Space Invaders on a Shoestring Budget

Monsters is the best monster movie of the millennium (so far)

"...Let's come right out and say it upfront: Gareth Edwards' Monsters..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum

"...Watching Angus Young go nuclear on the first disc of the new Plug Me In ranks..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How Does an Artist Get a Passport?

Two Austin playwrights join dozens of writers from across the hemisphere to 'dream the Americas'

"...We have been Dreaming the Americas...."

March 16, 2007 Arts Feature

Dark Days

Six years ago, Marc Singer wasn't homeless, and he wasn't a filmmaker. With Dark Days, he became both.

"...Marc Singer may be the man responsible for directing the year's most compassionate and..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Panhandlers for God

Not all street solicitors are created equal – some owe their souls to the company church

"...Local radio talk-show host Charlie Hodge was driving to work one morning in late 2007 when he first..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Alive and Kicking

Just when a heavy cynicism about the future of independent film has overtaken the industry and most of its observers, the Sundance Film Festival came along during the early weeks of 2001 and, almost unexpectedly, brightened the downcast mood shared by its most dour participants.

"...Pulling up to the Austin airport at the crack of dawn to..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...a film city, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Every year, dozens of local filmmakers produce features and..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

After a Fashion

Stephen has been singing different words to 'Funiculì Funiculà' in the shower since he was a young lad

"...FIDDLESTICKS Did you hear the nasty rumor about Neiman Marcus closing its Domain store?..."

July 22, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

The environment, the alleged marijuana, the traffic, Ventura's highway, and more.

"...Editor:..."

June 8, 2001 Column

Letters at 3AM

We have replaced our concept of the heroic with the superheroic, and the sense of the possible with the impossible.

"...Something sinister has happened to the idea of being human...."

July 25, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

A week of truth.

"...September 6: The people you lie to, they own you. They own..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Post Marks

Park and Ride

"...The Austin Parks Foundation endorses and supports Proposition 2 and..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two

The City Council should negotiate the Stratus deal from a position of strength; we remember the tragic life and brilliant filmmaking of indie pioneer Eagle Pennell.

"...a friend's house. Reluctantly, I note that even at the end Eagle was a burden to his friends, creating..."

July 26, 2002 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Included here are more reviews of films screened during the SXSW Film Festival 1998. Additional reviews can be found..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Film 06

March 10-18

"...We've featured Steve Collins, Heather Courtney, Paul Gordon, Kat Candler, Korey Coleman, Jake Vaughan,..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Texas Book Festival 2020: Mychal Denzel Smith

A conversation with the author of Stakes Is High

"...Smith almost didn’t write Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream, his insightful and sobering examination of the..."

Nov. 4, 2020 Arts Post by Evan Rodriguez

Postmarks

"...Editor:..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Editor:..."

March 21, 2003 Column

Page Two

Meditations on memory, politics, and sexuality, brought on by the Beach Boys.

"...There are only a handful of days until this year..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Loaded Dice

Less is no longer more to Iron & Wine's Sam Beam

"...Sam Beam's signature belongs on the rustic wooden walls of Ruby's BBQ, somewhere..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...Under the Influence..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

All Times Through Paradise

Introducing Austin's patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia

"...You shall preserve me from trouble..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Among Us

The gypsy feet of playwright Ruth Margraff keep wandering back to Austin, and we're fortunate that they do

"...To look at Ruth Margraff, you might not suspect that..."

May 7, 2004 Arts Feature by Cyndi Williams

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...(World Circuit/Nonesuch) ELIADES OCHOA..."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

Movin' on Up

Melissa Villareal's life was changed by Ballet East

"...Melissa Villarreal is darting around the gymnasium at Martin Middle..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Bewitched

AFS Essential Cinema: I Married a Witch: Fredric March's comic curse

"..."Just walk. You'll find me. Keep walking, this way – this way."..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Mosley vs. Mosley: Reagan Case Takes a Sad Turn

Wrongful-death settlement leads Ortralla Mosley's parents to the courthouse

"...With less than a month to go before the anniversary of her daughter's murder, Carolyn..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Editor:..."

March 7, 2003 Column

The Magic Kingdom

"...The Magic Kingdomby Stanley Elkin..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Review by Caroline Kim

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