RZA, NASA, and Captain America for South by Southwest

New keynotes, speakers added with days to spare

"...The Man With the Iron Fists director will join Franklin Leonard and Kate Hagen, respective founder and Director of..."

March 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hustle

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake can't con its way to success

"...does The Hustle hew to its predecessor, the 1988 Frank Oz-directed Dirty Rotten Scoundrels? Closely enough that the latter's..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...BOWFINGER D: Frank Oz; with Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Heather..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Scanlines

Star Wars

"...Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, voice of James Earl Jones. Return..."

May 14, 1999 Screens Feature

Zathura

With his follow-up to Elf, actor-turned-director Jon Favreau sticks with family-friendly filmmaking, this time delivering a bang-up version of Chris Van Allsburg’s bestselling children’s book Zathura.

"...Bobo, Josh Hutcherson, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, Frank Oz, John Alexander and Derek Mears. With his follow-up..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...for The Nowhere Inn. Speaking of inns, and therefore booze, and therefore pissing drunk on the Alamo, Biography: The..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...attraction but respect and open communication. Harry and Sally's frank discussions provide them with new perspectives and establish an..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Buzz Aldrin; Muppet genius and the voice of Yoda, Frank Oz; the Veep cast (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Award Winners

Shithouse takes top narrative honors

"...Hörnblowér Award Presented to: In and of Itself D: Frank Oz Adobe Editing Award..."

March 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Photos from Day 4 of SXSW 2019

"...Frank Oz..."

March 12, 2019 Photo Gallery

SXSW Gets Virtual

VR film pioneer Jessica Brillhart announced as 2019 keynote

"...Four-time Emmy winner, feature director, and, of course, Muppeteer Frank Oz. Future Workplace • GSD&M chairman and co-founder Roy..."

Nov. 27, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Zoë Kravitz, John Cho, Greta Lee, Michelle Forbes, Nelson Franklin, Reeve Carney, Ricki Lake, Jessica Parker Kennedy, James Ransone..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Vulcan (Video) Mind Meld

Staking out the store’s new North Loop location

"...the septet mentioned here. Dreyfuss and Bill Murray in Frank Oz vehicle What About Bob? was almost as good..."

May 30, 2014 Screens Post by Raoul Hernandez

Awesome Overload: Alamo Does the Kobayashi Maru Class of '82

Alamo Drafthouse screens 1982 30 years later

"...that? How about if the Alamo suddenly added a dozen more films to their initial eight, among them Albert..."

April 16, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Lovers, the Dreamers, et al.

An April shower of Muppets programming at the Alamo Ritz

"...residence at the Alamo Ritz this April, with a half-dozen-plus opportunities to rediscover why C is for cookie, why..."

April 1, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Extra Special

Gift guide

"...age mirrored your Stride-Rite size. Henson and longtime co-conspirator Frank Oz (later to cameo in An American Werewolf in..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Jimmy Smits, Anthony..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones

"...Temuera Morrison, Pernilla August, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Oz, Christopher Lee, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman and Ewan..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Muppet Movie

"...Directed by: James Frawley. Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Charles Durning..."

July 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

The Muppet Movie

"...D: James Frawley, 1979 Frank Oz, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton Battle for the Planet..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Screens Feature

Blues Brothers 2000

"...Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, Erykah Badu, Aretha Franklin, J. Evan Bonifant, Kathleen Freeman, Paul Shaffer and Frank..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...half called Pere Ubu and a Stooge-ier half named Frankenstein, the latter a year away from becoming the Dead..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Skunks guitarist Eddie Muñoz's VW bus was crammed with Skunks/Violators bassist Jesse Sublett..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...were in Jelly Roll," says Skunks guitarist/Violators roadie Eddie Muñoz. "It was called the Hungry Horse. It had about..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Bright Now Beyond

This new musical looks to put a fresh spin on the familiar Land of Oz, but the storytelling isn't always clear

"...whimsical set. Techniques of "story theatre." The Land of Oz...."

Aug. 15, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...town. Cast List: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Chelsea Prusky, Frankie Vincent-Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Punk Chronicles: "Hard, Fast & Unapologetic" – Raul's Shifts Into Fourth Gear

In the wake of the one-night debut of the Skunks and the Violators, Austin punk begins in earnest in Chapter 5, Part 2 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"..."We were green, too," adds Skunks guitarist Eddie Muñoz. "It actually worked for us, because we had the..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...by Southwest award winner What We Leave Behind, Iliana Soza's moving documentary about her grandfather and his life across..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

I never thought the letters in "Postmarks Forum" were real until this happened to me ...

"...Frank Bartlett..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column

What You See in the Dark

Manuel Muñoz's first novel spins haunting fiction out of an Alfred Hitchcock film shoot

"...What You See in the Darkby Manuel Muñoz Algonquin Books, 272 pp., $23.99..."

March 25, 2011 Books Review by Belinda Acosta

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