The Love Connection

Michael Moore hearts Austin and two of its funniest filmmakers, Bob Byington and Ben Steinbauer

"...in his spare time, Moore runs the Traverse City Film Festival in Traverse City, Mich. The festival's mission, according..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Page Two

Harvey Pekar's two Chronicle covers have been a rare, and deserved, exception to our 22-year focus on local news, culture, and events.

"...Appropriate to this, the Chronicle's 22nd anniversary issue, we're..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Robert Rodriguez to be Honored on the Avenue of Paramount Stars

Spy Kids, Machete director gets his plaque this summer

"...There’s no filmmaker more synonymous with the Paramount Theatre than Robert Rodriguez...."

Jan. 26, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Screen News: E3, AFS, and More

AFS Cinema, Arkane Studios' vampire nightmare, and the return of Hypnotic

"...Keep your calendar clear for July 17, as Austin Film Society's two-screen arthouse theatre will reopen after a 16..."

June 18, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Spread Your Wings With The Peanut Butter Falcon

The story behind an unlikely filmmaking adventure

"...Austin this week after winning the Audience Award at SXSW this year. In a year in which diversity in..."

Aug. 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Need to Flip a Car or Burn a Building Down? Call EB3 Effects.

How brothers Everett and Craig Byrom went from building maintenance to making movies

"...enough to attend the Ready Player One activation during SXSW, you may have been one of the thousands that..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ethan Embry Licks The Devil's Candy

Cheap Thrills star on his very heavy metal Austin horror

"...Calling from Los Angeles, where the long drought has..."

March 31, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Things That Go Bump

Ghosts, nightmares, and flashlights in this horror roundup

"...The end result is a combination of soggy J-horror..."

May 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Atticus Institute

Or, in defense of found footage and mockumentaries

"...mockumentary format has become the entry point for low-budget filmmakers. Unfortunately, it's also become the whipping boy for critics...."

Jan. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Damage Before the Blue Ruin

Actor Macon Blair talks revenge and homelessness in the new thriller

"...Recommends series, is part of a mini-resurgence in true film noir. That doesn't mean fedoras and tommy guns. As..."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Adam and Joe go to 'Holliston'

FEARnet launches first original sitcom tonight

"...This isn't a spoof of a sitcom, but a..."

April 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Terry Crews Launches Mock Idiocracy Presidential Campaign with a Thundercat Concert

Back from the future, President Camacho hosted a dystopian SXSW rally

"...returning from the year 2524 in Mike Judge's 2006 Austin-filmed satire, Idiocracy...."

March 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Kriss Conklin

Michener Center Director Named

Author Bret Anthony Johnston to head UT center for writers

"...While two decades have passed since Johnston obtained his..."

July 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Happy Birthday, Nathan Fillion!

Our favorite captain/obstetrician/villain turns 42 today

"...From his breakout role in Firefly and Serenity as..."

March 27, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Liberty and Justice

Michael Morton tells Al Reinert his story of wrongful conviction and 25 years behind bars

"...In the years that followed his conviction, Morton learned..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Jordan Smith

Sticking It to the Social Networks

SXSW filmmaker Tommy Pallotta on why he said sayonara to Facebook

"...Filmmaker Magazine has a Q&A up on their site with..."

Feb. 18, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

One in a Crowd: Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend

New basketball doc seeks crowdfunding

"...For anyone who was paying attention to Austin filmmaking last decade, Ryan Polomski is a familiar name. Now..."

April 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

When My Big Star's Beside Me

Cult-legend rock doc returns to Austin

"...at the Alamo Ritz on July 21. But the film's local connections go back a little further. An early..."

July 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Scott Schinder

Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Brandy and Ryan Fons, Publicists, Fons PR

"We are just so happy we're still around."

"...problem solving. This year, Fons PR didn't work on SXSW campaigns at all. "We really dive into the taste..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Selome Hailu

Now Streaming in Austin: Slash

Join us tonight for a live Tweet of Clay Liford's queer nerd comedy

"...Lone Star Slate, a new series curated by Austin Film Society to highlight Texas-made films. There are many ways..."

June 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Frances Ferguson

Bob Byington's oddball redemption story is online now

"...The SXSW standout from the director of RSO [Registered Sex Offender],..."

March 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Kill or Be Killed

Western revenge, Texas style

"...plains have re-emerged as a proving ground for underdog filmmakers. Now Texas is getting back in the game with..."

March 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Reaping the Strange Harvest

Fantastic Fest mockumentary recreates classic true crime shows

"...Manchester, England, and now heads to Provo, Utah for FilmQuest on Oct. 30, just in time for Halloween...."

Oct. 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

End of an Era: Funko Lays Off Mondo's Leadership

UPDATED: Toys and records unaffected as prints team gutted

"...The history of Mondo is almost as old as..."

March 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Michael Ramos Signs the Tiarra Girls

“I’m an A&R guy for Lucky Hound Music [and] a staff producer”

"...telling me how tough the decision was to cancel SXSW...."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Indescribably Devastating Loss

"...must still have your feelings hurt about the whole SXSW episode, but it's time to let it go. It's..."

Sept. 8, 2019 Postmarks

DVDanger: Pyewacket

Classical witchcraft drama gets a bleak, contemporary twist

"...It's not that MacDonald is rewriting the spell book..."

April 3, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Wave Three

Multiple monsters, sequels, and regulars (and RZA)

"...of the programming, but this year's final wave of films includes the return of some familiar faces from behind..."

Sept. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2015

Sex sells, and so does stupidity and guns

"...cents. 2) “Simulated Sex” This breakout feature from our SXSW Interactive preview explored the expanding market for “cutting-edge smut..."

Dec. 30, 2015 News Post by Kimberley Jones

'Patrick' Is a Solid Little Creepfest

Ozploitation psychic killer classic remade and revamped

"...They say a good documentarian should really know their..."

Sept. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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