It's the Village, Idiot!

The latest casualty in Regal Cinemas' nationwide overexpansion isn't just another movie theatre.

"...though. As of last Sunday, Feb. 4, the Village Cinema Art movie theatre -- all four screens and 982..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...One afternoon last week, as Cinema West adult theatre manager Bobby Pittman was telling of..."

June 5, 1998 News Feature

Land of 1,000 Dances

Sundance Film Festival 1997

"...In her festival coverage for Cinemania Online, Sheila Benson is the first to report a..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...and lectures available on YouTube). You could reasonably divide independent filmmaking into two categories: pre-Mariachi and post-Mariachi. Columbia Pictures'..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hairy Situations, Pickle Parties, and More Weekend Events

Some non-SXSW arts and culture recommendations

"...Thursday 6, AFS Cinema..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

How MoMA Made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Respectable

The pivotal role of New York in the story of the Austin classic

"...However, its inclusion fits with the department’s unique and independent history within MoMA. When Alfred H. Barr Jr. was..."

Aug. 14, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thelma

A nonagenarian seeks revenge after being scammed

"...Cinema loves a sassy old lady, but just as comedy..."

June 21, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shortcomings

Randall Park's social satire centers on self-sabotaging hypocrisy

"...as former SHIELD agent Jimmy Woo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Randall Park has become the go-to guy for..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

After the Pandemic at the Alamo Drafthouse

New management, new owners: Can the Austin movie chain retain what made it special?

"...to give it its proper name, the Bong Joon-ho Cinema). Instead, the longest running Drafthouse cinema is the unassuming..."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Is Not a Movie

Veteran foreign correspondent Robert Fisk embodies the importance of honest journalism

"...international reporting for British newspapers, most notably for The Independent and most especially on the interface between the Western..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

From the Archives: Linklater on Linklater

Our 1991 self-interview by the Slacker filmmaker

"...growing. The initial cash came from where most truly independent films come from: supportive family and friends, credit cards,..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Linklater

Other Music

History of a lost Manhattan record store keeps a basic tune

"...town where I went in college, there were three independent record stores, plus a whole bunch of second-hand dealers,..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Beyond Bollywood

Indie Meme's new film series highlights family ties

"...The quirky and poignant ways of Indian independent filmmaking are a far stretch from the usual Western..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Film Flam

Roundup of upcoming Austin film events

"...More upcoming screenings of note include Experimental Response Cinema's presentation of Chantal Akerman's feminist, arthouse classic Jeanne Dielman,..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Screens Column

DVDanger: 'Devil's Pass', 'Die, Monster, Die!', 'The Whip and the Body', 'Birth of the Living Dead'

A modern shocker, two vintage terrors, and a history lesson in zombies

"...towers, we're fully aware that the universal constant, our cinematic magnetic north, is a good old fashioned, clutch-the-sheets, double-check-the-locks..."

Jan. 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Talking Shop With Curran Nault

The Polari artistic director on programming to bridge divides

"...people think. We're in an amazing place for queer cinema right now. I feel like we are returning to..."

Oct. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kate X Messer

Raise a Glass to 'Drinking Buddies'

Something big is brewing with Joe Swanberg these days

"...said. "Craft breweries are fighting for shelf space, and independent filmmakers are fighting for screen space." But this indie..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Way We Watch Now

Is theatrical-on-demand the next big thing?

"...On any given week, the average cinema screen runs at 15% capacity...."

June 22, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alamo World Domination Plan Continues Unabated

The Drafthouse announces a new distribution banner

"...closing night slot of South by Southwest, won the Independent Camera Award at Karlovy Vary and was voted Best..."

Sept. 9, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Cinematexas Heads for That Big Screening in the Sky...

But festival season soldiers on

"...Rumors of Cinematexas' demise are not greatly exaggerated. After 11 years of..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: The Heroic and the Holy

Grindhouse squeezes transcendent kicks from a classic form

"...day I was hanging out at the offices of CinemaTexas, which at the time was a grad-student-run film society,..."

April 6, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Desk Set

Its inaugural class – equipped with cameras, computers, and expert instruction – wades into a sea of possibility

"...has the action. And they all have the nascent cinematic chops of filmmakers far beyond their years ... which..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

America: Freedom to Fascism

Although grounded in Libertarian theory, this documentary by producer-turned-director Aaron Russo presents provocative material about the perceived illegality of income taxes – and various freedom-restricting consequences of the new world order.

"...America: From Freedom to Fascism is being distributed by Cinema Libre – the independent company that has also released..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film News

Solid reporting and decent rumors

"...returns for screenings Saturday and Sunday at the Arbor Cinema (for showtimes, see Film Listings; for a SXSW 06..."

July 28, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Short Cuts

Kat Candler can't be stopped, Robert Burns will live forever, Pedazo Chunk chips in free beer and films, and Steve Mims loves L.A.

"...submissions) for the Emerging Narrative Section of the 2004 Independent Feature Project Market in New York City, which runs..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

The Alamo Drafthouse goes kung fu fighting with live dubbing and a new Golden Arm Trio score.

"...All, We Promise, Dept.: Although the current Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's calendar mentions their upcoming Kung Fu Masterpiece Theater in..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Six (Not So) Easy Pieces

Eight local filmmakers team up to shoot DV shorts in and about Austin.

"...technology. With the support of producer Barbet Schroeder, six cinema mavericks wanted to prove that films could be made..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Chale Nafus

Twenty Percent Kraftwerk

"...“Possum Living,” a documentary about father-and-daughter survivalists; “Mexican Guerilla Cinema,” a documentary about filmmakers who traveled around Mexico showing..."

July 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Words on the Jesus video, the Instrumental article, the Dance Festival, and other local points of contention.

"...Render to Cinema What Is Cinema's --..."

May 4, 2001 Column

Postmarks

A mixed salad of Green letters and more.

"...Regarding your dismissal of recent Iranian cinema ["The Year in Film," Jan. 5] (which at best..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Column

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