John Merriman and Steve Collins Admit I've Got Issues

But hey, who doesn't?

"...and Collins have worked together on a series of shorts, equally surrealistic and strange. They've even done a couple..."

Oct. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Full metal racket.

"...from ogling gearhead babe Mikaela (Fox) in her short shorts and cleavage-revealing tops or, as she’s fetishistically shown in..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...barriers down with the list of recipients of the 2018 AFS Grants truly reflecting that state’s talent pool...."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Indie Meme Review: Tell It Like a Woman

Anthology by women directors takes a global view of womanhood

"...a Woman delivers, largely, exactly what it promises: seven shorts by seven women, each featuring women as their protagonists...."

April 20, 2023 Screens Post by Jasmine Lane

Austin Film Society Announces 2017 Film Grants

$143,000 in cash and support awarded to 34 filmmakers

"...cold cash to needy filmmakers. How much cash? Over $1.7 million since 1996...."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Taste of Asia

Previewing the Austin Asian American Film Festival 2008

"...Giant Hornets; and closing-night film Still Life, a haunting narrative about the devastating effect of the Three Gorges Dam..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

AFF Short and Sweet: “Titty Boy”

Austin-made funny and compassionate look at body image in boys

"...drama "Titty Boy" which screens today as part of Shorts Program 9: Best Lil' Shorts in Texas 1...."

Oct. 31, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Make a Film For Beto O'Rourke

Texas' movie heavy hitters want your story of hope

"...competition invites filmmakers to contribute two to three minute shorts - narrative of non-fiction - or 30-second spots "in..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have Met the Future, and It Is Us

Film on the Web, part II: the movies

"...not to forget yourself within yourself. And when there's 100 people around you can't really forget yourself. Now, this..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

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

"...in-box. Sure, the fest doesn’t kick off until March 13, but you might as well start planning now –..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Short and Sweet: "Alleyway Chefs"

British comedy short screening at Austin Film Festival

"...The short, playing as part of Austin Film Festival's shorts programming, is the pilot for a planned series of..."

Oct. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Awards Will Go Ahead

Fest's support for films continues with industry access, more

"...The Grand jury awards will still be selected for narrative and documentary feature, as well as jury awards for..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Announces 2025 Audience Awards

The Accountant 2, Luv Ya, Bum! take home prizes

"...Last Wednesday, SXSW announced its jury awards, and the..."

March 17, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Short and Sweet: The Passing

Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan take a tender look at a vet's work

"...their films have mostly centered on other communities. Indeed, shorts like "The Rabbit Hunt" and Skip Day" and their..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...of the festival's film and episodic lineup (running March 13-21). The rest of today's list includes documentaries and narratives..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Asian American Film Festival Headliners Announced

Two docs and a family drama populate the festival’s main attractions

"...year, the festival includes a cross-section of features and shorts with a cash prize for best narrative and documentary..."

Oct. 3, 2016 Screens Post by Spencer Beghtol

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part Two

The Editor and Reality, movies about movies

"...has always been a pleasant sense of familiarity for narrative storytellers in turning the camera 180 degrees...."

Sept. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Walkabouts, Rallies, and Carnaval in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...OKAY, so the event actually started yesterday, Feb. 19, but there's still four more days as of our..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Five Films Not to Miss at Indie Meme 2022

The best of South Asian cinema, right here in Austin

"...The in-person festival kicks off tonight, April 14, and runs through Sunday, April 17, with badges at..."

April 14, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Short and Sweet: "Birds"

Katherine Propper looks at teen life in her new hybrid short

"...hybrid drama "Birds" which is part of the Texas Shorts program...."

March 14, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Are We All Ghosts in the Machine?

Rodney Ascher explores simulation theory in A Glitch in the Matrix

"...It's existentialism for beginners, and Morpheus' job, as a narrative construct, was to explain to you, at any point,..."

Feb. 10, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Indie Meme Film Festival Goes Virtual

Celebration of South Asian cinema comes to your living room

"...Indie Meme was the first smaller film festival in..."

April 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Asian American Film Festival Raises Its Profile

Asian cinema is back on the calendar and AAAFF celebrates its filmmakers

"...the global Asian experience. Now it returns after an 18-month hiatus, and Programming Director Jenny Nulf describes this year's..."

June 14, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Death Rattle Shakes

A case of "Rigor Mortis," and we pay our dues at the 'Death Spa'

"...Yes, we're in 1989 random California, in the realm of Skinemax frighteners. Death..."

July 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2015 Grants

Newcomers and established names get AFS boost

"...the Austin Film Society announces the winners of the 2015 AFS Grants, there are a lot more narratives and..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Announces 2021 Short Film Grant Recipients

Ten projects get an important boost from the filmmaker fund

"...films, and today AFS announced the recipients of the 2021 AFS Grants for Short Films...."

Dec. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Opens AFS Grant

Applications being accepted now for narrative, doc features

"...lifechanging for Texas filmmakers since they were founded in 1996 as the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund. Now AFS has..."

April 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Playing With the Tracking With Tim Robbins on VHYes

It's a father-son deal in this home movie insanity

"...writing) was a surreal take on found footage: in 1987, a young boy is given a video camera, and..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...SXSW (March 9-18) has just released the titles filling 11 of the..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...125 films. 85 world premieres. 11 North American first time..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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