SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...Austin Music Hall; Fri., 12mid, Copa Gone are the days of Brownout being the musical stepchild of Grupo Fantasma...."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

DVD Watch: Wreck-It Ralph Ultimate Collecter's Edition

A four disc edition, but a solid charmer deserves more

"...In earlier drafts, as the making-of doc explains, this was a Felix story, but the creators..."

March 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place: TransTexan Luv

Advocacy summit, Trans Lobby Day at the big pink dome, and so much more, Sunday and Monday.

"...DFW #TeamTakeOver presents Down for Whatever, a hip-hop hell-yeah. Thursdays, 10pm. Basement, 422 Con­gress. Free 21+; $5, 18-21...."

Feb. 22, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Film Flam

Arts in Context, Fran Lebowitz, flying kites, and cats gone wild

"...Arts In Context airs Thursdays on KLRU and is available everywhere on the PBS..."

Nov. 7, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

'Ghosts of Ole Miss' Comes Off as Obtuse

Attempt at explaining a civil rights story is a mess

"...Director Fritz Mitchell that they chose to do a documentary in 2012 based on civil rights and its relation..."

Oct. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

I Was a Teenage Anarchist

Five highlights from MusicFestNW

"...with the exception of a Fucked Up in-store at Doc Martin’s – severely lacks in day parties and booze...."

Sept. 12, 2012 Music Post by Austin Powell

TFPF Awards Filmmaker Grants

AFS' funding arm awards $121,000 to Texas filmmakers

"...of an 89 year-old Icelandic artist living in Texas. 
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$6,500 for production..."

Aug. 29, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Voyage to the 'Hearts of Dorkness'

Patrick Read Johnson and the strange oddysey of 5-25-77

"...Stories and a big chunk of Woody Allen's Radio Days in there too. While it's as nerd-friendly as you..."

July 1, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Way We Watch Now: Case Studies

Five experiments in theatrical-on-demand

"...for me," Kelley notes. He'd caught the video gaming documentary at the 2011 Austin Film Festival, and while he..."

June 22, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Your lawn on PCP, PJ Raval's latest project, and more

"...Fresh film news; contents include: Untitled Gay Retiree Documentary, a Tugg screening for Earth Day, "How To Mow..."

April 17, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Call Me in the Morning

Meet the Wheeler Brothers and their armload of Austin Music Awards

"...accompanied by a manager, a cameraman recording a tour doc, and their PR representative...."

April 13, 2012 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Shut Up and See the LCD Soundsystem Movie Early

Concert doc's premiere bumped up with special screening

"...of Shut Up and Play the Hits, the concert doc that chronicles the last days of LCD Soundsystem...."

March 10, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Expands Film Lineup

'Sleepwalk With Me,' 'Safety Not Guaranteed' added

"...Guaranteed, starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass, LCD Soundsystem doc Shut Up and Play the Hits, a newly restored..."

Feb. 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Gay Place

Zombies 'R' Us … eventually

"...real balls! Hillary, can I borrow your brass ones? Through November: Thursdays, 8pm; Fridays & Saturdays, 8 & 10pm. Esther's Pool,..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

War Stories

From Austin to the Upper Peninsula to Afghanistan and back: Heather Courtney's long journey to arrive at Where Soldiers Come From

"...with debilitating damage, if at all. Heather Courtney's new documentary, after all, focuses on three young men growing up..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

TDH: 9/21/11

Council skeptics concur: WTP4 stoppage too expensive

"...reiterating his belief that, due to declining peak usage days, WTP4 wasn’t needed, Spelman happened onto an intriguing line-of-thought:..."

Sept. 21, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

ESPN's '30 for 30 Gift Set: Vol. 2'

Sports docs that transcend sports

"...their subject matter transcends sports and will appeal to documentary film fans as well as your sports fanatic friend/loved..."

Aug. 20, 2011 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Stickmen With Ray Guns

Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Steam

"...others, Splatterpunk heralded the arrival of none other than Nacogdoches mucho mojo badass Joe R. Lansdale his ownself, NOLA's..."

April 29, 2011 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Safe. Mutual. Respect.

JD Samson (wo)mans up for the Gay Place.

"...also and South by Southwest, where the Le Tigre doc showed. So we're really looking forward to you coming..."

March 30, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Cindy Widner

Off the Record

South by Southwest turns 25, the Austin Music Awards score a Bubble Puppy coup, and Ted Nugent leaves his hat on

"...5X24H: Five Days of SXSW..."

March 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

He Needed a Hero

A regular schlub turns caped crusader in James Gunn's Super

"...breed birthed by Danny Boyle's 2002 undead dash 28 Days Later, who were unfazed by the idea of characters..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

Carolyn Wonderland ties the knot while Gary Clark Jr. gets pulled up to the majors and a sea of SXSW news

"...to the world premiere of the band's self-titled rock doc the previous night at the Paramount Theatre. A limited..."

March 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Circle Sky

For your resident Head, the Monkees' Michael Nesmith still lassos 'Circle Sky' country-rock

"...Hart, as well as Neil Sedaka, Neil Diamond, and Doc Pomus. The offices were a block from pop's songwriting..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Slack to the Future

Slacker at 20

"...innocence, especially when that sunny nostalgia for those salad days is intricately wound into your own artistic inclinations, your..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hell on Wheels ... and Weed

Bob Ray takes the show on the road

"...snapshot Rock Opera and the ferociously entertaining Roller Derby doc Hell on Wheels. At the moment, though, Ray is..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Daily Hustle: 8/3/10

Sparks rains on City Council

"...Item 30: Morrison, Riley, and Bill Spelman propose “to..."

Aug. 3, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Everybody's Talking at You

Austin's reading series scene is booking good

"...of literary zombies shambling through the Austin nightscape these days. Used to be, you couldn't walk two yards in..."

July 30, 2010 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Into the Valley of Death, and Back Out Again

Filmmaker and war photographer Tim Hetherington talks about his yearlong embed in Afghanistan

"...and Tim Hether-ington's remarkably immersive and gritty-intimate Afghan war documentary Restrepo won a Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Making It Right

Austin-based Students of the World strives to make it a better one

"...shot this past June in New Orleans for a documentary they are creating for Make It Right, the Brad..."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

World Cup Watch

A rundown of local viewing parties

"...Austin Aztex watch parties for the three U.S. games... Doc's will be open for all 64 games at both..."

June 18, 2010 Sports Feature

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