Infinite Possibilities in Eno, the Generative Documentary

Director Gary Hustwit lets his biography of Brian Eno make itself

"...All core moments in Eno, the new documentary about musical maverick Brian Eno, that you may never see...."

July 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: A Small Hurricane of Emotions

Jonathan Demme's Bob Marley Stay With the Rhythm pushes beyond the boundaries of the screen

"...to the heavens, beseeching God. The sound of the music is hypnotic. His body is moving fluidly as he..."

July 17, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Queer Culture From the 1970s to 70

Three documentaries highlight a generation of gay icons

"...Opera diva. Frankie Knuckles, aka the Godfather of House Music, got his start DJ'ing day and night at the..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

SXSW Film Festival 2006

Something for everyone. See www.sxsw.com/film for full schedule.

"...SXSW and are highly recommended by our reviewers. Many music-related features and documentaries also remain to be screened, along..."

March 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival

"...of the infamous last gasps of the Sixties: a music festival that took place over a five-day period at..."

June 20, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Janis Joplin Slept Here

"...and freshman filmmaker Tara Veneruso's passion for the ever-evolving music scene in Austin led her to the capital of..."

April 29, 1994 Movie Review by Margaret Moser

Herdsmen of the Sun and Les Maitres Fou

"...Herzog intersperses the most lovely and ethereal of Western music, music by Handel, Mozart and Verdi, with tribal chants...."

Jan. 17, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

SXSW 08 Film Festival

Enjoy the madness while it lasts.It's here.

"...During that time a wide selection of narrative features, documentaries, short films, music videos, and numerous sidebars will screen...."

March 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW 08 Film Festival

Enjoy the madness while it lasts.

"...During that time a wide selection of narrative features, documentaries, short films, music videos, and numerous sidebars will screen...."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Festival 2007

Something for everyone. See this week's Screens section, issue insert, and www.sxsw.com/film for full schedule and lots of info.

"...During that time a wide selection of narrative features, documentaries, short films, music videos, and numerous sidebars will screen...."

March 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Festival Reco 2002

"...days will be a wide selection of narrative features, documentaries, short films, music videos, and retrospectives. These categories are..."

March 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Festival 2002

"...days will be a wide selection of narrative features, documentaries, short films, music videos, and retrospectives. These categories are..."

March 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Echoes From a Somber Empire

"...Directed by: Werner Herzog. The documentaries of Werner Herzog exhibit the same fascination with the..."

Oct. 2, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

21 Years: Richard Linklater

A subject as worthy of a documentary as this one is deserves a more thoughtful approach than this star-studded tribute.

"...Walker-McBay, and artistic cohorts like cinematographer Lee Daniel and music composer Graham Reynolds. Neither does the film delve very..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crazy Horse

Paris' famed erotic showcase at the Crazy Horse saloon is profiled in this Frederick Wiseman documentary.

"...Crazy Horse, with its highbrow blend of exacting choreography, music, and impeccable lighting, is the venue to take in;..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lemmy

Motörhead founder Lemmy Kilmister is the subject of this thorough and entertaining rock & roll documentary.

"...of the most thorough and entertaining rock & roll documentaries since Ondi Timoner's Dig! Like its subject, it's by..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sonic Highwayman Dave Grohl

Foo Fighters frontman documents ATX culture and tradition

"...stepped right in and made one of the best music documentaries about Austin?..."

Nov. 20, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Navigating the Unknown: Chris Brecht Talks ATX6 Documentary

Lift Me Up premieres Friday on KLRU

"...When I think of PBS, I think of music and travel shows. Actually, Sesame Street as well, but..."

June 16, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

I Am Not Your Negro

A stunning doc on the civil rights era

"...death, Raoul Peck, the Haitian filmmaker of features and documentaries, has brought Remember This House to more-than-satisfactory fruition with..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains

Filmmaker Jonathan Demme accompanies Jimmy Carter during the former president's controversial book tour for Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, and in the process offers a re-evalution of this world leader.

"...narrative features like The Silence of the Lambs to documentaries like Stop Making Sense – settles on a narrow..."

March 14, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Microcosmos

"...the most striking difference between Microcosmos and traditional nature documentaries is the technical ingenuity used to create images we..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Tugging at True-Crime's Seams in SXSW Doc Zodiac Killer Project

Charlie Shackleton on genre conventions, and why he subverted them

"...Images of falling files. Opening credits with mournful country music playing over images of faces with landscapes projected on..."

March 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Doc Days Gets Cool With Miles Davis

Three day celebration of true tales returns for second year

"...swinging for its second year with the announcement that music biography Mile Davis: Birth of Cool will be the..."

April 26, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online: Recommended Programming

Must-catch panels, films, music showcases, and more at this year's all-virtual Fest

"...12:30pm:  KoTPA (Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation) — Music Showcase Featuring Jambinai and Dasom Baek. (CHANNEL 2)..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature

Just Another Manic Monday

The Alamo Drafthouse's music / film synergy: Music Mondays and more

"...Squeezin'" on an appropriate headliner night, but the Alamo's Music Mondays, roughly 21/2 years old now, have neatly coexisted..."

July 7, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...the over 100 features and TV shows, plus shorts, music videos, and XR projects announced for this year's celebration..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Alex Coke Plays Saxophone In His Driveway

ATX tenor titan stops, looks, and listens – then blows!

"...“Tough Texas Tenor” described Dallas native and Austinite since..."

July 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Outsider Art

Music on the margins

"...of Uganda, where he sat in with communities of musicians – men, women, and children – who create enormous..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Visions Holy and Damned, Innocent and Experienced

The documentary 'The Devil and Daniel Johnston' – as well as this story – are just the latest attempts to make sense of his life and art

"...has achieved international recognition as an important American cult/outsider/alternative musician/artist. Accompanying this has always been the dark side: He..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Feature by Louis Black

HBO Documentary Elvis Presley: The Searcher Debuts at SXSW

New archival footage of the king, the musician, and the man behind the music

"...a fresh look at one of the most famous musicians in history, with a dedicated focus on the man..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

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