100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...keen sense of imaginative fun to traditional Indian classical music. Tabla master Sri Gourisankar accompanies. – Michael Toland Bee Caves..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

His Films, His Way

Jim Jarmusch Is Still Figuring Out How to Do It

"..."Well, we've got a lot of really cool short films and filmmakers from all over the world."..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...(Gibbs) questioning why exactly he's caught up in the music biz when there's something more immediate and visceral beckoning..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...year, dozens of local filmmakers produce features and short films that have turned what was once seen as a..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth

What we’re spending time with

"...Folklife managed a feat perhaps unique to the live music capital: taking the accordion from polka novelty to the..."

May 1, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...From moon explorers to tech investors, musicians to Muppets, and from the joint chiefs of staff..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

The unreleased and the oddly evasive titles from 2013

"...shelf, gathering dust, and that's just a crying shame. Films are made to be seen, and so I've gone..."

Jan. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Music Reviews

"...Songs and Music from the Motion Picture She's the One (Warner Bros.)..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Music Feature

Depeche Mode / The Cure / The Jesus & Mary Chain

Record review

"...Music for the Masses (Rhino/Sire/Mute/Reprise)Depeche Mode..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Music Critic's Poll 1998

"...Johnny Adams/ Tommy McCook/ Roland Alphonso Best Reissue Nuggets box set Sounds of North American Frogs Pussy Galore, Sugarshit..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Music Feature

Page Two: The Moment Belongs to the Music

John Sayles' 'Honeydripper' takes flight

"...South, long in use by the forties, when a music started being heard that had no name, wasn't jazz..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Congrats to SXSW; Music Hall Needs to Improve Sound

"...this year's SXSW another success! I saw some wonderful films and heard lots of great music, which is to..."

March 21, 2008 Postmarks

The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited

Gift Guide

"...The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

The Work of Director Mark Romanek
The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
The Work of Director Stéphane Sedanoui

Gift guide

"...Music videos, note musicians and filmmakers here many times, are..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2016

"...A swoony musical about dreamers in the City of Stars, it's the..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

IFP Gotham Awards Announced

Linklater, Zellners among Texans who score nods

"...Additionally, voting is now open for the Audience Award..."

Oct. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVD Watch: 'Night of the Hunted'/'The Grapes of Death'

Horror auteur Rollin abandons vampires for mental decline

"...earlier work. In his excellent introductory essay to both films, "The Anti-Rollin of Jean Rollin," Tim Lucas compares 1980s..."

April 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

And Then We Danced

Georgian coming-out-drama is extraordinary only for its location

"...And Then We Danced is currently available through Music Box Films' initiative whereby streaming rentals can be bought..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Club

Home release roundup time

"...The Club (Music Box Films) is out now on DVD, Blu-ray, and..."

May 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: ‘Augustine’

Female hysteria, or just hot and bothered in Victorian times?

"...Augustine (Music Box Films, Blu-ray $34.95, DVD $29.95) begins with a..."

Sept. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sweet Blues: A Film About Michael Bloomfield

Director Bob Sarles’ backstory on the box set DVD doc

"...Blues: A Film About Michael Bloomfield from the new box set on the guitarist, From His Head to His..."

July 3, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Commitments

"...and Bronagh Gallager. To judge from most of his films, Alan Parker grew up in a box. When he..."

Sept. 20, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Footloose

Finally, a remake that’s not a just a mindless retread.

"...a new generation without complete pandering to the contemporary box-office gods or running roughshod over the fond memories of..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Double Hour

An Italian import, The Double Hour is a twisty psychological mystery.

"...spent as a photographer and director of commercials and music videos, predominantly films the characters in close-ups and tight..."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shorts

A magic wishing rock becomes the undoing of an entire community in this appealing new kids romp from Robert Rodriguez.

"...the film’s writer, director, co-producer, cinematographer, co-editor, and contributing music composer.) Additionally, the kid-oriented films are usually family outings...."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ride Along 2

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart partner again as mismatched cops

"...to query a source. Miami? Cue the Gloria Estefan music, bikini shorts, and the colorful wardrobe worn by Hart..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...South by Southwest Film Festival popped up in our in-box. Sure, the fest doesn’t kick off until March 13,..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

An American Rhapsody

"...and time which, in writer/director Éva Gárdos' use of music and her overall attention to the finer points of..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...Ground zero of Neil Young's new millennial music box set reimagining occurs literally at Disc 0 –..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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