Scream , Dawson's Creek Creator Kevin Williamson Comes to ATX TV Festival

Plus fest gets into the enigma of great casting with new panels

"...announced TV legend David E. Kelley as winner of the inaugural Showrunner Award. Now Dawson’s Creek creator Kevin Williamson..."

May 13, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Adds First Panels for 2024

The Last of Us and The Simpsons make a date

"...They may call it the Austin Film Festival, but the..."

Aug. 14, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AI, Strikes, and Burning It Down: Highlights of the ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen becomes a war room for writers

"...It started with one person clapping. Then a row of people. Then a second row. A..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX TV Festival Rides Again With Justified: City Primeval

Outlander, Dawson's Creek added to season 12

"...The guide for season 12 of the ATX TV Festival..."

April 3, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Things That Are Must-Sees at ATX TV Fest

From the newest crime drama to the return of your favorite family

"...trying to bring Tony Hillerman's Navajo Mysteries books to the screen, starting with the commercial and critical failure of..."

June 3, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Soulwriter Ray Prim Deals – Mostly

“Reach back out to me in three months, I may be certifiable by then”

"...of strings and hooks on new full-length Grey catches the ear and hauls in repeat listens with crisp pop..."

Aug. 25, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Now Streaming in Austin: Supernatural

Catch two of Austin's biggest stars in the long-running hit

"...When SXSW was canceled, one of the big losses was the CW pulling a very special..."

April 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Powerhouse Animation Assembles Cosmic Stars for Masters of the Universe

Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Henry Rollins join cartoon reboot

"...For a generation of cartoon fans, there's only one true Joker, and that's Mark Hamill. Now..."

Feb. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Girls Impact the World Film Festival Is Back

Local film festival empowers young filmmakers from around the world

"...festivals, and with spring festival season in full swing, the Girls Impact the World Film Festival fills more than..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Post by Savannah J Salazar

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Baja

Kerouac-loving road trip stalls out fast.

"...flattery until it becomes a waste of everyone’s time. The second effort by writer/director Tony Vidal (following 2010’s The..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...that deserve an audience. Every year, some sit on the shelf for a little too long, and every year..."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Adds Beyond Skyline

Companion to 2010 surprise success headlines first wave

"...Strap in for the future: Dedicated SF film festival Other Worlds Austin has..."

Sept. 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Q&A Hole: What Got You Hooked On the Weird Stuff?

Waiting for the manlike creature with the glowing eyes

"...Compare the joy of reading to a sort of addiction and..."

July 13, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

ATX Television Fest: The O.C. Panel and Script Reading

Influential teen drama still resonates more than a decade later

"...Fest may have known what was in store for The O.C. panel, but for the rest of us, the..."

June 12, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

ATX Television Festival Expands With Empire

"Creatives" panel added, plus an FX comedies night

"...Fox’s breakout drama Empire conquered the battle for audience eyeballs and utterly dominated the online..."

April 28, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Tilda Swinton and Jim Jarmusch Go Together Like Cream

The actress dishes on ‘Only Lovers Left Alive'

"...I’m glad to say, every bit as luminous and ethereal in person as she appears onscreen...."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Larry Fessenden Goes 'Beneath'

Horror auteur talks giant fish and the state of indie terror

"...If there's a dark patron saint of modern indie horror, it's..."

March 29, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX TV Fest to Host First-Ever 'Everwood' Reunion

Plus the rest of the first wave of programming

"...The festival circuit never rests. No sooner do the fall..."

Nov. 7, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Flesh and the Faith of 'We Are What We Are'

Director Jim Mickle on remakes, religion, and America's dark history

"...When director Jim Mickle eviscerated vampire tropes with 2010's Stake Land, horror fans lauded the..."

Oct. 12, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Frankenstein's Army'/'Hammer of the Gods'

Two different historic takes on the 'squad on a mission' tale

"...Ten-hut! War, as the saying goes, is hell. And that's why some of..."

Sept. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best and Worst of Fall TV

Andy Samberg and Michael J. Fox have promising shows lined up

"...This week, the broadcast networks unveiled their new lineups for the fall..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

ATX Television Festival: 'Boy Meets World' Meets Austin

TV fest adds lost Linklater pilot, genre faves, and more

"...Time to drag yourself away from the idiot box: The ATX Television Festival has confirmed the..."

March 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Television Festival Gets 'My So-Called Life' for 2013

2013 lineup includes 'Party of Five' and 'Boy Meets World' reunions

"...Be still my tv teen angst heart. The ATX Television Festival just announced the first round of..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Vampire Diaries' Returns Thursday

The shirtless, the dead, and the 'emotionally heightened'

"...Guilty pleasure The Vampire Diaries ended last season with a handful of..."

Oct. 10, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The Stats

"...Factors that contextualize and drive the decision-making process for the theatre's season. AUSTIN PLAYHOUSE..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature

Film Flam

Up all night at ATX Television Fest, production news, & more

"...The ATX Television Festival lineup is coming into sharper focus,..."

May 4, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Scream 4

This reboot of the franchise is too self-referential for its own good.

"...own good by half, Scream 4 attempts to reboot the by-now completely overworked slasher franchise after an 11-year hiatus...."

April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye: Insiders Trading TV Tips

TV insiders Noah Hawley and Kyle Killen trade tips

"...It used to be that the TV business was hermetically sealed. Breaking in was (and..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Arrested Development?

Young-at-heart Austin is home to a booming Young Adult literature scene

"...you may never look at those Con­gress Avenue bats the same way again. In 2007, the series' first book..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Books Feature by Melanie Haupt

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