Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Award Winners

Austin-linked films Blinders, Horton Foote win

"...Tragic diving documentary Dave Not Coming Back, and family drama Paper Tiger took the top honors in the..."

Nov. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Finding Dory

If only Dory had ruby slippers, she could click her heels and be home

"...back home. Finding Nemo gifted her a new makeshift family in the form of über-anxious single dad Marlin (Brooks)..."

June 17, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Touchback

It’s a Wonderful Life meets Twilight Zone in this film about a high school quarterback a second chance to score during the big game.

"...and has fathered a pair of plucky daughters. Macy's family farm, however, is in trouble with the bank; an..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sweetgrass

This documentary about sheep herding in Montana captures a way of life that has become extinct.

"...filmmaking team, Barbash and Cataing-Taylor, began filming a Montana family of sheepherders in the early part of the decade,..."

June 18, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Old Dogs

Mork and Vinny Barbarino star in this witless comedy about middle-aged men caring for a couple of 7-year-olds.

"...more than an opportunity for Williams and the Travolta family (parents Travolta and Preston co-star alongside daughter Ella Bleu..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Defiance

In this true story, Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber play two Jewish brothers who escape into the forest to elude capture by the Nazis and wind up birthing a small village of escapees.

"...“good war” have been released, including stories about concentration camp guards (The Reader), an internal plot against Hitler (Valkyrie),..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Death at a Funeral

Pure farce served straight up and directed by the man who moonlights as the voice of Yoda and Miss Piggy.

"...and over the years has successfully turned out bizarre camp (Little Shop of Horrors), classic comedy (What About Bob?),..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Eagle vs Shark

Like Napoleon Dynamite, Eagle vs Shark is a little wisp of a movie, a lightweight feature loaded with montage and hung on the multidimensional performance of Loren Horsley as Lily.

"...joins him for a week back home with his family. Jarrod trains in the back yard, oblivious to Lily,..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Derrida

If you don't already worship Derrida, this film won't change your mind.

"...The filmmakers seem to belong to the "already invested" camp, particularly the film’s primary interviewer, Kofman. The other co-director,..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2001

"...generally behave as though they were at a cheerleading camp run by Screw editor Al Goldstein, the whole shebang..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Time Regained

"...way “difficult” in the same sense as brain-busting literary boot-camp experiences such as James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake. In fact,..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Dinosaur

"...the more realistic grunts and rumbles of the Spielberg camp. While the idea of non-anthropomorphized cinematic thunder lizards is..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: You Might Be the Killer

Fran Kranz and Alyson Hannigan take on serial killer tropes

"...Ever been at camp, and there's crazed killer in a weird mask wandering..."

Sept. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

HausBar Farms Delights Kids During Spring Break

Animals and vegetables are the focus of half-day urban farm camp

"...she envisioned a life much like generations of her family before her had enjoyed...."

March 12, 2013 Food Post by Gracie Salem

Rooster Teeth Cancels RTX 2024

No annual convention for the local streaming studio

"...streaming studio to Austin for what felt like a family gathering: but the family will gather no more...."

Dec. 20, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by So Real

Hustling SXSW hip-hop with Matt Sonzala.

"...7D. Also, having Bun B and the whole UGK family is very exciting...."

Feb. 12, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The director of The Lobster returns with another salvo

"...Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone and Bill Camp...."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The House With a Clock in Its Walls

Eli Roth swaps gore for delightful childlike Gothic wonder

"...Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan and Colleen Camp...."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

#VanLife Isn’t Just a Trend Anymore. It’s a Tether to Home.

A cross-country trip to unite a family in the pandemic

"...Our first instinct was to get an old camper trailer that contained a bed and a toilet and..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

Louisianna Purchase Named Dragula Season Three Contestant

Austin's leading scream queen to take on her next frontier of drag

"...local queen Miss Kitty Litter announced her participation in Camp Wannakiki season two, another Austin drag star will find..."

July 12, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror

Tracing horror's evolution from the camp-serious bastions of Roger Corman to the post-countercultural killing fields of The Last House on the Left and on

"...disreputable, barely extant type of filmmaking segued from the camp-serious bastions of Roger Corman and Vincent Price's gothy Poe..."

July 15, 2011 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Drying on the Vine

Water shortage forces family farms into survival mode

"...a common cause in the thicket of information. Marla Camp, a local activist and owner/publisher of Edible Austin magazine,..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Real Kid Rock

Kids get left at the airport, but don't worry.

"...have been in and out of the local music camps or received extensive training. A few of them have..."

July 25, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Five Things That Are Must-Sees at ATX TV Fest

From the newest crime drama to the return of your favorite family

"...tears of joy as the Bravermans gather for a family reunion. In attendance: creator/showrunner Jason Katims, Peter Krause (eldest..."

June 3, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: October 15

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Rufus Wainwright gets catty, and Michelle Bachmann cuts her family ties. You may already be the winner of today’s..."

Oct. 15, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Austin Filmmaker Brings Her Rap Drama Back Home

Katherine Propper finds family in Lost Soulz at Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival

"...they first met, Sidle had moved away from his family in Houston to play football in Austin at Lake..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...us of the three perigee. Time to plan a camping trip. Other March Events:..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

10 Things to Do in Austin This Fourth of July

Not sure what to do this Independence Day?

"...Whether you're with friends or family, we've got you covered on all the 4th of..."

July 1, 2015 Events Post by Shannon Shankman

Summer Specials to Entice You

Free kids' meals, seasonal specials, food and drink bargains galore

"...months for area eateries: students evacuate, kids go to camp, families travel to avoid the heat. While the local..."

July 1, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Naked Willie

Less is more

"...the Beatles for the latest from the Willie Nelson camp. Naked Willie arrives in stores next week, and Mickey..."

March 11, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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