Labyrinth of Cinema

House director’s love letter to movies, peace, and history

"...casual audience might only know Nobuhiko Ôbayashi’s name because of his cult Japanese hit House, but Ôbayashi’s legacy of..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Page Two: Persistence of Revision

Fascism, Frank Capra, and how legend becomes history

"...over the masterpiece that is Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. It has been suggested that I was gushing so..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Go Greek: AFS Essential Cinema

AFS Essential Cinema: From the Shadows: Greek Independent Cinema

"...Mention the phrase "Greek cinema" to most people, and you're likely to hear more..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

AFS Cinema Announces Opening Dates

New two-screen arthouse specialists release first schedule

"...Austin Film Society has announced that the new AFS Cinema's permanent home at the former Marchesa Hall & Theatre..."

May 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sink Into Sound & Cinema Series

Yet another set of summer screenings starts tonight

"...favorites, and put them together on the rolling lawn of the Long Center? Sound & Cinema...."

June 5, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Felicia Day, Defender of the Earth

'The Guild' star plays Asteroids tonight at the Alamo with 'Rock Jocks'

"...pioneer Felicia Day will be blasting the skies clear of menace in indie comedy Rock Jocks...."

June 27, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Zen of Filmmaking

Letters at 3AM

"...ago, Charlie Chaplin was engaged in the improbable business of making people laugh in such a way as to..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Cinema's Labyrinth

The year in film, 2006

"...Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men)..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature

Cinema's Labyrinth

The year in film, 2006

"...Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 101. Pan's Labyrinth – A seamless blend of fairy tale and political..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cinema's Labyrinth

The year in film, 2006

"...quarter to, and precious little hope for, the future of mankind. Still, beneath the globalized dread beats a cinematic..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cinema's Labyrinth

The year in film, 2006

"...(except for my No. 1 and 2 choices, both of which are scheduled to open in Austin on Jan...."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...refuge from the sun-blasted outdoors, and a few hours of cool respite under the glow of the projector, as..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

The Relic

"...a new quality benchmark in the always competitive field of movies about part-gecko, part-bug, part-human, hypothalamus-munching, breast-fondling genetic mutant..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Luke Wilson, Tommy Lee Jones to Recieve Texas Film Awards

Hollywood heavyweights, indie icons, and an honorary Texan lauded

"...sparkling, with the announcement this morning at Austin Studios of the class of 2015...."

Jan. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II is the most splendidly imaginative and creatively uncorked piece of fantastic cinema since his Pan's Labyrinth netted an Oscar trifecta in 2007.

"...far the most splendidly imaginative and creatively uncorked piece of fantastic cinema since the director's Pan's Labyrinth netted an..."

July 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bowie on the Big Screen

Looking back on the rare gems of the Diamond Dog

"...Goblin King. Starman. Man of science. Prisoner of war. Everyone knows David Bowie was..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pillow Fight Saturday on the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge?

Shhhh! It's a big ol' Austin SEEKRIT! (Except that it isn't, really.)

"...to do, doesn't it? To be a riotous part of a pillow-fight in the middle of the ATX, right..."

April 5, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Austin Film Society's Noir Canon Travels the Mean Streets

The city is the star of the AFS film series

"...Idiosyncratic directors would manipulate archetypal figures in a war-torn labyrinth with such particular, minute shifts that the wealth of..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

Revisiting Rivette

Essential Cinema revives the films of Jacques Rivette

"...When you think of the filmmakers who came out of the French New..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Opens the Mercado Fantastico

New film market at genre festival aims Spanish, Portuguese spotlight

"...with the announcement that this year sees the launch of Mercado Fantastico, aka Fantastic Market...."

May 30, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Vikram

Star power and muscles power this gritty Tamil action thriller

"...You can keep your Marvel Cinematic Universe; sign me up for a lifetime membership in..."

June 10, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

Cine Joven Sin Fronteras

Teaching technology, telenovela, and how to straddle two countries and two cultures with a camera

"...like this: The kids over at the Austin School of Film's Cine Joven ("Young Cinema") program are making their..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Faster Than Sound: Lizzo City Limits

“Truth Hurts” star’s historic audience, and other ACL Fest weekend one standouts

"...Of course, Sept. 2017 sleeper hit "Truth Hurts" hadn't yet..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Cardboard Fantasy in Dave Made a Maze

Dumpster diving and comedy for a modern fairytale

"...Made a Maze, which screens this week as part of Other Worlds Austin's year-round Orbiter programming, is the magical..."

July 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Under the Stars

No summer is complete without a trip to the drive-in

"...One mention of summer nights and for many folks the iconic Grease..."

May 15, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Sfanthor Lowers the Drawbridge

Castle in the air finally lands

"...is Sfanthor, the newest outpost where the mad-genius Museum of the Weird owners, Steve and Veronica Busti, plan to..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Gazing at the Texas Film Awards Through a Crystal Ball

The Texas Film Awards celebrate the state's best filmmaking

"...Thursday, March 12. The Austin Film Society's star-studded celebration of Texas filmmaking – past, present, and future – benefits..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten