Other Worlds Review: Red Snow
Vampire comedy takes a bite out of Twilight fans
"...That's the joke at the undead heart of bloodsucker comedy Red Snow by writer/director Sean Nichols Lynch...."
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Dec. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Sci-Fi Film Festival Foresees a Hybrid Future for Its In-Person Return
Other Worlds comes to Galaxy Highland and beyond
"...it's no surprise that Other Worlds – Austin's film festival with an electronic eye to the possible future –..."
Dec. 3, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Trans Awareness Week: aGLIFF’s Bears Rebecca Fonté on Queer Cinema’s Power
“It's important that we have people who are telling our stories”
"...fest, aGLIFF, and founder of the Other Worlds Film Festival with the same fervor as films did...."
Nov. 15, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott
Austin Film Festival Announces 2021 Award Winners
Larry Flynt for President, Disfluency take top nods
"...Austin Film Festival has announced the winners of the 2021 audience and..."
Nov. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Film Festival Review: Holidays at all Costs
French comedy is a hilarious descent into chaos
"...Stevan Lee Mraovitch's social satire, which won Comedy Vanguard award at this year's Austin Film Festival, is..."
Oct. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Adrienne Hunter
Short and Sweet: "Alleyway Chefs"
British comedy short screening at Austin Film Festival
"...Sweet, our look at short films playing at film festivals in Austin. This time it's "Alleyway Chefs," the new..."
Oct. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Film Festival Review: The Humans
Claustrophobic Broadway adaptation is horrifyingly astute
"...manages an incredible feat of genre-bending, as neither the comedy nor horror impairs the other. Each is built so..."
Oct. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur
Austin Film Festival Review: Down With the King
Freddie Gibbs finds a new flow as a rapper in the country
"...major studio, it would have ended up a goofy comedy starring Kevin Hart. Instead, writer/director Diego Ongaro and MC..."
Oct. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Film Festival Q&A: Claudia Black on Time Now
When picking people and places is as important as the script
"...King, it receives its world premiere at Austin Film Festival this Saturday, Oct. 23...."
Oct. 22, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Fantastic Fest Interview: Junta Yamaguchi Goes Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
How to-the-second timing made for a fun time loop movie
"...bet that the adorable, hilarious, and sweet sci fi comedy Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes would have come out..."
Oct. 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Six Mindblowers From Fantastic Fest’s FF@Home
Our picks from the streaming side of the genre celebration
"...right? Wrong! Yes, the in-person celebration of global genre festival, which opened with Cannes Palme d'Or award-winner Titane, and..."
Oct. 1, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
We Have an Issue: Better Weather Ahead
"...We're well into festival season now, another harbinger of fall. It's a weird..."
Oct. 1, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones
Moontower Comedy and Just For Laughs Launching Joint Comedy Fest
Moontower Just For Laughs Austin launching next April
"...Knock knock. Who's there? Oh, only Austin's Moontower Comedy Festival and the internationally recognized Just For Laughs, announcing..."
Sept. 24, 2021 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Film Festival Unleashes The Same Storm
The French Dispatch, C’Mon C'Mon headed to fest
"...Oscar hopefuls have been added to the Austin Film Festival, with the addition today of Wes Anderson's eagerly awaited..."
Sept. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Queenpins
Extreme-couponing caper offers laughs but little personality
"...into a full-bore, “pink-collar” criminal enterprise in this ladies-do-crime comedy reteaming Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste, former colleagues on..."
Sept. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Getting Real Weird at Fantastic Fest
Two gems from the Weird Wednesday archive connect the genre fest to the Alamo Drafthouse's history
"...are now streaming via Alamo on Demand), making the festival showings both a return to cinemas and also a..."
Sept. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone
Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest
"...Fantastic Fest – the Austin-based film festival dedicated to horror, sci-fi, action, and other genre offerings..."
Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
Austin Film Festival Announces Second Wave of Programming
Local voices are spotlighted in the new round of eight fest films
"...Today, Austin Film Festival announced the second wave of film selections slated for..."
Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins
Qmmunity: Anti-Trans Student-Athlete Bill Revived, Again
Plus, San Marcos Pride Festival and more queer events
"...San Marcos Pride Festival Our friends of Dorothy down I-35 celebrate Pride with..."
Sept. 10, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan
CODA
Bawdy, touching and exhilarating fishing family drama takes a different look at deafness
"...In sweet, funny, and rudely charming coming-of-age comedy drama CODA, three-quarters of the Rossi family are defined..."
Aug. 20, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Moontower Comedy Gets Bigger!
New additions to this fall's lineup just announced
"...Sure, we already told you how this year's Moontower Comedy Festival headliners will include Margaret Cho, Dave Attell, Leanne..."
Aug. 18, 2021 Arts Post
Fantasia Interview: A Vision Quest With Richard Bates Jr. in King Knight
Coven comedy where the witches are just like us. Dorks.
"...The pagan comedy, which premieres today at the Fantasia International Film Festival,..."
Aug. 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Fantasia Review: Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
An overdue tribute to one of the greats of animation
"...Perfect Blue, 2003's cinematic history Millennium Actress, 2004's heartwarming comedy Tokyo Godfathers, and his swan song, 2007's reality-warping Paprika)..."
Aug. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
A Bigger View With Blindspotting
How Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs on making the small screen bigger
"...screening on Starz, spins out of their 2018 under-the-radar festival favorite and critical success. Blindspotting the movie was the..."
July 17, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
We Have an Issue: I’m OK, You’re OK ... ?
On getting back out in the world
"...Faires takes a look at how the arts and comedy communities have navigated reopening to crowds; that starts here...."
July 16, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones
What the Drafthouse Has Been Up To, From A to Z
Tim League breaks down what's happening with everything Drafthouse-related that's not a cinema
"...a slate of releases including the score to Lionsgate comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar and..."
July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Moontower Comedy Comes Back in a Big Way!
Festival celebrates its tenth year with 100 comics – live!
"...The Moontower Comedy Festival has been bringing comics back to Austin in..."
June 10, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Austin Comedy Walkabout Night on Sixth Comes to the Austin Asian American Film Festival
Into the Downtown rabbit hole with local comedian Mohit Jasawal
"...was enough to spark Jaswal to make free-form Austin comedy-drama Night on Sixth. Filmed in 2019 (back when wandering..."
June 4, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Around the World: Seven of the Best at Austin Asian American Film Festival
From Hawaii to Kasmir, documentaries to dramas at this year's virtual and drive-in fest
"...Day writes, directs, and stars in this closing night comedy-drama about a former teen spelling bee champ facing grown..."
June 4, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Blindspotting Premiering at ATX Television Festival
New Starz show joins Central Park, Mythic Quest, more
"...film, just announced for this year's virtual ATX Television Festival (June 11-20)...."
