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Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund underwrites independent film and video

The legend of James Dean, and TNT's take on it

Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn goof around and discuss the making of Made.

The film version of Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel The Mists of Avalon debuts on TNT, and the Top 10 Reasons to be Mrs. Colby Donaldson.

PBS's landmark documentary series, "Point of View," announces its summer lineup.

Summer TV used to mean boring reruns, but these days, cable takes advantage of the networks' hibernation to launch their own season of special movie events and series. Belinda Acosta offers a list of some of the upcoming "must check out" programs.

The new musical Jouét represents a journey not only for the title character, a pop star in search of a home, but one for Austin composer Allen Robertson and for the city's Zachary Scott Theatre Center, which is producing its first original musical.

A personal SXSW wrap-up from Louis Black.

As a breakout film for Kathie Lee, E! Entertainment's original movie Spinning Out of Control misses the mark. Also, the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards and Oscar-related programs.

The low-down on SXSW Film 2001, upcoming filmmaking classes, and who's going to Park City next week.

With Cold Sassy Tree, distinguished composer Carlisle Floyd crafts an opera to crown his lengthy career.

The Mole, Temptation Island, and Survivor II -- get ready for a whole new season of watching contestants backbite, cheat, weasel, outsmart, and canoodle their way to the win.

Bill Broyles' Extraordinary Adventure Story

The Austin Film Society announces ticket sales for the locally filmed Miss Congeniality benefiting the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund, and other news, workshops, and gatherings of interest to the film community.

Notes and reviews from the Austin Film Festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference

International Short Film and Video Festival Schedule

For working-class people who didn't get a college education handed to them, CBS' That's Life rings true. Also, reports on the loss of UPN in Austin, the upcoming Larry David series, and Buffy & Angel season premieres.

Memories of the Jerry Lewis telethon. Also, upcoming KLRU programming for September, Hispanic Heritage Month

Television goes back to school; Fox Family picks up Freaks and Geeks; promising TV movie Witchblade could become a series.

Seemingly unadaptable, Greil Marcus' 1989 opus Lipstick Traces proved to be the foundation for the Rude Mechanicals' strongest theatre work to date. As they revive their hit adaptation, the Rude Mechs reflect on its creation, its success, working as a collective, and being told by Marcus, "You staged the book I wanted to write."

winners of the the texas filmmakers production fund

Don Toner's 13 years as producing artistic director of the State Theater Company have been full of struggles, but in Toner's world, struggles are good. They bring understanding, richness, beauty, and in his case, a new theatre and a loyal company.

Two new television shows remind us what it was like to be young: Nickelodeon's half-hour comedy series The Brothers Garcia and Fox's "nonfiction drama series," American High.

Korey Coleman started The Reel Deal as a scam; he ended up with a show.

Ken Martin sells In Fact Daily to reporter Jo Clifton to focus on his monthly magazine, The Good Life.

With The Leaf Storm, choreographer José Luis Bustamante and songwriter Lourdes Pérez have become the wind, blowing past boundaries between artforms to share their vision in collaboration and spinning elements of their lives into an artistic whirlwind.

Readers are baffled by the Chronicle's "no endorsement" for the mayoral race.

After federal agents stormed the Gonzalez house last Saturday, it was all Elián, all the time on cable television : but doesn't it feel more like a movie of the week than breaking news? Also, upcoming May television events, and networks announce series renewals.