Fame

Fame, a fictionalized but not entirely glamorized look at the High School for Performing Arts in New York, requires a complete suspension of belief, but once suspended, it's as easy to swallow as ice cream.

"...D: Alan Parker, with Irene Cara, Gene Anthony Ray, Debbie Allen, Anne Meara, Albert Hague. "Remember..."

July 26, 2002 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Gene Mikulenka stands at odd personal and societal crossroads -..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...how and why these relics continue to engage passing generations. We tend to watch whatever the TV programmers and..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Wingate, Alex Bach, Zach Spicer, Joy Jorgensen, Miranda Kahn Rayelle Martin, a commercial cleaning woman in Gary, Indiana, stumbles..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...111min/color, 35mm) Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, and Gene Wilder. Directed by Arthur..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...Once Directors/Screenwriters: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Producers: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wrapped and Ready

"...D: Tony Scott; with Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King, Jason Lee, Gabriel Byrne,..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...a theatrical run later this summer will be Bob Ray's Austin-made movie Rock Opera (which premiered at SXSW '99)..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Iron Curtain. Cast: Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Ben Miles, Ken Yamamura, Igor Grabuzov, Oleg Shtefanko,..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, Richard E. Grant, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani, Jessica Hynes (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Order to Live

An American in Paris (1951)

"...D: Vincente Minnelli; with Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Nina Foch, Georges Guetary,..."

May 28, 1999 Screens Feature

An American in Paris (1951)

"...D: Vincente Minnelli; with Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Nina Foch, Georges Guetary,..."

May 28, 1999 Screens Feature

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

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

"...bringing the first episode of their adaptation of his multi-generational Texas epic The Son to town...."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...behavior. It is a mind disease, not an ingrained gene trait. We are all sexual, and our physical bodies..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Column

2004 ACL Fest Guide

Everything you need to know

"...debut ranked him among the best of the second generation Austin songwriters. That's no surprise, considering his gene pool..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...¡Las Sandinistas! (Nicaragua, United States) D: Jenny Murray ¡Las Sandinistas! uncovers the disappearing stories of women who..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

HD 50: How Many Dems Does It Take to Hold a District?

Candidates make final efforts to reach voters

"...50 leans Democratic, but not heavily so – Attorney General Greg Abbott won a modified, slightly more Republican incarnation..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature by Christopher Hooks

Screamlines

"...D: Francis Ford Coppola (1992) w/Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins, Wynona Ryder, Keanu Reeves..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Texas Platters

"...built around some wistful tunes and the sweet and generally sure chirrup of Reynolds' high-pitched voice. There are shades..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Review

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Boyz In The Wood is an anarchic cocktail of generational politics, hip-hop loving farmers, and hallucinogenic rabbit shite. Cast:..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Michael Rivkin, Amir Arison, Kerri Safran, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Gene Serritella, Kristin Slaysman, Eric Fillipkowski (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Everything

What do Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, and Ocote Soul Sounds have in common? Prince, Maceo Parker, and Larry Harlow!

"...Elorreaga, Levy, Leo Gauna, and Gene Centeno – the brass behind Austin 10-piece Grupo Fantasma..."

June 13, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...an arduous journey to find the lover who has betrayed her. () stars (M.B.) Village..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...an arduous journey to find the lover who has betrayed her. () stars (M.B.) Village..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...GET SHORTYD: Barry Sonnenfeld; with John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo,..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature