Into Thin Air

The already under way adventures of Austinites at the Dances Sun and Slam, and what they might mean for the local scene

"...Of course, there's nothing new about filmmakers struggling to get prints ready in time for Sundance,..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Short Cuts

Mark Miks and Murder in Small Town X, festival season upon us, and pre-production on The Life of David Gale.

"...watching due to an unlikely Austin connection. Longtime local filmmaker, actor, and general man about town Mark Miks is..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Page Two

Why Mike Clark-Madison's cover story will be informative even to the most experienced city veteran, and why the work of exploitation director Stephanie Rothman deserves serious study.

"...The Austin Film Society is presenting "Dance, Girl, Dance: Women Directors of..."

May 18, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Short Cuts

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

"...Doubtless there's more than a few sci-fi TV and film fans locked away in their darkened bedrooms, alternately licking..."

May 5, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

And the Band Played On-Air

The Man Behind KUT's Live Set, Walter Morgan

"...room," says Morgan, who has both a music and radio-television-film college background. "Then, I've got to sit down while..."

July 19, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...like Alice Cooper or Kiss crossed with a snuff film or coprophagic porn. What they got was bone-crunching rock..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Five Events You Shouldn’t Miss at ATX TV ... From the Couch!

From Perry Mason to Nancy Drew, it’s time for you to get a clue about this year’s ATX Television Festival

"...of appearances in print and on television, radio, and film, his backstory has remained a mystery – until now...."

June 5, 2020 Screens Feature by Selome Hailu

Austin's Paramount Theatre Turns 100

As the grande dame of Austin theatres turns 100, it matters more than ever

"...in for a second, fans of the Summer Classic Film Series: a Holiday Inn. People Who Cared..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Tug of War Between Art and Morality

Andrew Shea's Portrait of Wally follows the trail of Nazi plunder

"...Documentary filmmaker Andrew Shea was there when it happened, though he..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

TV Eye

The Panel Channel

"...The Austin Film Festival and Conference brings many notable film and TV..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Boys in the Barracks

Texas Documentary Tour present Arthur Dong's award-winning 1994 documentary about gays in the military, 'Coming Out Under Fire.'

"...-- L.A. doc-maker Arthur Dong's 1994 Peabody- and Sundance-decorated film -- couldn't be more perfect. Although the contentious gays-in-the-military..."

April 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

TV Eye

Looking for something to watch this Easter? Try a little history lesson with George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire. Also, Antiques Roadshow comes to Austin; Great Writers, Great Cities premieres on PBS; no one takes the flap for Who Wants to Marry a Multi-millionaire.

"...of PBS' American Experience series. Recently shown at SXSW Film and winner of a Special Jury Award for documentary..."

April 21, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Competition Judges

"...Kathleen Murphy is a film critic and contributing editor for Film Comment magazine...."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature

Drafting a Career

"...(M.F.A. '98): At 25, she already has a feature film in the pipeline. It all started when Shadix went..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Screens Feature

Austin Public Hits the Big Screen With Special Screening and Mixer

Cable access institution celebrates its 50th anniversary

"...series of name changes and managers (most recently Austin Film Society), Austin Public has broadcast everything that the imagination..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Better Than Book-Learnin'

Master Class With John Pierson premieres on KUT

"...undergrads who attend John Pierson's Master Class in the Radio-Television-Film Department. Every semester, they get front-row seats to Pierson's..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

As Queer As It Gets

Christian McLaughlin, the Balzac of Melrose Place

"...south of Riverside Drive where Rodriguez came up with Film School Sluts. That was McLaughlin's freshman year of college...."

June 12, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Connecting a Whole Community

Austin and Google Fiber move to bridge the digital divide

"...but also to an array of groups, including arts, film, and theatre organizations, St. Edward's and Huston-Tillotson uni­versi­ties, youth..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Making Media-Watching a Little Less Wonky

UT's online journal FlowTV seeks a balance between accessible and academic

"...a transformation. That shift is what drove a few Radio-Television-Film graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"...half-life – a trait it shares with Judge's live-action films (Office Space, Idiocracy, Extract)...."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Killing the AMN Softly

"...for a "Bachelor's Degree in Communication; Radio, Television & Film; Commercial Music Management, Business Marketing or related field, plus..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Michael Bertin

TV in Trumpland

Quality struggles to take one step forward while culture takes 10 steps back

"...explains Craig Watkins, University of Texas professor in the Radio-Television-Film department. "Because [Trump] is already sort of larger than..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Kerry Dawson 1949-2016

Austin’s master of the radio graveyard shift passes on

"...arrived in Austin from Waxahachie in 1967 and studied Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas. His career crystallized two..."

Feb. 23, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Where do you want it?

"...Things Are director Spike Jonze spoke at the UT Radio-Television-Film Master Class on Tuesday evening, but details remain scarce..."

April 16, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

'The Austin Chronicle' and Richard Linklater

The beginning of a beautiful friendship

"...It's hard to remember how many times filmmaker and Austin Film Society Artistic Director Richard Linklater has..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Last Thursday, June 26, the Radio-Television-Film Department of UT screened four documentaries by MFA candidates;..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...that the best way to make money as a filmmaker was horror movies. That was very much on John..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS and UT Press Celebrate the Legacy of CinemaTexas

Notes on cinema history

"...Austin is known as a film-watching city, but that reputation doesn't come from nowhere. Its..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Eggshells' Is an Austin Time Capsule

Tobe Hooper presents 'Eggshells' on Tuesday night with Louis Black

"...Texas, 1968 (back before this town would become a filmmaking capital and years before Tobe Hooper would would break..."

July 7, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blood Brothers

Bringing James Welch's novel of Native life, 'Winter in the Blood,' to the screen

"...twin brother and directing partner Andrew, it's a feature film...."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Paul Stekler

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