Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Lemon Twigs, Trouble in the Streets, Enslaved, and more local shows worth the decibels

"...legend. He's acted in most of director Alex Cox's films, beginning with Repo Man, where he met the cameo-ing..."

April 21, 2023 Music Column by Tim Stegall

Seven of the Best With Owen Wilson

From small-town crook to the ultimate speedster, the most unmissable roles of the Texas actor's career

"...Wes Anderson. In 1994, the trio collaborated on a short about two inept small-town crooks, starring the brothers, directed..."

April 7, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire

Bryan Connolly's Make Popular Movies spoofs how films are (and aren't) made

"...a segment of an anthology film called Too Many Short Films by Douglas West that he shot on a..."

March 31, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Arts Happenings off the Walls and in the Wild

Historical celebrations on your doorstep and road trips worth the drive

"...There's a website all about the mural, featuring 10 short films on the people, places, and collective culture that..."

March 31, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

From the Walls to the Web: "Austintatious," Austin's Original Mural, Goes Online

"Austintatious," Austin's first and most famous mural, celebrates its golden anniversary with a new interactive history

"...click on different parts of the mural to watch short films depicting core parts of Austin history. "This was..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

SXSW Film Review: Tetris

The story of the classic video game as international thriller

"...The short version: while working for a Soviet government computer agency,..."

March 16, 2023 Screens Post by Joe Gross

Qmmunity: House of South By

House of Lepore makes ballroom culture an official part of SXSW

"...gives gourmet garbage – the best and trashiest sketch, short films, performance art, hot sauce, stand-up, and more. Featured..."

March 17, 2023 Column by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Problemista

Los Espookys' Julio Torres makes his playful film debut

"...comedians working today. His television series, Los Espookys, was short lived but iconic, a hilarious and sweet ode to..."

March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Review: Until Branches Bend

Gorgeous eco-drama about how a tiny beetle upends a town

"...the crew’s hearts, displayed with a visual brilliance, gives short shrift to clarity in favor of a rich atmosphere...."

March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Short and Sweet: "Once a Glacier"

A moving XR project that explores the fragility of ice

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at some of the short..."

March 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Short and Sweet: "We Forgot About the Zombies"

Austin filmmaker Chris McInroy on brevity and nasty stains

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at some of the short..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Short & Sweet: “When You Left Me on That Boulevard”

Austin filmmaker Kayla Abuda Galang brings her Sundance-winning short film home

"...Welcome to "Short and Sweet," our look at short films playing at..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

The Lighter Side of Freezing Your Eggs in Scrambled

SXSW alum Leah McKendrick's finds a fertile topic for comedy

"...origin story,” she said. “I was just making my short films and my webseries until then. I didn’t have..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Crimes of Passion and Desperation in Love & Death

In HBO Max's Love & Death, director Lesli Linka Glatter and star Patrick Fugit revisit one of Texas' most infamous murders

"...wasn’t dance.” Instead, she ended up making her first short film, the Oscar-nominated “Tales of Meeting and Parting,” launching..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Representation in the Toy Aisle in Black Barbie: A Documentary

Lagueria Davis' SXSW selection recounts how her Aunt Beulah changed dolls forever

"...doll, donning a fitted, sparkly red dress and natural short hair...."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Children of the Corn

Dismal Stephen King adaptation should be plowed back under

"...the Corn, an unwatchable reboot of Stephen King's 1977 short story about a blood cult of rural Nebraskan kids..."

March 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jesus Revolution

Tedious retelling of the era of the Jesus freaks preaches to the choir

"...coincidental, for nothing in this evangelical film about a short-lived religious movement taking root in late Sixties Southern California..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

We Have an Issue: This Is Austin, Sometimes Pretty Swell

A good issue for the reading, and a great Austin Music Awards on the horizon

"...Short and Sweet Austin filmmaker Chris McInroy has the guts..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Short and Sweet: Chris McInroy Has "GUTS"

Austin filmmaker discusses his gross-out office comedy short

"...Welcome to Short and Sweet, our look at short films made by..."

Feb. 22, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films – Animation

Selections prove (yet again) that animation is for everyone

"...drop a bit when it comes to the animated shorts, where the depth and width of the art form..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films – Live Action

Good intentions by voters don't lead to a great selection

"...of one ticket. That’s right, the Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts are back, and like every year they are quite..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films – Documentary

Environmental warnings come with mordant humor and sweetness

"...and hearty food for thought, this year’s crop of short documentary nominees is a varied harvest of themes and..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Magic Mike’s Last Dance

Come for Channing Tatum dancing. Stay for … Channing Tatum dancing.

"...that, I have enjoyed watching both previous Magic Mike films for reasons, and am interested in Magic Mike's Last..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

2023 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: The Best of the Brief

Before the Academy votes, we pick our faves from the nominees

"...of Motion Picture Arts and Science's definition of a short film). With the Oscars scheduled for March 12, now..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...add layers of complexity and emotion to their respective films as the stories unfold—and the connective tissue between them..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

She Came From the Woods

Not another 1980s summer camp horror homage

"...Based on their 2017 short film of the same name, She Came From the..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

The Power of Platonic Intimacy in Close

Director Lukas Dhont explores tender moments of boyhood in his new drama

"...Short-listed at the Oscars as Belgium's entry for Best International..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...The announcement also included films in the experimental Visions category, including The Artifice Girl,..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Japan’s 8mm Revolution

Hachimiri Madness exposes the new radicals of the punk era

"...the filmmaker behind some of Japan’s most vibrant, rule-breaking films from the Eighties and Nineties, like Robinson’s Garden (1987)..."

Feb. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Skinamarink

Avant-garde horror strains eyes and patience

"...of the film lie in his long-running series of short films, Bitesized Nightmares, in which he re-created nightmares recounted..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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