Sleaze, Camp, and Social Justice

AFS presents On the Border: Films of Rogelio Agras& #225;nchez Sr.

"...the movies is the entertainment event of the week, films that provide the most bang for one's buck are..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Chronicle Recommends: The Best of Austin

Our recommendations of the finest movies from and about the ATX

"...Every month, the Chronicle's film critics select a theme and offer movie recommendations. In..."

Nov. 4, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Slender Man

Creepypasta's most iconic creature hits the big screen

"...or warps the creature. Unfortunately for Slender Man, the film adaptation of the myth, the spirit of collaboration has..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

One Letter Short for 'ABCs of Death 2'

25 director teams announced: Can you bring the mayhem for 'M'?

"...Break out your primers and blood-resistant drop cloths. Drafthouse Films, Timpson Pictures and Magnet have announced the roster of..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Vanishing Waves'

Tender, shocking, erotic: Maybe not what you expect from Lithuania

"...through Artsploitation) will be the first Lithuanian science fiction film, or possibly even the first Lithuanian film period, that..."

July 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two

South by Southwest 2005 is upon us. Please don't tell us to relax.

"...there is significant coverage devoted to South by Southwest 05. This time the focus is SXSW Interactive; next week..."

March 4, 2005 Column by Louis Black

The Hunt

Scathing action-satire is more than Elites versus Deplorables

"...wingers who decided they were being victimized by this film. And if you think that this is about a..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town

Mackenzie Davis is a great traveling companion for this dull roadtrip

"...the best of bad intentions as Davis grounds the film in magnetic narcissism. The action is interspersed with purple-tinged..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Shadow on the Ground

Matt Muir's 'Thank You a Lot' tackles the tensions of performance

"...Before local filmmaker Matt Muir even knew that James Hand was either..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...Austin is a film city, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Every..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

DVDanger: Buster's Mal Heart

Rami Malek's newest and strangest, plus more home releases

"...Rami Malek (Mr. Robot, Short Term 12) is first..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Grand Piano'

Elijah Wood's thriller heads up this week's releases

"...Wood's other Spanish-lensed thriller, Open Windows, by Mira's long-time film making ally Nacho Vigalondo. So the home release is..."

May 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Time to Re-Learn Your 'ABCs'

Magnet announces 'ABCs of Death 2' loaded with Fantastic Fest faves

"...If you've seen the Drafthouse Films/Magnet co-production The ABCs of Death, you'll know that the..."

May 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gives Us the Horns

Daniel Radcliffe's latest heads up final wave of films

"...folks), Fantastic Fest has announced its final wave of films, with Daniel Radcliffe's collaboration with Joe Hill, Horns, leading..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Talking Shop With Curran Nault

The Polari artistic director on programming to bridge divides

"...Curran and I got to know each other, the radio-television-film and queer studies academic invited me to sit for..."

Oct. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kate X Messer

Drafthouse Films Picks Up 'Borgman'

Tim League and co. bring home another souvenir from Cannes

"...Drafthouse Films has done it again...."

May 31, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

RTX Adds Meow Wolf, Overwatch, and More

Exclusive first look at gamer con's 2018 schedule, guests

"...massive celebration of all things relevant to gamers, from film to animation to comedy and, yes, games, that takes..."

June 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ladyporn

"...Maggie Carey. Winner of an Audience Award for midnight films at SXSW Film 2001, Ladyporn follows the journey of..."

April 2, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top 10 Horror Films of 2016

Ghosts, ghouls, zombies, and ... turkey basters?

"...1) The Witch Robert Eggers' remarkable historical horror is..."

Dec. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Violet Crown Recommits to Arlo & Julie

Arlo and Julie collectors' items up for grabs

"...Violet Crown Cinema has carried over Steve Mims’ Austin-made film for another week. To thank the fans, Mims &..."

May 14, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Tip-Off

Where is Malcolm Gladwell's mind? What about now?

"...need counterweights. In the case of a new, unusual film, for instance, a film festival would be the counterweight...."

March 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

DVDanger: The Larry Fessenden Collection

Horror's underappreciated auteur on existential terror

"...have had their commercial success, but the New York filmmaker's impact on modern American horror, both artistic and personal,..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: Wreck-It Ralph Ultimate Collecter's Edition

A four disc edition, but a solid charmer deserves more

"...A serious question: How can a film with a sub-two hour run time, and only a..."

March 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: David Oyelowo

Rising star David Oyelowo is in two new films – with two more on the way

"...The actor David Oyelowo co-stars in two films currently playing in Austin, The Paperboy and Middle of..."

Oct. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pandemic Production: Brandy and Ryan Fons, Publicists

“Well, what do you want to do? What are your goals now?”

"...relations duo Brandy and Ryan Fons, founders of Austin-based film publicity firm Fons PR, were in Los Angeles at..."

July 9, 2020 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

DVDanger: Of Flesh, Blood and Boners

"The Final Member" gets phallic, plus "Dracula" and "Ravenous" bite

"...If films teach us one thing, it's that the human body..."

June 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unknown Territory

Writer-director John Sayles on why he returned to the border for his latest film, 'Go for Sisters'

"...to help her hunt the underworld for him. Indie film icon John Sayles (Honeydripper, Limbo, Passion Fish), who made..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Homegrown Horror

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett on 'V/H/S/2'

"...but taking the lessons that learned from doing that film, doing something better, faster paced, et cetera.”..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Feast Upon 'Before Midnight'

Drafthouse hosts four-course meal for Linklater film

"...In case you hadn't noticed, we're really eating Before..."

May 28, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

DVD Watch: 'Sleep Tight'

Spanish shocker puts a real monster under the bed

"...would never have worked so well without Etura. During filming, the pair were one of Spanish cinema's golden couples,..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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