Richard Linklater: In Defense of Animation

The Apollo 10 1/2 director show it's not just for kids

"...[inset-1-right]Yet even in a year when queer immigrant documentary Flee made the nominee list, the idea that cartoons..."

April 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: What’s the Deal With the Cover?

Forty years of Waterloo Records, and a look back at the Waterloo sticker cut-up craze

"...Longform Acquisitions Amanda Spain deals us in on new documentary Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets...."

April 8, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Doc Proves That Being an Evangelical Christian Doesn't Have to Mean Transphobia

Love above all others in Mama Bears

"...Mama Bears, the new documentary on conservative Christian mothers who reshape their lives to..."

March 18, 2022 Screens Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: The Pez Outlaw

How one man's candy obsession sparked international intrigue

"...The Pez Outlaw combines standard documentary interviews with reenactments (featuring Glew himself!) to tell a..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

In The Thief Collector, Thrill-Seeking Fantasies Turn to Criminal Delusions

Ordinary people, exceptional thieves

"...committed this ambitious heist. Director Allison Otto said the documentary “makes you wonder how well do you really know..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Vivie Behrens

SXSW Film Review: Introducing, Selma Blair

The Cruel Intentions star, waving and drowning

"...For the SXSW documentary Introducing, Selma Blair, this body of water creates a..."

March 16, 2021 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...National Geographic Explorer Brian Skerry their upcoming Disney+ original documentary series Secrets of the Whales...."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Slamming With Damien Abraham For Viceland's The Wrestlers

The hardcore singer grabs hold of the global pro-wrestling explosion

"...promoters. To top that all, there's finally seemingly true competition for the WWE for the first time in decades..."

June 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Tread

The ugliest, wildest zoning fight ever becomes a trip into madness

"...network that had destroyed his life. Paul Solet’s doom-laden documentary pulls at the threads of that narrative, and finds..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: We Are the Radical Monarchs

Oakland's next generation of activists gets a place to learn

"...too little to unpack the term), as shown in documentary We Are the Radical Monarchs, the rising group is..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News

Austinites on HBO and Netflix, plus big casting news

"...short, part of the HBO APA Visionaries short film competition, is now on HBO Go (for a longer interview..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Uncovering the Next Generation

Austin Youth Film Festival puts the focus on young movie minds

"...films that can range from a music video to documentary-style. "There is no limit to the category of film..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Tinu Thomas

ATX Film News

Our monthly guide to what’s filming and screening

"...Damsel had been added to the Berlin Film Festival competition section). Meanwhile Ethan Hawke is getting plaudits for directing..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Maineland

From sea to shining sea: Chinese teens tackle American boarding school

"...The second feature documentary from director Miao Wang follows the two students from..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

The Death of Dontre Hamilton

Family of Milwaukee man shot by police finds strength in organizing

"...lives only to have no one ever see the documentary was unthinkable. “There were many times throughout this when..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Nina Hernandez

All Systems Are Go for NASA Doc Mission Control

Showtime at the Apollo

"...middle of the 20th century, spurred by the Soviet/American competition of the Cold War, using bulky computers less smart..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

An Intimate Look at Guitar Virtuoso Bill Frisell

Film showcases an oeuvre of remarkable diversity

"...Now comes a new documentary on this fabled guitarist and composer, from whence the..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Meet the Greatest Playing Card Mechanic in Dealt

Austinite Luke Korem spotlights magician Richard Turner

"...Dealt, a documentary directed by Austinite Luke Korem world premiering at SXSW,..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

Austinites Win Big at Sundance

Filmmakers Macon Blair and Ramona Diaz score prizes at festival

"...of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Dramatic Competition is I Don't Feel at Home in This World..."

Jan. 30, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: Goodnight Brooklyn: The Story of Death by Audio

Another beloved venue falls to gentrification

"...This skews the documentary into two tracks. There’s the audiovisual reminiscing of great..."

March 15, 2016 Screens Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Film Review: Alive and Kicking

Swing dancing is back (again) in this charming doc

"...vastly entertained, and 2) impressed by the way this documentary focuses on several current stars of the swing circuit..."

March 13, 2016 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

An Unusual Pastime

Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America couldn't be more timely

"...members of the Ku Klux Klan when filming his documentary Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America. "In person,..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Gone to the Dogs

A Stray looks at Somali refugee life in the Midwest

"...Valley of Saints, A Stray feels like a dreamy documentary. "I default to documentary usually," says Syeed. "But I..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Mass Shootings and Musical History

Tower and A Song for You explore different sides of Austin

"...later, and it was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award. Now, his new film, Tower – a..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Playback: Doug Sahm for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

The Austin Music Hall gets slated for teardown, the Roost closes while looking for a cash infusion, Backyard owner Tim O'Connor gets back in the concert game, and a Kickstarter campaign to get Doug Sahm into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"...For that, the producers have launched a Kickstarter campaign (www.kickstarter.com/projects/504936151/join-the-new-doug-sahm-documentary-in-spreading-th) to help advance the mission, which boasts a higher..."

July 10, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSports: How Ronda Rousey Changed the World

Why the UFC became the most woman-friendly sport

"...women." The second issue was that the level of competition and skill. "I was completely wrong. It's insane how..."

March 16, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF Announces Award Winners

Narrative feature jury award goes to The Kings Surrender

"...of the fest in both its film and screenplay competitions. AFF also honored this year's three lifetime achievement award..."

Oct. 26, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Make a Joyful Noise

‘Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton’ is revelatory

"...at www.austinfilm.org. Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton Documentary Feature Competition, World Premiere D: Stephen Silha, Eric Slade;..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Return of the Champ

Mick Foley swaps the wrestling ring for spoken word

"...not just popular in Texas. Recently Newsday held a competition, and Foley came through as the sixth most beloved..."

July 12, 2014 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Unconventional Love Stories

1, 2, 3, 4, tell me that you love me more

"...scrambled, and maybe love only wins sometimes. Animals Narrative Competition, World Premiere Sunday, March 9, 6:30pm, Alamo Ritz Monday,..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

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