Seven in Focus

SXSW '97 Film

"...Real Stories of the Donut Men It would seem..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

Gone to the Dogs

Bob Byington on his latest Austin comedy, 7 Chinese Brothers

"...Filmmaker Bob Byington's new feature 7 Chinese Brothers is a timeless tale of a man-child and..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Byington's Back

Local writer/director to shoot Jason Schwartzman feature in town this spring

"...to his hometown to shoot his next feature – Seven Chinese Brothers – here in February and March. Better..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Things Are What You Make of Them

The deliciously cracked comedies of Bob Byington

"...anyone who will listen, including friends, family, and a Chinese herbalist: "She broke my heart. She hasn't finished the..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Take It to Bank

TFPF announces grant winners

"...SEVEN CHINESE BROTHERS Bob Byington 90 min narrative $7,000 production..."

Aug. 30, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Folk Hero We Deserve

Seeing double of Jason Schwartzman

"...There's a Chinese folk tale following a cadre of exceptional, identical male..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Kundun

"...whole affair head-and-shoulders above the recent Brad Pitt vehicle, Seven Years in Tibet, and any number of Richard Gere's..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...back to narratives: Bob Byington will world premiere 7 Chinese Brothers, starring Jason Schwartzman and Tunde Adebimpe, and Todd..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Director Andrew Bujalski Makes a Movie, Two Ways

2022’s There There pops up in Austin as both an art installation and a theatrical screening

"...Dead), Lili Taylor (American Crime), and Jason Schwartzman (7 Chinese Brothers) playing nameless characters navigating their interlocked relationships. However,..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...movies. Double Happiness, the wonderful first feature from the Chinese-Canadian writer-director Mina Shum, comes as close to the expression..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...made Mallrats in the spirit of comedies from the Seventies and early Eighties, such as Animal House and Caddyshack...."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...outfits fit the character as perfectly as the low-rent Seventies attire fit the characters in Drugstore Cowboy. Suzanne always..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...movies - witness the popular and critical success of Seven, an exquisite piece of in-your-gut filmmaking if there ever..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...movies - witness the popular and critical success of Seven, an exquisite piece of in-your-gut filmmaking if there ever..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...SEVEND: David Fincher; with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow,..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Film

Film Reviews

"...school, only with baggier pants and nicer laptops. The seven core hooligans here look more like they just stepped..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...with the phonetic spelling of her name: The Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 9m88 is a homophone for Joanne Baba...."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...King of Masks is a compassionate drama about a Chinese street performer who comes up against the authorities when..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

DVDanger: Asian Exchange

New takes on old standards and international transplants

"...Go USA), the latest in a growing canon of Chinese World War 2 occupation dramas. The Japanese invasion of..."

June 7, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...on last year's stellar, criminally ignored CD, Knocked Down Seven Times Got Up Eight. If the title doesn't clue..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...and another in Eighties teenage heartbreak hardcore. Last year's Seven Stories Tall compiles the trio's 7-inch output from 1994-99...."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Reissues

Los Zafiros

"...Spector. "Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?" and "Chinese Rock" became instant Ramones classics, but Spector's Wall of..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature

Austin Chefs Share Their Holiday Traditions

Try something completely different this year

"...all the commercialized cheer, read on to see how seven Austin chefs and restaurateurs are sharing their culture and..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Lemvo's band Makina Loca is a planetary pastiche of seven musicians from Russia, the Netherlands, the United States, and..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Film: Showtimes

"...Seven: 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:00..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Film: Showtimes

"...Seven: 1:15, 2:00, 4:00, 4:40, 7:00, 7:30, 9:40, 10:10..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Film: Showtimes

"...Seven: 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, 4:50, 7:00, 7:30, 9:45, 10:15..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Feast of the Dragon

Hong Kong Sundays at the Alamo bring watermelon monsters and world-class Asian cuisine together.

"...all just knew we were part of something special. Seven years, three locations (and a fourth in Houston), and..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Box Sets

Herbie Hancock

"...in Miles Davis' most famous quintet. By the early Seventies, he was leading the Headhunters, one of the few..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can't seem to finish..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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