How to Get an Education in Film

Austin Film Society Projections

"...granted -- like movies and their perpetual motion. But filmmaking has existed as a business, a science, an art,..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Screens Feature

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...here comes the Paramount to save all you indoor-loving film fans, with the announcement of the 2017 Summer Classic..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining films announced for this year’s streaming festival...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Linklater Loses Insurance Lawsuit

Director will not be paid for lost archive

"...Austin-based film maker Richard Linklater has lost his lawsuit against his..."

May 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Studios Takes Flight

The past year has been witness to an amazingly cooperative tag-team project between the Austin Film Society, the Austin City Council, and the Mueller Neighborhood Coalition that -- as of now -- has resulted in a superstar studio setup that could well change the very fabric of filmmaking in Austin.

"...side of town. Coincidentally, the city's a hotbed of filmmaking, with more than its share of top-notch professionals in..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

A Slacker reunion and a Waking Life sale top Linklater's agenda; entry deadlines announced for Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund grants, Austin Film Festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference submissions, and new Cinemaker Co-op fest; and Jon Favreau comes to Austin.

"...other Linklater-related news. First, from Cathy Crane over at Detour Film Production, is a call out to anyone who..."

April 27, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Shortcuts

"...wrote four years ago, while involved in a Hollywood film deal with Steven Spielberg, one of the film's producers...."

June 21, 1996 Screens Column

We Have an Issue: The Gift Guide Issue

On supporting local businesses and surviving a challenging holiday season

"...City, Texas: AFS Cinema joins forces with the Sundance Film Festival for 2021 satellite screenings...."

Dec. 4, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

June 20, 2008 News Feature

Standing Around on "The Corner"

My Big Role as a subUrbia Stand-in

"...I like everything about film, but an interest in everything doesn't work. The film..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Feature

Jad Abumrad Detours to the Paramount

Radiolab creator previews Austin audio walking tour

"...Armed with his trusty laptop, a film screen, and musician Sarah Lipstate at stage left (Radiolab..."

March 3, 2015 Arts Post by Marc Savlov

The Duchess

Keira Knightley stars as the titular Duchess, a legendary wit and arbiter of taste, but the film is a curiously inert: a whole lot of pomp and incircumstance.

"...Duchess and her blood descendant, Princess Diana, something the film wisely leaves well alone.) The Duchess hits very few..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...It's a memorable moment in film history: Sandra Bullock strutting on high heels out of..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Movies and Shakers

The production companies behind – and ahead of – the boom, and how they might be able to help you

"...Film is booming in Austin. That's hardly news: It's always..."

May 26, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dream Job

Inside the production of Richard Linklater's 'A Scanner Darkly'

"...Richard Linklater's Detour FilmProduction is a hive of activity these days, its..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cinematexas Award Winners

"...The second annual CinemaTexas International Short Film + Video + New Media presented an impressive selection..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

Richard Linklater goes to Sundance.

"...Uncle Festivus Dept.: Richard Linklater and his production company Detour FilmProduction have scored a remarkable coup over..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...give you a blow-by-blow rundown of the multiplicity of film festivals we have in town right now, but unfortunately..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Sony Pics faux crix, 10-year Slacker reunion.

"...recent revelation that Sony Pictures had created its own film critic out of whole cloth in an apparent attempt..."

June 8, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

CinemaTexas

An Ambitious Student Film Festival

"...they may be, there is no denying that student films can be indulgent. Most, if animate, would take the..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Screens Feature

Linklater's Lunar Latest Coming to Netflix

Apollo 10 1/2 to be animated by Austin's Minnow Mountain

"...of Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly. It's a co-production between Linklater's Detour Film Productions and Netherlands-based animation house..."

July 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

International Competition

"...The Amateurist, dir. Miranda July ($500 check from Austin Film Society/ Detour Film Foundation)..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Help Find the Missing Slacker Cast and Crew

Austin, you can help connect the team with cash!

"...know where they've gone? Then Richard Linklater and his Detour Filmproduction team is looking for you, as they may..."

Nov. 26, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Growing Up in Public

Richard Linklater's Road to The Newton Boys

"...The Newton Boys, a $27 million Twentieth Century Fox production, wanders Richard Linklater. The film was not only shot..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Louis Black

New Year, Old Films

Mid-20th-century must-sees: Part I

"...surprised they had never really heard of the movie. Film tastes and cultural accessibility shift over time, however, so..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

A Dream Collaboration: Richard Linklater and 30 animators team up to produce a startling, surreal new film.

"...market by a team of local cultivators. Linklater, whose film Slacker catapulted him into the modern pantheon of independent..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A League of Their Own

"...photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Nowadays there's so much filmmaking happening in Austin that it's more than a buzz,..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Short Cuts

Richard Linklater looks to television, and a promotion for SXSW film man Matt Dentler. Dobie manager Keith Garcia departs for greener pastures.

"...for comment (he's in New York City wrapping up post-production on his School of Rock feature film), but expect..."

May 2, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

The Envelope, Please

"...announced are the first-ever grant recipients of the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund (TFPF). Grant money equaling a total of..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Screens Feature

The Envelope, Please

"...announced are the first-ever grant recipients of the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund (TFPF). Grant money equaling a total of..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Screens Feature

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