Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...have to overcome the bigotry and bias of Jeanne's small town, and her small-minded neighbors. But can a young..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tread

Madness, paranoia, and a goddam homemade tank in this terrifying documentary

"...the toxic isolation that can infect the heart of small-town America, the director pulls at the threads of Heemeyer’s..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Roll 'Em

March

"...baby products company who (along with her partner in crime Christopher Lloyd) secretly funds a research lab that is..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Frighteners

"...Muppet satire Meet The Feebles to the passionate “true crime” fantasy Heavenly Creatures -- has made the unlikely leap..."

July 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Love the Hard Way

"...Pianist, Love the Hard Way represents the kind of small, brooding independent film in which Brody will no longer..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Missoula, Montana and Boulder, Colorado

Tale of Two Cities

"...An idyllic town nestled in a former lakebed in the Northern Rockies..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Manglehorn Director: David Gordon Green, Screenwriter: Paul Logan Reclusive small town locksmith, A.J. Manglehorn, who has never recovered from..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Wolf At My Door, Sharpening His Teeth

Crime fiction bleeding into the literary fiction now

"...on my Facebook wall an image of some paperback crime novel …..."

June 4, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...Small, Beautifully Moving Parts Directors & Writers: Annie J. Howell..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Selections by Sublett

"...best-selling author of what? Like over two dozen fucking crime novels. Plus, lots of movies have been made from..."

March 19, 1999 Books Feature

Austin, California?

The West Coast Goes to the Southwest

"...region) went from slices of paradise on Earth to crime-ridden, overcrowded, overpriced urban and suburban landscapes. With the increase..."

June 30, 1995 News Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Director: Emma Seligman, Producers: Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Alison Small, Screenwriters: Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott Directed by Emma Seligman..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Monuments

"...pokes around in the underbelly of life in a small town. Throughout his first book, The Vigil, a subtle..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Review by Charlotte M. Wright

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...specials (6/26-28). Another consistent source for revival fare in town is the Texas Union Theatre, whose scheduling mix of..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Sxsw

"...about every Saturday since at least Ed Hamell left town or the Gourds' suspicious rise to popularity began. He's..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Reaping the Strange Harvest

Fantastic Fest mockumentary recreates classic true crime shows

"...Strange Harvest mimics the true crime format of the early 2000s, focusing on the multi-decade..."

Oct. 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thunder Road

SXSW award winner is a captivating study of a mess of a man

"...Mitchum ran moonshine down Thunder Road in the durable crime drama of 1958, Jim Cummings has appropriated the film..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Chi-Town D: Nick Budabin An underdog basketball player from Chicago..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Laurence "Baz" Morais, Sebastien Landry In the middle of small-town nowhere, seven friends are forced to kill or be..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Owen Egerton Gets Spooked Writing The Axe Murders of Villisca

Austin author on his new haunted house movie

"...don't generally involve spending the night in a haunted crime scene in rural Iowa, but that's where Owen Egerton,..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Live by Night

Ben Affleck directs and stars in this period gangster drama

"...the girlfriend (Miller) of a top mobster. Joe, a small-town Irish hood, agrees to the protection offered by an..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest 2015 Revisited

With the 2016 lineup here, time for VOD and DVD reruns

"...the windows out on their car and bounces the small town sheriff into the side panels. Yet we soon..."

Aug. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Home invasions and true crime are a motif this year, spearheaded by two SXSW..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...addition to the previously announced opening night film from hometown hero Richard Linklater, Everybody Wants Some, Keith Maitland has..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Snakes and Ladders

'The Man From Orlando' team recalls the high stakes of making their lo-fi first feature

"...is named Orlando, not from Orlando. Returning to his hometown of Priddy, Texas, after a stint with a ring..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Just Outside Redemption

For celebrating one of the rare wins in hate crimes legislation in Texas, this play is worthy

"...scene sets up the tale of a late-Nineties hate crime in a small town and the subsequent reaction from..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...explores the congruities of daily life in an American town Sidney, Ohio. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Music Amidst Used Furniture

The History of the Red River Strip

"...or really don't have a good place to start. Smaller and more acoustic stuff, too, solo acts." Mostly, though,..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...from one of America's most talented and unflinchingly brutal crime fiction writers. For Tabloid, Ellroy has clawed himself out..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...And as for all those hometown heroes who stormed Sundance? They’ll get play at SXSW..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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