SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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 films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...Saltburn, the highly anticipated second film from Promising Young Woman director..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Luv Video Celebrating Opening Weekend

Video rental nonprofit hopes to sign up 500 members

"...Joe Bob Briggs famously said that the drive-in will never die. Austin is proving that the..."

July 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Chill Out, America!

Too many stupid shootings; TGI 4/20

"...intentions don't always lead to best results. But if the baseline is, you're ready to use deadly force at..."

April 21, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Austin Historical Weapons Guild Brings Historical Swordplay to Life

Cut, thrust, parry, fun

"...From lovers of history to fans of fantasy, who hasn't wanted..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Whittaker's Top 10 Films of 2021

The Chronicle's Culture desk editor makes his list

"...packed with incredible releases reviewed by my sterling team of critics in these very pages, it's sometimes been hard..."

Dec. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2021

Jane Campion's stunning high plains drama The Power of the Dog takes a bite out of our critics

"...Blame COVID, and blame the Oscars...."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...unconventional drama about an institutionally trapped Princess Diana. 2) The Killing of Two Lovers..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

The Killing of Two Lovers

Traumatizing tale of a collapsing marriage is a taut masterpiece

"...The opening scene trembles with audacious literalness. Framed in an..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

About Endlessness

Roy Andersson carves another exquisite, funny, mordant world

"...apt a designation as any. Both artists lay bare the plights of anguished souls in existential crisis, but Andersson’s..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse Goes Into the VOD Business

Alamo on Demand to offer curated selection of films

"...Austin-based theater chain the Alamo Drafthouse has just announced it is..."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

LBJ Library Spotlights the Little House That Motown Built

Collection stars Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Supremes & more

"...thunderstorms remind us that summer’s technically not over until the autumnal equinox on Monday. Serendipitously, one tidy little housing..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Ground Floor Theatre's Dex & Abby

In this premiere production of Allan Baker's play, the bond of love between canines and humans is tenderly expressed

"...enthralled? I'd like to think it was my love of unique storytelling that drove me to attend Dex &..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 3

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 16-22

"...Since July is Crime Month at the Chronicle, the ruffians and reprobates at this rag want..."

July 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2017

"...1) The Shape of Water..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Your Weekend in Film

Some closer inspection required

"...Frankly, everything is like an iceberg – the part that you can see is just the tip..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...The worst part about summer is everyone demanding that you..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Favorite My Favorite Murder

When comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstack talk homicide, people listen

"...It takes several ingredients to make a murderino. The most obvious and universal: You listen to the current..."

April 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Shakespeare's First Folio

Why the first collection of the Bard's plays is such a big deal and cause to celebrate on his 400th death anniversary

"...So you're dead. (Sorry to break the news to you this way.)..."

March 18, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

News Roundup: Storms, Season's Greetings, and Open Carry

Reminder: Open carry law takes effect Jan. 1

"...News Roundup, a grand jury declines to indict APD officer Robert Pfaff; destructive storms claim nearly a dozen lives..."

Dec. 29, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Lauryn Hill

High priestess of soul contrasts between ACL and FFF

"...Lauryn Hill remains one of the most beloved and confounding acts in all of..."

Nov. 9, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Tanya Tagaq Owns Fusebox Music

Inuit throat singer reanimates Nanook of the North

"...South By Southwest sets the annual agenda and we spend the rest of every..."

April 3, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Council: Committed to Committees

AFD and Libraries grilled and postponed

"...Last Thursday’s City Council meeting followed the recent pattern: grilling the department heads over routine proposals,..."

March 31, 2015 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...When it comes to putting together SXSW's Midnighters schedule, "I program a lot with my..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Following January’s tease of six titles, SXSW Film has unloosed its 145-film strong..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

When Confessions Prove False

Jonathan Holt told police he'd murdered his wife. But he hadn't killed her, and the cops should have known it.

"...The scene of the crime was the small two-bedroom house..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pledge Your Allegiance

Austin Film Society lets two iconic filmmakers square off in its new series

"...We choose sides because they are an easy signpost to our innermost selves. Think..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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