In for the Long Haul

Scott Frank speaks about how to sustain a career in screenwriting

"...behind some of Hollywood's most durably entertaining movies. Oscar-nominated for his adaptation of Elmore Leonard's cool and kicky novel..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Film Flam

Fest news, Alamo expands, script to screen, + 'Hunger' game

"...Austin-based but Madrid-born, filmmaker Mario Troncoso has a great excuse to re-cross the..."

March 26, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...What makes a film a classic? What irrepressible spark illuminates a flick past..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Included here are more reviews of films screened during the SXSW Film Festival 1998. Additional reviews..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

How ATX Studios Has Quietly Become Valuable Real Estate for TV in Austin

One of the city's big filming facilities is about to undergo a massive expansion

"...a few of many memorable scenes from TV and film shot in the South Austin studio, and the most..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

After ArmadilloCon

Science fiction convention short on cosplay, big on literary advice

"...the fact that over half the writers on the Forever Wars panel about military science fiction were actually former..."

Aug. 19, 2008 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

The Son Rises With Philipp Meyer

Austin author on adapting his award-winning novel for AMC

"...decided to adapt his epic Texas novel The Son for the screen...."

April 7, 2017 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Doctor Sleep

Back to the cinematic hallowed ground of the Overlook Hotel

"...arguably the most important horror director working today – adapting King's sequel, Doctor Sleep, to bridge that seemingly impossible..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Sisters Brothers

A murderers’ row of great actors in this contract killer Western comedy

"...Adapting the book became a labor of love for John..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Eileen

Adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh's thriller captures her mood, not her internality

"...Year of Rest and Relaxation) has created tales of unfortunate, unlikable, and downright repulsive protagonists. Narcissists, weirdos, and outcasts..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Far From the Madding Crowd

This Thomas Hardy adaptation is a reflection of our times

"...Although Thomas Hardy occasionally tacked subtitles onto his books, lending readers a clue about the true character of..."

May 8, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Annihilation

Alex Garland's SF mystery is weird for weirdness' sake.

"...speculative fiction; genus: Weird fiction; species: New Weird. In adapting Annihilation, the first book in the trilogy, writer/director Alex..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

This Swedish film is an icily sleek masterwork of sustained suspense, much like Noomi Rapace's visceral, envelope-pushing performance.

"...and disturbing as the nonsequential sequences that Oplev and adapting screenwriters Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg have fashioned for..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

L.A. Confidential

Los Angeles police corruption and 1950s noir sexuality combine in this modern thriller.

"...Kudos to director Curtis Hanson and co-screenwriter Brian Helgeland for whipping James Ellroy's seminal novel of 1950s Los Angeles..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

sxswf: Fannish Fury

Rodriguez, Rucka ask who put a hit on the graphic novel adaptation

"...it the fancy-dancy name Of Fanboys & Fidelity – Adapting Comics For Broad Audiences. But everyone knew this was..."

March 13, 2011 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...So here comes Infinity War, as reviewed here by..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: Nick Damici Sees Late Phases

Werewolves, contact lenses, and the Hap and Leonard series

"...As an actor, writer, and producer of films like post-apocalyptic vampire nightmare Stake Land, cannibal family drama..."

Nov. 23, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Eileen

Novelist Ottessa Moshfegh gets her first adaptation

"...Year of Rest and Relaxation) has created tales of unfortunate, unlikable, and downright repulsive protagonists. Narcissists, weirdos, and outcasts..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Happy Bard Day!

'Living With Shakespeare' helps you manage Will-ophilia

"...Once the Bard is in the blood, he's there for life, and the afflicted simply has to learn to..."

April 23, 2013 Books Post by Robert Faires

The Write Place

The Austin Heart of Film Festival

"...waltz of fingers across the lettered keyboard can bring. For the screenwriter, when words flow like milk and honey,..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Chaos Walking, From Page to Screen

Author Patrick Ness revisits his book as an older, wiser writer

"...When it comes to adapting your own novel for the screen, as author and..."

March 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

The unreleased and the oddly evasive titles from 2013

"...aspects of living in a town with so many film festivals is that you get to see so many..."

Jan. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Teen Book Festival

James Dashner, Oliver headline 2014 YA hullabaloo

"...triple-digits still, but fall festival season will be here before you know it, and the names are already dropping..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Image of a First Lady

Based on her physical appearance alone, Jean Stapleton is a natural to portray Eleanor. But it turns out that the accomplished actress' resemblance to the first lady doesn't end there. It extends to her idealism, her feminism, and even her awakening to activism.

"...end with her physical likeness. They extend to the former first lady's sense of human rights, her commitment to..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Great Scott!

Edgar Wright and his Scott Pilgrim cast touch down in Austin

"...series of Scott Pilgrim graphic novels, which, like Wright's film, crackle with life, love, rock & roll, and the..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dune

The science-fiction epic gets the screen treatment its scale demands

"...Its impact was so massive that there was a before and an after, reshaping the genre across media. At..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lansdale Unraveled

How a cult director translated a cult author to craft a surefire cult favor

"...crime fiction, oddball Westerns, the popular Hap Collins/Leonard Pine books -- it's a 40-plus-page novella featuring an aging Elvis..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Man Called Otto

Tom Hanks' "grumpy old man" phase stumbles with this discordant comedy about death

"...Directed by: Marc Forster. Starring: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Rachel Keller,..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Poupelle of Chimney Town

Charming enviro-metaphor anime appeals to the outsider kid in us all

"...a Noh theatre production), it’s a remarkable directorial debut for visual effects artist and animator Yusuke Hirota as they..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Into the Pink

Interview With Filmmaker and Novelist Gus Van Sant

"...could have imagined that the director of such outre films as Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho would..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Sid Moody

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