Monster Trucks

Boy meets monster, adventure ensues

"...Directed by: Chris Wedge. Starring: Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Thomas Lennon, Barry Pepper, Amy Ryan,..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bad Moms

Women can be comically raunchy and ill-behaved, too

"...Directed by: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Starring: Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fanboys

This shaggy comedy is an earnest, sweetly geeked tribute to fandom.

"...bless its earnest, sweetly geeked heart – wisely waits till the end of the film to bring up the..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Industry of Light and Magic

Fx guru and key 'Star Wars' figure Tom Smith to HRC

"...the architects of a generation of films – George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Jim Henson...."

April 15, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Disappointments Room

Kate Beckinsale moves into a haunted house

"...Directed by: D.J. Caruso. Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Lucas Till, Michaela Conlin, Michael Landes, Gerald McRaney and Mel..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Son of the South

Real-life civil rights drama finds redemption for those raised racist

"...Directed by: Barry Alexander Brown. Starring: Lucas Till, Lex Scott Davis, Lucy Hale, Cedric the Entertainer..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review

10 Things to Do This Halloween

Check out what's going on this weekend?

"...Potter, Avatar: The Last Airbender), Kimberly J. Brown (Halloweentown), Lucas Till (X-Men), and the one and only Mike Tyson...."

Oct. 28, 2015 Events Post by Allen Martinez

Paranoia

This techno-thriller starring Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford, and Gary Oldman arrives inert.

"...Oldman, Harrison Ford, Amber Heard, Embeth Davidtz, Richard Dreyfuss, Lucas Till, Julian McMahon and Josh Holloway...."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Stoker

Starring Nicole Kidman, this first English-language outing of Korean fave Park Chan-wook is stylish but wanting.

"...Kidman, Jacki Weaver, Phyllis Somerville, Dermot Mulroney, Alden Ehrenreich, Lucas Till and Harmony Korine...."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Spy Next Door

Jackie Chan plays an undercover CIA agent who turns out to be a disastrous babysitter for his girlfriend's three kids.

"...Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Magnús Scheving, Alina Foley and Lucas Till. There was a time when the arrival of..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hannah Montana: The Movie

"Pop it, lock it, polka dot it," sings Miley, while also learning worthy messages about responsibility to family, community, and Mother Earth.

"...Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Jason Earles, Lucas Till, Melora Hardin, Vanessa Williams and Margo Martindale. From..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...already on our radar, but Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn series is coming too, as is Mike Judge's..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Robert Rodriguez Opens The Book of Boba Fett

The Austin filmmaker takes the mask off Star Wars' enigmatic bounty hunter for new Disney+ show

"...every kid eager for the second installment of George Lucas' saga set a long, long time ago in a..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...#PostModem Directors: Jillian Mayer, Lucas Leyva #PostModem is a comedic satirical sci-fi pop-musical based..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays, Part 1

Vintage re-releases for unseasonal scares

"...to clear the room after Christmas dinner … you still can't get better than verité horror Henry: Portrait of..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...moribund Hollywood system and, along with visionary peers George Lucas and James Cameron, predicted the demise of 35mm filmmaking..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

Thanks, MonkeyWrench!

"...right. Saturdays, Club Mexita's, 1109 N. I-35, 467-4444. $5 till 12mid, $10 after. www.yellastud.com...."

Oct. 21, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

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?

"...pounds of costume and make-up as Quasimodo – is still very much in use by his direct descendants, the..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the world. TILL WE MEET AGAIN..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Star Wars Memories

In honor of Star Wars Day, Austin’s creatives talk about how the Force changed their lives

"...'event' cinema for me. It's something I participate in still to this day. It continued with the Star Wars..."

May 4, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Ennis, Peter Vack, Sarah Ramos, Robert Longstreet, Tishuan Scott, Lucas Neff (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Cozying Up to The Faculty

"...to see if I wanted to be in the then-still-untitled movie. A few weeks later in the wee morning..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...the book by H.G. Bissinger); with Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Tim McGraw..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Kids Are All Right

Not your parent's summer camp, rock & roll camp!

"...that melted on the burner, sang silly songs I still remember, and learned to identify birds. At the more..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Golden Arm Symphony

Unraveling the budding symphonic genius of Graham Reynolds

"...versus Bartok, but the half-hour set culminates with a still and stirring version of the new CD's main theme,..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...may not live in the Deep South, but he's still able to howl those words, blow that mouth organ,..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature