You Can Check In, But You Might Not Check Out

Devilish doings in Ti West's The Innkeepers

"...Some films get made, and it's by hard work. Some films..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Carolyn Wonderland ties the knot while Gary Clark Jr. gets pulled up to the majors and a sea of SXSW news

"...A&R for Vanguard – tried as far back as 2005 to sign the budding bluesman, but Clark recognizes in..."

March 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

'Karma' Chameleon

Is crowdsourced content the wave of the future?

"...Filmmaker George Lucas is territorial. He's already been involved in..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Is That a Wrap for Incentives?

Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky

"...state needs to find an extra $27 billion, and filmmakers, TV producers, and game developers in Texas are scratching..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Gray Band

How can a band singing almost exclusively about serial killers engender so much life?

"...South by Southwest season at the Chronicle demands earbuds, so..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Leader at the Film Commission

Entertainment attorney becomes temp boss

"...Big change over at the Texas Film Commission: The governor's office has appointed a member of..."

Dec. 18, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cool Keeps On

Fourteen years after AICN woke up the Web, three Austin film sites carry on the tradition

"...his aching back and also to ease his sorrows by creating a website to connect with those beyond his..."

June 18, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Jerry's Kids

A new generation dances Jerome Robbins' 'ballet in sneakers' to the big screen

"...forgiven the twentysomething dancers who performed it in a 2005 revival at New York City Ballet for seeing the..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...I'm also honored that we're joined today by our City Manager, Marc Ott. If you haven't had..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...I’m also honored that we’re joined today by our City Manager, Marc Ott. If you haven’t had..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Off the Record

Rod Kennedy's 80th birthday

"...amazing, especially being in the music business." Judging only by the numbers, the Texas music luminary has had a..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Sundance Report: Amy Grappell Honored

"Quadrangle" creator takes honorable mention at 2010 Sundance

"...The Sundance Jury prizes for short films were announced on Tuesday at a special ceremony where..."

Jan. 27, 2010 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amy Grappell's 'Quadrangle'

The Austin filmmaker's video installation unveils an unusual family history

"...screenplay based on our story," says Grappell, whose first film was the narrative Shady Grove (1997), a sort of..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Film News

The martini shot

"...battle against cancer. The book has now been optioned by producer Paul Hardister with Drew Southern tapped to direct..."

July 31, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Off the Record

Room 710 prepares to shut its doors, Amy Cook goes under the lens, and introducing The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology

"...will publish The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology 1981-2010, co-edited by the incomparable Doug Freeman and yours truly, next September...."

July 31, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Crime and the City Solution

How safe do you feel exiting the Sixth Street/Red River Austin music crucible at 2am?

"...been treading some unsafe ground." – "Six Bells Chime," by Crime & the City Solution, from the soundtrack to..."

June 26, 2009 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

Mayoral candidates sound off on the future of Austin music, Scott H. Biram gets back on his feet, and unveiling the lineups for the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Pachanga Latino Music Festival

"...Leffingwell: Anything by Johnny Cash or Asleep at the Wheel, just add..."

May 1, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two: Love and Badges

The last 'Page Two' on SXSW 09 (probably)

"...Admittedly, South by Southwest is much more loved and praised than..."

April 3, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Film News

There's life in it yet: The ailing Texas film industry is looking awfully sparky these days. We like.

"...Positive signs abound as film folks lobby lege..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Middle Americana

Boardroom song-craft? The Austin Songwriters Group Songwriters Symposium gets down to business.

"...endless sessions of song pitching to Nashville publishers led by BMI's Thomas Cain and Montage Music Group's Bobby Rymer...."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Punisher: War Zone

Marvel Comics' Frank Castle again comes to the screen as a one-man vengeance machine in this stylishly violent and gory opus.

"...Directed by: Lexi Alexander. Starring: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchison,..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Making sense of the situation at ME TV

"...that put the network on the air in October, 2005 is still in place including CEO Connie Wodlinger, VP..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The High Cost of Rocking

Braving bullets in Heavy Metal in Baghdad

"...Baghdad, the immensely satisfying debut documentary from the Brooklyn-based South by Southwest hangover gods at Vice Magazine, you can't..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Great Crusader

Nobody's safe from man-with-a-camera Alex Gibney

"...Filmmaker Alex Gibney is mad as hell, and he's not..."

July 11, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The City of Angels, Air-Kissing Austin

Dispatch from the Los Angeles Film Festival

"...many of you know this, but the Los Angeles Film Festival loves us! For the last few years running,..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Kyle Henry

Mabuta no Ura

The Japanese rainbow spectrum of Boris' amplifier worship

"...Just as film sensei Akira Kurosawa sifted the Western cinematography of John..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Exit Music for a Film Fest Producer

Sending off South by Southwest's Matt Dentler

"...Dentler didn't know at the time that the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival –which he had labored at..."

May 2, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

A prostitute-turned-pop-star exposes her Austin roots; Voxtrot readies for round two; and Rock City Icehouse goes to 11

"...Now that South by Southwest 08 has officially come to pass, OTR..."

March 28, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two: How Your South-by High Can Last Through the Rest of the Year

A veteran festival-goer weighs in

"...Again and again and again and again during South by Southwest 08, I would pause as incredible amounts..."

March 21, 2008 Column by Kevin Smokler

Nathan and David and 'Goliath'

After years of making shorts, the Zellner Brothers go big

"...David and Nathan Zellner are arguably the most prolific filmmakers in Austin. Over the last decade, the duo has..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

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