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"...key elements that makes Safe such an enormously challenging film is that writer/director Todd Haynes leaves these critical decisions..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Film

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"...in general, not as much attention drawn to the filmmaker's style in deference to the story line. Co-produced by..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

SXSW Panel Recap: The Female Gaze

Women get shit done on set

"...What does it mean to be a woman filmmaker? Alicia Malone of Fandango posed the question before taking..."

March 12, 2019 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March 8-17) announced that Jordan Peele's eagerly awaited doppelganger..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Keynote: Olivia Wilde

The director applies her Booksmarts to making films

"...“Happy Birthday” by the crowd. Monday, she delivered a Film Keynote, explaining how she – someone “unlikely to become..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Shalavé Cawley

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...dolls, bad dads, and Lethal Ladies are on the film forecast...."

Aug. 11, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

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"...the theremin has had on popular American culture. The filmmaker interviews a variety of people in telling this story:..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

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"...the theremin has had on popular American culture. The filmmaker interviews a variety of people in telling this story:..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining films announced for this year’s streaming festival...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

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"...performances - there was Public Access, Singer's first feature-length film. Made in 1992, Public Access i s just now..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

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"...bizarre cult hit Twister comes this genuinely affecting comedy-horror film that updates the Dracula lineage to present-day New York..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

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"...it. Just as the wonderful soundtrack suggests, this affectionate film is like a simple walk down the sunny side..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

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"...Austin Chronicle review that ran in March when this film premiered in Austin at the SXSW FIlm Festival. Texas..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

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"...the Week That Was, Get Smart) and scripts for films such as The Graduate and Catch-22. Credit must also..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

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

Film Reviews

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"...cinematic surrealist since Luis Bu–uel and, while his newest film fits more squarely into the category of science fiction..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

ATX Film News

Our monthly guide to what's filming and screening

"...campus. Plus, UT alum Wes Anderson closes out the film festival with his latest stop-motion animated feature, Isle of..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Film News

Carolyn Banks makes her directorial debut in Bastrop

"...Frightful Times in Film-Friendly Bastrop..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Docurama Film Examines Indian Culture's Split Personality

The women of Indian beauty pageants and Hindu Nationalist boot camps

"...colors and music of the mesmerizing Indian culture, the film is a brilliant dichotomy rife with emotion and pinpointed..."

May 7, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

'Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines'

'Wonder Women!: The Untold Story of American Superheroines'

"...few people can name more than one or two females in the caped crusader set. Wonder Women! focuses on..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

From the Journals of Jean Seberg

"...Hurt. French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard supposedly described film history as a history of boys photographing girls. For..."

June 21, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Good Eye: Tales From the Minority Box

Women of color talk about the casting bias

"...get work as an actress in a town where film roles are limited and women's roles even more so...."

March 6, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Good Eye: Tales From the Quirky Box

More side-eye examination of "quirky" female film roles

"...with thick-framed glasses and good comic timing compete for roles like Geek Girl, Weird Office Assistant, and, on a..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Walking and Talking

"...years to get Walking and Talking to theatres, this film is definitely worth the wait. Rarely does a first..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Playback – Typecast: David Yow & Brett Bradford

Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard in their new roles, plus a Twin Peaks themed concert

"...the Jesus Lizard. Now a forthcoming wave of significant film roles raises the question: Is David Yow an actor..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Bad Education

Almodóvar delivers the finest movie of his career: a film noir melodrama that maybe should be called film sanguine.

"...delivers the finest movie of his career. In this film the Spanish director maintains his now-familiar visual style with..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Where the Rivers Flow North

"...the essential problem with this beautifully shot, low-budget independent film. The film builds little tension and constructs sequences flaccidly,..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...in the company of others. This summer two Austin film series, the Austin Film Society's Summer Free-for-All and the..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

The Dead Girl

The filmmaker and an all-star cast create this somber murder mystery that has little mystery but is filled with a deep foreboding about the anguish that dominates some women's lives.

"...serial killing with no thrills whatsoever. She fashions the film into five distinct episodes, each one focusing on how..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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