Austin Film News

Locals at SXSW, plus RSVP for a Maybe Shower

"...disturbing psychodrama Follow with the gore-splattered hijinks of Blood Fest, which screens as part of the Midnighters programming. Heading..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Five Movies to See in Austin This Week

Kristen Stewart is haunted and there's a town full of fireworks

"...Personal Shopper (2017) Alamo Ritz: Sat., Jan. 6, 1pm; Sun., Jan. 7,..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Events Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Review: Azrael

The left behind navigate a supernatural horror

"...Modern silent movies have been a little bit of..."

March 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dolly de Leon Sails into the Triangle of Sadness

The Filipina actress discusses her breakout role in Ruben Östlund's Cannes award winner

"...Part of the appeal was the opportunity to work..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...ever Tribute Award recipient at this weekend’s All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival - see our aGLIFF coverage..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Don't Knock Twice

Home release horror, plus J-horror streaming news and more

"...film, 2016's J-horror mega-mashup Sadako vs. Kayako (read our Fantastic Fest review here), dedicated horror site Shudder has wisely..."

July 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Streets of Fire

A rock & roll fable hits Blu-ray, plus more new releases

"...What Goodwin does is concentrate on the comic's significance..."

June 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Don Hertzfeldt Is Taking Us Back to The World of Tomorrow

New teaser announces Episode Three - but who is David Prime?

"...adult self (Julia Pott). They were reunited in the 2017 sequel, "World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of..."

Aug. 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD

New documentary on the influential and rule-breaking comic

"...Deranged H.P. Lovecraft/Stuart Gordon homage The Void, a Fantastic Fest favorite from 2016, is available on Blu-ray now,..."

May 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2018 SXSW Film Venue Guide

Where to go, how to get there, and how to navigate the lines

"...The key to a successful festival experience is preparation. Our insiders' guide to SXSW Film..."

March 1, 2018 SXSW Post

Playback: You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory

But you can still put your arms around Margaret Moser

"...love and warmth I am getting these days is fantastic, and to bask in it with all my friends..."

June 16, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Trans Rights, Comedy Nights, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...newly restored edition of the pretty terror’s first cinematic manifestation, but rest assured she’s got a nine-film franchise. Anyone..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Tim League Stepping Down as Drafthouse CEO

Founder now executive chairman, replaced by former Disney exec

"...community mindset encompassing everything from food and drink to fantastic programming. I am committed to Alamo Drafthouse’s vision of..."

April 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Riding With Joe Carnahan and Latinx Superhero El Chicano

The action innovator on film, politics, the Coens, Blumhouse and more

"...The film, which premiered last Fall at Austin Film Festival, creates a new Latinx superhero, a cop (Raúl Castillo)..."

May 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes the Midnighters

Mayhem, 68 Kill, plus Behind the Mask retrospective

"...rights at SXSW. Just as the rest of the Festival has been heavy on world premieres, so the Midnighters..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Kier-La Janisse and the Ghosts of Christmas Yet to Come

Film historian conjures The Haunted Season

"...giving season, having written a book on the subject, 2017’s Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film And Television. However,..."

Dec. 19, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Frank Grillo Bites Back in Werewolves

The rough-and-tumble actor on becoming America's grizzled hero

"...And Grillo is the perfect opponent for all those..."

Dec. 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...(with Kream's immediate family its frequently recurring characters) has manifested a discography whose narrative consistency is unrivaled in popular..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

DVDanger: The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Missing found-footage finally escapes, plus Bautista in Bushwick

"...but that's not quite the story. After a brief festival run in 2007, MGM had it lined up for..."

Nov. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How to Kill a Sacred Deer

Barry Keoghan on good, evil, and Colin Farrell's beard

"...(The Lobster) made its Texas debut in September during Fantastic Fest, but the actor flew in dressed for an..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Tales From the Hood

In the wake of Get Out, a classic anthology revisited

"...Dan Stevens has been on a remarkable tear, what..."

April 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Prevenge

Maternity can be murder

"..."There's Something in the Attic," or her directorial debut, Fantastic Fest 2014 short selection "Solitudo"). Here, she takes the..."

March 17, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Owen Egerton, Austin's Man of Letters, Leaves the Community He Loves

An increasingly unwelcoming Texas leads to a big goodbye

"...2015's Follow, which parlayed into his 2018 horror-comedy, Blood Fest, and his surprise 2019 Netflix hit, Mercy Black. Plus..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News: Award Winners, Toxic Vengeance, and Cheaper Nights at the Drafthouse

"...its world premiere on March 22 at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival in Beverly Hills and picked up..."

April 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Farewell to the Future at the Final Other Worlds Film Festival

Founder Bears Rebecca Fonté looks back and forward

"...at the schedule for this year's Other Worlds Film Festival, it's the lineup of a festival on top, packed..."

Dec. 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tribeca Film Festival Review: Lynch/Oz

Six different paths from Kansas to Wild at Heart

"...True, his debut feature, The People vs. George Lucas,..."

June 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: The Devil's Candy

Ethan Embry + Satan + Sunn O))) = tonight's live-tweet

"...the most popular Austin titles to ever play at Fantastic Fest...."

May 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Macon Blair Slated to Direct Upcoming Comedy Brothers

Movie will star Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage

"...Mustang Island. The indie movie was finally released in 2017, which is when the actor turned director swiped the..."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Devil and William Friedkin

The director's journey from The Exorcist to a real exorcism

"...methodical retelling of William Peter Blatty's novel of demonic infestation in Georgetown...."

Jan. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jonah Hill Goes Back to the Mid90s

Director's debut is a film he can stand by

"...one of the karaoke rooms at the Highball during Fantastic Fest last month, there's a quick discussion between Hill..."

Oct. 24, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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