Point and Shoot

This documentary follows an American man's motorcycle trip through Northern Africa and the Middle East, during which he takes up arms against Moammar Gadhafi in Libya.

"...time, this tracks lonely, alienated American suburban youth Matthew VanDyke's decision to reinvent himself as an action hero. He..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Point and Shoot

Without looking Matt knows the deer is dead.

"...the woods, the heavy thud on the ground. He stands without moving, then a self-conscious moment makes him clear..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Bonnie West

Point Austin: Shoot First

Boys and their toys, at the Legislature and elsewhere

"...– has hardly settled on the 85th Texas Legislature, and by the time you read this, Gov. Greg Abbott..."

June 2, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Shoot First ... Think Later

Guns don't kill people, but they sure make it a whole lot easier

"...where an argument reportedly turned into a gunfight – and at least three people (including the clumsy 22-year-old shooter)..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Shoot the Messenger

The ARA strikes back

"...the Web-based city politics newsletter published by Jo Clifton, and at Kimberly Reeves, a news reporter who contributes regularly..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs

Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited

"...Paxton. They were both students at Richmond College in England. Huckabee was a film enthusiast, and was taking classes..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

American's Don't Understand England and Violence

"...talking about? It's true a lot of people in England do get stabbed or beaten with baseball bats, but..."

Dec. 8, 2003 Postmarks

In Dark Corners and Bright Spaces, Beth Schindler Captures Queer Joy & Community

Austin Dyke March organizer opens first solo photography show

"...Pride flags at the rodeo. Dykes and dive bars. Oil and water...."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Genevieve Wood

Thomas and Dentmon Lead Toros to 2-1 Start

The first in a weekly series of Toros reports

"...know, with the ultramagnetic talent that coach Brad Jones and staff have accumulated, the team seemed unbeatable, and after..."

Dec. 7, 2011 Sports Post by Will Schmidt

Shoot Or Be Shot

"...Directed by: J. Randall Argue. Starring: Johanna Stein, Tony Perija, Marcus Ashley, James..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Strong and Talented and Young

Austin's Raw Paw collective inhales life, exhales art

"...to focus on what this core group of twentysomethings and their myriad associates all over Austin do. That's the..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Break

Remake of 1991's action bromance

"...Lindo, Matias Varela, Clemens Schick, Tobias Santelmann, Max Thieriot and Nikolai Kinski...."

Jan. 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: Doing What We Can

Public Safety Commission takes a stand against gun violence

"...debate has been a tremendous increase in gun sales. ("Shoot First ... Think Later," Jan. 25.) In the world..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Column by Michael King

"Shoot Like a Grrrl" Takes You on a Club Crawl Through Lost Austin

Photographer Martha Grenon's exhibit at SouthPop covers the Austin music scene in the Eighties and Nineties

"...on faith – all that's visible are guitar straps and a sliver of one guitar – but you can..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lege Lines: “A Liar and Hateful Man”

Matt Rinaldi calls ICE, threatens to shoot a colleague

"...of the abrasive right-wing Freedom Caucus, called U.S. Immi­gra­tions and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on immigrant protesters (part of a..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Death and Life of Free Radio

Austin microradio lived fast and died young -- can the movement live to broadcast another day?

"...More banging and the sound of wood starting to splinter -- then..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Lights, Camera, Safety: Film and TV Production Is Coming Back to Texas

Now producers and unions are making sure no one gets sick

"...possible responses to the coronavirus. Option one, ignore it (and the continuing exponential increase in cases shows the dangers..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ready and Abel

Drafthouse Films unleashes Abel Ferrara's 'Ms. 45' on Austin and NYC

"...every New Yorker, there's a different New York. "We're shooting the street from the view of the character," said..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Two Girls and a Guy

"...by: James Toback. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Heather Graham and Natasha Gregson Wagner. Ah Spring, when a young man's..."

April 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Animator Eric Power Slices and Dices

Collage and stop-motion come together in his homemade epic Path of Blood

"...the Austin artist's first animated feature, Path of Blood, and a sign of his dedication to the elegant art..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crime and Consequences

American Crime creator John Ridley talks about shooting in Austin, faith, race, and Felicity Huffman

"...on a flight to Austin to finish prep for shooting the American Crime pilot for ABC. The series remained..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Point Austin: ALEC by Another Name

Corporate advocacy group looks to deepen local influence

"...ALEC is most notorious for its early sponsorship of "Stand Your Ground" laws – the shoot-first, get-out-of-jail later legislation..."

April 25, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Movies and Shakers

The production companies behind – and ahead of – the boom, and how they might be able to help you

"...Sky, the trio behind Advance Film Mechanix – Brad and Brandon Sappington and David Carsey – formed their production..."

May 26, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hog Book Aims to Encourage Hunting and Eating Feral Hogs

Jesse Griffiths wants you to #EatAHogSaveTheWorld

"..."We've all changed a little," Jesse Griffiths, hunter extraordinaire and chef/owner of Dai Due, said of the past year...."

Aug. 6, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Film Prof's Drunk, and the Kids Are Not All Right

Zombie auteur George Romero delivers another state of the union

"...to the film's pleasurably disconcerting unreliability. This one's strange and despairing and all messed up, my own personal favorite..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...Admission, program schedule, and more information: www.fantasticfest.com..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lovecraft and Rest Stops: Rebekah McKendry Takes to the Road for Glorious

Inside the pandemic roots of the new cosmic horror comedy

"...Lovecraft. Master of the uncanny. Godfather of cosmic horror. And funny. After all, as filmmaker and film historian Rebekah..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The New and Improved City Hall

But no Sheriff Joe in sight …

"...it so. Indeed, if you were headed to The Point this afternoon, you might've thought you skipped through a..."

July 19, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...by Peter Fonda. Written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. Director of photography: László Kovács. Film editor:..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Point Austin: Just How Super Is Your PAC?

"Outside money" hits Austin, and the reverberations begin

"...Austin mayoral politics. South Forward was live-calling hundreds (perhaps thousands) of Austin voters to oppose candidate Steve Adler, with..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Column by Michael King

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