Page Two: Wild & Free

Surveying the SXSW landscape

"...week from the cover date of this issue, with SXSW Film's opening movie screening that night. There are so..."

March 6, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Q&A With Janet Pierson

SXSW Film Producer breaks down the lineup for us

"...With the 130-film slate for SXSW Film 2012 newly announced, we nabbed..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The 'V-H-S' Rewind

Before tonight's last screening, the SXSW debut

"...The Q&A for last weekend's first SXSW screening of horror anthology V/H/S may have meant the..."

March 16, 2012 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Good Company

Welcome to Austin and SXSW Film 09

"...Spout.com's Karina Longworth – an indispensable voice on independent film – mused that "although Austin has become a place..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature 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

"...The 2022 film festival is just around the corner (even if events..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...The film festival calendar is a packed, year-round experience (and that's..."

Aug. 14, 2018 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

"...Every film festival showcases a slate of titles that deserve an..."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A-B-C-Dethklok

'Metalocalypse' director for Drafthouse anthology plus contest news

"...The list of directors for Drafthouse Film's upcoming horror anthology The ABCs of Death reads like..."

Aug. 28, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...But we'll be living with the legacy of its film festivals for months to come. Here's a completely arbitrary..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers Make International Festival Waves

Watch out Chicago (and Montreal, and Edinburgh, and London)

"...The autumn film festival season isn't quite with us yet. But as..."

July 17, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

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

"...One great perk of being a film fan in Austin is that, with so many festivals,..."

Jan. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

aGLIFF Goes to Hollywood for Boulevard!

Plus Madeleine Olnek is this year's aGLIFF Legend

"...for its closeup! The All Genders, Identities, and Lifestyles Film Festival Aug. 26-Sept. 6) has announced that Boulevard! A..."

July 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Magnolia Becomes 'Drinking Buddies,' Magnet Gets 'Milo'

SXSW acquisitions continue with ensemble drama and horror comedy

"...There's no post-SXSW hangover for director Joe Swanberg: His ensemble drama Drinking..."

March 19, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Follow

Owen Egerton on VOD, plus Antibirth

"...Austin's film festivals are often a prime launching pad for local..."

Aug. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mark Duplass Is a Creep

Found footage gets arty on Netflix

"...Duplass the busiest man to emerge from the Austin film community? "Er, I don't know," he said. "I never..."

July 14, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

MaXXXine

Triumphant third installment in Ti West's cinematic slasher-horror series

"...passion and flair for reinvention is core to the film series, but that old saying about the past not..."

July 5, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Michael Showalter and the Reality of Rom-Coms in The Idea of You

The director talks about his career busting pigeonholes

"...For some people, Michael Showalter is a key member..."

May 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...the movies that have played Austin's wide array of film fests (plus maybe an out-of-town ringer) that might just..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Grand Schemes and Enthralling Documents

Film, conspiracy theories, and conspiracy theories on film coalesce as SXSW looms

"...Friday, March 13, South by Southwest kicks off, with SXSW Film's opening movie screening that night. The excitement level..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The Home School

Austin's latest class of cinematic talent – represented by six anticipated films at SXSW – is going places, but they aren't leaving anytime soon.

"...Filmmakers here have long supported each other and made films..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Come to Daddy

Family freakout with Elijah Wood in this slick and twisted thriller

"...the minimal – albeit excellent – cast and the film’s maximal rollercoaster of shifty mood swings and its increasingly..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin's aGLIFF Announces 2019 Honorees

Celebrating directors of seminal queer films Go Fish, Trick

"...major anniversaries in Nineties indie cinema – and the filmmakers who created them – will be celebrated next month..."

July 3, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Border

Swedish coming out drama has a mythological bent

"...Border is a Venn diagram of a film: sometimes darkly comedic, sometimes wild honey sweet, sometimes a..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ryan Gosling and 'Arrested Development' Reincarnate the Trailer Park

The SXSW staple blog returns with Richard Linklater and more

"...All throughout the South by Southwest Film Festival, we brought you daily posts of trailers to..."

April 5, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Nominees for Independent Spirit Awards Announced

Matthew McConaughey's golden run continues

"...Austin was well-represented among the 28th annual Film Independent Spirit Award nominations, which were announced today...."

Nov. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'The Big Spoon'

A chance to help put more women behind the camera

"...has been a big advocate for new and independent film making in Austin. Now she's hoping that Austin's film..."

April 18, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jim Gaffigan's Happy to Bring Linoleum to Earth

The suburban spaceman comes to SXSW

"...Can Choose Your Family – and hosting the annual film festival award show. Now Gaffigan is back with a..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...Fantastic Fest – the Austin-based film festival dedicated to horror, sci-fi, action, and other genre..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

New Name but Same Mission for aGLIFF

The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival embraces the diversity of queer culture

"...hats he wears: a writer for various outlets (the film website Hammer to Nail being one of his current..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

The Cabin in the Woods

Cabin in the Woods is the most intoxicating morsel to hit the horror circuit since Scream or, at least, Paranormal Activity.

"...Cabin in the Woods. There is little doubt this film is the most intoxicating morsel to hit the horror..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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