Bob Ray on 'Rock Opera'

"...BOB RAY ON 'ROCK OPERA' Let's talk demographics...."

April 29, 2005 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Film News

Austin movie crews are coming home for the holidays and should quickly unpack for frightful film fun

"...Features' Revolver, starring Buffy her own bad self, Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a reincarnated woman looking to solve her..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Queens of Pain Shows Commitment to the Sport

For the love of Roller Derby

"...everything. That's why former rollergirl Cassie Hay asked her non-skating sister, Amy Winston, to be co-director on her new..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hitting the Reset Button

Running off the grid with Jackrabbit

"...When he started writing his debut feature, director Carleton Ranney wanted to tackle weightier issues than the standard..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Derby Baby' Growing Up in Public

New doc tracks the complex adolescence of Roller Derby

"...the game is over. The whistle blows, and you're done. In sports documentaries, it's a lot harder to know..."

Jan. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Hello? I'd Like to Book a Film Tour to Europe!'

Bob Ray Kickstarts fundraising for his European excursion

"...out the brand new short film from Austin's indiefilm icon Bob Ray. Seriously, this may be the most hilarious..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film

Daily Reviews and Interviews

"...Hell on Wheels..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Once Upon a Time in Austin

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

"...Film's local economic impact has been in the hundreds of millions of..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Split Screen and Nineties Indie Film

AFS celebrates John Pierson’s seminal IFC show

"...With its heavy emphasis on comedies like Portlandia, Documentary Now!, and Stan Against Evil,..."

June 9, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Supremacy

A timely and tragic depiction of intolerance and bigotry

"...film rewrites the true story of a 1995 home invasion. Robert Scully, (here re-created as Garret Tully, and played..."

April 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What's Your Mobility Fix?

Community forums continue all week

"...Mobility Forums. This morning at the Mexican-American Cultural Center, Transportation Director Robert Spillar said he’ll present the results plus..."

Feb. 9, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

This McCain's Not a Pain

Meghan McCain gives logical reasons why the GOP needs to drop its gay hate.

"...really raise his arms, Meghan McCain is raising some hell, on a mission to educate the GOP on why..."

April 14, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

Film News

As Perry proposes $20 million for incentives in budget, two major productions open up shop in Austin

"...indeed true. Julia Roberts and Carrie-Anne Moss have signed on for the pic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Jeff Nichols' Shotgun Stories wins the Narrative Jury Award at AFF; plus, Pras, NAMAC, and Willem Dafoe

"...at the Austin Film Festival, which rates him not only a cash prize but an additional screening at 7:15pm,..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Hot Luck Fest Returns, Top BBQ Joints Revealed, Bordeaux Women Honored, Prep ATX Launches, Mangia Dies a Lizardly Death, and Somebody’s Gerrymandering Pizza

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL..."

Oct. 20, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Detroit's Rising 'Sun'

AMC brings a corrupt-cop tale to the Motor City

"...biggest body double. For years, thanks to Michigan's generous production incentives, the Motor City has attracted films and TV..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Play It Again, Sam

ATX TV Fest founders are back for round two

"...TV festivals are like TV shows. Anyone can make a pilot, but the challenge comes with..."

June 7, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tough Enough

Whip It director Drew Barrymore and scribe Shauna Cross roll with the punches

"...Derby community, was filming around Detroit. But whatever the location, scriptwriter and derby player Shauna Cross said, "It's a..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film News

'Friday Night Lights' on the small screen – and in Idaho? Plus, the several recent successes of Tommy Lee Jones, 'Roller Girls,' Mike Judge, and more.

"...Peter Berg, director of Friday Night Lights, the big-screen version of H.G. Bissinger's famed true story of Eighties Odessa..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

After a Fashion

Stephen hobnobs with Cyndi Lauper, but not with Cher.

"...THE CHER AFFAIR Wednesday's Cher Look-a-Like Contest was put on by Mega 93 at Charlie's Austin,..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Chronicle Recommends: The Best of Austin

Our recommendations of the finest movies from and about the ATX

"...Every month, the Chronicle's film critics select a theme and offer..."

Nov. 4, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Alamo Drafthouse's Rolling Roadshow Returns

We're gonna need a bigger summer

"...semi-dormant Rolling Roadshow has announced the return of “Jaws on the Water,” Sun., June 27 and Sat., July 11..."

May 21, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

A Wild Pitch of a Life

No No: A Dockumentary chronicles the legendary life of pitcher Dock Ellis

"...If you know only one thing about the pitcher Dock Ellis, it's probably..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Off the Record

Discovered, covered: Robert Plant reimagines Milton Mapes, Eric Johnson eulogizes Hendrix, and more nuggets from the Texas Punk Treasure Chest

"...Third Stone From the Sun..."

June 25, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Cartoon Networking

Locals finding success at SuperDeluxe.com

"...a case of pop-culture synergy rarely if ever encountered beyond the perimeters of bong-blasted off-campus grad student intellectual circles..."

July 20, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Scratching the Surface

Festival films, the Austin Music Awards, and the truth about South by Southwest

"...To post and to blog is to be. The cacophony of voices available online is informative and refreshing, though,..."

March 2, 2007 Column by Louis Black

In 1990, Austin Audiences Watched Slacker... and Saw Themselves

Richard Linklater’s indie milestone celebrates 30 years

"...It's a conspiracy. Whatever IMDB or Wikipedia tells you, don't believe it...."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Tales of the Pioneers

Hanging with Roller Derby queens and pulp fiction masters

"...some – which it is without apology. If you belong in the camp that feels that way, however, this..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Council Watch

Council divided on Gotham condo project; Jesus Garza gets a big raise; East Austin residents voice concerns about the future of the brown building and flood control.

"...the topic of whether to allow the 120-foot Gotham condominium project to lay stakes at Town Lake and the..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Need for Speed

Somewhat fast but seldom furious, this is an adrenaline junkie’s wet dream that stars Aaron Paul.

"...Directed by: Scott Waugh. Starring: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Michael Keaton, Scott Mescudi,..."

March 14, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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