New Di$count $inema Series Revs Up at Blue Starlite

Jon Moritsugu heads to Terminal USA

"...to gay skinhead porn, and Katsumi, a drug-dealing punk rocker/artist/slacker. Shot in 16mm Panavision on a single set decorated..."

July 23, 2021 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...her own, dropping from an impassioned warble to a slacker's chuckle at a moment's notice...."

July 2, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

AFS Cinema Will Reopen This Summer With The Next Picture Show

Fundraiser aims for $150,000 to get us all back to the movies

"...We Go To Hell, Paris is Burning, Police Story, Slacker, or Touki Bouki)...."

May 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Made Comedy Sends Shakey Graves in Search of Beer and Meaning

The party never ends at The Get Together

"...explained, adding that the original draft was for "one-take, Slacker-style, just drift into one character and understand their world,..."

May 7, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...sensual ("Maze") and dreamy ("Disaster Area") to the groovy ("Slacker Sauce") and pleasantly weird ("More Salt," which seems haunted..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...From Chennai, India, Jbabe beckons with sensual slacker indie-pop, while Mumbai's Kayan floats freely in contemplative R&B...."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: The Gift Guide Issue

On supporting local businesses and surviving a challenging holiday season

"...Seeking Slacker Alums: Were you part of the cast or crew..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Help Find the Missing Slacker Cast and Crew

Austin, you can help connect the team with cash!

"...Were you part of the cast or crew of Slacker, or do you know where they've gone? Then Richard..."

Nov. 26, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Transcribing the Oral History of Dazed and Confused in New Book Alright, Alright, Alright

Melissa Maerz wrangles a class reunion

"...Chronicle asked Linklater to write a self-interview about how Slacker had become a success: Three years later, with his..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Shithouse

Awkward college romance gets a timely, heartfelt revamp with this astonishing debut

"...dash of Linklater's shambling take on twentysomething life in Slacker in the succession of parties Alex hits in search..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: AFS on Slacker at the Dobie

Linklater explains the breakout run of his classic

"...in line to catch the first public screening of Slacker. Or maybe The Brave Little Toaster...."

July 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In 1990, Austin Audiences Watched Slacker... and Saw Themselves

Richard Linklater’s indie milestone celebrates 30 years

"...Whatever IMDB or Wikipedia tells you, don't believe it. Slacker did not open on July 5, 1991. That's the..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

From the Archives: Linklater on Linklater

Our 1991 self-interview by the Slacker filmmaker

"...the Chronicle back in 1991, at the height of Slacker's success, it would have been reasonable to believe that..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Linklater

The King of Staten Island

Pete Davidson grows up a bit in this semi-autobiographical dramedy

"...easy to dislike Peter Davidson. Saturday Night Live's resident stoner-slacker exudes an aura of lazy smugness. Even if you..."

June 12, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Summer Fun Playlist: Release Shows TBA

"...Effervescent bedroom rock with clever arrangements for the overthinking slacker ("Venmo Me") with backup vocals sweeter than lemonade...."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...cut with both disgust and ennui in pure punk slacker fashion, the local quartet rants against the world on..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Now Streaming in Austin: Slacker

The indie classic that put Austin on the cinema cultural map

"...Austin as a cinematic cultural center than Richard Linklater's Slacker...."

April 16, 2020 Screens Post

We Have an Issue: From the Ground Up

How we accidentally ended up with an Earth Day issue

"...of an Austin classic. This week: Richard Linklater's enduring Slacker. Follow @YorkshireTX and use the hashtag #NowStreaminginAustin to join..."

April 17, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Heroine of The Roxy Letters Fights to Get Austin's Groove Back

Mary Pauline Lowry's quirky novel looks for the city's soul

"...with are all written to an ex, the sad-sack slacker Everett.)..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wanna Watch Slacker With Us?

Thursday livetweet of the Linklater's Nineties indie classic

"...There aren't many movies that change everything. Richard Linklater's Slacker did exactly that, and this Thursday we'll be paying..."

April 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Join Us For Death Proof At Home

Every Thursday this month we'll live tweet another local classic

"...16: The wellspring of Austin indie cinema, Richard Linklater's Slacker. • April 23: A real throwback to when Austin..."

April 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Review: Shithouse

Remarkable debut is the anti-Say Anything

"...dash of Linklater's shambling take on twentysomething life in Slacker in the succession of parties Alex hits in search..."

March 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News: Zellweger, Linklater, Bujalski, Oh My!

Plus AFF gets an NEA grant and ... Cats 2?

"...called "The Untitled Richard Linklater Project," the director of Slacker and Boyhood said, "What strikes me most is the..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

The French View of Richard Linklater

Pompidou curator explains new tribute to the Austin filmmaker

"...country that has never had a theatrical release of Slacker, where Linklater only really became known with his third..."

Dec. 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Behind the Scenes at the Centre Pompidou's Tribute to Richard Linklater

An American in Paris

"...films that both defined American cinema in films like Slacker and Boyhood while breaking open multiplexes with Bad News..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Coming Undone With Minnow Mountain

Resurrecting Rotoscoping for the Amazon Prime mindbender

"...here in ‘95 because it’s cooler than Houston. With Slacker, Waking Life, there were more interesting things going on..."

Nov. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

The Class Conscious Honky-Tonk of Croy & the Boys

Corey Baum’s crew nails the zeitgeist of 2019 Austin

"...& the Boys effort reveled in a distinctly Austin slacker vibe ("Good Enough"), Howdy High-Rise considers the city skyline..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...Austin Kleon KEEP GOING Gordon Korman LEVEL 13 (A SLACKER NOVEL) Jorge Lacera ZOMBIES DON'T EAT VEGGIES Megan Lacera..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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

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