Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Last year's unseen genre gems to add to your must-see list

"...Sarah Adina Smith got lucky when she cast Rami..."

Jan. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Fest 2016 Lineup

Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons, LCD Soundsystem

"...Before sunrise today, the roster for Austin’s largest outdoor..."

May 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music Industry Award Winners

Business and non-performer accolades precede the AMAs

"...Shinyribs’ jester Kevin Russell giving Waterloo Records its 34th..."

March 7, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Nina on Netflix

Simone leads a chorus of music docs streaming online

"...and three years later won an audience award at SXSW Film for further tales of violence in Girlhood...."

July 29, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Get Caught in a Webb

Highlights from Marc Webb's keynote address

"...Surely you've seen the director's breakthrough film (500) Days..."

March 9, 2014 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

Nominees for Independent Spirit Awards Announced

Matthew McConaughey's golden run continues

"...Beasts of the Southern Wild
PRODUCERS: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Train! The Train!

What, where, when, and who on the Red Line

"...I'll take the train to and from SXSW! No, you won't. Note the starting date – one..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Daily Editions and Online Guides

Knowledge is power, and we've got the know-how to guide you to your best Fest yet

"...Every day at austinchronicle.com/sxsw we're previewing the day's events with interviews and recos;..."

March 11, 2016 Features Feature

Austin Film Festival Goes Virtual

Shows goes on as hybrid IRL/online conference drops in-person part

"...change plans for 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. SXSW was the first to cancel, becoming the canary in..."

July 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam: Linklater, Krisha, and Slackerwood

Awards all around, and a sad farewell to the popular film blog

"...There's even the threat of a really special closing..."

April 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

AMC develops 'The Son,' 'Sin City 2' covers up, Cinema East drops lineup

"...Leah Meyerhoff's I Believe in Unicorns and includes additional SXSW '14 alums like Wild Canaries and Above All Else,..."

June 6, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

Breaking news stories from Austin and elsewhere.

"...Quote of the Week: "Anybody who wants to talk..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Clown in a Cornfield

A clown terrorizes teens in a former factory town

"...Read Richard Whittaker's interview with Craig from the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival...."

May 9, 2025 Movie Review

The Fall Guy

Funny and fleet, this rom-com/actioner pays tribute to stuntpeople

"...Read Richard Whittaker's SXSW 2024 interview with director David Leitch and producer Kelly..."

May 3, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...Founded in Minneapolis in 1999 as a place for..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Meet Me in the Bathroom

NYC millennial music doc is as rambling as the city

Nov. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tanya Tucker Christens Lucktoberfest with Intimate Country Revue

Providing goose bumps for the new fest’s idyllic bubble

"...Panhandle country queen Tanya Tucker, 64, fit the bill..."

Oct. 30, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2021 Awards Short Lists

The Power of the Dog leads the pack with nine nominations

"...Pain, co-directed by Cassie Hay and Amy Winston; and SXSW-selected Without Getting Killed or Caught, Tamara Saviano and Paul..."

Jan. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Bigger View With Blindspotting

How Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs on making the small screen bigger

"...The new series, currently screening on Starz, spins out..."

July 17, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Drafthouse Films Returns to Release Jallikattu

Local distro house acquires India's Oscar contender

"...Over the next six years, Drafthouse films released a..."

Jan. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Come to Daddy

Family freakout with Elijah Wood in this slick and twisted thriller

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ready or Not

Party games will be the death of Samara Weaving in this raucous black comedy

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...That diverse slate of grant winners includes a host..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Blindspotting

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal astound in this perfect state of the union story

July 27, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: I Am Not a Serial Killer

Director Billy O'Brien on adapting the story of a young monster

"...The innovative and genre-busting horror/thriller/black comedy debuted at SXSW this year (read our review here), but barely made..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: This Is Halloween

Unconventional horror for the haunting time

"...Yet, if anything, A Plague so Pleasant proves there's..."

Oct. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Shark vs. Peacock

You are not the bait. You are the shark.

"...(Ed. Note: During SXSW, the Luv Doc Question Box was placed at the..."

April 10, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

DVDanger: Sasquatch and Zombies and Demons, Oh My!

Let the Halloween countdown commence

"...Look, it's easy to kvetch about found footage, but,..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Announces Keanu Reeves as 'Man of Tai Chi'

Plus 'Big Bad Wolves' and 'Nightbreed - The Cabal Cut' and more

"...Like his Bill and Ted costar Alex Winter, Reeves..."

July 24, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets 'Looper' For Second Wave

Stage two sees newbie Joseph Gordon-Levitt join FF veterans

"...Austin from bringing his remix culture experiment hitRECord to SXSW 2010, but if he gets lost there are plenty..."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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