Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Think film festivals are all about dour, arty indie pics? Yeah,..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Problems in Orchestral Film Scoring..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...So SXSW made its first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Brown Bunny

Vincent Gallo's notorious film turns out to be an anti-action road trip that has the feeling of a fever dream.

"...achieves a nearly documentary level of tedium, sustaining the film up to its final moments, when suddenly, everything makes..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Place Called Chiapas

Documentary traces the uprising of the Zapatista National Liberation Army, led by charismatic Subcommandante Marcos, who sparked the revolt of Indians seeking to reclaim their lives and land.

"...links to Trotsky's The Permanent Revolution at Amazon.com. Canadian filmmaker Wild, an obvious old-school activist who's also blessed with..."

April 9, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Costa Brava

"...many events in the director's own life. Indeed, the film's dedication to deceased friends and mentors of the director..."

May 24, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Boob Tubistry

ATX Television Festival caters to – and initiates – a new kind of fandom

"...consider starting. Now in its third year, ATX Television Festival is hitting its stride with audiences who increasingly view,..."

June 6, 2014 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

East of Hope Street

"...violence in her native El Salvador to live in Los Angeles with her younger brother and crack-addict aunt. It..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Revenant

This horror comedy follows the the walking-dead path of an undeceased Iraq War vet and his stoner best friend.

"...comedy was presumed dead, distribution-wise, after it hit the festival circuit (including Fantastic Fest) in 2009 and then dropped..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Woman Chaser

"...Bennett, Ron Morgan, Ernie Vincent and Paul Malevich. Some films are so far from left field that you end..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

More Than Just a Giggle-O

The Ladies Are Funny Festival brings the distaff laffs and more

"...a near-constant level – thanks to live performances and film distribution and Netflix and YouTube and so on...."

May 6, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sordid Lives

"...I'll admit it: They're not one and the same film, not really. Still, this shrill, manic, cloyingly obstreperous production..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Los Cogelones, PickleStock, Lady Dan, and more recommended Austin shows

"...Los Cogelones Electric Church, Sept. 2, w/ Gran Moreno, Eterno..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Skeleton Twins

Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig co-star as siblings in this dramatic workout.

"...more softly featured. She has the mien of a lost kitten; he looks like he’s about to pounce. Still,..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Seven in Focus

SXSW '97 Film

"...Rana Joy Glickman is a match made in indie film heaven. In an American independent scene which has of..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

How Nicole Riegel Got in Tune With Dandelion

Filmmaker on working with the National, Ted Leo's worst gig

"...to say that Nicole Riegel leaves the house with film and music on her body. Wherever she goes she..."

July 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How the SXSW Cancellation Has Impacted Austin Movie Theatres

Film theatres scramble to add new programming and give SXSW filmmakers a shot at still getting their movies seen

"...SXSW Film depends on Austin cinemas as a place to screen..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crosstalk: Prizer Arts & Letters Closes, Besame Mucho Returns, and More Culture Headlines

Plus news in film fellowships and SIMS donations

"...Prizer Arts & Letters has closed its gallery at 2023 E. Cesar Chavez. The studio,..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Subverting Expectations at Fantastic Fest With Ladyworld

Female-fronted film prepares for a #MeToo backlash

"...An all-female cast, performing a script by a woman filmmaker. Ladyworld sounds like the perfect movie for the #MeToo..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Ongoing Tradition

The Taos Talking Pictures Festival has carved out a place as one of the country's top 10 film festivals with an eclectic, mellow mix of artists, activist politics, panels, and New Age philosophy.

"...You know you're at the Taos Talking Picture Festival when the first question a viewer asks during the..."

April 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Filmmaker Brings Her Rap Drama Back Home

Katherine Propper finds family in Lost Soulz at Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival

"...of contemporary teens through the lens of an adult filmmaker. When I talked with the Austin filmmaker in 2022..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin , V/H/S/99 , sharks, and more

"...nearly upon us, and the cinematic celebration of all film bizarre, strange, and innovative has just announced its first..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Safe Set for Pandemic-Era Feature The Blazing World

Sundance film comes to AFS's drive-in

"...move back to Austin. Even though he lived in Los Angeles for 18 years and had built a solid..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

15 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2019

A few words about some of our favorite films coming to the fest

"...The number of films hitting SXSW screens over the next fortnight or so..."

March 7, 2019 SXSW Post by The Screens Staff

First Quarter

Bradley Jackson and Andrew Disney kick off a festival run of their new comedy about the importance of intramurals

"...by two guys with a total of one feature film under their belts. The two summoned the aforementioned credentialed..."

April 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Long and the Short of It

It's an uphill battle securing a future for a short film

"...The life cycle of a short film is kind of like that of a cicada: They..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

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

You really shouldn’t stop going to the movies

"...It’s no secret Austin has a hugely vibrant film culture, bursting at the seams with talented filmmakers, savvy..."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Cool Keeps On

Fourteen years after AICN woke up the Web, three Austin film sites carry on the tradition

"...Knowles kick-started his already turbocharged imagination and created his film-and-comic book review/scoop/rumor site Ain't It Cool News, there was,..."

June 18, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...union activism in America has rarely been captured on film – especially its earliest days – than in The..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pilot Program

The first-ever ATX Television Festival celebrates cult, classic, and cutting-edge TV

"...of the reason TV gets little love on the festival circuit. It's an arbitrary designation at this point; we..."

June 1, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

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