SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Infinite Possibilities in Eno, the Generative Documentary

Director Gary Hustwit lets his biography of Brian Eno make itself

"...Peeing on a famous work of art. Killing flies. Passing on working..."

July 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Bikeriders

Jeff Nichols finds poignancy in the rise and fall of a motorcycle gang

"...Directed by: Jeff Nichols. Starring: Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Mike Faist, Michael..."

June 21, 2024 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Theatre Review: Born With Teeth

Marlowe’s mad and Shakespeare’s sad in Austin Playhouse production

"...If you get too many English literature scholars in a room together, guaranteed they’ll..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...The stars have aligned for South by Southwest’s latest keynotes and..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

The Taste of Things

Charming touching tale of love between two middle-aged chefs in 19th-century France

"...Directed by: Trần Anh Hùng. Starring: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire, Patrick..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Zach Theatre's The Inheritance, Part 1

Epic in length and ambition, this portrait of gay life in the 21st century is stunning

"...The Inheritance, Part 1 is stunning. It’s the kind of stunning..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Ethan Hawke Pens a Valentine to Theatre in A Bright Ray of Darkness

His new novel is also a prayer for the stage and a reminder of the healing power of performance

"...The protagonist of the novel A Bright Ray of Darkness is..."

April 23, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Rocks

Sofia Coppola heads to NYC for a slight but charming anti-rom-com

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, Marlon Wayans, Jenny..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Our Time Machine

Stunning documentary about puppetry, art, Alzhiemer's, and a son's love

"...Directed by: S. Leo Chiang and Yang Sun...."

Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sputnik

Russian sci-fi horror is a welcome break from all the '80s throwbacks

"...Directed by: Egor Abramenko. Starring: Oksana Akinshina, Pyotr Fyodorov, Fedor Bondarchuk, Anton Vasilev..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Alice

French sex work drama finds a different kind of happy ending

"...Directed by: Josephine Mackerras. Starring: Emilie Piponnier, Martin Swabey, Chloé Boreham, Jules Milo..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Come Sail Away With Amanda Ward's The Jetsetters

Local author asks, "Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?"

"..."In the morning, Charlotte went to mass. When she knelt after communion, during..."

April 22, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

VHYes

Bizarro tribute to camcorder culture is silly and profound

"...Directed by: Jack Henry Robbins. Starring: Mason McNulty, Rahm Braslaw, Lindsley Allen,..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Get ready for the raunch. SXSW has established itself as the..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2019

"...1) Parasite..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

The Survivors/Los Sobrevivientes at Texas State University

Katie Bender's drama takes us inside the Alamo for the rare treatment of that story as something intimate, with feeling more than action

"...The general wants to know what the battle was like inside..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

The transcendent history of one of the greatest musicals ever

"...Directed by: Max Lewkowicz...."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

aGLIFF Review: A Dog Barking at the Moon

Chinese-Spanish drama embraces its theatrical magic

"...In the first scenes of this film, there is a great deal that..."

Aug. 26, 2019 Screens Post by Nick Yeager

Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis Step Into Their Third Act

Chronicle Hot Sauce headliners look ahead to the next waltz

"...Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis enter the Pershing to a backslapping barrage..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...What makes a film a classic? What irrepressible spark illuminates..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Now Streaming in Austin: Dark Side of the Ring

Evan Husney grapples with wrestling's hidden history for Viceland

"...Professional wrestling is an art of two aspects: There're good..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Pink Wall

Add another classic to the “Breakup Dramas” genre

"...There are some pretty gut-wrenching films in the category of “Breakup..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

On the Basis of Sex

RBG biopic focuses on a single case, but blurs the details

"...Directed by: Mimi Leder. Starring: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Chris Mulkey, Sam..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

A Letter From Guest Editor Ethan Hawke

Blaze director on why it’s time for us all to act like grownups and demand integrity from our elected officials

"...Maybe it's because I was born here. Maybe it's because..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Ethan Hawke

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one day..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

AGLIFF Closing With Mapplethorpe

Festival adds major bio-pic, plus complete line-up

"...AGLIFF, the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival, has..."

July 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Eating Animals

Natalie Portman narrated documentary about the ethics of farming versus factory farming.

"...entire universe in flux – the border crisis, the Space Force, and starving polar bears – what we have..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Jessi Cape

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