Luv Doc: Not Mellow at All

There is an unwritten social contract to indoor plumbing

"...My boyfriend moved in with me in January, and..."

April 19, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Soderbergh’s Netflix Basketball Film High Flying Bird Shoots, Mostly Scores

But just because you can shoot on a phone doesn’t mean you should

"...audience feel like they’re watching a play, or a TV show, or any other entertainment enjoyed at a comfortable..."

Feb. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Ring in the New Year With a Binge Watch

12 streaming shows to get you to midnight and beyond

"...Or: For TV anthropology without the gross aftertaste, see Japan’s Real World..."

Dec. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

4am With a Head Full of Whiskey

Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey's late-night daydream

"...as that had taken place two months prior at Sundance. Dickey – burly, soft-spoken, with all of Foley's legendary..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mark Duplass: Brothers, Netflix, Respect, and Kindness

Austin's most famous filmmaking siblings return

"...years writing, directing, producing, and acting in films and TV shows together (Room 104, Jeff, Who Lives at Home,..."

May 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spike Lee, Rian Johnson, and Chelsea Manning for SXSW

Plus major tech names, Westworld panel, and more added

"...debut of his new Amazon project Pass Over at Sundance, will make a highly timely appearance as audiences increasingly..."

Jan. 30, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2017 Film Grants

$143,000 in cash and support awarded to 34 filmmakers

"...documentary filmmaker Penny Lane, and narrative feature filmmaker and TV director Jennifer Phang...."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Tukel), while Austin transplant Macon Blair, fresh off the Sundance success of his directorial debut I Don't Feel at..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

We Learned It by Watching Movies

A film primer for the best in wicked entertainment

"...Age of Hollywood, reduced to appearing on a 1952 TV variety hour. "That's not acting," producer Sy Benson (Bill..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

RTX: Lloyd Kaufman Can't Stop

The true king of the indies drops by Rooster Teeth's fest

"...an era of increasingly corporatized media. He said, "HBO, TV, newspapers, Broadway, everything is owned by four or five..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Having a Gas

Swiss Army Man is more than just "that farting corpse movie"

"...given the unexpected boost of being invited into the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, where Scheinert recalled "talking to these overqualified..."

July 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cameron Esposito

No joke, this queer comedian is at the forefront of the digital revolution

"...in several films that had their world premieres at Sundance, toured with legendary comedian Bobcat Goldthwait, and sold her..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

Telling Her Story

New web series explores trans identities

"...there's been a noticeable lack of queer women on TV, which makes Jen Richards' (I Am Cait) and Laura..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

aGLIFF Announces Lineup

Austin's favorite LGBTQ fest drops next month

"...Sebastian Silva) and his boyfriend, Mo (Tunde Adebimpe from TV on the Radio), who have recruited their best friend,..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Film Flam: Local Screens News

Mr. Kaplan closes Cine Las Americas, Ernie Cline scores big, and more

"...Film Festival in Dallas, which was established years before Sundance to showcase American independent film and was a precursor..."

March 27, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Folk Hero We Deserve

Seeing double of Jason Schwartzman

"...is polite and indifferent, while his friendship with Major (TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe) feels transactional at best...."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Year in Movies, and in Moments

What didn’t make my Top 10

"...Transparent and Gyllenhaal in The Honourable Woman, a joint BBC/SundanceTV production that started out a pleasurably twisty thriller and..."

Dec. 31, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

HOG Wild

How a concrete wasteland has become a street-art wonderland called the HOPE Outdoor Gallery

"...HOPE T-shirts. Before long, Scull Cheatham was going to Sundance with Capt. Steidle and his documentary, The Devil Came..."

June 20, 2014 Arts Feature by Bob Makela

DVDanger: Asian Exchange

New takes on old standards and international transplants

"...to The Wild Bunch and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid...."

June 7, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Feast Your Eyes

Introducing the banner crop of 2013 films

"...Tim's Vermeer, In a World ..., AKA Doc Pomus, Fruitvale Station, Enough Said, Short Term 12, Ain't Them Bodies..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Conference Slate

Panelists include Jenji Kohan, Rian Johnson, and more

"...Vince Gilligan, the mastermind behind Breaking Bad, is set..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

DVD Watch: 'Fat Kid Rules the World'

Matthew Lillard's directorial debut has a big heart

"...Troy Billings (Jacob Wysocki of Sundance 2011 hit Terri) is a real fat kid. He's..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'V/H/S'

Found footage anthology from the mumblecore crowd and friends

"...Q&A conversation with director Joe Swanberg. Between cell phones, CCTV, and embedded cameras in everything, the found footage genre..."

Dec. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: Scoot McNairy’s Splendid Year

One-time Austin resident Scoot McNairy sees his Hollywood star rise

"...steady acting work in indie films, commercials, and episodic TV. Most recently, McNairy has had a recurring role on..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Vaults: Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros, the Texas-born actress, loses her battle with cancer

"...crossover music star. Oltiveros also has a ton of TV credits to her name, but her widest seen role..."

July 27, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

'ATX: A Television Festival' Arrives In June

Witnessing the birth of a new Austin festival

"...the opportunity to celebrate and discuss all aspects of TV’s past, present & future...."

Jan. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Full-Gore Press

Mind the viscera: Austin's horror filmmaking scene is exploding

"...for mumblecore movies. Those indie dramas that are the Sundance darlings aren't the movies that you see get the..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Post-Production

Anish Savjani on where he's been and where he thinks the industry is going next

"...considerably more problematic than ever before. Kevin Smith's recent Sundance spiel about "indie film 2.0" and the need to..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Chris Morris Talks Terrorist Comedy

UK hit Four Lions touches down in Austin

"...CM: Well, right when Four Lions played at Sundance there were a number of British journalists who were..."

Nov. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Alamo World Domination Plan Continues Unabated

The Drafthouse announces a new distribution banner

"...its sell-out success as the buzz hit of the Sundance Film Festival, Four Lions packed the coveted closing night..."

Sept. 9, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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