Islands in the Film Stream

Recent films from the Philippines unspool for the Austin Film Society's next Essential Cinema series

"...be forgiven for believing that most films shot in the Philippines are either low- or no-budget blood 'n' gutbusters..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Q&A Hole: Why Didn't the World End?

With: John Erler, Annie La Ganga, Arcie Cola, Owen Egerton, and more

"...Welcome to The Q&A Hole...."

Dec. 24, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

From the Vaults: Robert Rodriguez's Early Years

"Ismael Jones and the Eyes of the Devil" debuts and "El Mariachi" at 20

"...summer that Robert Rodriguez filmed El Mariachi. To celebrate the occasion, the Austin Film Society and El Rey Network..."

Sept. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...March 22 was a slow day on the News desk. This was Austin in campaign season, not..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...The MTVu Woodie Awards on Wednesday night was the largest..."

March 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Behind the Curtain

The Texas Documentary Tour: Amy Grappell's 'Light From the East'

"...imitating art. Or, a doc taking on a life of its own. Amy Grappell went to Ukraine in 1991..."

July 8, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Age of Restoration

Reviled at the time of their release, silent cinema classics Metropolis and The Thief of Bagdad get their due at the Paramount Theatre this weekend.

"...Summer is the season of cinematic spectacle, of grand-scale adventures boasting big..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...It was one of the most schizophrenic eras, but so typical of Austin..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Riders on the Storm

With The Leaf Storm, choreographer José Luis Bustamante and songwriter Lourdes Pérez have become the wind, blowing past boundaries between artforms to share their vision in collaboration and spinning elements of their lives into an artistic whirlwind.

"...Winds know no borders. They blow where they please -- over rivers, past fences,..."

May 5, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Body Is the Music

The Beginnings

"...in folk dance. American popular dance is a fusion of European dance forms and African religious dance. Early dance..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There are plenty of reasons to love Austin and the..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

La Doña, Geto Gala, the Queen of Christmas, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in live music

"...Thursday 14, Paramount Theatre..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Rehabilitative Power of Art in Sing Sing

Oscar nominee Colman Domingo teams with Austin filmmaker Greg Kwedar in a story of transformation behind prison walls

"...just a film, and in being so becomes less of a film. Sometimes a movie gets bogged down in..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

After the Pandemic at the Alamo Drafthouse

New management, new owners: Can the Austin movie chain retain what made it special?

"...The oldest operating Alamo Drafthouse in the nation still survives...."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rude Mechs Bring a Karaoke Christmas Carol Into Your Home and You’re the Star

Local theatre savants revamp Dickens for your holiday acting pleasure

"...We mean, c'mon: You didn’t think they were just, like, sitting on their hands all this..."

Oct. 6, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Experimental Response Cinema Rises to the Surface

Avant-gardians of Austin’s underground films

"...When the Experimental Response Cinema collective held its first screenings in..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

On Polish Screens, the Past Stays in the Picture

Films from the past and present screen at the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...The ninth annual Austin Polish Film Festival promises to be..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Outside of Society

Does Austin have enough room for two queer film festivals?

"...Six months have passed since opening night of the 26th season of the Austin Gay and Lesbian..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Stink Is All Over

The BS Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Takes Over Austin

"...in all directions until every nose has become aware of it. And nothing you throw in its path –..."

April 17, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Educators Hate It, So Why Is Texas Keeping the STAAR Test Alive?

Behind efforts to eliminate the state test that stresses kids out and shuts schools down

"...Lots of people hate the STAAR test – students (of course),..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...It’s said that after the failure of his debut feature, the artsy Eggshells, Tobe..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Chris Hrasky wishes there was a better backstory to Big Bend (An Original..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Family History Gives Clifton Collins Jr. the Role of a Lifetime in Jockey

Director Clint Bentley gives the actor the inside track

"...Sometimes there's only one performer for a part. Filmmaker Clint Bentley..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Muse for the Ages: Loreena McKennitt

Canadian chanteuse warms to vinyl and Texas

"...and performing. She appears Friday at a sold-out Paramount Theatre...."

March 2, 2016 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Getting Hotter Than Hell at the Stateside

Catherine D'Lish and the Jigglewatts bring burlesque to a grand stage

"...As the saying goes, drop yer linen and start yer grinning...."

July 27, 2013 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Medal of Arts Awards

The Texas Cultural Trust honors its fifth group of notable Texans in the arts

"...about Robert Rauschenberg and Robert Rodriguez? Or all four? They're all recipients of this year's Texas Medal of Arts..."

April 3, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Luv Doc Recommends: The Rocky Horror Show

Topfer Theatre at Zach, Thursday, October 26, 2006

"...Inhibition works for a lot of people. From a purely Darwinistic perspective, it’s best not..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...The afternoon high tops 100 for the umpteenth straight day...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Gift of Words

Corrido

"...Take all the lingering ghosts and graying sages out of the American..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Books Feature

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