'Slacker 2011' Debuts

A suitably rowdy crowd cheered on the affectionate homage

"...A couple of weeks ago, I referred to Slacker 2011 as a "potential trainwreck," to which co-producer Daniel..."

Sept. 1, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Up The Hill for 'Slacker 2011'

On-set for the final scene of the remake (video)

"...at Mt. Bonnell to film the final scene for Slacker 2011. That segment, directed by Chris Eska, along with..."

Aug. 31, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Scott R. Meyers

Director Scott R. Meyers on Slacker 2011

"...Scott R. Meyers, the director of the Alamo Drafthouse's Slacker 2011 team, from re-weirding up the iconic Continental Club..."

Aug. 29, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Spencer Parsons

Spencer Parsons on Slacker 2011

"...With the world premiere of Slacker 2011 just a few days away, we thought it..."

Aug. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Geoff Marslett & Heather Kafka

Marslett and Kafka on Slacker 2011

"...for last. Following last night's enthusiastically received premiere of Slacker 2011 at the Paramount Theater, we conclude our series..."

Sept. 1, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Chris Eska

Director Chris Eska on Slacker 2011

"...Of all the scenes in Richard Linklater's Slacker, it's that last, celebratory sequence of loaded and functioning..."

Aug. 31, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Spencer Parsons 2

Spencer Parsons on Slacker 2011

"...Yeah, we know: Slacker is, like, so 1991 and so now. Fittingly, Slacker..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

'Slacker 2011' Trailer Debuts

Film will premiere Aug. 31 at the Paramount

"...At last night's 20th anniversary screening of Slacker at Austin Studios, the trailer for Slacker 2011 premiered...."

June 23, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Restyling 'Slacker'

Local filmmakers join forces to reshoot the Austin classic

"...freshest homegrown talent, and a very good cause indeed? Slacker 2011...."

April 29, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

'Slacker' @ 20 Screening and Party

Celebrate the anniversary at Austin Studios on June 22

"...finest filmmakers hitting the pavement, re-creating scenes from 1991's Slacker in service of the homage feature that premieres in..."

June 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Slacker Added to National Film Registry

'Slacker' and works from the Texas Archive of the Moving Image selected

"...Richard Linklater's Slacker is among the 25 films added today to the..."

Dec. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

2011 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Recipients Announced

2011 TFPF winners announced

"...back in 1993, jump starting, along with Richard Linklater's Slacker, the now-mammoth Austin film scene...."

Aug. 29, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Celebrating the Past, Looking to the Future

Slacker 2011 premieres, and Richard Linklater's newest project picks up Paul Dano

"...Slacker 2011 may have been put together by a new..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Moving Pictures

Twenty years on, more than two dozen filmmakers pay tribute to Slacker and a city in transition

"...Like the city it depicts, Richard Linklater's Slacker sees no need for a traditional beginning, middle, and..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Criterion Gets Candid

Slacker's Polaroid family album

"...More fresh meat for the Slacker nostalgia meal we've been happily snacking on all year:..."

Aug. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A-B-C-Dethklok

'Metalocalypse' director for Drafthouse anthology plus contest news

"...The list of directors for Drafthouse Film's upcoming horror..."

Aug. 28, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Viva Les Slackers!

Viva Les Amis and Slacker 2011 double-team

"...just as easily apply to Richard Linklater's 1991 hit Slacker...."

Aug. 8, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

'El Mariachi' to Perform Sundance Encore

Robert Rodriguez's 1993 debut to be honored with a Sundance screening

"...on the heels of the festival's commemorative screening of Slacker in 2011...."

Dec. 14, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Uncle Kent 2

Meta-sequel to the Joe Swanberg film

"...Kent? Centered around real-life cartoonist Kent Osborne, Joe Swanberg’s 2011 lo-fi meditation on love, loneliness, and chat rooms was..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Post Office

Austin's indie A/V boutique Stuck On On gets movies across the finish line

"...7), which is showing on PBS' POV next month; Slacker 2011, the Austin Film Society's remake of/tribute to the..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Fathers of Football

Oklahoma high school football documentary could have gone deeper

"...from the Austin-based, Flaming Lips-affiliated, Okie-oddball filmmaker Bradley Beesley (Slacker 2011, Christmas on Mars) has all the creative drive..."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Marjorie Prime

"...a stage play. Director of photography Sean Price Williams (Slacker 2011, Iris) frames this three-quarters human quartet in often..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Trailer Hitch, 3/11

Nick Offerman, man about town

"...Padre, and Tuesday night’s free SXSW Community screening of Slacker 2011, but personally, we’re most jazzed about his costarring..."

March 11, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: Made in Texas

Lighting fires for creativity and community

"...a number of films by directors not in attendance: Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Bernie, and Boyhood by Richard Linklater;..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Column by Louis Black

From the Vaults: 'Viewers Like Us'

It's always time to celebrate Austin's community television

"...with a double bill of Richard Linklater's 1991 film Slacker and the community remake Slacker 2011...."

Aug. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chad Holt, Austin's Last Provocateur

The Total Badass left his mark on the city's underground

"...included a small role in the Richard Linklater homage Slacker 2011, but the paragon of Chad Holt onscreen is..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Golden Girl

In 'Boyhood' and beyond, Austin native Zoe Graham acts naturally

"...Over the Edge (1979) homage, "Scenes From the Suburbs" (2011), a short film that would accompany Arcade Fire's masterfully..."

July 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Taking the Weird Around the World

Australia hosts Austin-centric film fest

"...Ever wondered if "slacker" translates in Australia? Next month, Austin sister city Adelaide..."

Sept. 21, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

‘Computer Chess’ Needs Humans

Andrew Bujalski’s in-production film looking for extras

"...people in Austin who didn’t extra in the upcoming Slacker 2011? Here’s another chance to blend into the background..."

Aug. 22, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: Pink Wall

Add another classic to the “Breakup Dramas” genre

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

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

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