At Wit’s End: Bob Byington on His Dry New Comedy, Lousy Carter

“My career puzzles people, including myself”

"...Even Bob Byington, who heretofore might have seemed impervious to something like..."

March 27, 2024 Screens Post by Shawn Badgley

ATX Film News: Fundraisers and a Special Delivery Scare Package

Is Austin giving the world the next Game of Thrones?

"...Frances Ferguson, the latest film from Austin director Bob Byington, has arrived on Amazon Prime. The laconic and sardonic..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...movies and shows, with new films from Olivia Wilde, Robert Rodriguez, Christopher Morris, and more...."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...drama "June" screened during San Francisco's CAAMFEST; and Bob Byington, who swipes this year’s distance prize for taking his..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Don't Feel at Home Wins Best Austin Film

Macon Blair's debut lauded by Austin Film Critics Association

"...alumni that includes four-time winner Richard Linklater, three-time winner Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino for Grindhouse, and, most recently, Keith..."

Dec. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Obsession: Bob Byington Dials in to the 555

Austin filmmaker shares his love for new sketch comedy series

"...[Ed. note: Bob Byington is an Austin-based filmmaker whose new film, Infinity Baby,..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Screens Column by Bob Byington

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Filling out the locals list, Bob Byington (Somebody Up There Likes Me) directs Infinity Baby (scripted..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Made in Texas

Lighting fires for creativity and community

"...Dazed and Confused, Bernie, and Boyhood by Richard Linklater; Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse, Mike Judge's Office Space;..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Lights, Camera, Print Media

October 1985 was the strangest month

"...the obvious, and in no particular order: Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, Laura Dunn, Hector Galán, Kat Candler, the Zellner..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Austin Film Society Announces 2015 Grants

Newcomers and established names get AFS boost

"...Peace Officer and Krisha, Andrew Bujalski's Results, and Bob Byington's 7 Chinese Brothers (as featured in this week's issue:..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gone to the Dogs

Bob Byington on his latest Austin comedy, 7 Chinese Brothers

"...Filmmaker Bob Byington's new feature 7 Chinese Brothers is a timeless tale..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...The Lizzie Velasquez Story. Switching back to narratives: Bob Byington will world premiere 7 Chinese Brothers, starring Jason Schwartzman..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Feast Your Eyes

Introducing the banner crop of 2013 films

"...film capital. Films such as Richard Linklater's Before Midnight, Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills, Jeff Nichols' Mud, David Gordon Green's..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thanks for the Memories

'Chronicle' staff past and present on 20 years of covering SXSW Film

"...Sid Haig, Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Harry Knowles, Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellán, lawyer/producer John Sloss, John and Janet..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

TFPF Awards Filmmaker Grants

AFS' funding arm awards $121,000 to Texas filmmakers

"...ARVIND
Evan Roberts
A hybrid doc/narrative collaboration with an Austin teenager in writing..."

Aug. 29, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Spinning The Color Wheel

Bob Byington supplies the Q's, Alex Ross Perry the A's

"...Robert Byington: I'll try and keep this fairly brief, I..."

July 27, 2012 Screens Post by Robert Byington

Film Flam

Fanning the Fantastic flames of P.T. Anderson's 'The Master'

"...that rumor we reported a couple weeks ago that Robert Byington's Somebody Up There Likes Me had been picked..."

July 25, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...filmmakers are still represented, with new films from Bob Byington, the Duplass brothers, Jonny Mars, Andrew Garrison, and Yaké..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

AFF Announces Lineup

Serious Moonlight, scripted by the late Adrienne Shelly, will open the fest

"...Brit biopic The Young Victoria, starring Emily Blunt; Bob Byington's Harmony and Me; and Precious: Based on the Novel..."

Sept. 28, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

AFF Knows We Like to Watch

Local film Harmony and Me tops sneak peek at festival lineup

"...year's lineup, including three intriguing-sounding documentaries about black comedy (Robert Townsend's Why We Laugh), screenwriting (Peter Hanson's Tales From..."

Aug. 26, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

14th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

The winners, the judges, and the reasons why

"...and in what order. For a couple of hours, Robert Byington, Doug Dorst, Elizabeth Harris, Clay Smith, and Dao..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Judges

The 14th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...Robert Byington, a writer and filmmaker, won last year's Austin..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature

News/Print

The 14th annual Short Story Contest: If you haven't heard, hear here, as we've gone from 550 to 10, count them, 10 stories! Count them again! Still 10? Not for long ...

"...(Austin); "Chlorine," Gail Miller (Albuquerque, N.M.); "Lit Up," John Roberts (Herndon, Va.); and "Mojo Nixon Is God," Susan Shields..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Grant Recipients

$77,000 to 27 projects

"..."Romeo," Robert Byington (narrative)..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Screens Feature

The Winners

"...First Place: "Romeo" Robert Byington lives in Austin. "Romeo" is his second submission..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature

13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

The theme wasn't "stripper girlfriends and homo love," as one judge speculated (there was no theme), but gender, class, and orientation were more deeply considerable issues among this year's finalists than ever before. Here's a look inside the process.

"...With that, we announced Robert Byington's "Romeo" as our first-place winner on Wednesday at..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Short Cuts

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

"...drippy Chihuahuas the morning after a night out with Robert Downey Jr. That's been the case around my digs..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Olympia

"...Directed by: Robert Byington. Starring: Carmen Nogales, Jason Andrews and Damian Young...."

Nov. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Making of Olympia

"...Olympia's writer-director, Robert Byington, had been a graduate student of mine in..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Bill Stott

Screamlines

"...D: Kim Henkel (1996) w/Matthew McConaughey, Renee Zellweger, Robert Jacks..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

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