Chronicle Recommends: Baseball Films

Four picks step up to bat for your attention

"...return of America’s pastime, we pick our favorite baseball films. Play ball!..."

April 14, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Drafthouse Films Expecting a 'Visitor'

Local distributor adds insane Italian scifi horror to slate

"...kids! The maternal instincts of the Switchblade Sisters. Drafthouse Films will be re-releasing gonzoid suburban space demon weirdness The..."

June 19, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2 Days in New York

This ebullient domestic comedy by Julie Delpy, in which she co-stars with Chris Rock, is a follow-up to 2007’s 2 Days in Paris.

"...2 Days in New York, French filmmaker and actress Julie Delpy’s tangential follow-up..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

"...and five mediocre sequels since Craven and the then-fledgling New Line Cinema released the original -- and superlative --..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All the Vermeers in New York

"...Gracie Mansion, Gordon Joseph Weiss and Katherine Bean. This newest work from steadfast American independent filmmaker, Jon Jost, almost..."

June 19, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...to tantalize us, so here are 10 of the films we can't wait for you to see in 2021..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Films For the First Wave of Austin Film Festival

Fugitive Dreams, Horton Foote doc in first wave

"...stick to their mission of bringing the best of new cinema, even while making the jump to a virtual..."

Aug. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alpha Female Films Tackles Queer Life in a Podunk Town

“Butch Queen”? Yes, please!

"...If you’re a queer Austinite (and subscribing to Qmmunity’s new newsletter, which you should, like, totally do), then you’ve..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Pets

Sit! Stay! Good movie!

"...pets special issue, we've chosen some of our favorite films about our furry, flying, scaly friends...."

Feb. 15, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Writers

Storytellers become the story

"...Summer Reading issue, we've picked some of our favorite films about writers...."

June 10, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Drafthouse Films Heads to 'A Field in England'

Local distro house acquires newest shocker from Ben Wheatley

"...up your musket and watch out for sorcerers: Drafthouse Films will be releasing A Field in England, the new..."

May 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema

"...Directed by: Stephen Cummins, Laurie Lynd, Marlon Riggs, Christopher Newby, Michael Mayson and Mark Christopher. Six better-than-average short works..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Austin Film Society Announces 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films Recipients

Career-changing grants go to 16 projects from Texas filmmakers

"...financial support through this year's AFS Grant for Short Films program...."

Jan. 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces First 10 Films

New films from Tilda Swinton, Steven Yeun, plus honorees added

"...puts writers first, has just announced its first 10 films for its 2021 edition...."

Aug. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best of the New York Underground

"...gagged) to come up disappointed. Consisting of six short films ranging from the competent to the abysmal, this compilation..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...Robert Downey Jr. and Paul Giamatti, and electronic pioneers New Order just announced as speakers...."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

New Trailer for Austin Doc Rondo and Bob

Check out the history of two unsung heroes of horror

"...of these two men who never met in his new documentary Rondo and Bob...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New French Cinema Week at AFS

Head over heels for the new Gallic wave

"...and the U.S. French Embassy, put together for their New French Cinema showcase. Not only does it spotlight some..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

AFS Turns Over A New Leaf Tonight

Hello, Goodbye series continues with Elaine May comedy

"...– continues tonight with a 35mm screening of A New Leaf...."

Oct. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Interactive: New York Times VR

The venerable publication looks to the future in virtual reality

"...New technologies are a dime a dozen, but new mediums..."

March 12, 2016 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

Drafthouse Headed to New York

UPDATED: Alamo CEO Tim League talks Manhattan expansion

"...local uberchain will be opening its first cinema in New York in 2013 – on Broadway, no less...."

April 5, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page One: Inside The New York Times

The slow death of print media and the often shambling efforts of newspapers to reinvent themselves is one of the main topics of this documentary.

"...by: Andrew Rossi. When it came time for The New York Times to review this documentary, which provides a..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Nic Cage delivers one of his best and most outrageous performances in Werner Herzog's cops-and-iguanas drama.

"...had more fun watching Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (twice) than I did at any other movie..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"Jane! Stop This Crazy Thing!" (The Downside to Galaxy Highland Theater's New Robotic Seats)

Five Films We Don't Want to See in D-Box

"...That would be the pending installation of a row..."

May 18, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Bob Byington New to New York, Old Hat in Austin

Austinite Bob Byington premieres 'Harmony and Me' at Lincoln Center's New Directors/New Films showcase

"...The title of the Lincoln Center's New Directors/New Films prestigious annual series is perhaps misleading. New..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Synecdoche, New York

Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s first venture as a director is audacious, ambitious, and amazing; it’s also intricate, self-referencing, and all-encompassing: in a word, a masterpiece.

"...Michel Gondry, the sympathetic directors of his previously mentioned films. Synecdoche, New York is anchored by the always remarkable..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The New World

Instead of a great story about the conflicted origins of the American nation, Terrence Malick interrupts his transcendental observations for a dopey love story between John Smith and Pocahontas.

"...the camera moves through the tall grass of this new world, there comes the realization that we could be..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Into the Woods With New Austin Animation When You Get to the Forest

Austin animator Eric Power takes a strange and beautiful adventure in new feature When You Get to the Forest

"...wilderness. So a month before the premiere of his newest animated film, When You Get to the Forest, Austin..."

July 8, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Memory Loss

Forget your troubles (and everything else) with these movies

"...offer movie recommendations. Wipe the slate clean in the new year with our favorite films about amnesia and memory..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Drafthouse Films Elects 'The Congress'

Release slate adds new adaptation of Stanislaw Lem sci-fi classic

"...Seem the folks at Drafthouse Films finally shook the last few items out of their..."

June 7, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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