Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for <i>The Black Phonei>

The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film

"...In pop culture, the late Seventies signify a cutesy suburban..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Can You Help? Paul Feig Needs <i>A Simple Favori>

Director talks cameos, thrillers, and mommy vloggers

"...Wasn't it inevitable that, when Paul Feig made his first thriller,..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Getting Behind <i>The Tender Bari> With Lily Rabe and Tye Sheridan

The challenges of authenticity (and George Clooney's acting class)

"...Accuracy in a biopic can come down to the smallest recognizable..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

On Holy Ground With <i>The Green Knighti>

David Lowery on the weight of carrying a mythic legacy

"...Come at the king, as they say. The folklore of..."

July 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Illuminating <i>The Magic Lanterni>

The Austin film podcast conjures British ghosts for AFS

"...Before cinema, there was the magic lantern. That glorious, incandescent source..."

Nov. 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Writer, The Editor, and the Filmmaker: The Story of <i>Turn Every Pagei>

Lizzie Gottlieb on her father and LBJ biographer Robert Caro

"...Cities are always in flux. Looking out of the window..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jason Eisener on <i>Kids vs. Aliensi>

The director of the teen-friendly horror discusses his influences

"...There's a Venn diagram: the circles say, "weird gore," "wrestling," and "kids," and..."

Sept. 22, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Justin G. Dyck Would Do <i>Anything for Jacksoni>

Christmas romance movie maker delivers this year's chilliest horror

"...Any niche can be very inward-looking. It's as true for horror..."

Dec. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into <i>The Black Holei> at Other Worlds Austin

Director Gary Nelson on Disney's sci-fi epic, returning this weekend

"...When Disney's groundbreaking science fiction oddity The Black Hole explodes back..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: <i>Let Us Preyi>

Star, director on strong women, evil, and rape in film

"...There's a theory in religion that the Devil isn't just evil. Instead, what..."

May 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All the Dirty Little Secrets: Halina Reijn Digs Up <i>Bodies Bodies Bodiesi>

The director of the Gen Z Clue on why she won't direct on stage

"...When a director makes a film, the most obvious first question is,..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Q&A: Aharon Keshales Enters Texas Darkness in <i>South of Heaveni>

Noir, cowboys ... and Ted Lasso?

"...When Aharon Keshales cast Jason Sudeikis as ex-con Jimmy in Lone Star crime flick South..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Director Jeff Fowler on the Enduring Success of <i>Sonic the Hedgehogi>

How the blue hedgehog became more than just a spiky speedster

"...In Jeff Fowler's 2004 Oscar-nominated short "Gopher Broke," the titular..."

May 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Every Body Has a Story in <i>The Mortuary Collectioni>

Ryan Spindell brings period creep to the horror anthology

"...When the corpse is dead and decayed, what a life really comes down..."

Sept. 21, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: <i>The Bob Zulai> Returns

Coming-of-age comedy-drama comes to Amazon

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds SF Festival Is in <i>The Honeymoon Phasei>

Project Greenlight title will be closing night film

"...Are you ready for a commitment? Other Worlds, Austin's dedicated science..."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into <i>The Adventure Zonei> With Griffin McElroy

Local podcaster tells how his brother, his brother, and he turned a game of Dungeons & Dragons into storytelling magic

"...One of my favorite movies just ended. It was roughly 80 hours of..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Angela Strehli's Comeback <i>Ace of Bluesi> Revives Antone's Records

"At Antone's down in Texas, my friends call me the queen"

"...Crack open the gatefold sleeve to Angela Strehli's brand-new Ace of Blues, and her genre's ancient book..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Why Darren Lynn Bousman Came Back For <i>Spirali>

Rock, racks, vices and games: the story behind the new Saw

"...Darren Lynn Bousman, director of Spiral, has one promise about the the infamous..."

May 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A New History, A New Horror in <i>The Terror: Infamyi>

Showrunner Alex Woo recreates the nightmare of the internment camps

"...About 10 years after Alex Woo's father came to America, he bought a Cadillac. "It was a leather boat,"..."

Aug. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All Guns Blazing With the Director of <i>John Wick 3i>

Chad Stahelski on building a world beyond the Continental

"...There's probably no one more surprised by the breakout success of the John Wick series..."

May 16, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Don Diego Trio Sends <i>Greetings From Austini>

Vittorio Bongiorno follows a rockabilly band from Italy to Texas

"...There are few more American musical genres than rockabilly, the pulsing fusion of rock..."

April 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: <i>Remember the Nighti>

The key to a merry Christmas is a shoplifter in the house

"...Does going home for the holidays have you fretful? Are you..."

Dec. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Robert Faires

<i>The Austin Chroniclei> Guide to the <i>Mission: Impossiblei> Movies

Your mission, if you choose to accept it ...

"...Dun-dun-duh-dun, dun-dun-DUH-dun! Oh, Lalo Schifrin, you fiend, creating one of the all-time great TV..."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tracking Down Grief With <i>The Head Hunteri>

Filmmaker Jordan Downey on a monster movie with a fractured heart

"...Grief is a monster, and vengeance is its bastard spawn..."

April 10, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: <i>What Unites Usi>

Dan Rather's reflections on patriotism just may give you hope

"...If you think you’re unfamiliar with Dan Rather, you’re probably..."

Oct. 30, 2017 Arts Post by Katarina Brown

Alfonso and Thomas and <i>The Dying Girli>

Former teenage Texas film buffs unite on homage-filled cancer comedy Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

"...They both grew up in Texas, but the similarities in their upbringings would seem..."

June 26, 2015 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Review: <i>Jesus Christ Superstari>

New touring production electrifies with freshness and urgency

"...With the very first notes of the 50th Anniversary touring..."

Oct. 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

DVDanger: <i>The Last Survivorsi>

A different kind of post-apocalyptic teen heroine

"...Bloopers. Deleted scenes. DVD special features sometimes blur together. But the contribution of The..."

Aug. 4, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: <i>The Honor Farmi>

Austin documentary expert Karen Skloss takes us back to school

"...Part teen crush drama, part psychedelic psycho thriller: Director Karen Skloss' debut narrative feature The..."

Dec. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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