees erotica as a vital chapter in the history of queer liberation

"...Nineties and early Aughts, she consumed all of the Criterion Collection from her local library as well as all..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Screens Feature by James Scott

Indoor Queers Club

Stay home and cool off with Qmmunity’s movie, book, and TV recs

"...1986’s Desert Hearts is set in Fifties Reno, Nevada,..."

July 13, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Tribeca Film Festival Interview: Fathom

Austin filmmakers travel to where the whales sing

"...periods of time. That physical transformation was important." Another criterion? "People who were asking questions that I thought were..."

June 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Will Reopen This Summer With The Next Picture Show

Fundraiser aims for $150,000 to get us all back to the movies

"...• $299 and up: Love membership, plus a Criterion Blu-ray for the first 50 donors (choose from Beau..."

May 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

30 New Shows, Returning Series, and Other TV Premieres This April

Top Chef, crazy love, and sweet potters

"...dips in arthouse and world cinema via the TCM, Criterion Collection, and Studio Ghibli libraries; for the HBO show..."

April 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: R#J

New Romeo and Juliet may divide like Capulets and Montagues

"...their means of characterization. (Of course Juliet has the Criterion Channel app on her phone. She’s a cinephile!)..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Laiken Neumann

Steve Davis Top 10 Films of 2020

"The continued development of my film education"

"...my friend Robert Bloom, he told me about the Criterion Channel, a streaming service that offers an embarrassment of..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Jenny Nulf's Top 10 Films in 2020

"2020 didn't take away my love for cinema"

"...discovering directors I fell in love with (thank you, Criterion Channel, for bringing Maurice Pialat to my attention) and..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

The Common Law

Can I get a hardship driver’s license for football practice?

"...you fall under any of the above criteria. The criterion requiring unusual economic hardship provides the most discretion, so..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Graphic Designers Tout the Tastiest Beverage Packaging in Town

Local beverage packaging designs quench our thirst for tasty graphics

"...and we're not disqualifying him. Several titles of the Criterion Collection of films shine due to English's creative panache,..."

July 24, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Checking In: Bridge Farmers Sustain Sonic Possession

ATX power triangulation bides its time

"...material, and spending a lot of time on the Criterion Channel. And the occasionally psychedelic therapy session just to..."

June 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Vitalina Varela

Portuguese master of social observation visits migrant workers in old age

"...In Vanda’s Room, and 2006’s Colossal Youth (collected by Criterion as the Letters From Fontainhas trilogy). It’s a place..."

April 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Noir City Film Festival Redefines the All-American Genre

Black, white, and red all over

"...But even the films available through services like the Criterion Channel deserve their moment with a theatrical audience. In..."

May 17, 2019 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

The Luv Doc: Doing the Legwork for Love

The mighty oak begins with a tiny acorn

"...I am sad to report that the Chain Drive..."

April 12, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

AFS Kicks Off Hitchcock Before Hollywood Series

April 4 film includes tea, vintage records, and themed photo booth

"...story previously ran in a 2013 review of the Criterion Collection’s DVD release of The Man Who Knew Too..."

April 2, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Holiday Gifts for Fans of the Big and Small Screen

From essential box sets to writers’ wisdom: stocking fillers and the gifts that keep on giving for your watching pleasure

"...and help keep peak TV going! – Richard Whittaker The Criterion Channelwww.criterion.com/channel, $9.99/month; $89.99/year..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

East Austin Studio Tour: Who Is Marc English?

That question will be answered, vividly, and pretty much in full

"...He's created, over the years, distinct looks for The Criterion Collection, the Harry Ransom Center, Austin Film Society, Salvage..."

Nov. 6, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Seeking Out Sardines

In which we visit a pair of prime dining spots for the tiny savories

"...meant depends on the region," Wikipedia schools us. "One criterion suggests fish shorter in length than six inches are..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hill Country Film Festival Brings Movie Magic to Small-Town Texas

Hollywood meets Fredericksburg

"...a rather mellow approach to booking, with only one criterion: "We want our programmers to [say], 'I recommend that..."

April 27, 2018 Screens Feature by Mae Hamilton

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