Austin Filmmakers Head to Tribeca

Local films Leads and Man Finds Tape are NYC bound

"...in and around Austin by Austin filmmakers are heading to the Big Apple...."

April 16, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The UT Grads Who Helped Moana 2 Take to the Seas

How Hei Hei became the mascot for all those finishing touches

"...responsibility, as it means dealing with iconic characters dear to audiences’ hearts. For Trisha Hanley, that meant taking gentle..."

Nov. 26, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Wild Robot

Beautiful children's book adaptation is all heart

"...The key to a great literary adaptation is not to slavishly replicate..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...the failure of his debut feature, the artsy Eggshells, Tobe Hooper realized that the best way to make money..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Week's Recommended Arts Events

On walls, on screens, and in crates, get some culture this week

"...the Met, the Whitney, Guggenheim, et al. and celeb collectors from Sharon Stone to the Kardashian clan. Known for..."

May 3, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...film from Austin’s Zellner brothers, about the tragic and touching lives of a family of Bigfoots, is getting a..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Kung Fu Panda 4

The titular Dragon Warrior searches for his replacement

"...How long can high-kicking and dumpling-loving Po (Black) remain the..."

March 8, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and his directorial debut, Lost River. But now..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Who said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...Fantastic Fest – the Austin-based film festival dedicated to horror, sci-fi, action, and other genre offerings – has..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...The headliner? Titane, Julia Ducournau's Cannes Palme D'Or award-winning story of sex and cars, will be this year's opening..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

SXSW Short and Sweet: “Love is Only Just a Death Away”

Bára Anna Stejskalová gives stop-motion life to a lonely worm

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at short films playing..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Committing Random Acts of Violence With Jay Baruchel

Exploring our thirst for horror in his deconstructionist horror

"...It’s hard to always know what makes a filmmaker want to tell..."

Aug. 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Frozen II

Back to Arendelle, but has the story grown up with the audience?

"...“Into the Unknown” goes this sequel’s insta-anthem, but we’re in..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

8 Water Parks Near Austin to Keep You Cool and Active

Regular old lake just not cutting it?

"...Lake Travis’ newest water parks, Waterloo Adventures' mission is to stunt on regular water parks with a floating one,..."

May 14, 2019 Events Post

A Local Pick for Free Comic Book Day

Creators of Punchline offer a super-powered narrative

"...rocky arm of Benjamin Grimm. This day is fixing to clobber us, quite happily, with dozens and dozens of..."

May 1, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

ATX Film News: Award Winners, Toxic Vengeance, and Cheaper Nights at the Drafthouse

"...Congratulations to A Room Full of Nothing: The Austin-made relationship dramedy..."

April 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Indoor Skydiving Lets You Train Your Dragon in Virtual Reality

Taking to the skies with iFly's latest immersive VR

"...Encounter for the Playstation. It was a neat jaunt to the ocean floor, but it was also apparent developers..."

March 27, 2019 Screens Post by Nina Hernandez

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

The dragon riders finally come in to land as the trilogy definitively ends

"...all its tenderness and care in handling, DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon series has never shied from..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Playback: Shakey Graves’ Active Dream Life

“I figured it was important to rebreak the mold sooner than later”

"...built of glass, lights, papier mâché, cellophane, and model train accessories. In the middle stands a three-inch-tall facsimile of..."

May 4, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Metaldom Will Miss Red 7

Closing club moshes this final week

"...Monday last, I relished a final show at Red 7. Booked by Chaos in Tejas triggerman..."

Aug. 24, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Boyhood Nominated for Six Oscars

Academy singles out Linklater, Adair, Arquette, Hawke

"...Looks like the Academy has finally caught on to something Austin’s known all along – that Richard Linklater..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Big Hero 6

Witty charm, lively animation, and a swift pace help this animated superhero story rise a cut above.

"...Another friggin’ superhero story that acknowledges comic-book tropes while rarely subverting them, Big..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

How to Train Your Dragon 2

You'll want a dragon of your own after seeing this animated sequel that surpasses the original.

"...an admirable championing of a loner-nerd hero, the first How to Train Your Dragon film was a startlement and..."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

DVD Watch: '24 Exposures'

Joe Swanberg on filmmaker obsessions tops this week's releases

"...Doubtful that the director of You're Next and A Horrible Way to Die..."

May 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Vanishing Waves'

Tender, shocking, erotic: Maybe not what you expect from Lithuania

"...Lukas (Marius Jampolskis) and Aurora (Jurga Jutaite) have never touched, but theirs is a relationship of the deepest intimacy...."

July 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Preview: 'Dragons: Riders of Berk'

TV spinoff to 'How To Train Your Dragon' burns up Tuesday nights

"...I'll admit to being a sucker for How to Train Your Dragon...."

Sept. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bedside Manner: Got Opium?

Getting High and Low with Steven Martin, Nick Tosches, et al

"..."Though I always wanted to be an opium addict, I can't claim that as..."

July 23, 2012 Books Post by Marc Savlov

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, July 28-Aug. 4

"...of MoPac. Everything from the walls' design and location to height and color will be discussed. This meeting will..."

July 29, 2011 News Column

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