SXSW Film Review: The People vs. George Lucas

Taking sides over the creator of Star Wars

"...this documentary is preceded at its SXSW screenings by the short "Star Wars: Retold" (retold by someone who's never..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Symphony of the Star (Wars)

Long ago in an Erwin Center far, far away

"...If the clipped, formal and very English voice wasn't a clue,..."

June 9, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: 'Doc of the Dead'

It's familiar territory, but Epix knows its audience

"..."Who are zombie fans?” zombie godfather George Romero muses in Doc of the Dead –..."

March 11, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Calderaro

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist

The master filmmaker revealed, under the guise of examining his film.

"...hour with William Friedkin to discuss his upcoming documentary, The Devil and Father Amorth, about the Vatican's chief exorcist,..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review 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

The Madness of King Geek

Harry Jay Knowles' Cool Movie News

"...Harry Jay Knowles at home with friends photograph by..."

June 6, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...pace. Multiplying faster than partridges in pear trees, during the next five weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...Listen: that noise in the background. Can you hear it? It's the low thrum..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Life, Loss, and William Shatner

In You Can Call Me Bill, documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe examines the philosophy of the man who keeps boldly going

"...would want to make a documentary about William Shatner. The Swiss director's filmography combines explorations of pop culture phenomena..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lynch/Oz

Is David Lynch's whole career an homage to The Wizard of Oz?

"...his works are little to do with chronological recountings. Rather, they serve as academic discussions of a movie or..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Recalling a Memory of Dan O'Bannon

Alexandre O. Philippe finds the myth behind the space horror classic

"...It wasn't the film Alien that first scarred and intrigued future filmmaker..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 7

An homage to the most recognizable actor, plus pop culture fever

"...With the clock ticking down on South by Southwest Film, it's..."

March 13, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Drops Opening Night Film

Jon Favreau's 'Chef' kicks off 21st annual festival

"...Festival announced today a half-dozen premieres that will make their way to the annual March event...."

Jan. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...The fifteenth annual Fantastic Fest – the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...been up with comedy, and a quick skim of the just-released feature lineup shows the fest continuing the trend,..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...school football to our communal spirit of filmmaking in the face of the bigwigs in New York and L.A...."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Fantastic Fest Review: Lynch/Oz

How the Wizard of Oz shaped the Blue Velvet director

"...his works are little to do with chronological recountings. Rather, they serve as academic discussions of a movie or..."

Sept. 26, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tribeca Film Festival Review: Lynch/Oz

Six different paths from Kansas to Wild at Heart

"...his works are little to do with chronological recountings. Rather, they serve as academic discussions of a movie or..."

June 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos

First animated Mexican movie to receive wide release in the States

"...Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos is the first Mexican CGI-animated feature to receive a wide release..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

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

"...Fantastic Fest is nearly upon us, and the cinematic celebration of all film bizarre, strange, and innovative..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...The SXSW Film Festival announced today its 2012 feature film..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Gadgets and Gizmos

From digital derring-do to super sculpey miniatures, imagination turns into mind-blowing matter in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

"...More than any other Texas filmmaker working today, Austin's Robert Rodriguez has embraced..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Gazing Back at Other Worlds Austin

Time Lapse dominates Cthulhie awards, plus festival highlights

"...Last weekend's Other Worlds Austin has returned to its home planet, but..."

Dec. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Running in Place

Movie-serial style coverage plagues the most thrilling, genuine, and troubling Democratic contest in decades

"..."the world is ugly,..."

May 30, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

'Sin City' may offer almost no suggestion of a moral substructure. But it insists there is morality, no matter how fragmented.

"...in by viewers) is widely discussed and argued over. Whether this is a complicated or quite simple interaction is..."

April 15, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Don't Shelve Smart Growth

"...Rob Dickson's letter to the editor ["Postmarks," Vol. 18, No. 42] introduces a fresh..."

July 2, 1999 Column

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...five nights, divided by you. And that's not counting the attendant acts the conference sweeps in every year. If..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Something Weird

How Tim League discovered 110 drive-in films in an East Prairie warehouse and other stories of disappearing celluloid.

"...There's not a whole lot to recommend East Prairie, Missouri...."

Feb. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

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