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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...most remarkable works of musical archeology in recent years: Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free, assembled from a previously..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Chasers

"...Directed by: Dennis Hopper. Starring: Tom Berenger, William McNamara, Erika Eleniak, Gary Busey,..."

April 29, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

SAS: Red Notice

The UK makes an entry in the "absurd jingoistic action" sweepstakes

"...Starring: Sam Heughan, Andy Serkis, Ruby Rose, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hopper, Tom Wilkinson and Owain Yeoman...."

April 23, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

"...Directed by: Chuck Workman. Starring: Viva, Dennis Hopper, Ultra Violet, Tom Wolfe, Holly Woodlawn, Taylor Mead, Sylvia..."

Aug. 2, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Feel Pretty

Amy Schumer looks for laughs in body image comedy.

"...Williams, Rory Scovel, Emily Ratajkowski, Aidy Bryant, Busy Philipps, Tom Hopper, Naomi Campbell, Lauren Hutton and Sasheer Zamata...."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

Gory take on the original survival horror game

"...Johannes Roberts. Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper and Avan Jogia...."

Dec. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

AFF2012: Billy Bob Thornton Steers 'Jayne Mansfield's Car'

The actor returns to the writer/director's chair

"...and co-wrote the film with his frequent writing partner Tom Epperson, in addition to taking on a co-starring role...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...Directed by Dennis Hopper. Produced by Peter Fonda. Written by Peter Fonda, Dennis..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...film still in search of its cult, starring Dennis Hopper, Warren Oates, and Peter Boyle, also authored by Shrake...."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...Myra Breckinridge Video stores killed the revival houses. Video..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Screamlines

"...D: Neil Jordan (1994) w/Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, Kirsten Dunst..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

The Pen-Ultimate Fest

Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Conference & Festival

"...Free-for-all with Dennis Hopper, Bud Shrake and Oliver Stone photograph by Minh..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

Knockaround Guys

"...Directed by: David Levien and Brian Koppelman. Starring: Tom Noonan, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper, Andrew Davoli, Seth Green,..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A League of Their Own

"...Bud Shrake photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Nowadays there's..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Cast: Maaike Neuville, Bart Hollanders, Clara Cleymans, Benjamin Ramon, Tom Audenaert (North American Premiere) FESTIVAL FAVORITES..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trumbo

Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is essayed by Bryan Cranston

"...mag. Helen Mirren, as the toady gossip columnist Hedda Hopper, benefits from playing someone no longer emblazoned in filmgoers’..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Style! Cine! Swashbuckling!

Sampling the latest DVD has to offer

"...Friend, from the novel by Patricia Highsmith, features Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley, a far cry and a bit..."

March 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

That Wild Man

Gary Cartwright: The mad, mad, mad life of a Texas wordsmith

"...to Brownwood in her green '74 Cadillac with the custom upholstery and the CB radio, clutching a pawn ticket,..."

June 26, 2015 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Value Appreciation

The Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards enters its fourth year

"...Harrelson, Dabney Coleman, Cyd Charisse, Luke Wilson, and Dennis Hopper to the local red carpet. Famous names yes, but..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

The New Frontier: Art and Television, 1960-65

Using a legion of artists from the early Sixties, the Austin Museum of Art exhibition "The New Frontier: Art and Television 1960-65" offers an illuminating peep into a time when a measly 10-inch black-and-white TV set was the American family's window to the world.

"...Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Yoko Ono, and Dennis Hopper -- curator John Alan Farmer brings back that bygone..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Arts Review by Skipper Chong Warson

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...LIVING IN OBLIVIOND: Tom DeCillo; with Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, James..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...another impossible relationship in The End of the Affair; Atom Egoyan follows up The Sweet Hereafter with another literary..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Straight From the Horse's Mouth

Revisiting Bud Shrake's 1985 interview with the Chronicle

"...(you don't want to miss the one about Dennis Hopper, acid tabs, and the Mexican revolution). See "Bud Shrake's..."

May 15, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: R.I.P.

Edwin 'Bud' Shrake and Stephen Bruton

"...a myopic vision far beyond even the most skilled optometrists' abilities to correct. Going into detail as to what..."

May 15, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Short Cuts

SXSW Film 04 is here. Where are you?

"...Treat Williams; screenwriter Edwin "Bud" Shrake, inducted by Dennis Hopper; and actor/director/producer/ ghost dog Forest Whitaker, inducted by Jonathan..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Sea Cruise

Sailing into the sunset on Delbert McClinton's Blues Crusie.

"...Landreth, Al Anderson, Jimmy Hall, Wayne Toups, Lloyd Jones, Tommy Castro, Anson Funderburgh, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Unannounced guests..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

American Job

"...Directed by: Chris Smith. Starring: Randy Russell, Tom Wheeler, Charlie Smith, Eric Lezotte, Dave O'Meara, Dan Layne..."

March 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...plot forms around Johnny's gambling debt to mob capo Tommy Tomatoes, a debt compounded by Johnny's mother, whose number..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Mitchell The romantic reunion of Ben Santhanaraj and Suzanne Hopper is thwarted when Suzanne's boss asks her to work..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Coach's Corner

"...Last week, after a Texas victory over Oklahoma, Tom Penders complained about the lack of fan support for..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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