A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...during Ramadan. During the dinner, attendees can join in community alongside fellow queer Muslims and allies as they break..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards

Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes

"...A stunning testament to the connection between storytelling and community, and proof that there are more ways in Heaven..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

At SXSW Austin City Limits Reflects on 50 Years

The longest-running music TV show maintains “underdog” authenticity

"...start to golden anniversary celebrations for the longest-running music television show in history, and emphasized how the PBS staple..."

March 12, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Star Wars Producer Kathleen Kennedy to be Honored at Austin Film Festival

Legendary force in film will receive Polly Platt Award

"...Named after the boundary-breaking production designer, screenwriter, and producer,..."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: You Are What You Watch

What’s good and gay on TV these days?

"...Why’s it so hard to find good, gay television? I’ve been pondering this lately due to depression-induced binging..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Column by James Scott

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events

Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights

"...petabytes of data – the books, web pages, music, television, and software of our modern cultural heritage – and..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...how a group of bored teenagers built an online community out of their shared loneliness but accidentally shattered consensus..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mondo Veterans and SpectreVision Announce New Collectibles Company Mutant

Reassembled team working on major poster and vinyl releases

"...soundtracks of the year but also for those films, television and video games that get lost in the sea..."

Jan. 29, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...an eagerly awaited blockbuster reboot of the 1980s action-comedy television series...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

UT-Austin’s Esports Level Up

A new state-of-the-art gaming arena creates a space for all students

"...by 30-plus elite Alienware gaming desktop stations and multiple televisions inside of the impressive space, Esports Student Program Coordinator..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Screens Feature by Derek Udensi

A Very Special Frasier at We Luv Video

130 animators come together for a tribute to the sitcom

"...as it did any other area of film and television. “People are just itching to make something fun.”..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Public Hits the Big Screen With Special Screening and Mixer

Cable access institution celebrates its 50th anniversary

"...the first broadcast by proclaiming June Austin Public Access Television Month. It continues this weekend with a mixer that..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Bicycle Meals Offers Pedal-Powered Distribution to the Streets

Meals on (two) wheels

"...a self-described "bike freak" who works in film and television, previously lived. When the pandemic hit and work ceased,..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

2023 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Judges

Meet the tastemakers for this year’s competition

"...says it's been amazing being part of the Austin community, and being able to bring people together through the..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Food Feature

Legendary Producer Lauren Shuler Donner Heads to Austin Film Festival

Celebration of writers continues in writers strike

"...Heart of Film Award for his contributions to film, television, and the screenwriting community at large. Responsible for the..."

Aug. 8, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker

The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor

"...she was in George Morris' film class at [Austin Community College]. I think [ACC Radio-Television-Film Department founder] Chale Nafus..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature

For 12 Years, There's Been a Gap in One of Austin's Most Famous Murals

Will an image from an iconic Austin movie complete the picture?

"...era's picture palaces, the Varsity survived the arrival of television, and by 1979 it was specializing in repertory and..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

What Local News’ Decline Means for Austin’s Criminal Justice System

Keeping honest people honest

"...the early-2000s study that found that the more local television news people consumed, the more dangerous they believed their..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

From Pilot to Prime Time: 50 Years of Austin City Limits

Five decades of music resonate at ATX TV Festival

"...Lickona has been at the helm of the show..."

June 2, 2023 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

Five Films at Cine Las Americas

The best movies from the Spanish and Portuguese diaspora and Indigenous peoples at the annual film festival

"...ablaze at this year's South by Southwest Film and Television Festival, recounting the story of how Frito-Lay factory janitor..."

June 2, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Starling Girl

Coming-of-age drama inside the quiet oppression of a fundamentalist community

May 19, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...for low-income youth to avoid gang life and become community leaders. In taking up work focused on the same..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Qmmunity: Real Roxy Hours

Local queer comic and jill-of-all-trades Roxy Castillo talks her performance style and history ahead of her run on the Moontower Just for Laughs Fest

"...The Children's Television Werrrkshop Feel young at heart at this drag show..."

April 14, 2023 Column by James Scott

12 Jurors Found Him Guilty of Murder. Gov. Abbott Thinks He Knows Better.

An Army sergeant thought he could get away with murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, and he might be right

"...Travis County District Attorney at the time, promised the community that if elected he would present the Perry case..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Paint

Delightful throwback comedy with Owen Wilson as a Bob Ross-esque figure

"...Nargle (Wilson) has been Vermont’s most popular public access television painter for decades. Each day, people around the state..."

April 7, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Live Music Fund Applications Are Now Open to Austin Musicians and Independent Promoters

Apply by May 16 for $5,000 and $10,000 city-funded project grants

"...vinyl, compact discs, cassettes, posters) and music broadcasting (i.e., television, radio, podcasts).” Proposals must be submitted online before May..."

April 4, 2023 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Longtime General Manager Tom Gimbel Departs Austin City Limits Television

ACL brand ambassador launches artists management agency in NYC

"...to the nonprofit producer of the Austin City Limits television show, Austin PBS (KLRU-TV). Those efforts included the launch..."

March 31, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

From the Walls to the Screen in Muraling Austin on Austin PBS

Austin PBS puts the city's walls in motion with new series Muraling Austin

"...aimed at beautifying a space, some are depictions of community activists and organizers who have a big impact in..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature

SXSW TV Review: Lucky Hank

Bob Odenkirk lends his weight to light academic comedy

"...campus dramedy. Anyone who watched The Paper Chase or Community or A Very Peculiar Practice, or even has vague..."

March 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel Recap: Beyond Podcasting: How Ashley Flowers Redefined True Crime Storytelling

How the Crime Junkie host built a media empire

"...crime genre together to build a podcast and a community...."

March 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Katherine McNevins

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