Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...– say, an unlikely place for a crowd to gather, like a broccoli farm or the bottom of the..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

DVDanger: Lace Crater

Ghostly romance reinvented, plus more DVD and VOD releases

"...a road tripping group start discussing what one of them calls "dark and obscure sexuality." Their low-water mark is..."

Aug. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Fest Adds 10 Titles

First wave includes Jarmusch, Stooges, Rooster Teeth

"...The Austin Fall film festival season is right around the..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Collectors Show Off Their Toys

Lights, camera, action figures!

"...for kids, right? Think again. Play inspires; it kick-starts the brain and hurls it out of every rut. That's..."

July 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Astraea Sees the Future

Director Kristjan Thor brings snowy apocalypse to Austin

"..."Two years ago, it felt like every other movie was a zombie apocalypse movie." That was the..."

July 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: After the Flood

When everything is gone, there is love, and the memory of love

"...I was thinking about what a friend had said..."

July 8, 2016 Column by Louis Black

DVDanger: Justice League vs. Teen Titans

Why is DC Animated better than DC's Cinematic Universe?

"...If there’s a consensus among comic fans as to why Batman..."

April 19, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Panel: Ellen Page & Ian Daniel Keynote

Duo discuss their new doc show Gaycation

"...“You’re the kind of people who change the world,” declared an..."

March 12, 2016 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

The Boy and the Beast

Japanese anime film is a fully immersive experience

"...by aging Lord Soshi (Tsugawa), and is rife with kendo-style battles over who is best to succeed him. (Possibly,..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ones to Watch

A new year, a new batch of filmmakers

"...it breaks? This question has vexed film historians since the writers of French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma exploded..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Fox fairies, ultra-violence, and amnesia dominated 2015

"...top 10 lists. Some are relatively easy: Who has the best cheese sandwich, who wrote the best law? It's..."

Jan. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Rude Mechs' Now Now Oh Now

Version 3.0 of this look at role-playing games tests how deeply we engage in our quests for beauty and truth

"...It's interesting that so much overlap exists between the theatre arts and nerd culture. That's an informal observation,..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Other Worlds Austin: Embers

Award-winner examines the terror and liberation of forgetting

"...What defines who you are? For many, it's their memories, their experiences, what they have done and where..."

Dec. 8, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin: Reconnoiter

Lo-fi sci-fi busts micro-production expectations

"...with British sci-fi drama Reconnoiter, it's a testament to the filmmakers' grit and creativity...."

Dec. 5, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steampunk Doc Explores Vintage Tomorrows

"...was on a path to craft a documentary about the movement. He said, "More than anything I've ever made,..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Tokyo Tribe

Sion Sono's deranged, delirious hip-hop musical rocks

"...There aren't many films that have you from the first..."

Dec. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Proclaims No Men Beyond This Point

Sci-fi fest adds battle of the sexes mockumentary as centerpiece

"...It's less than a month before the second year of sci-fi film festival Other Worlds Austin,..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Celebrate Women in SF

Fest announces new award, plus YA opening night film

"...Other Worlds Austin was founded last year as a celebration..."

Nov. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The 22nd Annual Austin Film Festival

Doc follows a metalhead with Peter Pan Syndrome

"...There's something magical about Rovaniemi, and it's not just because..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Of Manos and Mosquito

Two schlocky classics get a pre-Halloween restoration

"...It is a truth universally accepted that The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was the Lone Star State's..."

Oct. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: We Are Still Here

A more mature take on horror

"...The underlying myth of Halloween is that it is the..."

Oct. 13, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Fest 2015 Sunday Listings – Second Weekend

"...Mandolin Orange 12:45pm, BMI stage The fourth release from this North Carolina duo, 2015's Such..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Music Feature

Fantastic Fest 2015: Lazer Team

Rooster Teeth's first feature is slapstick sci-fi fun

"...indie comedies have 10 minutes of closing credits, but then not many indie comedies take five minutes to list..."

Oct. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Fest 2015 Sunday Listings

Final first-weekend handicapping

"...BØRNS 2:30pm, Honda stage Christened Garrett Borns on the rural coast of Michigan, he now makes music in..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Texas Early Music Project's Convivencia Re-Envisioned

Spanish Christian music, Sephardic Jewish song, and al-Andalus melodies meld in this special concert

"...That's the essence of the convivencia, the eight centuries of Spanish..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part One

Four documentaries examine four film legacies

"...Recent documentaries like Jodorowsky's Dune and Lost Soul detail the near-misses on legendary projects that almost happened the way..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Is Listening

Director Khalil Sullins on telepathy and social media

"...Social media is supposed to be the great connector. But Khalil Sullins, director of sci-fi thriller..."

Aug. 27, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Necks of Kin

From Dusk Till Dawn bares its fangs for season 2

"...a burnt-out wreck of a car. He's back in the costume and war paint of suave bank robber Seth..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Return of Artsploitation

Indie label returns with three psychosexual horrors

"...respite from mainstream cinema, or even mainstream indie cinema, there's a whole globe of bizarre and envelope-pushing movies. The..."

June 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

You Are Entering Harlan County

Justified creator Graham Yost exits Kentucky for the ATX Television Festival

"..."They had dug coal together as young men and then..."

June 5, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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