Shoot Or Be Shot

"...Julianne Christie, Scott Rinker, Harry Hamlin and William Shatner. Shoot or Be Shot is a little indie about Harvey..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

They Shoot Movies, Don't They?

Heather Page on the state of the Texas Film Commission

"...industry, she moved to Hollywood. When she wanted to work with passionate independent filmmakers, she moved to Austin. Now..."

April 22, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A Hollywood star falls to earth with mad, exhilarating results.

"...Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough, Zach..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Ties That Bind in Things Will Be Different

Michael Felker’s temporal noir is all about friends and family

"...ask Michael Felker what his debut feature, Things Will Be Different, he’ll point to a multitude of genres. It’s..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shoot First, Create a Law to Make It Legal Later

Texas bill ensures zero consequences for police who injure people with "less lethal" rounds

"...For more than a year, the Travis County District Attorney's..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

There Will Be Food

Austin's film catering gurus learn how to make do in a changing industry. Spoiler alert: The answer is never pizza.

"...sweltering food truck, where she's preparing a catered meal for about 10 people. "This is. These are real people;..."

June 14, 2013 Screens Feature by Jeff Winkler

"Shoot Like a Grrrl" Takes You on a Club Crawl Through Lost Austin

Photographer Martha Grenon's exhibit at SouthPop covers the Austin music scene in the Eighties and Nineties

"...testify to that. The guy on the right – junior to the other by 20 years – looks much..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

I Shot Mick Jagger

"...in time. I point my camera at his face, maybe seven or eight feet away. That famous elastic mouth..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Music Feature

Shot in the Dark

The Texas Documentary Tour presents Paul Devlin's 'Power Trip'

"...film, Power Trip (2003), a "dramatic real-life thriller about corruption, assassination, and street-rioting over electricity in the former Soviet..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Housecore Horror Live Shot No.4 – Grand Finale

Goblins spook life into a long last day of extremes

"...Sunday at Antone’s. Meee! “I know it’s Sunday,” rasped Housecore Horror head Phil Anselmo five hours later. “Everybody’s fucking..."

Oct. 28, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Crosstalk: Zach Bryan Taps Matthew McConaughey for Sagebrush-Shot Music Video

Plus Mike & the Moonpies’ new name and a UT professor’s MLK docuseries

"...officially changed their name to Silverada. The country quintet, formed by singer-songwriter Mike Harmeier in 2007, announced the news..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Verde Report: MVP or Not, Sebastián Driussi Is Something Better for Austin FC

Wolff: “When it’s crunch time, the guy delivers”

"...(lowercase), pronoun. Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male person.  – Oxford..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Point Austin: Shoot First

Boys and their toys, at the Legislature and elsewhere

"...The dust – or should we say the gunpowder? – has hardly settled..."

June 2, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Shooting Loose, Long or Short

The Duplass Brothers discuss how they found 'The Puffy Chair,' and where they're headed now as it hits theatres

"...eventually produced the nuanced hilarity of The Puffy Chair began in earnest at Sundance 2004, when brothers Mark and..."

June 2, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Trial of APD Officer Will Be One of the Most Consequential in Austin History

Here’s what it could mean for our city and for how law enforcement is held accountable

"...One of the most consequential trials in Austin history began this week, as attorneys spent hours selecting the..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Bank Robbers and Texas Rangers Clash in Hell or High Water

West Texas noir

"...West Texas, but it's a trip that made sense for British director David Mackenzie. He said, "Every filmmaker has..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Don't Shoot the Dog

John Wick co-directors talk Keanu and cold canine revenge

"...Old Yeller did it. The Road Warrior did it. But if there's a golden rule in..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Wanna Be a Paperback Writer

Perusing the Texas Book Festival Panels

"...a two-day period last weekend, the Texas Book Festival sponsored some 21 panels whose topics spanned from the mildly..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Books Feature

I Will Be Heard: Mama Duke

Lyricist thriving at the intersection of Black, female, and gay wants Austin to "feel this energy"

"...Austin rapper Mama Duke during her headlining Hotel Vegas performance for college radio station KVRX...."

July 29, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

The Rider

Powerful docudrama of life on the range.

"...Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Lane Scott and Cat Clifford...."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Clash of the Titans

William Shatner and Harry Hamlin come to Austin to talk up their indie collaboration, Shoot or Be Shot.

"...the Four Seasons and chatting up their new film Shoot or Be Shot, an indie comedy about an escaped..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Ken Lieck

A White-Knuckle Western

Co-directors Duane Graves and Justin Meeks aim to Kill or Be Killed

"...They had 13 blank bullets to shoot in the crucial scene. It was 3am on a..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

A Journey Into 'Graceland'

Director Ron Morales talks kidnapping and guerrilla film making

"...If you need a crew to shoot a down-and-dirty indie film in a foreign country, Graceland..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How High

Divination or hallucinogenic drug? Whichever way you look at it, The Spirit Molecule is gonna move you.

"...You may have heard of the drug – or, in less fraught terminology, "psychoactive compound" – dimethyltryptamine, aka..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Border Violations

What happened to the thousands of unaccompanied children who crossed the U.S. border last year?

"...children coming to the U.S. from Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central Amer­ica (Guatemala, Honduras, and El Sal­vador)...."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Movies and Shakers

The production companies behind – and ahead of – the boom, and how they might be able to help you

"...Like Marmalade Sky, the trio behind Advance Film Mechanix – Brad and Brandon Sappington and..."

May 26, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Movies and Shakers

The production companies behind – and ahead of – the boom, and how they might be able to help you

"...BURNT ORANGE PRODUCTIONS..."

May 26, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Bob Ray Goes Apesh!t, Commits to Creating Four Films By End of Summer

Bob Ray embarks on a short-filmmaking binge

"...Maybe it's the Hell's oven heat done gone to his..."

Aug. 8, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Bonnaroo (From the Pit)

"...My trip to Bonnaroo began back in early December when I got an email..."

June 19, 2008 Music Post by Gary Miller

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...Can you hear it? It's the low thrum of history, the tidal grind of change. It's the sound of..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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