Mr. Smith Goes to Austin

Writer / director Kevin Smith discusses his new film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

"...to make funny movies. On August 13, the Austin Film Society will present the regional premiere of Smith's latest..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Page Two

To what citywide scandal has our monopoly daily directed its powerful attention? It's a local scourge, a plague, a deep-rooted city problem: the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals. (Okay, well, we don't get it either.)

"...The exclusion of women from certain areas of filmmaking was as deliberate as the segregation of our own..."

May 11, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Short Cuts

Austin Studios internship program wins grant from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

"...across the nation, among which is our own Austin Film Society, which has received a $15,000 grant for the..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Touched by a Charlie's Angel

John August, screenwriter of Go and the upcoming Charlie's Angels, on breaking into the biz and turning pop culture into mainstream cinema.

"...members didn't know what to make of it. The film's three intersecting storylines and character arcs recalled Pulp Fiction,..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Ongoing Tradition

The Taos Talking Pictures Festival has carved out a place as one of the country's top 10 film festivals with an eclectic, mellow mix of artists, activist politics, panels, and New Age philosophy.

"...Taos Talking Picture Festival is when you read the film program book's opening remarks by Josh Bryant, the festival's..."

April 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Now in its 15th year, the Independent Spirit Awards were created to recognize the so-called "indie" filmmakers who get by with low budgets, favor originality over the formulaic, and feature lesser-known or unknown talent in front of the camera. Well, that's what it used to be like.

"...haughtiness. But it's not the only awards show honoring film this weekend. It's lights, camera, a touch of irreverence,..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Short Cuts

"...The SXSW Film Festival and the Austin Film Society have announced plans..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Cuts

"...Dobie into a venerable local institution and nationally recognized independent venue that it is impossible to think that he..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Documentary Craft

Hector Galán: The Texas Documentary Tour

"...not yet fall under the "Elder Statesman of Documentary Filmmaking" heading, but he's on the verge. Since 1972, when..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Shortcuts

"...support system for the art and practice of Super-8 filmmaking, the Austin Cinemaker Coop, is hosting an outdoor screening..."

July 25, 1997 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

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