Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made

The epic story of three kids inspired by Spielberg's adventure tale

"...in the late Nineties spawned a tsunami of homemade, film geek-friendly remakes and offshoots (see, for instance, variations on..."

June 17, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Don Swaynos on New Short Film "Don't Ever Change"

Austin filmmaker serves up gore and giggles

"..."Don't Ever Change," the latest gore-and-giggles short from Austin filmmaker Don Swaynos. It used to be that, when maniacs..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Recap: Ready Player One Premiere

Tech problems fail to dampen the excitement at star-studded event

"...through it, easily attributed to not just the enormous fandom that loves the book, by Austin's Ernie Cline, but..."

March 12, 2018 SXSW Post by Moisés Chiullán

Juliet, Naked

Nick Hornby adaptation debunks the myth of authenticity

"...post-mortem, with scalpel-like clarity, of a particular kind of fandom, whose gender (surprise!) is mostly straight white male...."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fanboys

This shaggy comedy is an earnest, sweetly geeked tribute to fandom.

"...heart – wisely waits till the end of the film to bring up the elephant in the room. We..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sydney White

Teen popularity traumas are translated here into a loosely updated version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

"...face, Bynes has well earned her place in tween fandom. And bless her heart, she’s got decent comedic timing...."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Boob Tubistry

ATX Television Festival caters to – and initiates – a new kind of fandom

"...TV the way they view, review, and talk about film. Around 1,200 of what co-founders Emily Gipson and Caitlin..."

June 6, 2014 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Love and Other Catastrophes

"...pollen. I'm betting that director Croghan will someday make films with more depth and substance, but for now the..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

AFS Announces 2020 Feature Grant Recipients

Special new fund will help those hit by SXSW cancellation

"...Fifteen films. Sixteen filmmakers. That's the roster of titles that will..."

Sept. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

People’s Republic of Desire

China's terrifying social media dystopia makes new media slaves

"...for Documentary Feature at the 2018 South by Southwest Film Festival where it had its world premiere (it airs..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

13 Reasons to Love Wizard World

Where else could Big Bird rub feathers with The Crow?

"...World, the travelling circus of comics, pop culture, and fandom. But aside from the wallet-emptying trade show floor, and..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: 24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters

Director Kevin Burke on one-sheets and screenprints

"...had been years since I had cared about a film poster that much."..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The One About Erotic 'Harry Potter' Fan Fiction

Filmmaker Clay Liford on fan fiction from '50 Shades' to 'Star Trek'

"...My name is Clay, and my short film at Fantastic Fest this year is the one about..."

Sept. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Clay Liford

For Your Consideration ...

Austin Film festival preview

"...AUSTIN FILMMAKERS SHOWCASETHE DUO..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature

Now Streaming in Austin: Night Flight Plus

Three local short films in the launch lineup for “Short Film Showcase”

"...its commitment to the cutting edge continues with "Short Film Showcase" – a celebration of 10-minute storytelling that's already..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Short Cuts

More Harry to love: Ain't It Cool News guru Harry Knowles hits the shelves and the airwaves.

"...Mike DeLuca blurbing "Knowles is the Indiana Jones of film fandom" on the dust jacket, the stakes appear to..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Now Streaming in Austin: The Prequels Strike Back: A Fan's Journey

Watch this Austin-made Star Wars documentary, you must

"...while self-quarantining. The most boring wing of Star Wars fandom is made up of people who performatively hate the..."

May 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spoilers Are the New Black

Are we too squeamish about our right to be shocked?

"...Game. The Sixth Sense. "Luke, I am your father." Film critics and fans have contended with the moral quandary..."

June 9, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fandemonium!

Television fans who organize to keep their favorite shows on the air, or even don the occasional Star Fleet Commanding Officer's uniform, are often depicted as lonely losers with too much time on their hands. According to TV columnist Belinda Acosta, the truth is quite the opposite.

"...or what to blame for this stratified approval of fandom is as difficult to find as a pint of..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Carrie Brownstein Stays Hungry

Sleater-Kinney slayer reps BookPeople on the Sabbath

"...You talk about that experience in your relationship to fandom...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Mr. 3000

This Bernie Mac baseball flick is standard genre fare.

"...Stone’s previous outing, 2002’s Drumline – which set the sports-film format in the world of collegiate marching bands –..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The New Nerddom

Wizard World Austin Comic Con tackles diversity

"...the public harassing and persecution of feminist game critics, fandom has been less going through some soul searching, and..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A New Vision of Television

Critical theorist Sharon Ross talks about 'tele-participation' and the joys of tough women on TV

"...When Sharon Ross was a graduate student in the Radio-Television-Film program at the University of Texas at Austin in..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Fan Favorite

How the geekdom came together to save a love song to Star Wars from the dark side

"...dies. It was a sweet story of friendship and fandom and the enormous and emotional lengths that one will..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Michael & Us

Canadian filmmakers Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine set out to celebrate a lion of the left. They ended up with something a little different.

"...symbolic position as a spokesman for the left. The films and his outsized personality have also turned him into..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Star Wars Prequels Strike Back

Austin-made documentary gets to the heart of the hate

"...rather to give them a different perspective on the films they love to loathe. He said, "This is not..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Madness of King Geek

Harry Jay Knowles' Cool Movie News

"...will), Austinite Harry Knowles has taken his passion for film and film-related information to the next most obvious level:..."

June 6, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Wave Three Crashes Down

Music and madness fill festival lineup

"...down, ye unworthies! The final wave of Fantastic Fest films has been unleashed, and not only is it packed..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Star Wars Memories

In honor of Star Wars Day, Austin’s creatives talk about how the Force changed their lives

"...Wars Day on May the Fourth, we asked Austin's filmmakers, reviewers, writers, and artists about how Wookiees and Ewoks,..."

May 4, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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