Book Review: Edendale by Michael Ventura

Former “Letters at 3am” columnist celebrates the early days of Hollywood in new novel

"...Michael Ventura is no stranger to the ways of Hollywood. His nonfiction books include Cassavetes Directs: John Cassavetes and..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...directorial debut, Lost River. But now he's bringing his Hollywood action hero persona to town with the world premiere..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Rustin

Colman Domingo brings a lost mainstay of the Civil Rights Movement to life

"...Freedom, Rustin offers an important piece of historical context. Hollywood’s continued unpacking of the Civil Rights Movement through films..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Horror sets sail with the scariest section of Dracula

"...been on the project for 20 years, and current Hollywood hot talent Zak Olkewicz (Bullet Train)...."

Aug. 11, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Author Elizabeth Crook Honored With Texas Writer Award

The Which Way Tree novelist heads to the Texas Book Festival

"...the perfect word, the correct sentiment, the exact right ending, have resulted in books that are appreciated. But winning..."

July 18, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Every Body

RBG director introduces the lives of intersex individuals

"...an award-winning filmmaker whose journey has led them to Hollywood to pursue a life in arts. Alicia Roth Weigel..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Chasing the Story of Chop & Steele

Ben Steinbauer and Berndt Mader tell a goofy First Amendment story

"...Television for pranking the morning show on WEAU-TV by pretending to be Chop and Steele, the world’s weakest strong..."

May 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Storming the Citadel With the Russo Brothers

How the new Prime series depends on global storytelling

"...traced back to the very earliest days of the Hollywood studio system, "when you had very powerful actors, very..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Patrol and the right-hand man of the Devil. This genre-bending retelling of the Mary and Joseph story begs the..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Spoiler Alert

Jim Parsons gets his Love Story moment in this wonderful tearjerker

"...the screwball comedy alive for decades. But the classic Hollywood tearjerker seems cursed as too cloying for modern sensibilities...."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bros

Uproarious gay rom-com isn't just a straight rom-com in a different hat

"...Harry Met Sally…. Those scenes really show how often Hollywood in the past has othered any kind of queer..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

See How They Run

Playful whodunit spoofs the greatest mystery in theatre

"...overshadows the 100th performance. The corpse is that of Hollywood director Leo Köpernick (Brody), who has been attempting to..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Claydream

The dueling feuds that overshadowed the career of Will Vinton, innovator of claymation

"...The idea of art ending up in lawsuits is always distressing. Part of the..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Review: Alchemy Theatre’s Mack & Mabel

Intimate staging bests Broadway’s Hollywood tragedy

"...York, and his rising success and plummeting downfall in Hollywood...."

May 26, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

West Side Story

Bernstein. Shakespeare. Sondheim. Spielberg. ’Nuff said!

"...better yet: Who’s going to tell the King of Hollywood otherwise?..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Beta Test

Jim Cummings burns the film industry to the ground (and it deserves it)

"...an angry, fiery indictment of the toxic culture of Hollywood and show business, right down to its production. A..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Faster Than Sound: Mixing Major Films, Danny Reisch Establishes LA Studio

Good Danny's in Lockhart will stay open and tracking

"...to host musicians there, including Austin acts. The studio's Hollywood-oriented add-ons may come in handy too...."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Fantastic Fest Review: The Beta Test

Jim Cummings goes for Hollywood's throat in this scathing satire

"...an angry, fiery indictment of the toxic culture of Hollywood and show business, right down to its production...."

Oct. 4, 2021 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

aGLIFF Goes to Hollywood for Boulevard!

Plus Madeleine Olnek is this year's aGLIFF Legend

"...Festival Aug. 26-Sept. 6) has announced that Boulevard! A Hollywood Story, exploring the fascinating failed first attempt to turn..."

July 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Val

A voice lost, a voice remains in this biography of the Tombstone star

"...We all know Val Kilmer as a somewhat reluctant Hollywood celebrity, but Val introduces a new side to the..."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

F.T.A

The suppressed anti-Vietnam war cabaret finally hits the spotlight

"...documenting a 1971 antiwar road show headlined by diehard Hollywood activists and Klute co-stars Sutherland and Fonda. It hopscotched..."

March 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

AFF Review: Paper Tiger

Drama explores the trauma of loss and the immigrant experience

"...a way that at times foreshadows the film’s dark ending...."

Oct. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Native Son

Robert Wright's 1951 depiction of American injustice finally restored

"...couldn’t really be made at the time due to Hollywood codes and their blatant censorship of Black stories. He..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

From the Archives: Linklater on Linklater

Our 1991 self-interview by the Slacker filmmaker

"...was the author: Linklater, still whirling from the seemingly never-ending press tour, sat down with himself to dispatch, once..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Linklater

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...Kenya Barris, the mastermind behind all sitcom’s ending in …ish will sit with actress Rashida Jones to..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Horror Anthology Scare Package Comes Home For Other Worlds

Laughs and screams in Under Worlds center piece film

"...feature lineup, showcasing Other Worlds' signature mix of sci-fi, genre-bending drama, documentaries, festival favorites, and raucous comedies – including..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rambo: Last Blood

Last blood? We can only hope, as Rambo goes full MAGA

"...soldier – should you care to see that original ending to the film, it’s easily found on YouTube –..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: Fractured

Workmanlike thriller is a lost opportunity

"...carved an unconventional path for himself. Despite breaking into Hollywood as another ‘90s wunderkind – writing and directing indie..."

Sept. 26, 2019 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Fantastic Fest Interview: Richard Stanley Sees the Color Out of Space

How his mother's love and death shaped his Lovecraft adaptation

"...deeply pagan Dust Devil. His career capsized by the Hollywood interference around The Island of Dr. Moreau (as captured..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Orson Welles Refracts Noir in The Lady From Shanghai

It's the maverick director versus the world at AFS Cinema

"...Orson Welles never made a Hollywood film without Charles Foster Kane that landed successfully on..."

June 28, 2019 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

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