The Return of Ted Lasso, the Rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, and 44 Other TV Somethings to Consume in July

Also: a Gossip Girl reboot, dueling Love Islands

"...starter-guns the month with No Sudden Move, a heist film set in 1950s Detroit starring Don Cheadle and Benicio..."

July 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Chefs, Researchers, and Activists Write the Climate Change Cookbook

Redefining what sustainable really means at SXSW

"...that looks at everything from fashion to travel to film and, of course, food. When examining food through the..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Melanie Haupt

Violet Crown Introduces Austin's Newest Horror Host

Join the sisterhood of scares at the Roxy Horror Picture Show

"...You can't talk about the history of horror hosts..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Better Git Hit in Your Soul

Former Austinite George Ratliff returns to town with his new documentary, Hell House, which explores the Trinity Church's way of converting teens to Christ -- by scaring the pants off them.

"...that, if unanswered, would otherwise hover over the entire film: Why are evangelicals, like the Pentecostal Church, so hell-bent..."

May 3, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Fantastic Fest Review: Lynch/Oz

How the Wizard of Oz shaped the Blue Velvet director

"...has said that he doesn't make documentaries: He makes films about filmmakers. That may seem like splitting hairs, but..."

Sept. 26, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tango for Two in Cha Cha Real Smooth

Cooper Raiff and Dakota Johnson on age, romance and ghost directors

"...In the completed film, released today in theatres and on Apple TV+, she..."

June 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Drunk Bus With Pineapple Tangaroa

The Austin body modifcation artist isn't playing around in his surprise new comedy

"...The film, a SXSW 2020 selection hitting on demand services and..."

May 21, 2021 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

TUFF Enough: Free Streaming Festival Highlights Rising UT Filmmakers

Alamo On Demand hosting this week's Texas Union Film Festival

"...A post-apocalyptic Lego animation, a high stakes mystery horror film about a ventriloquist, and a documentary portrait of multidisciplinary..."

April 5, 2021 Screens Post by Shane Pfender

Alamo Drafthouse Becomes Silver Sponsor for the Trevor Project

Fundraising push continues throughout August

"...The news comes on the eve of the Austin..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Review: Meet Me in the Bathroom

NYC music doc is as rambling as the city

"...After watching Disintegration Loops, David Wexler's documentary about avant..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Under Construction

Time to roll up the sleeves and start rebuilding our democracy

"...The Red-Headed Stranger We All Know and Love: SXSW announced Wednesday that country music icon and weed entrepreneur..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Legend of Molly Johnson

Australian period drama explores the frontier's racism and sexism

"...For the first half of the film, it plays like a classic Western, with a cast..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Movie Review by Lina Fisher

ATX Television Festival Goes From Small Screen to Big Screen to Small Screen Again

How the celebration of TV is leading the way in streaming fests as it becomes ATX TV ... From the Couch!

"...it, Season 9 – when the shocking cancellation of SXSW interrupted their scheduled programming. McFarland said, "We were on..."

June 5, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

La Condesa’s Lucky 13; Graeme Little Goes Big; Lucy’s Loses a Leg; Pasta | Bar Opens on East Sixth; Indie Chefs Community Is On Its Way to Town; and the Hajimaleki Bros Step Up Like Champions

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...So, ah, here comes South by Southwest again, trying..."

March 9, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...At the ceremony, Austin Film Society-produced short interviews with each of the nine VIPs..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...out our “​​Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music.” New Orleans Takeover Sat 18, noon, Luck Ranch..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Robert Rodriguez Strikes First-Look Deal With HBO Max

Plus a new life for El Rey on Roku

"...guy, but he's also a streaming guy. Having wrapped filming on season one of his Disney+ Star Wars spinoff,..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound of Violence

Murderous melodies never hit the right note

"...a good score is typically an element of horror films that will often get singled out as a highlight,..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Killing Nazis for Funsies in The Wrath of Becky

Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote unleash teen hell in the splatter satire

"...That was a question that filmmakers Matt Angel and Suzanne Coot had on the brain..."

March 11, 2023 SXSW 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

The Carnivores

Austin-made relationship horror takes a bite out of the trauma of love

"...David Lynchian non-sequitor-laden gallows humor, this Austin-shot victim of SXSW 2020’s closure due to plague deserves to be seen...."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Encyclopedic and engrossing wander into the wilderness

"...opening hour of the encyclopedic documentary (which won the SXSW 2021 Midnighters audience award) explores the British tradition, and..."

Sept. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shayda

An Iranian mother and daughter find refuge from family violence in a Melbourne women’s shelter

"...lived through almost exactly the same circumstances. But the filmmaker shifts the camera away from her own viewpoint and..."

March 22, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Spine of Night

Epic Rotoscoped animation updates Ralph Bakshi’s dark fantasies

"...of Night may legitimately be this year’s goriest animated film, with severed limbs and decapitations captured in eye-popping gruesome..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gaia

The moldering earth has had enough with humanity in this South African ecohorror

"...version of this review ran as part of our SXSW 2021 coverage...."

June 18, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Have an Issue: Don’t Let Them Get Away With It

It's time to reckon with how our state government failed us – and if it was by design

"...Music Editor Raoul Hernandez discovered Derek Udensi during his..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Gay Place

"...Place blog, and our gAyTX Fun Guide be your SXSW tour guides. Feel free to contact us with your..."

March 14, 2008 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...her worldview, one curious glance at a time. On 2021 debut Cool Dry Place, the Spicewood, Texas, native wove..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Fantastic Fest Interview: Chris Atkins Investigates Who Killed the KLF?

How to make a documentary when no one wants to talk about it

"...The whodunnit (streaming through Oct. 11 as part of..."

Oct. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Barry Jenkins and Nicholas Britell Were in a Quar-Pod Together

Filmmaker & composer pals talk creative collaboration at SXSW Online

"...It’s easy to admire the transportive work of filmmaker Barry Jenkins and composer Nicholas Britell, but who knew..."

March 16, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

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