Five Films Not to Miss at Indie Meme 2022

The best of South Asian cinema, right here in Austin

"...will be welcoming audiences to a continent's worth of films with this year's programming...."

April 14, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Last year's unseen genre gems to add to your must-see list

"...2) Assassination Classroom: Graduation..."

Jan. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What's Wrong With Sentiment in Films?

"...response, when I've disagreed with Mr. Rosenblatt on numerous films, some of which I liked even better than Apatow's..."

June 7, 2007 Postmarks

Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...Traditionally, this list has concentrated on genre films, so a political historical drama is, undoubtedly, an outlier...."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gender Studies

Kino goes back to the classroom with How to Be a Man and How to Be a Woman

"...from watching Kino's newly released two-disc series of educational films from the Fifties and Sixties, called How to Be..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Monsieur Lazhar

In a Montreal classroom, adolescent students and their Algerian substitute teacher help one another cope with grief. The film was an Oscar nominee.

"...of grief, guilt, and recovery goes places that few films dare go. And it does so with an economy..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Unsentimental Education

A/V Geek Skip Elsheimer is a curator of a certain brand of pop-culture ephemera: the forgotten "educational" film.

"...and Howell 16mm projector starts up in a stuffy classroom. After the film leader and a garbled trumpet fanfare,..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Freedom Writers

Although based on a true story, this is another movie in which the cute white lady goes into an irascible high school and makes everybody love learnin'.

"...individualized instruction. I should mention that she implements these classroom techniques, which are not supported by her administration, by..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Something Weird

How Tim League discovered 110 drive-in films in an East Prairie warehouse and other stories of disappearing celluloid.

"...Prairie stood a rickety warehouse containing a cache of films from the tail-end of the drive-in era: 976-Evil; the..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Beautiful Creatures

She's a witch, he's a mortal, and they both read Charles Bukowski: Some teens will never make it to heaven.

"...met, and then one day she walks into his classroom as a transfer student. Lena Duchannes (Englert – who..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Storytelling

"...Todd Solondz wanted nothing more in his last two films, Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness, than to toss..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Book Reviews

Writes of Spring

"...Mental Hygiene: Classroom Films 1945-1970by Ken Smith..."

April 14, 2000 Books Feature by Stuart Wade

Naked in Ashes

This documentary follows a group of spiritual voyagers through a series of pilgrimages and trips to Indian ashrams and holy festivals in order to create a portrait of the yogi life.

"...film out, and it’s a slam dunk for the classroom setting, but Fouce doesn’t delve deeply enough into the..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Winter Solstice

Neither a change of seasons nor truly wonderful performances can breathe life into the dismally enervated drama Winter Solstice.

"...Pete to move to the front row of the classroom from the back. It’s not much, but it’s enough..."

April 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Italian for Beginners

"...the church, hotel, restaurant, hair salon, and night school classroom. Italian for Beginners would be little more than a..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ugly Kid

"...Taylor Negron, Tom Arnold and Tony Longo. Most kids' films these days seem to fall into one of two..."

June 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The End of the Tour

Fictional but satisfying portrayal of a David Foster Wallace interview by a Rolling Stone reporter

"...End of the Tour is not one of those films. In fact, it is so much better than any..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Boy Next Door

Jennifer Lopez stars in this brazenly dumb MILF thriller.

"...who faxes photos of their one-night stand to her classroom and tampers with the brakes on her estranged spouse’s..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin Film Festival Showcases Linklater, Cumberbatch

First round of films announced mixes world and Texas premieres

"...Film Festival has just announced its first wave of films for its 2014 gathering, with new movies starring Kevin..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Onur Tukel Talks Applesauce

The actor/director redefines comedy-horror

"...Onur Tukel: I loved trashy horror films from middle school through high school. When I got..."

Nov. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène

Nine nonfilmmakers – artists out of place – make one in 48 hours

"...in Austin who had little or no experience making films. Each would be assigned a role in the making..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Happy Camper

Judith Sims on 23 Years with Austin's Art Museum

"...Joseph Heller -- and to watch new and innovative films from all over the world. "The union showed films..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Shoot for the Moon

Actor Danny Trejo has made a film career out of playing criminals. Before that, he made a career out of being one. In town to shoot Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids, Trejo visited Travis High School to talk to students about the lessons he learned the hard way.

"...Con Air. He has appeared in more than 20 films, including Michael Mann's Heat and John Frankenheimer's Reindeer Games,..."

June 9, 2000 Screens Feature by Barry Johnson

So Let Them Surf...

One Child, One Computer: Gary Chapman's Vision

"...believer in the edifying effects of technology in the classroom; technology can even deliver long-delayed educational equity, as citizens'..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...downplay the poor state of breathable air in the classrooms. While neighboring school districts err on the side of..."

May 10, 2002 Column

Radical

True story of a miracle-working teacher busts misery porn cliches

"...century were a bit of a golden age for films about inspirational teachers. Key texts Dead Poets Society, Stand..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Parts You Lose

Icy thriller has no idea what to do with its talented cast

"...Some films have a logline. Some films are a logline. If..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D

Robert Rodriguez adds a dimension with this kids fantasy movie, but only in the most literal sense – 3-D.

"...and does whatever else he pleases on all his films. His films have always been family affairs too, with..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Picture Show

Untimely Death of the Texas Union Film Program

"...caption: "Union devil kills film." Another sign called for "Films not burgers!" - in reference to what some describe..."

Jan. 23, 1998 News Feature by Walter Cole

Eugenio Derbez on the Inspirational Tale of Radical

The comedy actor gets serious in this classroom true story

"...of Donkey in the Spanish-language dubs of the Shrek films. “He wanted the real reaction,” recalled Derbez. “So, in..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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