Stranger With a Camera

"...Directed by: Elizabeth Barret. More than 30 years after the incident, Elizabeth..."

Oct. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Disneyland on LSD With A Giant Dog

Tripping in the “Happiest Place on Earth”

"...On a recent afternoon off from tour, A Giant Dog front-people..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Film's local economic impact has been in the hundreds of millions..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Quiet Place

As monsters lurk, the world survives with a whisper

"...Directed by: John Krasinski. Starring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe,..."

April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

The “world’s first Iranian feminist vampire spaghetti western” is a spooky doozy

"...Directed by: Ana Lily Amirpour. Starring: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh,..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye: Zeroing in on a ZIP Code

Filmmaking brothers turn a camera on their hometown in 45365

"...This is the time of year when thoughts of family, friends, and faith come to..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

With Ti West In a Valley of Violence

Director on PTSD, Westerns, and the world's greatest dog

"...The Western is a forgery. There are white hats and black hats, and..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ben Siekierski’s “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” Takes a Jaunt Through Austin’s Ring Camera District

Wandering eyes and security signs lead McLennon art show

"...High fences, hidden cameras, and a pervasive sense of being watched – this..."

Jan. 6, 2025 Arts Post by Lina Fisher

Watch This: Branden Rex Flexes his Cat Fancy with “River”

“I don’t see myself with no one but you,” he sings to hairless feline

"...There’s a supreme stillness pervading Branden Rex’s “River” video. The melodic..."

June 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Interview: Taking a Night Drive With AJ Bowen

Moons, Lyfts, and bathroom breaks: War stories from the indie trenches

"...There's something inherently terrifying about ridesharing. The idea of getting in some random stranger's..."

Oct. 2, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: A New Invite to The Birthday

Corey Feldman and Eugenio Mira restore an FF original

"...Ladies and gentlemen, actor Corey Feldman and filmmaker Eugenio Mira..."

Sept. 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A League of Their Own

"...Bud Shrake photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Nowadays there's so much..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Flying Lotus on Moving in Front of the Camera in Ash

The musician-turned-filmmaker on leveling up in his SXSW Headliner

"...Ash marks a big career moment for musician-turned-filmmaker Flying Lotus...."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Like a Hurricane

Jim Jarmusch + Neil Young + Crazy Horse

"...Jim Jarmusch (l) and Neil Young Two months have passed since..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

One in a Crowd: King of the Roadies

Help crowdfund a film and support a backstage legend

"...Kris Kristofferson. Johnny Cash. Patsy Kline. Willie Nelson. They may have been on..."

June 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How to Climb a Minnow Mountain

The Austin animation studio resurrecting Rotoscoping with Richard Linklater

"...Craig Staggs is good at keeping a secret. Last November,..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: Why a Duck?

The Marx Brothers were funny but they weren't kidding

"...Groucho pursued his education almost 'til the end of sixth grade. He wrote..."

July 27, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

A Regular Joe

The Revelations of Filmmaker Joe Christ

"...The late Mike Wilson in Joe Christ's Sex, Blood & Mutilation..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Man With Two Brains

Ghostland Observatory pulls back the curtain

"...Braids intact and trademark shades whipped off, Aaron Behrens bursts..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Mark Duplass Is a Creep

Found footage gets arty on Netflix

"...Is Mark Duplass the busiest man to emerge from the Austin..."

July 14, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Men With Guns

Plus swords, arrows, and armies, packing heat on dvd

"...GENERAL IDI AMIN DADA: A SELF PORTRAIT..."

June 7, 2002 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Ask Questions First, Shoot Later

In 1967, Hobart Ison shot and killed Hugh O'Connor, who was filming a documentary on Ison's property. In her documentary Stranger With a Camera (showing at the Alamo Drafthouse this Wednesday, November 1), Elizabeth Barret examines the context that brought these two men together -- one with a gun and one with a camera.

"...Elizabeth Barret's film Stranger With a Camera revisits a 33-year-old..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

War Photographer

"...Directed by: Christian Frei. It's nearly impossible to know how to react..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Lizard

"...Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku. Starring: Akihiro Maruyama, Isao Kimura, Junya Usami and Kikko..."

Feb. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Zoo

Filmmaker Robinson Devor sadly sabotages his own attempt to bring the practice of bestiality into the light.

"...Directed by: Robinson Devor. Starring: John Paulsen, Coyote, Russell Hodgkinson, Jenny Edwards, Ken Kreps,..."

May 25, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Never Talk to Strangers

"...Directed by: Peter Hall. Starring: Rebecca De Mornay, Antonio Banderas, Dennis Miller, Len..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Les Choristes

A box-office smash in its native France, this kindly and spirited film doesn’t exactly break the mold of the heartwarming, humanistic boarding-school dramedy.

"...Directed by: Christophe Barratier. Starring: Gérard Jugnot, Francois Berléand, Jacques Perrin, Jean-Baptiste Maunier,..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

TV Eye

The Kentucky collective Appalshop presents a more truthful depiction of the rural life in Headwaters: Real Stories From Rural America.

"...I grew up in Nebraska. Though it's predominantly a rural state, I didn't ride..."

June 6, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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