Everything Went Black: Why Fantastic Fest is as Fantastic As it Is

The best place to recalibrate your cinematic soul

"...It's dawn on the final day of Fantastic Fest 2012 as I write this. My favorite time..."

Sept. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...Fantastic Fest may be taking a year off due to..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Canceled For 2020

Alamo's genre festival hopes to be back in 2021

"...Another, seemingly inevitable hit to Austin's film festival scene has landed: Fantastic Fest, the annual celebration of..."

July 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: The Creatures of the Night Make Beautiful Music in Bloodthirsty

Director Amelia Moses on the allure of the werewolf

"...a film to play at Canada's Fantasia International Film Festival, and then get booked for Fantastic Fest in Austin...."

Sept. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Bloodthirsty

Canadian werewolf tale finds the monster within the artist

"...historical werewolf horror genre, Bloodthirsty's world premiere closed out Fantastic Fest on Thursday evening, during the aptly-timed first full..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Fantastic Fest Review: How To Deter A Robber

Holiday home invasion comedy puts family first

"...First-time feature writer-director Maria Bissell created the project with..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jim Cummings Hunts The Wolf of Snow Hollow

The actor and director talks bloody myths and drive-in premieres

"...as the closing night title for this year's redux Fantastic Fest. Yet before them he premieres his werewolf horror..."

Sept. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Teddy

French werewolf comedy has a tragic bite

"...Hollow) to screen/stream at this year's virtual Celebration of Fantastic Fest, French lycanthropic drama Teddy is by far the..."

Sept. 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: "Butt Fantasia"

Short and sweet Q&A with director Mohit Jawal

"...response when it actually got into Slamdance and now Fantastic Fest?..."

Sept. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lucky Seven for Sci-Fi Film Fest Other Worlds

Interstellar picks for the festival's seventh year

"...Lapsis Originally selected for SXSW, Noah Hutton's savage takedown..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s 2020 Film Festival Calendar

Your print-out-and-keep guide for movie lovers

"...19-23: OUTsider Film & Arts Festival Combining performance and projected works with a queer twist...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

From Austin To Canada: The Virtual Film Fest Experience

Local filmmakers on having world premieres at Fantasia

"...of their new movies at the Fantasia International Film Festival. But these are not normal times...."

Aug. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bloodthirsty

Werewolf drama questions how the creatures of the night make that beautiful music

"...A symphony in moonlight and nightmares, Fantastic fest 2020 werewolf horror Bloodthirsty simmers around the score..."

April 23, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Brea Grant, Modern Scream Queen

The Stylist star, 12 Hour Shift director and UT grad becomes a powerhouse of horror at Fantastic Fest

"...differing and highly anticipated genre titles coming. That makes 2020 truly the year of Brea Grant, but she laughed..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Queen of Black Magic

Grisly Indonesian horror remake knows when to go gonzo

"...map for Indonesia with their unrelentingly blood-soaked Macabre (a Fantastic Fest fave in 2009). After taking a slightly softer..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How to Deter a Robber ... Politely

Writer/director Maria Bissell welcomes you to Wisconsin

"...this week as part of the streaming Celebration of Fantastic Fest, centers on a character with whom Bissell could..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse Sells Birth.Movies.Death.

Magazine and website becomes part of Cinestate

"...in operations at the Drafthouse, print wing Mondo, and Fantastic Fest. Yet one sub-brand – Birth.Movies.Death. – was missing,..."

May 1, 2020 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Nightstream Review: Survival Skills

Bizarro educational video reframes the policing debate

"...There's an undeniable boldness to making a movie in 2020 where a cop is the figure of sympathy. But..."

Oct. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Toll

A rideshare into cosmic horror is just worth paying attention

"...The Toll, which played at SXSW 2020 as part of the Midnighters selection, is impressive within..."

March 26, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Synchronic

Anthony Mackie takes a long, strange trip to find himself

"...continues in Synchcronic. Expanded by eight minutes since its Fantastic Fest 2019 debut, the writer/director duo's fourth film is..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Meet the Interns

COVID may have robbed our summer interns of the hands-on experience of putting out a paper, but they're making the most out of their virtual internship

"...Case in point – this week's cover story about..."

July 10, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Goes Virtual

Shows goes on as hybrid IRL/online conference drops in-person part

"...Austin Film Festival, the annual celebration of cinema and script, has become..."

July 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Tunnel

Fire in the mountain in the Norwegian disaster flick

April 9, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Color Out of Space

Lovecraft adaptation finally captures eldritch horror

Jan. 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Attack of the Demons

Catch the Austin animated horror online this weekend

"...height of grunge, and the birth of the destination festival. That's why a bunch of music critics head to..."

May 23, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Butt Boy

Ignore the name: Butt Boy is more weirdo noir than gross out comedy

"...a weird cousin to Swallow. Both titles played at Fantastic Fest 2019. Both involve someone with a compulsion to..."

April 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Into the VOD Business

Alamo on Demand to offer curated selection of films

"...Champagne Cinema and Afternoon Tea creator Sarah Pitre, and Fantastic Fest programming director Evrim Ersoy, all highlighting films in..."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...the three headlining films announced for this year’s streaming festival...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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