Stranger Than Paradise

Tucked up in the Catskill Mountains, All Tomorrow's Parties stages a music festival for its own

"...like a camp. The whole thing is much more intimate than the typical giant festival, and it's nice that..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Sorting the Family's Dirty Laundry

AFS Documentary Tour revisits Alan Berliner's 1991 film Intimate Stranger

"...maternal grandfather and the subject of his second film, Intimate Stranger (1991) – as a "nothing and a nobody,"..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

A Flame in My Heart

"...to 35-mm) on a relatively miniscule budget with an intimate crew of four people. It's a deliberate portrait of..."

Aug. 30, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Family Matters

The Texas Documentary Tour: Alan Berliner

"...Intimate Portrait (1991) sifts through a different kind of archival..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature by Jason Silverman

The Imposter

This documentary about a bizarre case of identity theft is a puzzle of lies, duplicity, and suppositions.

"...Truth is stranger than fiction, and sometimes vice versa. But when the..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dear Frankie

An ad hoc dad turns out to be far better than the real thing in this sentimental Scottish yarn.

"...in Frankie’s life. Eventually, Lizzie grew addicted to the intimate connection she forged, however misleadingly, with her son via..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Adventures of Felix

"...– "the little brother," "the grandmother," "the cousin" – strangers who fill some void in Felix's life. His journey..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Son of Saul

Hungarian Oscar entry finds original way to present a Holocaust drama

"...touch on the Nazi atrocities tangentially (Orson Welles’ The Stranger, Sidney Lumet’s The Pawnbroker, Liliana Cavani’s The Night Porter)...."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Fearless Freaks

Documentary about the band the Flaming Lips – the crazy/bizarre Oklahoma outfit that, despite itself, rose to national prominence.

"...after signing to Warner Bros., the band only got stranger, and better, releasing a series of critically acclaimed CDs..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember … Yes, I Remember

"...fide film immortal (and world-class raconteur) for a long, intimate conversation. Just about everything you'd hope to learn about..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Winter Guest

"...obliterates all thoughts save those of getting warm. This intimate drama of eight Scots groping for warmth -- emotionally..."

March 20, 1998 Movie Review by Robert Faires

From Stage to Page to Screen: Inside the Script of West Side Story

Tony Kushner explains the process of adapting a classic

"...text," he said, "there's no way to get more intimate with it than to adapt it."..."

Jan. 31, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crime Month: Gypsy on Netflix

In this series, Naomi Watts puts the "psycho" in psychotherapy

"...enough to walk into a room with a total stranger and reveal his deepest, darkest secrets. Healing comes from..."

July 9, 2019 Screens Post by Laura Jones

DVDanger: Willard

1970s rat insanity and its sequel, plus Catfight

"...make a lick more bizarre. After all, how much stranger can you make rat burglary?..."

July 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...Intimate Stranger (Santiago, Chile)..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Chaos in Tejas Live (Saturday): Joyce Manor

Kidnapped pop-punk

"...“Are you going to watch Joyce Manor?” a stranger asked me at a Hotel Vegas picnic table. “They’re..."

June 2, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

AFF: Johnny Depp in the ATX

Johnny Depp gets award, presents Rum Diary, and strums with the best

"...mid-sized student venue on the UT campus to the intimate stage of the Continental Club while playing guitar with..."

Oct. 24, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Saturday Showcases

Last night of SXSW 2011 and still plenty of one-venue hang time

"...version of Feist on her second album, Buen Soldado. Intimate Stranger made such a splash last year at SXSW..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Free Week Speed Dating

"...self-deprecating humor. At least the commute was better for Intimate Stranger. The Anglo-Chilean quartet just moved to town –..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Throwing the first stone for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...Kydd Jones, Motel Aviv, Crooks, Zlam Dunk, Intimate Stranger, the Trishas, OBN III's, Eagle Claw, Black Books,..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Producers: Laura Tatham, Daresha Kyi Mama Bears is an intimate exploration of two "mama bears"—conservative, Christian mothers who have..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Bill Frisell, A Portrait Australia D: Emma Franz An intimate, behind-the-music portrait of one of the most unassuming yet..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

aGLIFF Announces Lineup

Austin's favorite LGBTQ fest drops next month

"...grow closer, Sangaile allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret, and finds in her teenage love the only..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Susan Glatzer Alive and Kicking gives the audience an intimate, insider’s view into the culture of the current swing..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Relic

Senility and the supernatural in this nerve-wracking Australian horror

"...one second, childish the next, then suddenly a violent stranger...."

July 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...D: Bao Nguyen Be Water is a layered and intimate portrait of an underdog who was able to transcend..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Death at a Funeral

A remake of a 3-year-old British comedy, Death at a Funeral transfers its farce from a predominantly white cast to predominantly black.

"...(played by Marsden with elastic-faced giddiness); and a mysterious stranger who claims to have intimate knowledge of the deceased..."

April 23, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All Over Creation: I, Witness

The victims of the Virginia Tech shootings were memorialized in a potent play at UT

"...hence his title for the collected plays, What a Stranger May Know. He was memorializing Austin Cloyd from the..."

April 20, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...sexual and social identity of contemporary black America through intimate, eye-opening, and often hilarious accounts from women and men..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...elderly Korean man reflects on his life with a stranger. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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