DVDanger: Here Be Monsters

Back in the home-release stack after SXSW

"...in March, all eyes are on the screens of SXSW. But the world rolls on, and the horror home..."

April 4, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cheap Thrills

This grisly, dark comedy is last year's winner of Fantastic Fest's Midnighters Audience Award.

"...Last year's SXSW Film Midnighters Audience Award winner, Cheap Thrills, is a..."

March 21, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One Day at a Time Comes to ATX Television Festival

Fest adds Veronica Mars, Letterkenny, and more

"...newest version of Veronica Mars and Canada’s favorite cult comedy, Letterkenny – as part of the fest’s eighth year...."

April 14, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...Room (named for Awn's Ronnie Velveeta character) and brightening comedy mics all over town. "One high point," says the..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Film Society Wants to Give You Money

Not an April fool: AFS Grants now up for grabs

"...Mims' Starving the Beast, Clay Liford for modern sex comedy Slash (all of which played at SXSW this year),..."

April 1, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Troublemaker Wants No Trouble in Texas vs. 'Machete Kills'

Director Robert Rodriguez distances himself from incentives suit

"...That’s what one of the production companies behind 2013 action-comedy Machete Kills argue in their lawsuit against five current..."

March 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Paul Stekler named Mentor of the Year, and other film news

"...UT’s Department of Radio-Television-Film, has been named as the 2014 Mentor of the Year by the trade magazine Variety...."

May 5, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

First Quarter

Bradley Jackson and Andrew Disney kick off a festival run of their new comedy about the importance of intramurals

"...Best Narrative Short for "Playing Chicken" at the 2006 SXSW Click awards and a $100,000 grand prize for "The..."

April 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Tracy Morgan on Almost Dying, The Last O.G., and Being Barbershop Famous

SNL star goes back to the gentrified hood at SXSW

"...viewers used to Morgan's cutting and street-wise brand of comedy. The single-camera show also stars two other comedians-by-trade, the..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

SNL alum Noël Wells' Mr. Roosevelt

Indie comedy digs deep into Austin social mores

"...Wells was the wunderkind of the Austin improv and comedy scene, starring at Esther's Follies while still an undergraduate..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

'From Dusk Till Dawn' Returns

Everybody be cool. We've got an exclusive image from the new show.

"...a special cast and crew screening of the 1996 horror-crime-comedy original...."

Feb. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Aaron Katz’s Gemini Is a Stylish L.A. Mystery

SXSW alum returns with a new feature

"...Katz screened his first feature, Dance Party, USA, at SXSW. Made for $3,000 in his hometown of Portland, Ore.,..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

The Digerati Dish on YouTube Success

What do you mean there are YouTube celebs who aren't cats?

"...What Happens: Live, to discuss fandom, video creation, and comedy in the digital era. That’s right, a discussion largely..."

March 9, 2014 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Sundance Recap: Part II

Musicals, sentimental journeys and a romcom farce

"...These next films are on the more comedic and..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

DVDanger: 'Haunter' / 'Hellbenders'

A supernatural weekend in home releases

"...You can tell that SXSW is nearly upon us: Distribution companies start releasing titles..."

Feb. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All in the Family

Director of micro-indie Krisha turns his aunt into a star

"...Trey Edward Shults' film Krisha wowed attendees at SXSW in 2015 when it won both the Grand Jury..."

March 25, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Texas Film Awards for Young Guns, Old Lions

Here's the full list of inductees

"...There's no better way to warm up for SXSW Film than with the Texas Film Awards, and the..."

Jan. 23, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Short and Sweet: "We Forgot About the Zombies"

Austin filmmaker Chris McInroy on brevity and nasty stains

"...2023. Today we talk with Chris McInroy, writer/director of horror-comedy short "We Forgot About the Zombies."..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Geckos Go Chameleon

The sun rises on Robert Rodriguez's 'From Dusk Till Dawn' TV adaptation

"...turn, when the crime caper becomes a full-blown horror comedy. In the show, he said, "You feel the supernatural..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fun Fun Fun Announces Full Fest & Aftershow Schedule

Metal, hip-hop, and comedy, all day and all night

"...Not to be outdone by SXSW’s announcement yesterday of its first band cull for 2014..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Prevenge

"...The line between comedy and drama, they always say, is a thin one...."

March 17, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dead

Comedy about raising the dead doesn't raise too many laughs

"...splattered gray matter in Braindead, "New Zealand cinema" and "horror-comedy" have bordered on synonyms. Yet there's a particular tone,..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Fox fairies, ultra-violence, and amnesia dominated 2015

"...Played at: SXSW..."

Jan. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...With hints of Alex van Warmerdam's dour and quirky..."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2015 Grants

Newcomers and established names get AFS boost

"...go to filmmakers who end up at Cannes, Sundance, SXSW, and the Independent Spirit Awards, we see the AFS..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...about dour, arty indie pics? Yeah, that’s not really SXSW’s style...."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"..."Rapper moves to the country" sounds like a comedy setup, but writer/director Diego Ongaro and first-time actor Freddie..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Monkey Man

Dev Patel’s directorial debut is a gritty, nasty piece of work

"...is very smart here: breaking up the intensity with comedy, often in the form of a child’s reaction to..."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Jim Caligiuri Exit Interview

Ten minutes, 20 questions, and 20-plus years of Americana chronicles

"...Come to think of it, the sum total of..."

April 13, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...Kate Tempest 9:10pm, Maggie Mae's Rooftop Who else at SXSW this year has won the Ted Hughes Award? Anyone?..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

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