A Surprise in Texas

This documentary presents the 13th annual Van Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.

"...by: Peter Rosen. The Van Cliburn Foundation commissioned this documentary about the 13th annual Van Cliburn Competition in Fort..."

May 14, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision

Oscar-winning documentary about the famed artist.

"...and sports figures. However, after watching Freida Lee Mock's documentary Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, I realize that..."

March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Mad Hot Ballroom

The filmmakers would have us embrace their work as though it were the Spellbound of grade-school dance documentaries, but the film loses its footing.

"...course in ballroom dancing that concludes with a citywide competition. While learning to foxtrot, tango, and rumba, the kids..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Jury Awards Announced

The Fallout, Lily Topples the World take big wins

"...the World taking top honors in the narrative and documentary feature competitions...."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Audience Awards

SXSW Film announces Audience Awards and additional screenings

"...in total agreement about the best Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature Competition films at SXSW 2015. In both tallies,..."

March 21, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Deep Water

The documentary Deep Water tells the white-knuckled true story of the first single-handed around-the-world yacht competition.

"...to consider and courageous to endure, especially alone. The documentary Deep Water tells the white-knuckled true story of the..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...of the big screen, with the announcement that new documentary The Capone Tapes is this year's opening night film...."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Jury and Special Awards Announced

Texas filmmakers take top feature competition prizes

"...Film announced the winners for Jury and Special Award competitions this evening at a ceremony hosted by Saturday Night..."

March 17, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator

The rise and fall of Eighties skateboard king Mark "Gator" Rogowski.

"...not a crime, but the subject of this exhaustive documentary – infamous Vision Skateboards poster boy Mark "Gator" Rogowski,..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

First Position

This lovely documentary follows six international ballet hopefuls, ages 10 to 17, as they compete for the Youth America Grand Prix.

"...Fittingly, this ballet documentary opens foot first. The camera trains on the pointe..."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...Maisie Crow’s At the Ready, an Austin Film Society-backed documentary about life at El Paso’s Horizon High School where..."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces 2021 Award Winners

Larry Flynt for President, Disfluency take top nods

"...audience and jury awards, as well as the script competition, with indie drama Disfluency and historical documentary Larry Flynt..."

Nov. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Armstrong Lie

What's a filmmaker to do with all the footage shot during Lance Armstrong's inspirational bicycling comeback in 2009 but reshape it into a documentary about a sports hero who couldn't stop lying?

"...uncomfortable position – especially for someone like the Oscar-winning documentary maker Alex Gibney, whose best-known films (Enron: The Smartest..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Computer Chess

Andrew Bujalski’s Austin-made film is a boldly original, black-and-white portrait of computer culture in the early Eighties.

"...other teams in a weekend of a round-robin chess competition. These are still the days of bulky mainframes the..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

aGLIFF Drops Lineup

September film fest is back with something for everyone

"...premiere of the much buzzed about Real Boy, a documentary and coming-of-age musical about a transgender teen on a..."

July 27, 2016 Screens Post by Dan Gray

Rocket Science

On the surface, Rocket Science is yet another quirky high school movie, but its story of a stutterer who's enticed into joining the debate team is special in its own way.

"...briefcase to school every day. Following his 2002 Oscar-nominated documentary, Spellbound, writer/director Blitz demonstrates just how intimately he absorbed..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Pitch Perfect 3

Third time really isn't the charm for the Bellas

"...a USO tour, which also happens to be a competition for acts (a Rose-fronted “EverMoist” among them) to score..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Spellbound

This multi-award-winning documentary captures the suspense of the spelling bee in all its drama.

"...the eight children documentarian Jeff Blitz follows through the competition reflect that idea. The first half of the film..."

June 13, 2003 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Step

Inspiring doc on Baltimore teenagers

"...first graduating class of 2016 are profiled in this documentary, along with the struggles and triumphs they and their..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One Direction: This Is Us

This big, fat kiss to the band's young, female fans is directed by that advocate for good nutrition: Super Size Me's Morgan Spurlock.

"...Remember how documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock burst into public consciousness nearly a..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFF: Awards

A comedy with TX ties takes Best Narrative Feature

"...the Austin Club, the Austin Film Fsetival announced its competition winners, including a big win for a UT grad...."

Oct. 23, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

More Than a Game

Before joining the NBA, LeBron James was a high school star who climbed the heights with a core of teammates, all of whom are documented here.

"...the womb in full command of his abilities. This documentary shows that his achievements are grounded in his Akron,..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Surfer, Dude

Matthew McConaughey joins with the director of Hand on a Hard Body in this ode to near-naked bodies, weed, and surf-speak. Oh, and it's also a work of fiction.

"...boggles the mind that 11 years after his engrossing documentary about an endurance competition to win a truck in..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fastpitch

"...-- in hand. Hoping to stoke the flames of competition, which burned so brightly during his varsity days at..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

SXSW Film Review: A Woman Like Me

Steps toward accepting death with creativity and joy

"...is that of Alex Sichel, whose hybrid project blending documentary and fiction began to take shape after her diagnosis..."

March 19, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Announces Audience Awards

First Match, All Square lead narratives

"...the masses get their say. After SXSW announced its competition winners, now the audience awards are out, with extra..."

March 17, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Short “Come & Take It” and the Story Behind #CocksNotGlocks

Documentary about controversial UT protests plays Texas Shorts Competition

"...for how to organize," said Jessica Jin, subject of documentary short "Come & Take It." She added, "And a..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Film Review: The Work

Sensitive look at the prison system is a reminder of common humanity

"...night, The Work was awarded the Jury Prize for Documentary Feature Competition at SXSW, a deserved yet wholly daring..."

March 16, 2017 SXSW Post by Sean L. Malin

The Eagle Huntress

Real-life heroine soars above tradition

"...Girl power takes flight in this upbeat documentary about a 13-year-old Kazakh girl in the remote Altai..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'The Show Must Go On'

Going behind the scenes of One-Act Play

"...– except maybe high school drama drama. And one documentary, The Show Must Go On, seeks to capture it..."

April 12, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

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