South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Of course, this being SXSW, the Texas and especially Austin contingent is strong, both in front..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces Recipients for Feature Film Grants

$110,000 distributed to 15 Texas projects

"...a project. For the recipients of the Austin Film Society’s 2023 AFS Grant for Feature Films, the leap toward..."

Sept. 12, 2023 Screens Post by Mae Lackey

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...documentary spotlight and competition titles. Expect a lot of Texas interest on The Lady Bird Diaries, focusing on the..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...Sept. 29-Oct. 4, will feature 21 world premieres, 14 North American premieres, and 21 U.S premieres, plus a host..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Puscifer, Brennen Leigh, Ghost Wolves, and more recommended shows

"...trio's fourth studio album takes a deep dive into society's treacherous value of entertainment over information...."

June 10, 2022 Music Column by Maya Wray

AFS Announces Filmmakers for its Artist Intensive Program

Rising directors meet with industry experts to finesse future films

"...After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, Austin Film Society is bringing back its annual Artist Intensive Program. The..."

May 11, 2022 Screens Post by Dina Barrish

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...will be 76 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 4 North American Premieres, 2 U.S. Premieres, and 13 Texas Premieres...."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Enjoy fall foliage, festivals, and fairs

"...a bit socialistic, the German immigrants formed the Agricultural Society of Fischer’s Store around 1875 for the betterment of..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

September events around the state are waiting for you to arrive

"...city of Houston a 9/11 Memorial Garden on the north side of Market Square Park in downtown. In the..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...pathos begins from the first word. On the muddy, North Memphis-tinged trap of "Van Go," the rapper describes running..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...BEST TEXAS RECORDINGS..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

How to Attend the Sundance Film Festival's Screenings at AFS

Indie film showcase brings this year's hottest titles to AFS's new drive-in screen

"...11am: Texas Women Producers featuring Elizabeth Avéllan (Spy Kids, Predators, Sin..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...will just come to you. Last month, Austin Film Society announced it would be partnering with the Sundance Film..."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Festival favorites alongside Miss Juneteenth, directed by Austin Film Society Artist Intensive Fellow Channing Godfrey Peoples (the project itself..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...Music Venue Alliance Austin and Patrick Buchta of Austin Texas Musicians...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...the fifth longest running LGBTQ+ film fest in the North America and Austin’s longest running film fest, but For..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...speaker Olivia Wilde's first feature as a director, Booksmart; Texas Film Hall of Fame 2019 inductee John Lee Hancock's..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Goes to an Alien Nation

Sci-fi and horror fest releases full, final lineup

"...of NASA concept artist documentary Artist Depiction, and the North American premiere of Precognition. Wave two included the first..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...diversity in the moviemaking community. Now the Austin Film Society is knocking some of those barriers down with the..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Texas fun is heating up with grape stomps, outlaw festivals, and rodeos

"...For the 394 wineries in Texas, the 2018 crop is looking like a banner year..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Ajin: Demi-Human, while the more refined and creepy British Ghost Story, starring Martin Freeman, makes its North American debut...."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Mosaic Sound Collective Comes Into Focus

Mosaic Sound Collective's music hub and ancient atmospheric Adam Torres point to the future

"...colleagues, Charles Godfrey, an in-house engineer for renowned West Texas recording facility Sonic Ranch, moved to Austin last December..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Macon Blair Wins Sundance 2017

Grand Jury prize-winner tops the list of locals done good – and bad – at Park City

"...anyone trying to piece together what happened to civil society and radical youth culture over the past half-decade that..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

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 looks, and 51 feature debuts. The..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...Dual Core, Edison Chair, Charlie Faye & the Fayettes, Ghost Wolves, Hunter Sharpe, James Junius, Leopold & His Fiction,..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Houston Restaurant Weeks, Perseid Meteor Shower, and more

"...musicians and rising stars to “The Blues Capital of Texas.” This year’s two-day festival brings Rob Roy Parnell, Trudy..."

Aug. 10, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word, which Neece called "a Texas crime thriller, set in Amarillo on Halloween."..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...2016 SXSW Film Festival runs March 11-19 in Austin, Texas. Look for the Chronicle's SXSW Film Preview issue, which..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...Ghost Magnet Roach Motel 9pm, The Hideout Mexican, Japanese, and..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

The Weird, Weird West

Giddings gets retro-futuristic for Weird West Fest

"...but, as event organizer Jim Herbert explained, "We're in Texas, so most of the reenactor groups wear cowboy hats."..."

Dec. 12, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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