Twins, Phantoms, and More Recommended Events

Seeing double on the weekdays

"...feels heavier following the loss of the late, great David Lynch, but if you take one message away from..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...viewing list Government Cheese, the new surrealist comedy starring David Oyelowo, and the intriguing Happy Face. Director Michael Showalter's..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces Recipients of 2024 Grants for Short Films

Rising filmmakers from around the state get essential support

"...many filmmakers, including Lucas and Patrick Bresnan (Naked Gardens), David and Nathan Zellner (Sasquatch Sunset), David Lowery (The Green..."

Jan. 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...AWOL. The big budget flick from John Wick co-creator David Leitch opens May 3, but SXSW attendees get to..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...impact of a comedy groundbreaker in Being Mary Tyler Moore. Speaking of reappraisal, expect debate around The New Americans:..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Second Wave of Acts Added to Moontower Comedy Festival 2019

Latest list of headliners shows Moontower up Schitt's Creek

"...radio, Ronny Chieng of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Joel Kim Booster, Joe DeRosa, Sean Donnelly, Vanessa Gonzalez, Langston..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...to start a family. Cast: Natalia Tena, Oona Chaplin, David Verdaguer, Geraldine Chaplin (North American Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...Brian Corkum, A Shoe Story Nate Dunaway, Jungle Book David Peña, Elephant and Piggie: We Are in a Play!..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...Adult Fiction Jeffrey Abbott – Blame David Abrams – Brave Deeds Rumen Alam – Rich and..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Film Society Announces 2017 Film Grants

$143,000 in cash and support awarded to 34 filmmakers

"...AFS grants include Texas film trailblazers like Jeff Nichols, David Lowery, Andrew Bujalski, Kat Candler, and Trey Edward Shults...."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...(1998, 117min/color, DCP) Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Directed by Joel..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: Youth in Oregon

Family dramedy suffers from unnecessary subplots

"...Youth in Oregon (written by Andrew Eisen and actor-turned-director Joel David Moore) relies too much on contrived storytelling and..."

Oct. 22, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The 24th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

The lowdown on the 2015 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories

"...Joel Gross, "Black Coffee" ..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...David Long, Love and Information..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...after positive premieres at other fests, Andrew Bujalski and David Gordon Green will be showing their latest films, Results..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Boyhood Nominated for Six Oscars

Academy singles out Linklater, Adair, Arquette, Hawke

"...and Anthony McCarten Whiplash, Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster Actor in a Leading Role..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced

Boyhood, Kumiko earn multiple nods

"...Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey Whiplash Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...David Long, Tartuffe..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...town and Rob Thomas' Veronica Mars, as well as David Gordon Green's Joe...."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Austin Film Festival Unveils Complete Lineup

David Chase's 'Not Fade Away' opens fest

"...Sopranos creator David Chase will bring his directorial feature debut, the 1960s-set..."

Sept. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

"...fearless and just as respectful of black-and-white genre classics. Joel David Moore's bumbling Hitler vs. Kane Hodder as Meshuggeneh,..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Screens Review by Richard Whittaker

Shark Night 3D

These sharks are as bland as their comely victims.

"...Directed by: David R. Ellis. Starring: Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack,..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

FronteraFest Schedule

"..."H." by Kristen Kosmas, performed by Steve Moore. A man. A window and chair...."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature

Screens Top 10s

"...(Up in the Air), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Julianne Moore (A Single Man), Catherine O'Hara (Where the Wild Things..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Avatar

James Cameron's opus is thrilling, lovely, sad, and explosive in all the right ways.

"...Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi and Laz Alonso...."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

It Came From Down Under

Aussie films swarm SXSW 09

"...stuntman Nash Edgerton and written by brother and actor Joel, isn't your typical grab-the-money-and-run heist movie. The cinematic line..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Darcie Stevens

Wednesday Sleepers

"...a set of slacker anthems worthy of Pavement. Allison Moore's keys birthed pop slathered with the distortion fuzz of..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Spiral

Portland-based creeper about a lonely painter and his muse/potential prey was a big hit at last year's Fantastic Fest.

"...Directed by: Adam Green and Joel David Moore. Starring: Joel David Moore, Amber Tamblyn, Zachary..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

"...out of the Capitol this week, as Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst withdrew his opposition to expanded Children's Health Insurance..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature

Art School Confidential

This follow-up to Terry Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes’ transcendent Ghost World is too scattershot to be truly great, but their smarty-pants campus yarn is on fire with satire.

"...Matt Keeslar, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Anjelica Huston and Joel Moore. Ultimately it’s too scattershot to cohere into something..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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