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Arty and culture-y things to get up to

"...of turning life’s chaos into laughs. With billions in box office receipts and a roster of hits, Hart brings..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...footage and technical tweaking added, has seized the American box office in its first two weeks of exhibition and..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...With nearly 40 films in release this holiday season, it's harder than ever..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

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

"...My Cousin Vinny, while Sam Beam (better known in musical circles and Iron and Wine) will present a 45th..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...destiny, co-directed with Karen Bernstein. With all three screening films at the 2016 South by Southwest Film Festival, they..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

Page Two: The Incredibles

SXSW Film lines 'em up

"...It's one of the very first regional independent American films. It proved a catalyst for so much that followed,..."

March 13, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Wild & Free

Surveying the SXSW landscape

"...movie screening that night. There are so many great films and interesting events, and so much outstanding music, that..."

March 6, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Confessions From the King of Fuzz

Cult soundtrack composer Davie Allan comes to the Alamo Ritz

"...the grungy effect in the teen and biker exploitation films he scored, including the Top 40 hit "Blues Theme"..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Hustle and Snow

At Sundance, the proving ground just got a lot more slippery

"...springboard for the eventual rollout of their already acquired films. However, most of the films screen without distribution already..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...safely by pedestrians. The highways built "to increase mobility" box people in. "Increasing mobility" means speeding up the pace..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column

Fast, Twisted, and Deeply Paranoid

A year of notes on 'The Manchurian Candidate' remake's script

"...About Charlie, a remake of Charade, died at the box office...."

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Bad Company

"...Fears release, the Tom Clancy nuclear thriller that surpassed box-office expectations and also managed to knock Star Wars II..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rocketman

A biopic of Elton John be as spectacular and catty as the man himself

"...man from the British middle class breaks into the music business in his early 20s, reinvents himself by changing..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Terry Allen Revisits His Definitive Albums

Lubbock musician on Juarez and Lubbock (On Everything)

"...Terry Allen told the Chronicle, "Visual art, theatre, and music are all pretty much one thing for me. Focusing..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...But most significantly, these reviews were personal and passionate. Films got under Kael's skin, and she repaid the favor..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two

There is no other place in the country, outside of New York and L.A., with the same quality and quantity of filmmaking and filmmakers as Austin

"...Still, between July and October 2003, five films made in Austin or by Austin based-filmmakers opened at..."

March 12, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Undisputed

"...heroes. It's a pattern that begins with his early films -- The Driver, a story about a getaway car..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In 1989 I was making my living as a musician and had the good fortune to be playing with..."

May 10, 2002 Column

Slack Where We Started

Richard Linklater and John Pierson Ponder 'Slacker' and Its Aftermath

"...I just point out that there were all those films that opened the way for me all those years..."

June 29, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Score Wars - the Phantom Flicker

"...project," it consists of more than 30 short Super-8 films. In order to participate, filmmakers were challenged to create..."

Aug. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...here are the first round of reviews of some films currently showing in the SXSW Film Festival. The symbols..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...display here occasionally parallel those in Hark's martial arts films. The casting of his regular kung-fu actors only serves..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the Week That Was, Get Smart) and scripts for films such as The Graduate and Catch-22. Credit must also..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...while particularly diverse, all seem to be using their films as a cathartic lens to view the modern-day world...."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...Donn Cambern. Assistant editor: Stanley Siegel. Consultant: Henry Jaglom. Music editing: Synchrofilm, Inc. Re-recording: Producer's Sound Service, Inc. Sound:..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation

How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant

"...more than 100,000 titles (including the relative handful of films available in the barely popular Blu-ray format) for a..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our Free Radio coverage generates some audio radiance, and more.

"...and was instrumental in bringing many of the biggest films to Texas during that time. It almost seemed like..."

June 29, 2001 Column

Altman Speaks!

The ultimate indie director shoots straight about breaking into the business, staying there, and loving it.

"...young writers, and now they are now making the films we love...."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...nothing-if-not-novel "Porn to Rock" showcase to promote the Callner Music compilation of songs by adult film stars released earlier..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...in the lead roles to its over-the-top costuming and music to its brightly colored sets. Kidron cleverly entices even..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

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