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June 28, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
I Saw the TV Glow
Probes the mystery behind an Are You Afraid of the Dark?-like children’s show
"...the TV Glow, writer-director Jane Schoenbrun’s followup to their Sundance 2021 breakout We're All Going to the World’s Fair...."
May 10, 2024 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez
The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset
The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama
"...Austin filmmakers’ latest, Sasquatch Sunset (which premiered first at Sundance in January), they bring both together in the tale..."
March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Last One Down the Mountain: Belated Thoughts on the Sundance Film Festival
Even virtually, the 2024 fest felt revitalized
"...next major film festival on the international circuit after Sundance in late January. Following that, SXSW kicks off in..."
Feb. 21, 2024 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten
Sundance Review: The Sacred, the Profane, and the Silly in Realm of Satan
Playful portrait of the Church of Satan is a Rorschach test
Feb. 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
How to Have Sex
Un Certain Regard winner explores first sex and consent from the perspective of a British teenager on a holiday in Crete
"...at Cannes (it wrapped up its festival run at Sundance last week before arriving in theatres). However, there’s a..."
Feb. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Stories, Operas, and Meet-Cutes: The Week in Arts
Brett Goldstein brings the laughs, Zach Theatre conjures a comet, and more arty events
"...country, Torres took the project long-form with backing from Sundance Labs. It tells the story of Kadir, a young..."
Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins
Love Lies Bleeding Is a Blood-Soaked Romance for the Ages
Rose Glass’ Saint Maud followup revels in '80s pulp
"...Sometimes, a movie needs room to breathe, slow down,..."
Jan. 31, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez
Sundance Review: Frida Expresses Frida Kahlo's Inner Life
Documentary gives a new perspective on her well-known story
"...It's that journal that serves as the backbone of Sundance-selected documentary Frida, the directorial debut of RBG and Julia..."
Jan. 31, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
I Saw the TV Glow Is a Haunting Ode to Self-Actualization
Jane Schoenbrun probes the reflective nature of media
"...the TV Glow, writer-director Jane Schoenbrun’s followup to their Sundance 2021 breakout We're All Going to the World’s Fair...."
Jan. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez
HBO Docuseries God Save Texas Offers a Personal Lens on the Lone Star State in Crisis
Texas filmmakers confront hard truths about home
"...Wright, the three-part series world-premiered this week at the Sundance Film Festival in advance of a Feb. 27 debut..."
Jan. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez
Saoirse Ronan Battles Addiction in Unflinching Drama The Outrun
Nora Fingscheidt’s nonlinear film goes to hell and back
"...The Outrun, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, is not for the faint of heart...."
Jan. 26, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez
First Trailer: Richard Linklater's Hit Man
See Glen Powell in action as an assassin with a secret
"...September before wrapping up its festival run today at Sundance in Utah. So now Netflix has dropped the first..."
Jan. 22, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere
3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival
"...a lot of familiar faces from the local scene. Sundance may have snagged the world premiere of Sasquatch Sunset..."
Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Mike Melinoe’s Playfully Sinister “Casper” and Four More Songs From Austin Artists
New music picks from Loveme, sayang, Shaz, and more
"...on to singer-songwriter Rajinee Buquing, also cinematographer behind 2023 Sundance-winning short "When You Left Me on That Boulevard," for..."
Nov. 24, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Doomed. Bourgeois. In Austin: The Films of Whit Stillman
Indie legend on Austin, Austen, and his landmark trilogy
"...the quasi-autobiographical Metropolitan became the toast of the 1990 Sundance Film Festival. It became the cornerstone of a loose..."
Oct. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Mami Wata
Nigerian fable melds modern politics and ancient beliefs through intoxicating imagery
"...(cinematographer Lílis Soares winning a Special Jury Prize at Sundance this year was a no-brainer) and Obasi throws in..."
Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Austin Film Society Announces Recipients for Feature Film Grants
$110,000 distributed to 15 Texas projects
"...(Gun Hill Road) and Andrew Ahn (Fire Island) and Sundance short film programmer Lisa Ogdie. This year’s selected projects..."
Sept. 12, 2023 Screens Post by Mae Lackey
The Eternal Memory
An extraordinary exploration of living with dementia
"...World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.) Skillfully interweaving archival footage (the benefit of..."
Aug. 25, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
How Austin Made DC’s Blue Beetle Fly
Director and Fantastic Fest regular Ángel Manuel Soto reveals his own secret origin
"...who's now my manager." That meeting lead to his Sundance 2020 award-winning second feature, Charm City Kings, "and in..."
Aug. 18, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker
The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor
"...He told it again a few years ago at Sundance, where I was interviewing him on the occasion of..."
Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Bio-doc of the psych rock pioneer leaves his later obscurity suitably untouched
July 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Danny and Michael Philippou Say Talk to Me
Creators of the new A24 horror on the foolishness of youth
"...It was Nelly that first told them about the Sundance Film Festival. Danny recalled, "She told us that one..."
July 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Five Essential Films at the Austin Asian American Film Festival
Across nations and diasporas, AAAFF explores the most intriguing, experimental, and entertaining movies from Asian filmmakers
"...Austin-based filmmaker Kayla Abuda Galang brings her Sundance award-winning and SXSW-selected short back to her current hometown...."
June 23, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Chasing the Story of Chop & Steele
Ben Steinbauer and Berndt Mader tell a goofy First Amendment story
"...behind it were really excited and talking about a Sundance premiere.”..."
May 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Tribute Convenes Keith Richards, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, and More at the Hollywood Bowl
Two-night song extravaganza pulled stars from across generations
"...a five-hour documentary on Nelson’s life at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Two tributes, April 29 and 30, ran..."
May 1, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman
A Thousand and One
The struggles of one Harlem family against the backdrop of a changing NYC
"...Rockwell’s A Thousand and One keenly understands this. The Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning drama is a family portrait unfurling..."
March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez
SXSW Film Review: Little Richard: I Am Everything
The architect of rock & roll gets a detailed but thin biography
"...SXSW-selected CNN production (acquired by Magnolia Pictures after its Sundance Film Festival premiere) does everything it can to remind..."
March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
SXSW Film Review: It's Only Life After All
Indie folk legends Indigo Girls as warm and humble rock stars
"...overcoming incredible obstacles. This latest project, which premiered at Sundance, does the same with the musical duo...."
March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Katherine McNevins
A Contemporary Prometheus in The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Bomani J. Story retells Frankenstein as a Black horror
"...social commentary. Think Jordan Peele’s Get Out or the Sundance 2022 grand jury prize winner, Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny...."
