CM Punk and Travis Stevens Hunt for the Girl on the Third Floor

SXSW Midnighter follows a haunting in Chicago

"...walks past a little faster. That's the house in Girl on the Third Floor – both onscreen and in..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Blockers

Butt-chugging gags can't hide Blockers' big heart.

"...growing pains. But a prom night pledge between the girls that they will all lose their virginity at the..."

April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Game Plan

The Rock plays a quarterback whose life is altered by the daughter he didn't know he had.

"...dammit if it isn’t something remarkable seeing a professional wrestler – that rare breed of performer practiced exclusively in..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

TV Eye

No more Moyers – now what'll we do for news?

"...Girl Wrestler: Thanks to the adoption of Title IX in..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Page Two

There is no other place in the country, outside of New York and L.A., with the same quality and quantity of filmmaking and filmmakers as Austin

"...involves Latino producers from across the country. Diane Zander's Girl Wrestler (which showed at SXSW Film 03) was just..."

March 12, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Pick of the Litter

What to see, when to see it, at SXSW Film 2003.

"...He quotes Rocky, he yearns to be a pro wrestler, but he belly flops at everything he tries --..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature

General Lee and Me

My life and dirty times as a Jam & Jelly Girl with Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue

"...bars. Straddling me is a 6-foot-5-inch man wearing a wrestler's mask, black leather, and a strap-on sex toy that..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

AC Film Top Tens: Hearts on Fire

The Chron's film critics preemptively go on the defensive

"...well-executed, satisfying film, and that's fine. And sure, The Wrestler had a terrific performance by Mickey Rourke (surprisingly emotive..."

Dec. 29, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Student Travels

AFS Documentary Tour showcases UT MFA work

"...recent RTF success stories on PBS are Diane Zander's Girl Wrestler and Heather Courtney's Los Trabajadores. Laura Dunn's UT..."

May 9, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Another 'Special Session'

Political series returns to PBS in February.

"...the University of Texas at Austin. Her latest documentary, “Girl Wrestler,” was broadcast nationally on PBS’s “Independent Lens.” A..."

Jan. 24, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Diane Zander(Doc.) Girl Wrestler (2003)..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Live From SXSW's Screening Room

"...GIRL WRESTLERD: Diane Zander...."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

TFPF Grant Recipients Announced

"..."Triple Threat"; Kurt Volk, "The Hollerin' Contest"; Diane Zander, Girl Wrestler...."

Sept. 14, 2001 Screens Feature

Screens Feature

winners of the the texas filmmakers production fund

"...Girl Wrestler (45-minute animation/documentary)..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Screens Feature

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...collaborations in indie horror, Phil Brooks (aka former professional wrestler and UFC fighter CM Punk) has paired up with..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Leaping Wizards

'Star Trek: The Next Generation' reunited cast, CM Punk, and 'Walking Dead' fresh kills gather at Wizard World Austin Comic Con

"...favorite zombie skull crusher, and grapple with the best wrestler in the world. Wizard World Austin Comic Con is..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Screens Top 10s

The Chronicle's film critics talk about their favorite movies of the year

"...The Dark Knight, The Wrestler, Vicky Cristina Barcelona MOST UNDERRATED..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Feature

Meet Me There Meets Horror Halfway

Dustin Runnels leaps from the wrestling ring to the movie set in Meet Me There

"...own shoes." As for naysayers who doubt a professional wrestler can act, Runnels is used to changing minds. At..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Continental Drift

Scenes from the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

"...sweater in the September evenings to keep this Texas girl happy in Toronto. Despite having several opportunities to wear..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Becky

Because sometimes you just have to deal with a few neo-Nazis the old-fashioned way

"...as opposed to Maillet (like Bautista, a former WWE wrestler-turned-actor) as Dominick's proxy son, Apex, who has started to..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky and Natalie Portman whip things into a baroque frenzy in this crazed hybrid of drama and horror set amid a ballet corps.

"...and Benjamin Millepied. After 2008’s conventionally plotted, overpraised The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky dives back into another competitive sport of..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Warning! Nudity!

Austinites love to shed their clothes, and a number of them do it onstage -- what's up with that? Some of the city's most nakedness-prone actors, performance artists, and directors expose their reasons to arts writer Ada Calhoun.

"...the female chorus prepared the stage (ô la the wrestler Gorgeous George) by strewing flowers and fanning incense about,..."

April 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Scanlines

"...Gene Tierney plays Richard WIdmark's girlfriend in Night and the City The opening frames of..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Screens Feature

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...This documentary short chronicles the life of trans wrestler Mack Beggs and his experience navigating the stigma faced..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

DVD Watch: Snitch

Director Ric Roman Waugh makes the Rock into an everyman

"...gets written off as a failed football player turned pro-wrestler who has now muscled his way into acting. Waugh..."

June 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Success for the Wranglers, Finally

"...the field. Once down the tunnel, I noticed a girl putting on a sumo wrestler outfit. I was wondering..."

April 24, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

15 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2019

A few words about some of our favorite films coming to the fest

"...to tolerate as housemates. – Jenny Nulf READ MORE> Girl on the Third Floor..."

March 7, 2019 SXSW Post by The Screens Staff

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...group that paved the way for future generations of girl bands. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Scout Taylor-Compton, Michael..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...that has never seemingly been settled: is Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls secretly a kitsch classic, or just a disaster? And..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...China D: Emily Ting (China, U.S.) After spoiled rich girl Sasha Li (Anna Akana) blows through half of her..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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