Reclaiming Texas History, One Home Movie at a Time

The missionary zeal of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image

"...Let me set the scene. On a perfectly sunny day in spring, two men square off on a ranch..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Scary Movie 3

Third outing is 90% chaff, 10% wit, and pure Children of the Corny.

"...is to be fervently hoped, last in the less-than-venerable horror-movie parody series fires the gags in such a bewildering..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Baby's Day Out

"...A lot more entertainment than you get in Baby's Day Out, which borrows brazenly from all three. These days,..."

July 1, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Tim Burton directs this film adaptation of the creepy kids' favorite

"...Stripes on It” Burton and screenwriter Jane Goldman’s two-hour-plus movie is a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of putting..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...about it. How else are we to approach a movie that advertises itself: "A man went looking for America...."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Mother's Day

The movie is a moneymaking contrivance, just like the holiday itself

"...thought that counts, dear.” But take her to this holiday omnibus, and you’ll run the risk of having her..."

April 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Clifford's Really Big Movie

The big red animated dog runs away and joins the circus.

"...Directed by: Robert Ramirez. In my day, the outsized creatures that roamed the movies were irradiated..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fathers' Day

"...Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nastassja Kinski and Charlie Hofheimer. Fathers' Day is a mildly diverting summer family comedy. In general,..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Good Day, Ramón

This Mexican hit tells a heartwarming story about a teen who's forced to rely on the kindness of strangers when he travels to Germany to find work.

"...reality yet packed with a generosity of spirit, Good Day, Ramón appeals to our better natures and generates overall..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Movie 43

This raunchy collection of short films drew A-list talent behind and in front of the camera.

"...Movie 43, an omnibus of lazily connected comedy shorts, does..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Last Horror Movie

The U.S. premiere of this self-reflexive horror film from England is presented in Austin by Fangoria magazine.

"...(for now, at least) be watching The Last Horror Movie in a theatre, its greatest weakness: As the stark..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wigstock: The Movie

"...… Wigstock. According to the gals in Wigstock: The Movie, the drag queens of today are just like the..."

July 22, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Turkey Day Movie Time-Outs

Alamo screens 'Chicken Run,' 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles'

"...Looking for some respite from a busy day of cooking? Look no further than these two family-friendly..."

Nov. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Eli Black

One Perfect Day

This earnest, soulful, and jarringly melodramatic rave-culture love story is from Melbourne, Australia.

"...Kerrigan. That particular new-school (albeit now old-school) raver's hit-parade movie was an occasionally engrossing, often audacious peek inside the..."

June 9, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bob Byington Sees the World, Writes Home About It

Harmony and Me's adventures in Australia

"...keep a journal for us of his travels. Back home now, Bob starts production on his next film, Somebody..."

March 8, 2011 Screens Post by Bob Byington

Austin Film Society Launches AFS@Home

New platform will make watching virtual cinema easier

"...still shuttered, virtual cinema has become part of modern movie watching. Now AFS Cinema has announced it's launching AFS@Home,..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Send a Card for Girlfriend's Day

Director talks Bob Odenkirk's Netflix crime comedy

"...When it comes to crime noir, Netflix's Girlfriend's Day has it all: murder, corporate intrigue, furniture sales, reformed..."

Feb. 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

"...The courthouse in Waxahachie is the grandest of Texas..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Statewide updates since Gov. Abbott's "Open Texas" order

"...Greg Abbott’s plan to reopen Texas allows the state stay-at-home order issued on March 31 to expire and permits..."

May 5, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Your Guide to Austin Museum Day

Discover Austin-area museums Sunday, Sept. 22, for free!

"...1998, the Austin Museum Partnership has coordinated Austin Museum Day, a free day to discover Austin-area museums. This year..."

Sept. 18, 2019 Chron Events Post

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Houston Art Car Parade goes virtual, and more travel news

"...and streaming events that you won’t have to leave home to see...."

April 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Ten Things to Do on Christmas Day

Avoid the Grinch-y realm this holiday

"...to avoid nosy questions or just unable to go home, here are some ways you can spend the day..."

Dec. 22, 2018 Chron Events Post by Evelin Garcia

P.2 Day Deux

There was evening, there was morning - a second day

"...Day Two of Prospect.2 and we’re exhausted – even after..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Day at the Beach

"...dingy camerawork might make you think. It's part The Daytrippers and part Weekend at Bernie's, with more than a..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'There's No Place Like Home'

One superfan's quest to bring the rules of basketball back home

"...Josh Swade and Maura Mandt's There's No Place Like Home was presented as what I like to call a..."

Oct. 16, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Gay Place: Gay as the Day Is Long

From Long to Fiesta and night to day, Austin Pride rolls on

"...happenings around town. Congrats, AGLPF, and happy Pride, everyone. THURSDAY..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Day Trips & Beyond: August Travel Updates

The latest on safe travel during the pandemic

"...doesn’t directly address the dangers of going for a day trip, but getting takeout food and eating it at..."

Aug. 6, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Horror Anthology Scare Package Comes Home For Other Worlds

Laughs and screams in Under Worlds center piece film

"...Scare Package, the Austin-made anthology comedy-horror, will get its home town debut next month as part of the Other..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Celebrates Art House Theater Day

AFS Cinema to host screenings celebrating independent filmmaking

"...The international consortium of independent movie theatres Art House Convergence, along with Indiegogo, is bringing..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Spencer Beghtol

News of the Day: 11/19/10

Welcome to our collection of news stories

"...Your Friday edition of News of the Day is packed full..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

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