Circling the Future

Other Worlds Austin Orbiter summer series begins

"...the future. 7:30pm, every third Wednesday, all summer long, sci-fi film festival Other Worlds Austin will be bringing new..."

June 16, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hugo Rising

The nominees for science fiction's best novel of 2013 find a new guard challenging the old

"...writer, make this something like the Academy Awards of sci-fi, with most fans listening for the announcement of Best..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Nowhere Near His Final Frontier

At 74, 'Starlog' and 'Fangoria' co-founder Kerry O'Quinn is just getting started

"...prior to that, Starlog, the equally seminal (now defunct) sci-fi magazine that preceded Fango by four years. To say..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

ATX Television: TV Fantasy Goes Mainstream

Tales from 'Firefly,' 'Teen Wolf,' 'Supernatural,' & more

"...the word “monster” in it, even as horror and sci-fi films clog the cineplex. Espenson recounted a meeting with..."

June 2, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Warpstar Sexysquad

Yellow Tape's over-the-top, rockin' homage to sci-fi is damn entertaining and funny

"...Yellow Tape Construction Company bills Warpstar Sexysquad as "a sci-fi action-adventure musical comedy," and indeed I would bring up..."

March 6, 2009 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

TV Eye

The geeks shall inherit the earth? They'll certainly rule San Diego this weekend.

"...science fiction and fantasy. And when it comes to sci-fi and fantasy, whether it's on TV, the Internet, or..."

July 25, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

AFS's Other Minds, Other Worlds

Global Sci-Fi Cinema

"...raise the curtain on Other Minds, Other Worlds: Global Sci-fi Cinema, an international collection of science-fiction classics and rarities..."

June 1, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Luv Doc Recommends: Mr. Sinus Theater Presents: The Lost Boys

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Friday, October 3, 2003

Oct. 3, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...time between editing Blade 2 and collecting horror and sci-fi ephemera; his office is a treasure trove of original..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...galaxy coming to? Doubtless there's more than a few sci-fi TV and film fans locked away in their darkened..."

May 5, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Sexotheque: Adorable Sci-Fi Morality Play

The Fabulous and Ridiculous Theatre Company production of Mike Albo's Sexotheque

"...Sexotheque: Adorable Sci-Fi Morality Play..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Director Brad Bird

"...its retro 1950s appeal, which references everything from classic sci-fi movies of the day (It Came From Outer Space,..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Screens Feature

Scanlines

"...recent release from the Austin-based Origin Systems, is a sci-fi interactive adventure game with digital sound and fluid animation,..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

Godsend

Godsend is an unresurrectable muddle about human cloning.

"...Lambert pulled off with much more aplomb (minus the sci-fi, of course) in Pet Sematary...."

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Terminator: Dark Fate

Sarah Connor and the T-800 remain the best components of SF franchise

"...times – the lo-fi original, and the defining 1990s action/sci-fi hybrid, Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Then there's the surprisingly..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Organized Chaos (in Tejas)

Q: Just how heavy and hardcore is Austin's first-half-closing festival? A: Chaos in Tejas!

"...The Marked Men's Mark Ryan channels Buddy Holly and sci-fi warp via new project Mind Spiders (10:30pm), just one..."

June 3, 2011 Music Feature

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019

"...of small budgets and big concepts, Yedidya Gorsetman's caustic sci-fi headbender is part eXistenZ, part In the Company of..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger Extra: 'Frequencies'

English VOD curio is the oddball that fits in

"...Part romance, part social allegory, British lo-fi sci-fi Frequencies (on VOD now) begins with two small children..."

May 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard

Ballard's influence on modern culture remains readily apparent

"...pensive, perpetually pacing literary lion too casually pegged to sci-fi when a far more appropriate pigeonholing would've been, oh,..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Things That Came: It Might Be Science, But It Sure Ain't Fiction

'Videodrome' and 'They Live,' then and now

"...to the future as predicted by the cinema of sci-fi. What we used to call science fiction, way back..."

July 25, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...to realize that they could do a big, effects-laden sci-fi or horror film here. In so many Austin indie..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Ash

Trippy, gory sci-fi horror from DJ-turned-director Flying Lotus

"...to figure out what happened in this trippy, gory sci-fi horror from DJ-turned-director Flying Lotus. Read Richard Whittaker's interview..."

March 21, 2025 Movie Review

Review: Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera

One Ounce Opera’s micro-opera showcase invigorates

"...with music and libretto by Tyler Mabry. Musically capturing sci-fi author Ray Bradbury’s penchant for balancing danger with childhood..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Volunteering, Drag, Birthdays, and More Recommended Events

Let us help you plan your weekend

"...for their own narratives... obviously. Apart from being a sci-fi hidden gem, Contact features sound design revered by audio..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Volleyball, Dalí, and Feminists Rule This Week’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture for the work-week socializer

"...good anime. Figures that a Death Race-style bonanza featuring sci-fi shenanigans makes for the anime-hater’s exception. (Here’s where I..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Slingshot

Psychological thriller about astronauts trying to keep a grip on a trip to Saturn’s moon

"...scripts usually suggest or require. It’s the same with sci-fi drama Slingshot, the latest addition to the space madness..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...90 min. D: Joseph Kahn In Joseph Kahn’s breakneck sci-fi/horror satire, a high school science teacher (Brandon Routh) does..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Matilda, The Matrix, and Mixers in This Week’s Recommended Events

Get nerdy, brooding, and out there with these suggestions

"...hidden gem; for example, this Monday, they show 1982 sci-fi animated epic Time Masters. AFS sets the bait: “On..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Deadpool & Wolverine

Marvel mash-up has a blast

"...goofiness of Free Guy and The Adam Project’s time-hopping sci-fi antics – that make him a sensible fit. But..."

July 26, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: New Month, New Open Calls

Rounding up July open calls for onstage queerness

"...queer voices and bodies,” this burlesque/drag/musical performance gets a sci-fi sheen this July. Featuring draglesque band Cigarettes et Queue,..."

July 5, 2024 Column by James Scott

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