You Don’t Even Have to Go to the Movies Anymore

You really shouldn’t stop going to the movies

"...Austin has a hugely vibrant film culture, bursting at the seams with talented filmmakers, savvy filmgoers, insightful film writers,..."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

He Got Game

"...Zelda Harris and Lonette Mckee. With He Got Game, the director most capable of delivering Hollywood's first truly great..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

"I Made a Movie, and They Didn't Want It!"

Shut out by distribution companies, indie filmmakers go DIY when it comes to getting their movie out there.

"...Noble. A record label signs a band and puts their new CD in mall store racks. An acquisitions company..."

July 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation

How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant

"...store. Which is exactly what happened last week to the entire rental stock – some 55,000 titles in all..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...Now what? You blew the chance to buy into your neighbor's IPO in favor..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Breaking out of the Film Fest Box

After a festival run, indie movies used to die on the vine. Video-on-demand is changing that.

"...South by Southwest Film Festival, Brian Knappenberger was living the dream of the struggling independent filmmaker. His documentary feature,..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

The Way We Watch Now

Is theatrical-on-demand the next big thing?

"...On any given week, the average cinema screen runs at 15% capacity...."

June 22, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

AFF Interview: Michael Lovan Draws All the Right Cards in Murder Bury Win

Board game dark comedy rolls the dice on laughs.

"...Clue. Ouija. Battleship. Jumanji (sorta). We've had movies based on board games, but Murder Bury Win, the..."

Oct. 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Future of Film on the Web

Part I: The means

"...The Web was going to be a bottomless well of..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tracking Down Grief With The Head Hunter

Filmmaker Jordan Downey on a monster movie with a fractured heart

"...is its bastard spawn that will consume you. That's the message of The Head Hunter, the dark and emotionally..."

April 10, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Studio's VR Mini-Golf Game Gets New Course Based on Jim Henson’s Labyrinth

Mighty Coconut goes golfing in the beloved puppet classic

"...enough. Now imagine that but while avoiding plunging into the Bog of Eternal Stench while evading the machinations of..."

July 29, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Shins' James Mercer: Fond of Y-O-U

The Shins' James Mercer winces upon a star.

"...My rave review of the new Shins album, Wincing the Night Away, was less..."

March 1, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Digging Deeper Into the Pet Sematary

Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer on their Stephen King adaptation

"...From It to the upcoming revival of Creepshow, Stephen King adaptations are popping..."

April 9, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...THE NEWTON PLAYERS..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

DVDanger: Digging Up the Marrow

Adam Green on the long and very personal path of his new feature

"...If indie horror was Game of Thrones, Adam Green makes as..."

March 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Doomed. Bourgeois. In Austin: The Films of Whit Stillman

Indie legend on Austin, Austen, and his landmark trilogy

"...unnoticed in most environments. But mention Whit Stillman and the name will immediately catch the ear of cineastes as..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Blue Starlite at the Studio

Austin's own mini-drive-in heads to Austin Studios for the summer

"...Austin Studios is always on the lookout for more tenants, and now they have an..."

May 14, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Fat Kid Rules the World'

Matthew Lillard's directorial debut has a big heart

"...I will always like Matthew Lillard. In a fairer world, everyone would forget Wing..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Game Changer

How Austin's indie gaming scene got cooking as Juegos Rancheros

"...The applause at the HighBall rings a bit too polite..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

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?

"...Listen: that noise in the background. Can you hear it? It's the low thrum..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Wall

Two American soldiers face off with an Iraqi sniper

"...scribe Dwain Worrell gets his feature debut shot at the screenwriters’ brass ring in this tale of two U.S...."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Green sewer-dwellers battle purple ooze. Big, dumb fun

"...I’ll admit it right upfront: The teenage fanboy in me who was 18 years old..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Horror Movie

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

"...video. That said, this unrated, low-budget DV mindwarper from the UK has several things going for it, chief among..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Who the Hell is this Seth White?

And what, if anything, do RPGs and LARPing have to do with art?

"...torch to weld two or more pieces of metal together. Sometimes he uses a torch to bend or cut..."

July 30, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the beginning, local leaders have wanted it to be more..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Savlov's Top Ten Redux Part Two: The Bane of Michael Medved

Savlov's Top Ten extras

"...a mouthful of new DVD releases and wondering if they merit inclusion here...."

Jan. 7, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Thanks for the Memories

'Chronicle' staff past and present on 20 years of covering SXSW Film

"...Southwest as a film event and added music later, rather than the other way around. After all, Nick Barbaro..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...in a number of ways, but it plays to the international film community elite. Telluride is film-centric, but it..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

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