DVDanger: Final Girl

Abigail Breslin, the revisionist scream queen

"...Erin (Sharni Vinson) turns on her attackers, there's a narrative logic...."

Oct. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...The U.S. Narrative Feature Competition lineup includes the feature debut of Kat..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Who Dares Try to Out-Author the Authors, Onstage and Off the Cuff?

Institution Theater improvisers wreak creativity on published works

"...his or her books. (Authors who've already commanded the spotlight: Deano Jones, Owen Egerton, Doug Dorst, and Manuel Gonzales.)..."

June 11, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVD Watch: 'Fat Kid Rules the World'

Matthew Lillard's directorial debut has a big heart

"...Rules the World stomped home with the SXSW 2012 Narrative Feature Spotlight prize. It's Lillard dumping all the goofy..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...NARRATIVE SHORTS..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Living Between What?

Alex Munt spells it out

"...seminal New Wave period – the curious blend of narrative (inspired/adapted from Maupassant) and Jean Rouch-inspired'reportage' about the world..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Bob Byington

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION This year’s 8 films were selected from..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Watchmen

Three documentaries shine a light on playing to the audience

"...And Alex, you were in your first film [the narrative feature The Hole Story]...."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Reviews

"...Narrative Feature Spotlight South by Southwest has been a hotbed..."

March 18, 2005 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Candide: On the Road Again

Local Arts Reviews

"...changes while sustaining an emotional throughline that allows the narrative to build and pay off is one of the..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Review: Amigo the Devil, Yours Until the War Is Over

Danny Kiranos casts a wide musical net on third LP

"...the dark-humored eccentricity of Tom Waits, and the easy narrative flow of Tom Russell – Danny Kiranos, aka Amigo..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Film Review: Clemente

Baseball doc shines a light on a small-market superstar

"...the film goes to great lengths to center its narrative on Clemente’s service as a bridge between Puerto Rico..."

March 12, 2024 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: How Music Got Free

Does what it says on the tin, to a point

"...How Music… functions as a Cliffs Notes of Witt’s narrative (he’s present throughout the film, pushing it along) and..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Joe Gross

SXSW Film Review: The Hobby

Setting the table for a new era of board gamers

"...a historical survey of games before finding more modern narratives – Simon Ennis’ The Hobby serves as a modern-day..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Parks, Gardens, Pisces, and More Arts Events for the Week

Get out and get arty, away from the SXSW crowds

"...Eastside’s Dimension Sculpture Park, with the freaky film’s full-color narrative given a live soundtrack by Austin’s own VOIDRIFTER with..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...have your own venue, you can create your own narrative, your own show, your own ecosystems. Right now, in..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Tribeca Film Review: Rather

A clear-eyed history of the greatest living journalist from Texas

"...but determined Texas reporter who has helped turn the spotlight on those pivotal moments that defined late-20th-century America (Vietnam,..."

June 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Satan Wants You

The Satanic panic as a guidebook to the dangers of crazy conspiracies

"...– especially as documentaries have pushed the boundaries between narrative and non-fiction – but any subjectivity on the part..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Review: The Arc of Oblivion

Documentary explores the beautiful effort of human record-keeping

"...or veering too much towards the unorganized philosophical. The narrative conceit of talking heads interacting with meta footage on..."

March 11, 2023 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

SXSW Documentary Exhumes a Personal History Folk Icon and Activist Joan Baez

The Diamonds & Rust of Joan Baez I Am a Noise

"...much of Joan Baez's life has been in the spotlight since she was heralded as the crystalline voice of..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

William Basinski Proves a Rock Star of Experimental Sound

Texan auditory stud beguiles Elysium prior to lunar eclipse

"...gripping the mic at his lips. Thirty-nine minutes of narrative aural possession stroked out...."

May 16, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The 13 Hours That Changed Texas in Shouting Down Midnight

Shouting Down Midnight stands by Wendy Davis during her filibuster

"...four women (Davis being the fourth), into one feature-length narrative that jumps around in time? Shouting Down Midnight uses..."

March 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film Review: Crows Are White

Buddhist monks doc morphs into journey of self-discovery

"...may be too intentional a word to describe this documentary-slash-personal-narrative; by director Ahsen Nadeem's own admission, he abandoned the..."

March 12, 2022 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

The Lifesaving Cooking of Chef José Andrés in We Feed People

Making a longer dinner table

"...these activations, director Ron Howard pulls subtly at several narrative threads while keeping Andrés and his aggressive empathy at..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Seeing “(California) Stars” at Austin City Limits’ Hall of Fame Induction

PBS perennial fêtes Alejandro Escovedo, Lucinda Williams & Wilco

"...of the television show’s legacy performers staged a three-act narrative spanning 1983 to 2017. A full yet never overcrowded..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Short and Sweet: "Alleyway Chefs"

British comedy short screening at Austin Film Festival

"...Chronicle: Last Night in Soho is putting an international spotlight on Soho, particularly historic Soho. If you were describing..."

Oct. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Unleashes The Same Storm

The French Dispatch, C’Mon C'Mon headed to fest

"...isn't just about big names: it's about shining a spotlight on extraordinary new films that deserve the big stage...."

Sept. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

White Denim, Pocket Fishrmen, Sir Woman, and more recommended sounds

"...Austin hip-hop mainstay Kydd Jones to step into the spotlight and deliver 16 perfectly worded bars that deepen the..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Film Review: When Claude Got Shot

Documentary goes beyond the headlines of Black-on-Black crime

"...reductive headlines. The shooting in question fits no easy narrative when examined in its many parts over the length..."

April 7, 2021 Screens Post by Shane Pfender

SXSW Film Review: Without Getting Killed or Caught

Guy Clark's life, entwined with his wife and best friend

"...are behoove to Susanna's recollections - much of the narrative really being about Susanna's role, almost relegating Guy to..."

March 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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