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Contrast Film Festival Pushes Boundaries, Defies Gender
New film festival presents America: The Remix
"...Contrast Film Festival is not your typical film fest. Intermixing..."

July 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Austin Film Festival Calendar
Plan out your 2018 Fest schedule
"...Film festival season is almost on us, and in Austin..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s 2020 Film Festival Calendar
Your print-out-and-keep guide for movie lovers
"...19-23: OUTsider Film & Arts Festival Combining performance and projected works with..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest 2015 Revisited
With the 2016 lineup here, time for VOD and DVD reruns
"...Festival films have a life cycle. Some drop by for..."

Aug. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your 2019 Guide to Film Festivals in Austin
Mark your calendar for these celebrations of cinema
"...8-17: SXSW Austin's A-list festival, with screenings and filmmaker conversations, and mentor sessions. www.sxsw.com..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest
Adrian Quesada, Big Boi, and painting the town P!nk
"...much to love. Here are some highlights from ACL Fest day two...."

Oct. 9, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Review: River
Japanese sci fi dramedy treads lightly and charmingly
"...There's a constant to the films of Junta Yamaguchi. No, it's not his use of..."

Oct. 3, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX TV Fest: How Roku Is Changing How We Watch TV
Will the streaming box disappear, only to be more ubiquitous?
"...to the streaming service system's main job as a film platform...."

June 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Inside the mind of stop motion wizard Phil Tippett
"...went straight on to the set of a little film called Star Wars. What followed was a career that..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: The Big Spoon
Love lost and found in this bittersweet local feature
"...Billed as an unromantic comedy, this homegrown Austin film explores what it means to be in the death..."

Oct. 18, 2016 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Fantastic Fest Review: The Lodge
Family drama becomes an exercise in cruelty that may go to far
"...many of the elements of Fiala and Franz's first film, the equally tricky Goodnight, Mommy. Claustrophobia, delusion, unwilling mothers,..."

Sept. 22, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tidbits From Austin International Drag Fest
Queens, kings, and clowns from near and far wow at Drag Village
"...a set at the fourth annual Austin International Drag Festival’s Drag Village at the Holiday Inn...."

Nov. 19, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

Qmmunity: Is Everyone on TV Gay?
Plus Contrast Film Fest, Frida Fridays, and more queer magic
"...Contrast Film Festival Dubbed 2018's "Boundary-Pushing Fest," this beyond-queer film..."

July 19, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Bunny Michael’s Higher Self Will See You Now
Instagram’s spiritual meme-maker comes to Contrast Film Festival
"...Mx. Michael's creative disciplines – are also what pulled Contrast Film Festival co-founders Jeremy von Stilb and Tish Sparks..."

July 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019
Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer
"...at this year’s South by Southwest. The massive 10-day fest returns Friday, March 8 and runs through Sunday, March..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place
A sign of good things to come?
"...Rights Project's family reunification efforts and this weekend's inaugural Contrast Film Fest, to Sunday's Drag the Vote and next..."

July 20, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: SXSW Gets Queer’d
Whether or not you’re carrying a badge, we’ve got the q’d events for you
"...As per usual, we've gone all out for the Fest and we're super jazzed for tomorrow's kickoff. But because..."

March 8, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity
Austin's 10 queerest highlights of 2018
"...Or the return, success, and creation of our queer festivals. Seriously, our hearts must've grown three sizes this year...."

Dec. 28, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Your Queer Guide to Austin
A crash course on the city's LGBTQ parties, prides, and resources
"...parties, the rise and fall of gay bars, new festivals, and community members doing awe-inspiring work. In a nutshell,..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Holy Motors
Holy Motors; hot damn. This French firecracker is set to detonate.
"...two months after seeing it at this fall’s Fantastic Fest. Of one thing I’m confident, however: This is the..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Qmmunity: The Science of Queers
Plus events to make and celebrate queer history
"...Contrast Film Festival Dubbed the "Best Boundary-Pushing Fest" of 2018,..."

July 12, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Owen Egerton’s Bloody Good Time
Writer/director’s distinctly Austin horror-comedy returns for RTX Austin
"...SXSW. Only it wasn't him, it was his second film as a writer/director, Blood Fest. And it wasn't simply..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Trump’s Twitter Library, a Ferris Wheel of Cheese, and More From the Wide, Weird World of SXSW
Festival-adjacent events abound!
"...Your SXSW badge doesn't just gain you entry to films, concerts, and conference panels. It also opens the door..."

March 8, 2019 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW
Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party
"...horror A Quiet Place is this year's opening night film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Super Dark Times
Fantastic Fest 2017 preview
"...Zach (Owen Campbell), and casting the duo was the film's greatest demand. As the jittery Josh, Tahan was Phillips'..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alpha Female Films Tackles Queer Life in a Podunk Town
“Butch Queen”? Yes, please!
"...the event will be featured in the new short film “Butch Queen,” the latest project from Allie Lane and..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

DVDanger: The Atticus Institute
Or, in defense of found footage and mockumentaries
"...sub par romantic comedies would emerge every summer. By contrast, this decade has become a quagmire of supernatural found..."

Jan. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dancing About Architecture
Don Walser and Willie Nelson come up winners; Sixth Street still not quite dead.
"...of Tuesday night were truly impressive and elegant. In contrast, somehow I don't think I've yet mentioned the ugliest..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part Two
The Editor and Reality, movies about movies
"...is may be questionable, but it's undeniable that the film industry often turns upon itself to find stories...."

Sept. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Thanatomorphose and Dead Weight
Two indie horrors tackle how the living contend with death
"...For every restriction that comes with indie horror film making – budgets, scale, resources – there's one big..."

Jan. 25, 2014 Screens Post

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