Movie Duos, Rude Little Pigs, and More Events for the Week Ahead

Time to reflect and project

"...note of the new starting location: Meet at the south steps of the Capitol building for a program before..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

New Year's Adjacent Events for the Week Ahead

Crafts, comedy, and more

"...as the witty and fashionable Oliver from Crazy Rich Asians or as Recorder Theel from last year’s Guardians of..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Food & Wine Fest, Día de los Muertos, Celtic Fest, and More Recommended Events

Wake the dead, toss some cabers, and much more

"...bevs at 1999 prices – as well as a South Congress exclusive special menu. Feeling a particular need to..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Movies That Matter

An interview with Killer Films producer Christine Vachon

"...have called her the "Queen of the New Queer Cinema"; others associate her name with politically committed filmmaking. Even..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...Uganda, exploring the true, crazy story of the negative-budget cinematic scene known as Wakaliwood...."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

The Austin Film Festival Calendar

Plan out your 2018 Fest schedule

"...some festivals still to confirm dates (including the Austin Asian-American Film Festival) and several new and revived events, the..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Mardi Gras Pre-Party, Improvised Intimacy, and More Recommended Events

Allow us to help sort your weekend out

"...- Saturday 8, Tuesday 11 & Thursday 13, AFS cinema..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

We Give Two Thumbs Up to These Weekend Events

Arty and culture-y things to get up to

"...take on the Sixties-era phenom of “women’s pictures” sans cinematic parfum. Maybe bring your own little car air-freshener to..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...Anne Byrn, Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

ATX Television Festival Goes From Small Screen to Big Screen to Small Screen Again

How the celebration of TV is leading the way in streaming fests as it becomes ATX TV ... From the Couch!

"...first; Indie Meme Film Festival, the local celebration of cinema from South Asia, switched to streaming first, morphing from..."

June 5, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...because I would not be a "viable" candidate in South Austin where I live (north of Stassney between South..."

March 15, 2002 Column

10 in Focus

Alma

"...In works of documentary cinema, the proximity between subject and audience falls on any..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...Nestled in the Rosedale neighborhood is a piece of cinema history: Austin Public Library’s Yarborough Branch, which used to..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...it to the coolest party in town. Cast List: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Chelsea Prusky, Frankie Vincent-Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2005 Kids Summer Camps

An annotated list of several places where kids could be going this summer to enjoy physically and mentally invigorating activities

"...ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER extends an open invitation to children..."

April 29, 2005 Features Feature

Bay of Angels, Books, and a Brewery Bee in This Week’s Arts and Culture Events

Movies, spelling, and more weekday fun

"...Monday 2, Alamo South Lamar..."

May 30, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art, Movies, Sober Partying, and a Majestic Ball in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Get out and get arty

"...convergence feels like a direct response to this year’s South by Southwest, which invited the U.S. Army and various..."

June 21, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sketchfest, Shakespeare, and More Arts Events to Fill Your Week

Things are gonna get cheeky, queer, and local

"...Through July 5, Asian American Resource Center..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire

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

"...That's when he wrote "The Suplex Duplex Complex," a South by Southwest award-winning short by Todd Rohal, "and I..."

March 31, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...Seeking Asian Female Director: Debbie Lum When an American man with..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Size Matters

Making sense of Austin's microcinema scene

"...It all started with a microcinema, really. A vital element of Austin's cinematic community was..."

July 17, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

iLLfest, Perfume Genius, Röyksopp, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Keep your ears open for these shows

"...and perennial Austin City Limits television show attendee, the South Austin soul man runs deep through the local scene..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Beast Beast D: Danny Madden Set in a southern town, three youth deal with new and old issues..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Are You There, God?

'Eve and the Fire Horse'

"...of childhood while apprehending the distinct issues of the Asian immigrant experience: assimilation and pluralism, tradition and modernism, and..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Sexy Empowerment, Terror Tuesday, Book Adaptations, and More Weekday Recos

Local event suggestions for the arts inclined

"...respond, “Sounds like you haven’t read Jeff VanderMeer’s mind-bending Southern Reach Trilogy!” BookPeople’s reading group focused on bringing attention..."

July 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Genre Regenerator

South Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon wants to try it all

"...and no other living director commingles the two like South Korea's Kim Jee-woon. His newest, the harrowing, borderline Jungian..."

March 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Future of Film on the Web

Part I: The means

"...director of the comparative-media-studies program at MIT and a South by Southwest Interactive 07 speaker, "It's no longer the..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Elvira, the Crypt Keeper, and Garfield Headline Our Weekday Recommendations

Find an event for you, spooky or otherwise

"...Worms, a surefire hit for those who love East Asian citrus and getting sugar stuck between your teeth. Tis..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Campus Hacks: Texas State University

Learn the (Texas) state of all things university with these hacks

"...from El Sabor De Mi Tierra and New York-influenced Asian dishes at Wanderlust, as well as a variety of..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by May Olvera

Migrating North

As the Texas and national film industry feels the burn of runaway production, many agree with one directive: Blame Canada.

"...economic incentive programs designed to attract film production from south of the border. Even previous to that, Toronto had..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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