'El Mariachi' to Perform Sundance Encore

Robert Rodriguez's 1993 debut to be honored with a Sundance screening

"...added to the official lineup of the January 2013 Sundance Film Festival is El Mariachi, the debut film by..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sundance '13: Day Three

Texas brings the party

"...It’s so hard to distill the experience of the Sundance Film Festival for others when a journalist could practically..."

Jan. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Flam

Good news for 'Hellion' and Violet Crown Cinema

"...A new slate of indie films comes to Austin, plus the best present any cinephile..."

Feb. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...with not just a few titles for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Xin Xin-xiong. Hong Kong director Tsui Hark's first modern-day film since 1992's The Master is also his loosest, most..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the Week That Was, Get Smart) and scripts for films such as The Graduate and Catch-22. Credit must also..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...bizarre cult hit Twister comes this genuinely affecting comedy-horror film that updates the Dracula lineage to present-day New York..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Sundance 2023 Review: Birth/Rebirth

Maternal horror with a clinical twist

"...Screening as part of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival before debuting on horror streaming service Shudder..."

Jan. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Austin Chronicle review that ran in March when this film premiered in Austin at the SXSW FIlm Festival. Texas..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Fall Film Previews

September

"...fate with that of the best man. The Italian film is set on the last day of the 19th..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Austin Polish Film Festival Breaks New Ground and Keeps Up With Tradition

The 14th fest focuses on the media's responsibility and the perspectives of women

"...Now in its 14th year, the Austin Polish Film Festival remains one of the under-the-radar gems of this..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...number of ways, but it plays to the international film community elite. Telluride is film-centric, but it isn't a..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the theremin has had on popular American culture. The filmmaker interviews a variety of people in telling this story:..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the theremin has had on popular American culture. The filmmaker interviews a variety of people in telling this story:..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Movies From the Mount

Sundance Film Festival

"...Buffalo 66 Independent films are all the rage these days. Suddenly, everyone wants..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dance Fever

Sundance 2000: The year of "dot-comming," short films, female athletes, and the feverish race for the next big thing.

"...documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye) strolling around the Sundance Film Festival arm in arm. To pervert a phrase:..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hi Mom, I'm Home

On the heels of threatened industry strikes and life-changing world events, this year's Sundance Film Festival in Utah featured more deals, more attendees, and more stars.

"...it would be better if I didn't go to Sundance this year. She feared for my safety. The annual..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

In the Soup

This Sundance multiaward-winner provides a fantastic showcase for the outsized vitality of Seymour Cassell, who plays a gangster investing in dour screenwriter Steve Buscemi's work.

"...Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Beals and Pat Moya. When would-be film director Adolpho Rollo (Buscemi) needs quick cash to keep..."

Aug. 6, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sun Sets on the Big 'Dance

Sundance ends with acquisitions and accolades for Austin filmmakers

"...Had there been any doubt, the 2013 Sundance Film Festival – the festival of independent filmmaking, which..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seven in Focus

SXSW '97 Film

"...Rana Joy Glickman is a match made in indie film heaven. In an American independent scene which has of..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

Slack to the Future

Slacker at 20

"...– and maybe the most important – little arthouse film ever to come out of the Lone Star State...."

Jan. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

What, Me Worry? Yes.

'American Splendor' is one of the most celebrated movies of the year, and everybody loves my comic again. But … I dunno.

"...our Books editor about submitting a piece on the collection of poetry by H.D. (Hilda Doolittle, commonly known by..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Screens Feature by Harvey Pekar

Twelve

The private-school kids on New York's Upper East Side are definitely not all right in Joel Schumacher's sordid tale of young promise gone wrong.

"...a handful. Like The Kids Are All Right, Schumacher’s film premiered at Sundance last January and received a boost..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All Access

Austin's B-Side Entertainment rethinks how to get a movie to the masses

"...fairly glum take on the 2009 edition of the Sundance Film Festival. There, mixed in among various Chicken Little-isms,..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Mike Kanin

Collective Projections

Women Make Movies

"...guiding principle of this pioneering producer and distributor of films and video by and about women. Women Make Movies..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

Labors of Love (and Money)

Film production services melting pot Arts+Labor eyes a commercial expansion

"...cultural hub. This year, Arts+Labor was credited on five films that screened at SXSW, including Berg's own The Jones..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Split Screen: Reanimated

John Pierson's Split Screen begins streaming on FilmStruck

"...Screen, John Pierson’s 1997-2001 TV show about the indie film world makes its streaming premiere today on FilmStruck, the..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bardot, Buñuel, Handy Manny, and Home Run Derby

"...Brigitte Bardot: 5-Film Collection(Lions Gate, $39.98)..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Burn in Hell

String sorcerer went to my college?

"...half-dozen times or so. It’s kind of like the Sundance Film Festival now, but it still has. . ...."

Sept. 10, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...nearly upon us, and the cinematic celebration of all film bizarre, strange, and innovative has just announced its first..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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