SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

American Fiction

Cord Jefferson's literary comedy lets the Black middle class shine

"...American Fiction deals with a quaint notion, the idea of "selling out." In this age of Instagram,..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Rod Machen

Enigma

"...a mediocre popcorn picture that seemed -- for all the authentic Nazi regalia and scowling sea dogs, blustery sea..."

May 10, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...The Reasons Behind the Attack..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

Twenty Flight Rock

Ralph Ellison's Jazz Writings

"...back in January, you may recall that some of the profound insights and exacting descriptions of its indelible contribution..."

July 20, 2001 Books Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

TV Eye

"Down There" gets its proper due on HBO.

"...Vagina. It rhymes with "Dinah," and it sounds like the kind of thing I'd have done if the word..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Nominated for an Academy Award, this documentary recounts the life of writer Ayn Rand and the history of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Horror at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Most Valuable Players

A Guide to Austin Stage Actors

"...On the scene since: 1999..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Get ready for the raunch. SXSW has established itself as the Spring festival..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Wave Three Crashes Down

Music and madness fill festival lineup

"...Bow down, ye unworthies! The final wave of Fantastic Fest films has been unleashed,..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Are You Headed Straight For Failure, Friend?

Ah, it looks like Karl Stevens got there first.

"...guard and crashing on dirty couches and suffering through the kind of romantic relationships a person can suffer through..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Phony Boner Colons

"...When it comes to classic rock, I’m no conspiracy theorist. Like Cory Glover sang, Elvis is dead. So’s the..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Controlling Their Own Destiny

So many questions for the gaming industry, so many Austin game developers to answer them

"...As you read this, millions of copies of the newly released Microsoft game Halo 2 are flying off..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Jesus Is Coming

The video mailed across the state, the Christian film that found an audience in Austin, and other stories of evangelicals using film to spread the word

"...Barb Bucklin knows the stories. Each week, she e-mails them to congregations across..."

April 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Wrapped and Ready

"...season were a song it might be sung to the following refrain: "Have yourself a bloody little Christmas." Oh,..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFF Review: American Fiction

Uproarious erudite comedy gives the Black middle class a voice

"...American Fiction deals with a quaint notion, the idea of "selling out." In this age of Instagram,..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

"...The Paramount summer series runs through August at the Paramount..."

May 31, 2002 Screens Feature

DVDanger: Halloween Picks, Part I

Low-budget horrors for the scary season

"...hand-crafted graveyard. Sometimes that's true for horror films too: the lower the budget, the bigger the ingenuity...."

Oct. 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mojo Nixon is God

Third place

"...I say: No, Momma. I'm not going to the doctor. Especially that Dr. Galavant...."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Susan Shields

Frankenstein's Dad

"...Some of the best films seem to come out of nowhere, unexpected,..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Playhouse's Monroe

In Lisa B. Thompson's tender drama, young African-Americans work out where they belong in the world

"...In the dim first light of Lisa B. Thompson's Monroe, given..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Aldous Harding’s Enormous Voice

Kiwi channels the brilliant mania of Kate Bush

"...dressed entirely in white – from her sneakers to the way her eyes rolled in the back of her..."

June 20, 2017 Music Post by Libby Webster

Moontower Review: John Mulaney

An ideal headliner to bring the 2015 comedy festival home

"...Though he'd already performed one sold-out show at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday night, Moontower Comedy Festival headliner..."

April 27, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grace Sorensen, and More Highlights From Sunday at ACL Fest

From The Breeders’ sustaining cool to GloRilla’s unfazed flow

"...From there, the much-reported 2023 fad of fans throwing things on..."

Oct. 9, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

What’s Happening With Austin Cinemas

Who's open, who's closed, and who went online

"...DRIVE-INS: The three local drive-ins – Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In..."

May 15, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2016 Grants

Program gives much-needed funds to Texas filmmakers

"...Providing some of the financial fuel to the flames of Texas filmmakers' passions,..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Aggies Hook Horns, Astros Land Lee

"...So the Fightin' Farmers from College Station - who, according to..."

Nov. 25, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Summer Fun

The H2Hos take their renegade feminism to Austin's pools and beyond

"...Olympic size (seen once every four years). Of course, there are the vintage collectibles: dinosaur size, the extinct MGM..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

TV Eye

Hankering for millennium specials? Got 27 hours to kill? Find out what's in store this holiday season on the boob tube.

"...and it won't go home with someone else at the end of the night. Because the millennium meter is..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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