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May 19, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov
Tom Copeland, Behind-the-Scenes Powerhouse of Texas Film, Dies
Former Texas Film Commission executive director passed last Sunday
"...In 2002, producer Elizabeth Avellán told the Chronicle, “On Spy Kids we needed to use the lakes [around Austin]..."
April 10, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
So You Think You Know Austin Film History?
Play our multiple choice trivia game
"...B: Spy Kids..."
Dec. 22, 2023 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker
Answer Key
No peeking!
"...4) B: Spy Kids..."
Dec. 22, 2023 Features Feature
We Have an Issue: You Have the Right ... (in Theory, at Least)
In this week's cover story, Maggie Q. Thompson digs into Counsel at First Appearance – what it is, why we don't have it in Travis County, and whether that's violating our Constitutional rights
"...the World As We Know It: First look at Spy Kids: Armageddon, the latest in the kid-friendly action franchise..."
Aug. 4, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones
SXSW Gets Mesmerized by First Look at Robert Rodriguez's Hypnotic
The Austin filmmaker blows the roof off the Paramount
"...daughter. One word: Hitchcock. In 2002 he was editing Spy Kids 2 and he “had a DVD of the..."
March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Five Film Books From Austin
From Pinocchio to psychotic women, your gift guide for reading material
"...author of definitive Austin movie history Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids, salutes William Wyler's 1947 Oscar-winning smash that gave..."
Dec. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
AFS Announces Filmmakers for its Artist Intensive Program
Rising directors meet with industry experts to finesse future films
"...who defined Austin filmmaking), Elizabeth Avellán (producer of the Spy Kids franchise, Sin City, and Machete), Jennifer Phang (writer..."
May 11, 2022 Screens Post by Dina Barrish
Texas Film Awards Becomes a Toast to Texas Film
Hall of Fame cofounder Evan Smith to be honored
"...Guests will include Rodriguez himself, producer Elizabeth Avellán (Spy Kids, Sin City, The Blazing World ), director Richard..."
Feb. 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Robert Rodriguez Opens The Book of Boba Fett
The Austin filmmaker takes the mask off Star Wars' enigmatic bounty hunter for new Disney+ show
"...of Attack of the Clones while he was mixing Spy Kids at Skywalker Sound and immediately inspired him to..."
Dec. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
First Look: Robert Rodriguez Opens The Book of Boba Fett in New Trailer
Check out footage from the new Star Wars series
"...The Austin-based director of the Sin City and the Spy Kids movies first went to a galaxy far, far..."
Nov. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Sundance Brings This Year's Hottest Movies to AFS's New Drive-in Screen
Time for a Sundance at Austin Film Society
"...Richard Linklater and Elizabeth Avellán, producer of Sin City, Spy Kids, and also The Blazing World. Herrick said, "Not..."
Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
How to Attend the Sundance Film Festival's Screenings at AFS
Indie film showcase brings this year's hottest titles to AFS's new drive-in screen
"...11am: Texas Women Producers featuring Elizabeth Avéllan (Spy Kids, Predators, Sin City), Liz Lodge Stepp (Users, Monsters..."
Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
AFF Review: The Get Together
Shakey Graves and friends grow apart in this Austin dramedy
"...unfamiliar with his parallel career as an actor, Rose-Garcia (Spy Kids 3-D, Friday Night Lights, etc.) also gives a..."
Oct. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady
Now Streaming in Austin: AFS on Slacker at the Dobie
Linklater explains the breakout run of his classic
"...Chronicle critic Alison Macor, author of Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids: 30 Years of Filmmaking in Austin, Texas -..."
July 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Robert Rodriguez Brings His Next Project Back to Austin to Trailblaze Safe Production Protocols
Troublemaking in the time of pandemic
"...conceived of it in 2003 when he was editing Spy Kids 3: Game Over, and watching a lot of..."
July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Robert Rodriguez Filming Hypnotic in July in Austin
Hitchcockian thriller starring Ben Affleck moves from California
"...The director of El Mariachi and Spy Kids has shown repeatedly that he can make his..."
June 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Robert Rodriguez Directing in Season 2 of The Mandalorian
Austin director now best buds with Baby Yoda
"...franchises, having built multiple himself (Sin City, Grindhouse, and Spy Kids), and dabbling in others (directing Alita: Battle Angel..."
May 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Now Streaming in Austin: "Pepito"
Award-winning comedy short takes us back to childhood
"...there that if Robert Rodriguez wants to do a Machete/Pepito/Spy Kids crossover, let's talk...."
April 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Film News: Linklater, Rodriguez, and a Case of Millennium Bugs
Production updates, new releases, and job opportunities
"...Netflix. The film, which harkens back to his blockbuster Spy Kids franchise, sees a new team of superpowered teens..."
Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker
Alison Macor Tells the Tale of Austin’s Greatest Rewrite Man
New book delves into the career of Top Gun script doctor Warren Skaaren
"...For her 2010 book, Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids: Thirty Years of Filmmaking in Austin, Texas, Macor..."
June 2, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin
Other Worlds Austin Has a Time Lapse
All sci-fi film fest announces centerpiece title
"...Time Lapse concentrates on three friends: Finn (Matt O'Leary, Spy Kids 2 and 3, Fat Kid Rules the World),..."
Sept. 16, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Obama to Talk Economy at Paramount
On a two-day fundraising trip, Obama will address public Thursday
"...On July 9 local filmmaker Robert Rodriguez will host..."
July 7, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma
SXSW Friday Interviews
Spotlighting Texas at SXSW TGIF
"...2011, with a paper-bag CD-R, heartthrob teen acting credits (Spy Kids 3-D, Material Girls), and suitcase kick-drum to provide..."
March 14, 2014 Music Feature
From the Vaults: The New Face of the Academy
Danny Trejo, Jeff Nichols, and Catherine Hardwicke are new nominees
"...his work with Robert Rodriguez as Machete in the Spy Kids movies and the new action series bearing the..."
July 7, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten
From Screen to Stage … Seriously?
Surveying the unlikeliest candidates for Broadway adaptation
"...With the exception of maybe Spy Kids, nothing from either Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino..."
April 10, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese
Darren, the Devil and the Drowned Souls
Saw' director Bousman opens the tent of 'The Devil's Carnival'
"...Ogre of industrigods Skinny Puppy, and Alexa Vega of Spy Kids fame. Zdunich also adds some intriguing new talents..."
April 18, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Many Lives of an Incorporeal Icon
A new 'Beetlejuice' sequel may be in development, but Warren Skaaren already pondered 'Beetlejuice in Love' two decades ago
"...In her book Chainsaws, Slackers and Spy Kids: 30 Years of Filmmaking in Austin, Texas, Alison..."
Feb. 10, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner
Off the Stack: Ring a Day by Marthe Le Van
Ring blanks make everything in your home potential jewelry
"...I can barely keep my eyes open, until I spy something promising, "Wow!!"..."
Sept. 20, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris
Nacogdoches Gothic
Joe R. Lansdale talks Bubba horror at Feral Cinema (Video)
"...Alison Macor's history of local cinema Chainsaws, Slackers And Spy Kids. See more of her great work at her..."
June 19, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
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