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Capital City Black Film Festival Mounts The Last Defense
Viola Davis-produced documentary series added to fest
"...And now the resurgent fest has added a special screening and panel for The Last Defense, ABC's true crime..."

Aug. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

William Shatner Announces Live Conversation
We Khaaaaaan't wait for this special screening of Star Trek II
"...Concert Hall is combining the two for a special screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan with..."

Aug. 20, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rhea Butcher Talks ATX Television Festival
The other half of Take My Wife on TV representation
"...of days ahead of them, with a special retrospective screening and a panel on small screen LGBTQ representation...."

June 7, 2018 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Other Worlds Austin Crosses the Event Horizon
Film fest opens with 20th anniversary of sci-fi/horror classic
"...beloved hellburner Event Horizon with an opening night gala screening, plus a workshop with scriptwriter Philip Eisner...."

Aug. 15, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It Comes at Night
A lean, mean descent into primitive tribalism
"...Best prepare yourself for some seriously freaky-ass bad dreams post-screening...."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Visually arresting tale of a high school gone to sea
"...own film, and yet manages to remain cohesive. Its pre-screening seizure warning is no joke though. Prepare for some..."

April 28, 2017 Movie Review by Ashley Moreno

Norm of the North
Animated bear protects his Arctic home
"...to go there. The kids who were at the screening I attended did not seem to engage with the..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Health Clinics Caught in the Crossfire
Cancer screening cuts won't only impact Planned Parenthood
"...back of the line when breast and cervical cancer screening funds are doled out (See: "Defund Planned Parenthood ......"

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Dolphin Tale 2
Wholesome family franchise doesn't rock the boat.
"...To judge by the evidently restless tykes at our screening, Dolphin Tale 2’s admirable refusal to talk down to..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

A Filmmaker Remembered
A memorial to the German filmmaker Harun Farocki screens tonight
"...Response Cinema leaped into action to plan a memorial screening tonight, 7:30pm, at the Austin Studios Screening Room...."

Aug. 6, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Other Worlds Austin Finds the 'Dead Within'
Austin's newest film fest announces special preview screening
"...films to the screen with yet another special preview screening...."

Aug. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Birds
Animated film about the Turkey Liberation Front and the first Thanksgiving is ideologically cute, but unremarkable.
"...entertained the many children in the theatre at the screening I attended, especially the youngest ones. Adults were a..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Runner Runner
A Princeton student and online gambler gets entangled with the operation's devious mastermind in Costa Rica.
"...Presumably, someone in a test screening somewhere got nervous after the rough cut, because an..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Elegy To a Family Made of Football Fans
'America's Parking Lot' screening benefits Capital Area Food Bank
"...Texas Independent Film Network will host a Tuesday night screening of America's Parking Lot, a labor of love documentary..."

Nov. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Compliance
When authority is ceded to a disembodied voice on the other end of a phone line, all bounds of human propriety are lost in this story's fast-food joint.
"...– walkouts have been reported at more than one screening – but it's also a calculating and intimate deconstruction..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Voyage to the 'Hearts of Dorkness'
Patrick Read Johnson and the strange oddysey of 5-25-77
"...changed lives and film love." As Monday's last-minute test screening at the Alamo Drafthouse proved, it's a lot more..."

July 1, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2011: Sharni Vinson Says 'You're Next'
From Australian soaps to home invasion horror
"...The lucky mob that got in to the single screening saw exactly why Lionsgate battled to pick up distribution..."

Sept. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hickenlooper Lobbies for 'Casino Jack'
George Hickenlooper on his Jack Abramoff film
"...Theatre late that Thursday afternoon prior to the evening screening...."

Jan. 5, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Catfish
This "reality thriller" is a sour cautionary tale about social media.
"...goals. Catfish provides lots of material to spark passionate post-screening discussions, and I’m always in favor of movies that..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Quizzing the Lion
Chris Morris talks about his SXSW terrorism comedy Four Lions
"...Before the SXSW screening of his new satire Four Lions at the Paramount..."

March 22, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Asian American Film Festival: '9500 Liberty'
A free screening of Eric Byler's immigration doc has been added to the schedule
"...Want a seat at Saturday’s free AAAFF screening of 9500 Liberty? You might have to fight for..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Temperatures Rising
Dumped and disowned, Cabin Fever 2 gets a one-off screening to benefit the Austin School of Film
"...will have its theatrical world premiere in a benefit screening for the Austin School of Film, courtesy of Fantastic..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Office Spaced in Austin
Mike Judge and cast celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the release of Office Space
"...film in 10 years), who reunited onstage after the screening. Among those in attendance were John C. McGinley, Stephen..."

Feb. 11, 2009 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Michael Cera and Kat Dennings star as the titular bridge-and-tunnel kids at the heart of this New York City after-dark romantic comedy.
"...its title. But all I can seem to muster, post-screening, is a modicum of fondness and a probably impermanent..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest: The Good, the Bad, and the Nacho
Fantastic Fest
"...(other than the Rolling Roadshow, natch). During Friday's outdoor screening of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, League announced..."

Sept. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Martin Lawrence is remarkably subdued in this story about a successful professional who returns home to rural Georgia and discovers that his family still makes him feel like a petulant teenager.
"...you had told me before I walked into the screening of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins that hyperactive comedian/actor Lawrence..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Edukators
Sticking it to the man, German-style, is the subject of this smart, kicky little gem.
"...Weingartner’s film is bound to lead to some serious post-screening cafe conversations, vis-à-vis youth’s obligation to foment minor acts..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Peter Pan
There's a definite sexual tension between Peter and Wendy in this live-action Pan that's heavy on the special effects.
"...metaphor, you’ll surely have something to discuss over coffee post-screening...."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Waking Up in Reno
"...afforded the film and the lack of a press screening, one suspects the powers-that-be fear they have a dog..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Trouble Every Day
"...debuted at Cannes, and some viewers fainted during the screening, supposedly at the sight of the film's cannibalistic inclinations...."

July 26, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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