TV Eye

KLRU Krazy

"...Also on PBS: The dependably excellent Independent Lens returns after a brief hiatus with a strong..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Seasons' greetings

"...and the price of living life off-center in this Independent Lens feature. The Farmer John in the title is..."

June 9, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Walk a Mile

The Texas Documentary Tour: Ramona Diaz's 'Imelda'

"...award-winning film, now being shown theatrically (and on PBS's Independent Lens on May 10), Diaz makes use of extensive..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

TV Eye

My e-mail has fallen silent post-election

"...featured in Afghanistan Unveiled, the next film in the Independent Lens series airing Tuesday night. It's not enough that..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The mean month of May

"...From the Independent Lens series comes a double feature of shorts, "One..."

April 30, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Hit Parade

Documentarian Jamie Meltzer pokes under the rock of the music industry in Off the Charts: The Song/Poem Story.

"...Thursday, April 10, at 10pm, as part of the "Independent Lens" series...."

March 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael May

TV Eye

Local filmmaker Heather Courtney's award-winning doc, Los Trabajadores, hits the small screen.

"...airs on PBS this Tuesday as part of the Independent Lens series...."

March 21, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

A Night at the Opera

Jon Else's Sing Faster, showing this Wednesday as part of the Texas Documentary Tour, shows us opera Like we've never seen it before from the stagehands' perspective.

"...sent out on a soft feed as part of "Independent Lens" and showed up at different times in different..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...Through intimate access and a clear-sighted lens, director Maisie Crow takes us inside one of the..."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Queer Music Festival Has Austin Pride Month Singing a New Tune

New music fest boasts an all-queer lineup and a lotta fun.

"...social media site the Cosmic Clash, then starting the independent and queer focused Technicolor Booking, they supported the Austin..."

Aug. 3, 2022 Music Post by James Scott

Standing Around on "The Corner"

My Big Role as a subUrbia Stand-in

"...what is seen through the A and B camera lenses. Others hover behind, watching the monitors or the actual..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Feature

Flag Day

The Penn family gets in the skin of a counterfeiter and his daughter

"...when he takes the time to focus on Jennifer’s independent growth, as a lost, confused young girl slowly becomes..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Here Today ...

Choreographer Sharon Marroquín lets go through dance in order to live

"...breast cancer. Rather, the breast cancer experience is a lens through which she explores impermanence, mortality, and attachment. The..."

March 23, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Art and Photography Books Picture This!

"...diametrical opposites, they are two sides of the same lens. Eve Arnold was unschooled though not unskilled. Without formal..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Books Feature

Changes in the Weather

As Burnt Orange cools down, UTFI heats up

"...grad whose 2002 film, The Slaughter Rule, rated Film Independent's Spirit Awards and Sundance Film Festival nominations. "The biggest..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

A Full Dance Card

Back in Austin after eight days in the land of mountains and Mormons at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, it's hard to distill the experience into any one verity. The combination of dozens of movies and the oxygen-poor altitude create memories that seem more impressionistic than precise.

"...corporate gifting.) In its third decade, this festival of independent filmmaking has grown large enough to encompass both extremes:..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Working Girls

What do the eight films in the Austin Film Society's latest free series "Dance, Girl, Dance: Women Directors of the 70s and 80s" have in common? They are all works by inherently feminist filmmakers, and the chronological order of the series tracks the growth of American feminist thought during these two decades.

"...Hollywood studio system. It is to the areas of independent filmmaking and the exploitation market during the postwar years..."

May 18, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Spirit of Mid-Season

"...end of the spectrum was Barbara Walters. Her cushy-pillowed, lens-filtered fawn-fests with several stars affiliated with the Oscar scene..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...culture. Singh will also discuss her learnings from the independent filmmaking process on DOIN’ IT, which will have its..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Red 11 D: Robert Rodriguez Rob, an independent filmmaker, loses his investor’s money only to find out..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Film News

Beth Sepko brings home an Emmy, plus things are about to get horrific here

"...in Robert Rodriguez's Barbarella remake, which is expected to lens here in November. Topping the rumor list are Kate..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Under Tim McCanlies' Spell; plus, accolades aplenty all over Austin

"...up directing. Meanwhile, McCanlies hopes to be behind the lens by spring in Austin helming his lower-budget project, described..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...-- Attack of the Clones and a raft of independent works whose filmmakers were drawn to the format's inherent..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Super-8's Super Fans

The Cinemaker Co-op preserves the art of the littlest of motion picture formats -- Super-8 -- and trains tomorrow's filmmakers along the way.

"...man these days, and when Junior wallops the shatterproof lens of a Sony Hi-8 with a fistful of steamin'..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Six-String Reverb

In the Beginning ...

"...and using a 35mm Arriflex 2C non-sync with Panavision lenses on loan from Panavision's Tracy Morse, who thought the..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...and a handmade gothic mum!   – James Scott Independent Bookstore Day..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

CAMP Film Fest Brings Online to the IRL Theatre

New event designed to break down career divides comes to the Paramount

"...Bridging Generations: Independent Filmmaking Across Eras Father-daughter duo Roger and Gala Avary..."

April 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces 2025 Film & TV Festival Award Winners

Good Boy’s Indy fetches “Howl of Fame” honors

"...in their examination of intersectional issues through the curious lens of two queer South Asian women.”..."

March 12, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

How MoMA Made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Respectable

The pivotal role of New York in the story of the Austin classic

"...However, its inclusion fits with the department’s unique and independent history within MoMA. When Alfred H. Barr Jr. was..."

Aug. 14, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards

Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes

"...picked in Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature Competition, Shorts, Independent TV Pilots, Music Videos, Design, and XR Experience categories,..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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