Get in the Ring! Fantastic Fest Announces Fighters for Fantastic Debates

Studios vs. indies and the genius of Nic Cage cause clashes

"...settled better with a word or a fist? At Fantastic Fest (Sept. 19-26), there's no reason to decide, as..."

Sept. 18, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Mr. League

Alamo Drafthouse honcho Tim League on debates, distro, and the change in venue

"...If you're a Fantastic Fest veteran, and you're heading to its regular home..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...be hotter than hades outside but the news from Fantastic Fest 2009 is cool, chilling, and guaranteed to make..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Parties On

Time to plan your FF drinking, plus two sneak announcements

"...With Fantastic Fest, it's not just the films: It's the parties..."

Sept. 10, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2015: Tim League Speaks!

Hot tips and the inside spill, plus Kurt Russell!

"...With Fantastic Fest bearing down on us like a flame-throwing, kipper-juggling,..."

Sept. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Cancels Aerial Hog Hunt

Co-founder Tim League pulls the plug

"...If there's one thing you can count on at Fantastic Fest (besides an overwhelming number of first-rate films), it's..."

Sept. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest 2014: Joe Lynch Guns for Everly

Director of Salma Hayek action flick talks sealed-room rules

"...Joe Lynch learned an important lesson at this year's Fantastic Fest. Never tell a Texan that samurais are better..."

Sept. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: How Fantastic Fest Got Twisted Up By 'American Mary'

Jen and Sylvia Soska are the new twins of evil

"...the chase: There may have been bigger names at Fantastic Fest, but the interview everyone ended up wanting was..."

Oct. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest

Bringing people together by slicing things apart

"...That's what the fledgling Fantastic Fest's original mission statement promised way back in October..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

FF2012: The Good, The Bad, And the Weird of Fantastic Fest

Surviving the liver-crunching, spine tingling, head-expanding fest

"...week, and it's pretty clear: We all basically survived Fantastic Fest 2012...."

Oct. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Japanese Madness Overtakes Fantastic Fest

Miike, Sono, and Studio Ghibli all added to lineup

"...just made the cut for the second round of Fantastic Fest titles. Plus, we have the first Fantastic Debate..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Fantastic Fest

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Thursday, September 23, 2010

"...How could you go wrong with something named Fantastic Fest? Well, OK, if you really loved The English..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

It's On! Tim League Vs Keanu Reeves

Fantastic Fest debate to feature "Man of Tai Chi" star

"...When Fantastic Fest founder Tim League told me he was going..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2011: James Quinn McDonagh Shows His 'Knuckle'

Bare knuckle bruiser talks fair fighting and boxing Tim League

"...Ever since Fantastic Fest announced that Tim League would facing James Quinn..."

Sept. 26, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Growing Pains

Emily Hagins became a household Austin name for her work as a teen director, but what happens when that novelty wears off?

"...with the judges at Slamdance, HotDocs, San Diego Comic-Con, Fantastic Fest, and the other festivals it played. It's a..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Film Flam

Casting news, festival coups, and more

"...film slate is only part of the fun at Fantastic Fest (slated to run Sept. 19-26 at Alamo Drafthouse..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

FF2011: Elijah Wood Challenges Dominic Monaghan!

Elijah Wood may be in trouble here. Or not.

"...[Fantastic Debates presented by Knuckle and ARC Entertainment, Sat, Sep..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Gore vs. Bush vs. Nader vs. Ventura vs. Hernandez vs. Simone, approximately.

"...political momentum? He wants to be in the televised debates to elevate the legitimacy and importance of the topics..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column

Deterrence

"...had already won several Emmys for work on such non-fantastic fare as Patterns and Requiem for a Heavyweight. Lurie's..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dungeons & Dragons, Trivia, Comics, and More Recommended Events

It's a new year! Why not try some new things?

"...Debates about which was better, the book or the movie,..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Horror Screenings Come to Central Presbyterian Church

Phantom Fest and Garth Manor team up for Horror Church

"...of celebrations at Sagebrush (Oct. 26-27) including live podcasts, debates, a haunted honky tonk, and a Midsommar fifth anniversary..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark A. Lawrence

The Library's current director takes a historian's view

"...ML: That’s a fantastic question, and it speaks to another challenge of this..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Letter From Guest Editor Ethan Hawke

Blaze director on why it’s time for us all to act like grownups and demand integrity from our elected officials

"...topic not come up once in four televised national debates among the potential leaders of our own country and..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Ethan Hawke

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Werewolf

Brian McGreevy wants to ruin your workday

"...which is why I tend not to take those debates very seriously at all."..."

April 6, 2012 Books Feature by Sarah Smith

The Sunday Survey: 8/29/10

Worst. Monday. Ever.

"...Speaking of long-running and fractious debates, earlier that day the city of Austin filed a..."

Aug. 29, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...from the old parties, in their mutually slandering speeches, debates, and advertisements, have made the eloquent case that none..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

Mapping Calle Ancha

The Avenue That Existed Before That Big Parking Lot in the Sky, I-35, Was Built

"...streets and avenues. It's not at the center of debates between pro-development mavericks and historical preservationists like Rainey Street...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Politics & music & the politics of music.

"...of the Chronicle, but after reading and seeing the fantastic photos of Texas' own "Honky-Tonk Heroes" (Nov. 17), I..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Losing Our Lunch

"...the Eighties and hired the artist who painted the fantastic bird mural on the inside wall. It was Charlie..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Column

Dixie City Delights

Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, Filé Gumbo

"...gumbo (medium brown for some, chocolate brown for others). Debates are all part of the passion in a locale..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature