Million Dollar Baby

Glorious performances and Eastwood's confident direction result in a film that transcends the rules of its genre and shows us, with an unvarnished simplicity, how human beings struggle to come to terms with the unthinkable.

"...has earned his place in the pantheon of American cinema. Until the last decade or so, the mention of..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Cinema du Fromage

Directors Dumber Than Ed Wood, Jr.!

"...from Outer Space the world's worst movie. Well, those cinematic stuffed shirts just haven't looked hard enough. Think about..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Bravo/Brava

Paul Soileau trips the light (and the dark) fantastic in his multimedia performance pieces

"...get serious about being an artist." Their collaborative, called Three Dollar Cinema, was born...."

Jan. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Pride Piper

Artist and Pride piper Silky Shoemaker brings DIY joy to the Pride table

"...night Trivia Travesty; she has appeared in PJ Raval's Three Dollar Cinema shorts and at the IDKE drag convention;..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Marc Pouhé, The Three Sisters/Cyrano de Bergerac/..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Christeene, Liza, Heather, and Bears

There's plenty to do for queers

"...Video Premiere, Alamo Ritz 2 (320 E. 6th). The Three Dollar Cinema queers (headed by Paul Soileau and PJ..."

March 12, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Original Gangstas.preview

"...for a film starring absolutely all of the blaxpoitation cinema's greatest stars and directed by the one and only..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Breaking the Internet With Neill Blomkamp's Demonic

Terror and terabytes create a new vision of possession

"...exorcist horror into something more of a Google, Silicon-Valley, trillion-dollar organization."..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity

On making space and the return of two favorites

"...a questionable plot line. Tue., Oct. 9, 7pm. AFS Cinema, 6406 N. I-35 #3100. $12. www.austinfilm.org/cinema...."

Oct. 5, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Postmarks

We Get What We Want

"...for or, better still, what we demand. Ratings equal dollars, bottom line. If we as citizens are not somehow..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

DVDanger: Ryan Reynolds, the Most Interesting Man in the World

How Van Wilder became Hollywood's most unpredictable talent

"...he is, he would take easy scripts, flash that million-dollar Canadian smile, then head home to sleep on a..."

May 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Perfect View of Prague at Czech That Film Texas

Monthlong series highlights the cinema of the Czech Republic

"...is a unique opportunity to be introduced to Czech cinema, not only in general but on the big screen...."

April 1, 2022 Screens Feature by Ikram Mohamed

Such Great Heights

The agony and ecstasy of Powell and Pressburger pictures

"...make extravagant, romantic British films." – Michael Powell, Million Dollar Movie..."

June 11, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Seven in Focus

SXSW '97 Film

"...cards" for Hollywood, their commitment to daring and challenging cinema is heartening. Their latest project, Real Stories of the..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

Film at Wit's End

An Interview With Stan Brakhage

"...Stan Brakhage, the de facto Godfather of American experimental cinema, is the most influential filmmaker you've never heard of...."

Sept. 12, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Letters at 3am

The "Situation" is upon us: China and Southern Asia can support their own growth and have no more use for us

"...us flight, nor was Italy when it produced the cinema of Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Luchino..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Hunter Gatherer Director/Screenwriter: Josh Locy After a three-year stint in prison, an unreasonably optimistic middle-aged man returns..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Postmarks

Words on the Jesus video, the Instrumental article, the Dance Festival, and other local points of contention.

"...Render to Cinema What Is Cinema's --..."

May 4, 2001 Column

With Theatres Closed, Austinites Create Their Own Backyard Cinemas

Get a big-screen experience for your small group

"...The first cinemas weren't handsome movie palaces, or multiscreen megaplexes. They were..."

May 29, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Cinema 40 Overlooked..."

July 11, 2003 Column

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...Advisory Committee (FABPAC). It's a huge data set with three core conclusions...."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Documenting Extremes

Behind the scenes at Studio Ghibli and Kink.com

"...most interesting subplot is in the balance between the three old men of Ghibli. The studio has become synonymous..."

Jan. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...Road (Director and screenwriter: Rashaad Ernesto Green) — After three years in prison, Enrique is back in his beloved..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Kid's Got Moxie!

Man of the Century director Adam Abraham talks about old-style Hollywood panache, the precarious nature of a career in independent cinema, and a little film that could -- and did.

"...Paltrow or Christina Ricci and touting a few million dollars in ad expenses -- it is a true-blue, independent..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...April 27; 17 candidates are on the ballot for three seats on the council. Polls are open from 7am-7pm..."

April 16, 1999 News Feature

New World Pioneer

"...Bronson, Bruce Dern, Robert De Niro, screenwriter Robert Towne, cinematographer John Alonzo, directors Peter Bogdanovich, Francis Ford Coppola, and..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...Our prospects here are different because summertime is when three of our favorite local institutions launch special exhibition series..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

The New Moneyball in National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh calculates the human cost of NCAA profits

"...and colleges can pay coaches and executives millions of dollars every year, then they can pay the players who..."

Dec. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Migrating North

As the Texas and national film industry feels the burn of runaway production, many agree with one directive: Blame Canada.

"...jobs have to go elsewhere before a homegrown, multibillion dollar, all-American industry suddenly turns around and finds itself a..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

New Year, Old Films

Mid-20th-century must-sees: Part I

"...About three years ago, some good friends told me they had..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Screens Feature by Louis Black

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