Second Coming

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Definitive Director's Cut (1977)

"...course, so does Bonnie & Clyde or Reds -- films which reveal the strident, uncompromising thinker at the heart..."

July 30, 1999 Screens Feature

Shortcuts

"...of nine days, including some regional and world premiere films. One film making its world premiere is Traveller, starring..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Column

Michael Jackson

"...To understand the cultural impact of Michael Jackson's music videos – or "short films," as he more accurately..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...between Italian serenades and subsequent vengeance-swearing, we talked about films. After I spent some time raving about Songwriter, a..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...or a marathon screening of Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse films. It's a defining character trait, an engaging gleam in..."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Sensational Saga of Mr. Sinus

Picking up where Mystery Science Theater 3000 left off, Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 skewers the movies of our childhood to sold-out crowds at the Alamo Drafthouse.

"...on. Three guys drinking beer and goofing on bad films -- couldn't we just do that in our own..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Wrapped and Ready

"...The Rugrats Movie climbing to the top of the box-office heap on its opening weekend and A Bug's Life..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Conference Taps Issa Rae, Signal and Colossal Leads for Keynotes

Lineup drop also adds Kevin Bacon, Hideo Kojima, Last of Us cast & crew

"...Issa Rae – creator and star of HBO’s Insecure..."

Feb. 11, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

The Babadook Director Sings a Song of History With The Nightingale

Jennifer Kent honors a commitment to the Aboriginal people of Australia

"...have expected to tell. "I don't really like period films," she said. "I don't like that they have a..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Doing the Legwork for Love

The mighty oak begins with a tiny acorn

"..."It's the little things," wrote the regionally canonized troubadour..."

April 12, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

2016 SXSW Film Venue Guide

Where to go, how to get there, and what that line’s going to be like

"...Theatre has flirted with many identities over the years: music venue, pool hall, adult theatre, punk rock club. But..."

March 7, 2016 Screens Post

DVDanger: The Larry Fessenden Collection

Horror's underappreciated auteur on existential terror

"...Land), and Mickey Keating (Pod, Darling) all have released films under the watchful gaze of Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix...."

Oct. 20, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Slack to the Future

Slacker at 20

"...5, 1991, by Orion Classics, after having proved its box office viability (in Austin, anyway) via a run at..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

UT filmmakers get Guggenheims, spots at Cannes, and more. Plus: SXSW is never over.

"...artist can receive short of ending up on a box of Wheaties. Panov, who has taught film production at..."

April 30, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Hiiiiiiiii-Yah!

Austin foley artist Buzz Moran strips the sound out of a forgotten kung fu flick and redubs it live at the Drafthouse. The result? Something to chop about it.

"...new genre of Alamo Drafthouse programs that combine screened films and live performance, often for the benefit of a..."

May 17, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

The Naked Truth

Legendary exploitation producer Dave Friedman comes to town to present Mau Mau Sex Sex, the documentary of his career with Dan Sonney.

"...By today's sensibilities, the nudie films of the late Fifties and early Sixties seem incredibly..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...This reminded me of the early Nineties when "real music fans" snubbed Nirvana because they were successful while overlooking..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Column

Transforming Herself

Sissy Spacek's Most Memorable Movies

"...After being referenced and spoofed in dozens of other films, Carrie holds up as a camp classic 25 years..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Life's Enriched Pageant

Good design, like good air, helps you breathe a little easier, and here are a few Austinites who are helping us all breathe easier through their work as graphic designers.

"...years, after high school, attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston and playing in a series of low-impact..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Short Cuts

"...Mr. Ripley, Chuck and Valli at Encore Movies and Music. You've no idea how few films you have on..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...its due here in Austin. Although The Sound of Music recently played in a regular screening as part of..."

July 14, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"..."I started out making films the normal way, with a camera," says indie/underground Ithaca..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

"...own or accompanying various ventures in art, film, and music. His work with Bill Daniel at the weekly Funhouse..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...Keith Fletcher: Music supervisor, associate producer..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...queer fashion; plus loads of DIY and official LGBTQIA musical showcases, this certainly feels like the year we kweer’d..."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

I Live My Broken Dreams

This year's rock docs examine the 'outsider myth' and more among the likes of Daniel Johnston, Townes Van Zandt, and Wild Man Fischer

"...his own physical well-being, even the success of his musical career – seems to often have been characterized by..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Bohemian Rhapsody

'Moulin Rouge' Director Baz Luhrmann Loves Love

"...the VCR; I think I liked the flashy blue box. And flashy certainly is the word for the Australian..."

June 1, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...As befits their standing as Austin's most popular band,..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

Mule Conversations

"...beyond, the songwriter's myriad compositions are filled with otherworldly music and universal guttural utterances that seem to come from..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Why I Moved Back

Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be

"...graduation from high school. Supposedly Austin had a good music scene. Upon exiting I-35 onto Sixth Street and seeing..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Gretchen Phillips

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