After a Fashion

Where, when, and with whom was Your Style Avatar seen and whom did he see? Hmmmmm? And what about the Pope? Or Prince Charles? Hmmmm?

"...conversations, bad outfits, and chitchat). I didn't know a single one of them except for the great Maximum FX..."

April 15, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Film News

Look no further than this alt-weekly's SXSW coverage for proof that Austin is the film capital of Texas, but don't forget some of the stuff going on 'Between the Scenes'

"...Zandt from Margaret Brown. But visitors to our fair city should also take note of current projects that have..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Despite a forlorn fall, Austin racked up its second best film year ever in 2004, and, cross your fingers, 2005 is starting off strong

"...Rick Ferguson, head of the Houston Film Commission, whose city came in second in 2004 with $10.5 million in..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Every Word Is True: Austin lands a Killer production; plus, Joe Conway 'Rocks,' Rodriguez wraps, and more

"...aka David Arquette, and Kristen Davis (Sex and the City) are in the cast as the parents of an..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Public Notice

Keys, Please

"...presents La Cage Follies!, a Vegas-style revue. In true Sin City fashion, the cheeziest of the cheese take the..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

Dancing About Architecture

"...Eddie Vedder] to go all the way between the dressing room and the stage." Theriot's not sure whether the..."

June 30, 1995 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Austin Film Festival Review: The Last Showgirl

Pamela Anderson captivates in a bitter tragedy of the end of an era

"...it is with the classic Las Vegas showgirl. Ever since the ladies of "Minsky Goes to Paris” dared to..."

Oct. 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paramount Theatre Announces 50th Summer Classic Film Series

Old friends and new faces mark this major anniversary

"...Stars, but there's no rest for the wicked. The Sin City filmmaker goes back to moontlighting as a booker..."

May 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

That’s Entertainment: The Paxton Impeachment Trial So Far

Texas’ most addictive reality show heads into week 2

"...now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive perspective in his..."

Sept. 11, 2023 News Post by Michael King

AFS Announces Filmmakers for its Artist Intensive Program

Rising directors meet with industry experts to finesse future films

"...filmmaking), Elizabeth Avellán (producer of the Spy Kids franchise, Sin City, and Machete), Jennifer Phang (writer and director of..."

May 11, 2022 Screens Post by Dina Barrish

Texas Film Awards Becomes a Toast to Texas Film

Hall of Fame cofounder Evan Smith to be honored

"...planned a full in-person awards ceremony - the first since 2020 - at the Long Center. However, that larger..."

Feb. 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

First Look: Robert Rodriguez Opens The Book of Boba Fett in New Trailer

Check out footage from the new Star Wars series

"...The Austin-based director of the Sin City and the Spy Kids movies first went to..."

Nov. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Brings This Year's Hottest Movies to AFS's New Drive-in Screen

Time for a Sundance at Austin Film Society

"...this at the AFS Cinema, but with the cases rising in December we became uncomfortable with that," said Herrick...."

Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How to Attend the Sundance Film Festival's Screenings at AFS

Indie film showcase brings this year's hottest titles to AFS's new drive-in screen

"...2018 short with this horror-fantasy of a young woman exorcising her metaphysical demons...."

Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fatale Attraction

Deon Taylor on bringing back the '80s erotic thriller

"...he laughed. "I can start. 'I walked into a casino,' but that's all your gonna get."..."

Dec. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Blood and Baby Carts

AFS presents samurai series Lone Wolf and Cub

"...It can be tough as a single parent. Navigating life's journey, providing for your offspring, trying..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Adele Rules

First of two Erwin Center shows sets fire to the rain

"...mezzo-soprano pouring into every nook. Echolocation among female pop singers isn’t rare – Janis, Aretha, Sinéad, Whitney – but..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Rodriguez Brings Back Frazetta Gallery

Show highlighting legendary fantasy artist returns to Austin

"...will also be on display. Add on that original Sin City art by Frank Miller, and you've got an..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Saturday Fun Fun Fun Fest Blurbs

Saturday's top FFF picks

"...able to legally enjoy the vices of his hometown Sin City, Shamir's full-length debut, May's Ratchet – on hip..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature

Shamir

"...Not often does one get a glimpse of Sin City that doesn't involve a casino. Shamir Bailey's debut..."

June 26, 2015 Music Review by Abby Johnston

Roberto Orci Grabs the Bull by the Horns for 'Matador'

Taking Robert Rodriguez from his comfort zone with soccer'n'spies

"...an undercover DEA agent shanghai'd by the CIA into posing as a professional soccer player...."

July 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Greg Nicotero, From Zombies to Snake Vampires

FX guru on 'The Walking Dead' to 'From Dusk Till Dawn'

"...used to it: Primary shooting on another Rodriguez collaboration, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, finished in early..."

April 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Machete' Sues Over Axed Funds

"...to "inappropriate content." That's interesting, the plaintiffs dryly note, since the state seemingly deemed the bloody Friday the 13th..."

March 21, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Troublemaker Wants No Trouble in Texas vs. 'Machete Kills'

Director Robert Rodriguez distances himself from incentives suit

"...to "inappropriate content." That’s interesting, the plaintiffs dryly note, since the state seemingly deemed 2009’s bloody Friday the 13th..."

March 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: What's Your Point of View?

For Halloween, some beastly releases of the haunting month

"...Burn (aka the poor man's Asylum) has put out Sinister Visions, a five-part collection of low-budget schlock...."

Oct. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...laments the crumbling of his true love’s affections. Not since Jorg Buttgereit’s Nekromantik have we seen such a sordid,..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Somebody' Gets a Hometown Welcome

Bob Byington and Nick Offerman wag their jaws

"...have exaggerated an anecdote in which he left the Sin City premiere in tears, and/or his role of waggling..."

April 6, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...Instead of amassing the soul-crushing mountain of student loan debt that you..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

No. 1 Troublemaker

The guts and the glory (don't forget the gory)

"...Trejo: the most famous character actor of his era." Since his unintentional debut in Andrey Konchalovskiy's 1985 breakneck blockbuster..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Team Troublemaker

Austin film studios spotlighted on Predators big day

"...facilities as organic and somewhat accidental. He said, "Around Sin City, I remember walking from the office to the..."

Oct. 19, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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