Mandabi

Seminal Senegalese social satire from the father of African film, remastered

"...in English, is Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène’s second feature film and first comedy. Newly restored as he and other..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining films announced for this year’s streaming festival...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Reckoning

Plagues and witchcraft in this new period horror

"...Unfortunately, he decides to hang this film off Kirk, and that's where the potion goes sour...."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tom Noonan Explains What Happened With What Happened Was ...

Revisiting his Sundance-winning dating drama after a quarter century

"...Every filmmaker, when given the chance, has something about a movie..."

Jan. 27, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Brings This Year's Hottest Movies to AFS's New Drive-in Screen

Time for a Sundance at Austin Film Society

"...at the end of January, it seems like Austin's film scene packs its collective bags and heads to Utah..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: The Best Big Qmmunity in Texas

On discrimination, Dolly, and more queer happenings

"...same-sex marriage status nondiscrimination protections under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Now, this proposed rule could be rendered moot..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Banned Leader: The Contradiction of Frank Zappa in Zappa

Alex Winter sees the combative side of a cultural maverick

"...in the near-mythical Zappa archive, a vastly complicated digital restoration project that took dozens of professionals and a $1.2..."

Jan. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Marc Savlov's Top 10 of 2020 in Film

"No cinematography necessary"

"...single most nail-gnawing, agoraphobia-causing year on record. And for film critics and film fans alike, so used to crowded,..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Jenny Nulf's Top 10 Films in 2020

"2020 didn't take away my love for cinema"

"...the beginning of 2020 I went to a Hyperreal Film Club event for Wong Kar-wai's Fallen Angels. I hadn't..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

New AFS Series More Than Simply Restores Wong Kar-wai's Work

The (almost) complete films of the Hong Kong filmmaker

"...of the most influential directors of contemporary cinema. A filmmaker who never sees his work as complete, as well..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

An Error

"...comprehensive and well analyzed from the Tal Michael's documentary film Bukra Fil Mish-Mish. However, I would like to draw..."

Nov. 14, 2020 Postmarks

Damnation

Béla Tarr's turning point drama lovingly and bleakly restored

"...1988 movie by Béla Tarr, Hungary’s world-renowned director of films that feature long takes and philosophical themes. A new..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Action U.S.A.

Action! From the U.S.A.! Like the title says! (Screams) Do you want aaaaaction?

"...time. Insane Eighties action flick gets the American Genre Film Archive restoration treatment. It has a plot (something about..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Movie Review

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...would count as a full festival. Twelve features, three restorations, four full slates of shorts (including the return of..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Fires Up The Flux Capacitor For Retro Warm-Up Fest

SF film fest makes jump online, starting with weekend tease

"...will be offering a free weekend of the best films from its six year history...."

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jazz on a Summer's Day

The groundbreaking concert movie gains new meaning in this stunning restoration

"...the Library of Congress inducted it into the National Film Registry in 1999, and why it's undergone a gorgeous..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Ben Kweller hits the Continental Club stage, Threadgill's auctions some history, and more

"...and speed-limit jazz chords toward universal sound. This analog restoration sequels Avant Garde's Hot August Rendezvous at the interval..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

A White, White Day

Icelandic revenge drama is really a perfect study of stifled grief

"...most especially a catalog of shots of the slow restoration of Ingimundur’s farm house. The first half of the..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Stay home, stay safe, and still scratch that travel itch

"...U.S. park ranger), and an update on horned lizard restoration efforts. Season 1 is still available at the website,..."

April 8, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Now Streaming in Austin: Eggshells

Let's get weird with Tobe Hooper's first film

"...The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was Tobe Hooper's first film as a director, tell 'em they're walking on Eggshells...."

April 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Adds Terror Tuesday and Weird Wednesday to Virtual Cinema

Signature programs return online to keep community together

"...weeks, drawing from the vaults of the American Genre Film Archives (the Drafthouse's film restoration and preservation non-profit). Screenings..."

March 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Cinemas Embrace Online Experiment to Ride Out Coronavirus Closures

AFS, Alamo, and Violet Crown all screening online

"...In the traditional distribution model, cinemas books films from distributors, and they split the revenue from ticket..."

March 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...After being closed for almost three months of restoration work, the Orange Show Monument on the east side..."

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

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...So SXSW made its first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Reading The Riot Act With Devon Parks

Arkansas filmmaker on the lessons of no-resource cinema

"...it's not that long since Austin didn't have a filmmaking scene. It took sweat and DIY energy to make..."

Jan. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Presses Play on VHS Celebration

Special shows launch first book from Drafthouse's book imprint

"...The Alamo Drafthouse is synonymous with film restoration. but it's also dedicated to the preservation of..."

Jan. 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

See what 2020 has in store

"...when the area is going through its annual aquatic restoration period. Instead, the natural area is opened for tours..."

Dec. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt's metaphorical novel gets an award-season adaptation

"...Film adaptations of novels can be quite complicated. Teasing out..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

MondoCon-a-Go-Go

Alamo's collectibles and print celebration is back and big as ever

"...has now become a giant gathering and celebration of film collectible culture in its own right. After three years..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs

Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited

"...students at Richmond College in England. Huckabee was a film enthusiast, and was taking classes for high school credit...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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