iLLfest, Perfume Genius, Röyksopp, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Keep your ears open for these shows

"...Saturday 31, Hyperreal Film Club..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Opera, a Laboratorio, and One Wild Nothing in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Shoegaze, black metal, jazz, punk, and more

"...movie. That is the power of our most celebrated film composer in history, whose iconic works – Star Wars,..."

May 16, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Austin Film Society’s annual spotlight on new nonfiction films presents a..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Aquatic Anime and Crafty Options in This Week's Recommended Events

Getting out isn't just for the weekend

"...Warning: This Queer Film Theory 101 screening is NOT the same as the..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Little Women, Big Games, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Get in the spirit with these arts and cultural happenings

"...Thursday 19, Hyperreal Film Club..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...pop-up markets, toy drives, visits from Hunky Santa, holiday films, and more.   – Kat McNevins Batman Returns..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Food & Wine Fest, Día de los Muertos, Celtic Fest, and More Recommended Events

Wake the dead, toss some cabers, and much more

"...Thursday 31, Hyperreal Film Club..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Live From Saturday Night, It’s Jason Reitman!

Behind the scenes of the re-creation of the first ever SNL

"...us,” Reitman said, calling it “the most successful experiential film of recent history, and we wanted to be an..."

Oct. 10, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dua Lipa, Reneé Rapp, and More From Saturday at ACL

Hump day brought more heat and fiery kiss-offs

"...A quick scan of the items held up by..."

Oct. 6, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...Stevie Ray Vaughan with a new photo exhibit, a film screening, conversation, and birthday cake. The program begins with..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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

Fortune and Glory: How The Spiel Celebrates Steven Spielberg

Eric Vespe discusses new podcast, life after Scott Wampler

"...that’s first memory – not first memory of a film. “I was 2 or 3 years old at this..."

July 29, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Reality Bites: Looking Back at The Real World: Austin

Austin's film community shaped the reality show and vice versa

"...living downtown were on deadline to finish a short film about a band trying to make it at South..."

July 22, 2024 Screens Post by Paul Stekler

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...add “eclipse” to composing credits that include theatre, ballet, film, and television. The viewing party anchors three days of..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...The stars have aligned for South by Southwest’s latest..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and his directorial..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Gary Clark Jr.’s Free Longhorn City Limits Show and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Recommended shows for Halloween night, from Genesis Owusu to Full of Hell

"...Radio-Television-Film professor Matthew McConaughey and last year's Moody College of..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

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

What the Screen Actors and Writers Strikes Mean for Austin

Hopes of a bumper production year fade as unions fight for a fairer future for their members

"...image of the ongoing strikes hitting the TV and film industries, it's been banners held by picketing actors and..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker

The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor

"...picture that we used when we started distributing the film ourselves the year before. It was just a picture,..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jordan Moser's August residency, a pair of Millers, and more recommended Austin shows

"...releasing upbeat bedroom pop with devastating, foggy-window lyrics during Radio-Television-Film studies at UT-Austin, sometimes co-written with her musician dad...."

July 28, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Remembering Teresa Taylor, Stand-Up Butthole Surfers Drummer With a Memorable Role in Slacker

The Texas percussionist and “Madonna Pap smear girl” has died at 60

"...rented. Then a University of Texas Radio, Television and Film major, she already played drums in a stand-up style..."

June 20, 2023 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Totally in Sync, Tribe Mafia Joins DAWA's Black Music Month Residency

Austin hip-hop duo talks TV placements ahead of Antone's show

"...their sights on larger ventures, like creating music for film and television with their agent at InDigi Music Group...."

June 2, 2023 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Damien Chazelle and the Fall of Silent Hollywood in Babylon

The director talks falling stars and the great studio inversion of 1927

"...of actors who just couldn't survive the transition. For filmmaker Damien Chazelle, it was "this brutal, cataclysmic thing that..."

Dec. 22, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crosstalk: Spoon Awarded by UT Comm School, DJ Shani Debuts KUTX Show, and White Denim's Radio Milk Closes

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...station KVRX 91.7FM, and graduated from the Department of Radio-Television-Film in 1993. Daniel, seemingly ever-ready to receive honors in..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

In Production: Sickness and Stardom in You Are Not Alone

UT lecturer Cindy McCreery's new film takes place in the shadow of Michael Jackson

"...drama from two staff members for UT's Department of Radio-Television-Film, aims to prove once again that their lessons come..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

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

"...nearly upon us, and the cinematic celebration of all film bizarre, strange, and innovative has just announced its first..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Punk Chronicles: "Hard, Fast & Unapologetic" – Raul's Shifts Into Fourth Gear

In the wake of the one-night debut of the Skunks and the Violators, Austin punk begins in earnest in Chapter 5, Part 2 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...mutually exclusive: 1) future musicians and bandleaders; and 2) Radio-Television-Film majors from the University of Texas, just across the..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

From the Dobie to Infinity ... and Beyond!

Stephanie Martinez-Arndt joins the adventure as part of the team behind Pixar's Lightyear

"...the house, she'd seen the first two Toy Story films in her childhood home just off Red River in..."

June 17, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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