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Attending the Toronto Film Festival provides some perspective on global perceptions of the United States -- as well as a truly great film experience; the City Council's budget performance is embarrassing, as is Rick Perry's state of vacuous denial.

"...focus on in this column is the outstanding, world-class Toronto International Film Festival, which I recently attended for the..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos

The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009

"...Thanatos are where you find them, particularly in the films of Fantastic Fest 2009 guest of honor Jess Franco,..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...most gonzo, misunderstood loony villain/hero figures ever committed to film." 2) Never Belongs to Me..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

That Darn Documentary

Director Zev Asher on 'Casuistry: The Art of Killing a Cat'

"...When is a snuff film not a snuff film? Does a documentary film recounting..."

June 24, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Makes 2024 List of Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker

City comes in at number four on MovieMaker list

"...of the top 25 cities in North America for film professionals. The list was collated from questionnaires sent to..."

Jan. 20, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Like Out of a Movie

The legend of Alejandro Gomez Monteverde

"...The University of Texas film grad's feature Bella marks a culmination of that yearning...."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Green Book

Jim Crow road trip may be simplistic, but it's heartfelt

"...performances that their display helps to detract from the film’s predictability and easy resolution of ingrained prejudice...."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The Austin Chronicle' and Richard Linklater

The beginning of a beautiful friendship

"...It's hard to remember how many times filmmaker and Austin Film Society Artistic Director Richard Linklater has..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Fabelmans

Steven Spielberg presents his own origin story

"...Steven Spielberg, arguably the most popular and commercially successful film storyteller of all time, delves into his personal history..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Joe Bell

Earnest true story of a father's guilt and contrition over his gay son's death

"...time since this topical slice of social justice-y, quasi-biopic film premiered as part of the 2020 Toronto International Film..."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Way I See It

Portrait of presidential photographer Pete Souza has depth but lacks focus

"...It is a documentary about Souza’s work, but the film does much more than showcase eight years of a..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Joan

Based-on-true-life spy drama can keep its secrets to itself

"...10 minutes from its original edit at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, Red Joan seems to drift even..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

American Nightmare

A new documentary on IFC examines seminal horror films of the Sixties and Seventies and persuasively argues that the images and ideology of these groundbreaking films were influenced by the mood of the times.

"...the 13th, as it simultaneously screened during the Austin Film Festival, American Nightmare premiered on the Independent Film Channel,..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

FF2011: Sharni Vinson Says 'You're Next'

From Australian soaps to home invasion horror

"...My Children, you are way off-base. Just after the film had its world premiered at the Toronto International Film..."

Sept. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Andrew Shapter's Life in Pictures

"...In this week’s issue, contributor Joe O’Connell chronicles filmmaker Andrew Shapter’s battle to complete his latest film The..."

Oct. 9, 2014 Photo Gallery

Young's Town, USA

A guided tour of 'Greendale'

"...Young has always had a thing for documenting on film his live performances and material from the road, most..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Cuts

"...The CinemaTexas International Short Film, Video, and New Media Festival kicks off..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Taking the 'Us' out of It

Michael Tucker hears the voices calling him back to the war in Iraq

"...prisoners. Tucker spoke to us about Yunis and his film, which screens at SXSW Film 07...."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

From Łódź With Love

Previewing the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...the national psyche and the sensibilities of the country's filmmakers. Today, Polish cinema – much of it since 1948..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Skidoos and Skidonts

Filmmaker Ruben Östlund exposes male and female social roles in Force Majeure

"...a person ... or a spouse. In the Swedish film Force Majeure, a carefree family ski vacation becomes the..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

America's Team

Matt Stone and Trey Parker take on terrorism, celebrity, and the perils of puppetry

"...the breakfast buffet hard. It's a Sunday morning in Toronto in early September, and they're here to conduct a..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest 2015: "Portal to Hell"

Down in the depths with Roddy Piper

"...his short has already played to packed house at Toronto International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest, with a trip..."

Sept. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The City of Angels, Air-Kissing Austin

Dispatch from the Los Angeles Film Festival

"...many of you know this, but the Los Angeles Film Festival loves us! For the last few years running,..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Kyle Henry

Short Cuts

"...The 23rd Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing. The 10-day-long..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Have an Issue: Buy a Shirt, Support Abortion Care

The Chronicle partners with artist Billie Buck to support Whole Woman's Health

"...AFF's Big Get: Austin Film Festival announced its opening night film for Oct. 27:..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Biography of Burnt Orange

"...What happened: Premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, purchased by Sony, and released in..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature

Getting to the Truth of Teen Life in The Edge of Seventeen

Producer James L. Brooks and director Kelly Fremon Craig talk about their acclaimed teen dramedy

"...James L. Brooks sure can pick 'em – newbie filmmakers, that is. The multi-Emmy and Oscar-winning creator of such..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mother's Little Monster

Lynne Ramsay and Tilda Swinton on the complexities of their Columbine-inspired collaboration

"...directors of our time, as well as others whose films have few prospects beyond the festival circuit. Her multifilm..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

War Stories

Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro collaborate to document one wounded soldier's transformation into 'anti-warrior'

"...modern daytime TV talk show, would make an anti-war film. This war, that president, that bunch of rubber-stamping idiots..."

March 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Family Style

Fatherhood gives Bella director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde new insight

"...He's still nurturing that first child, the film Bella, but he also admits to knowing a lot..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

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