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Super Soldier, Super Spy: Eugenio Mira on García!

Where has Eugenio Mira been? The Spanish filmmaker has been seemingly absent behind the camera since his 2013 musical thriller, Grand Piano.

4:00PM Sat. Dec. 17, 2022, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Finding Little America in Austin

Say the word "immigrant" and a handful of images come to mind, many based in stereotypes both malign and obliviously benign. But in Apple TV+ anthology Little America series creators and executive producers Lee Eisenberg, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, a wider array of stories are told - including one in Austin.

6:00AM Sat. Dec. 17, 2022, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Travis Stevens Gets Under the Skin of A Wounded Fawn

At first glance, A Wounded Fawn seems like it fits straight into the tradition of films about women being pursued by deranged psychosexual killers. But if you're expecting I Spit on Your Grave X, filmmaker Travis Stevens said, think again.

7:00AM Thu. Dec. 15, 2022, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

The Linda Lindas, Ghost Wolves [outside]

Mohawk

KUTX 10th birthday concert series w/ Why Bonnie, Sun June, Redbud at Antone's Nightclub

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at Long Center for the Performing Arts

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Joe Begos Wishes You a Christmas Bloody Christmas

In the realm of techno-terror "Robots go kill crazy" is basically a genre unto itself. When it comes to military robots run amok, "the list gets small there," said director Joe Begos. "Small Soldiers might be the only one." Wait, what about Chopping Mall? "Yeah, that's true," he added. "And Virus."

11:00AM Mon. Dec. 12, 2022, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Elegance Bratton Talks About Passing The Inspection

The point of a uniform is to make everyone the same. But a few feet of cloth cannot change the inner nature of an individual. When filmmaker Elegance Bratton joined the Marine Corps, he was asking himself one question: "How am I supposed to get by in the skin that I'm in?"

11:00AM Fri. Dec. 2, 2022, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Farewell to the Future at the Final Other Worlds Film Festival

If you look at the schedule for this year's Other Worlds Film Festival, it's the lineup of a festival on top, packed with world and U.S. premieres of new sci fi and horror movies. "Nine years ago, when we first started, we couldn't have gotten that," said Bears Rebecca Fonté. But it's also the last lineup.

5:10PM Thu. Dec. 1, 2022, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Penske Media Buys ATX TV Festival

ATX TV Festival, nicknamed the TV camp for grownups, has hit the big time: the Austin celebration of all things small screen has been acquired by Penske Media, co-owners of South By Southwest.

3:40PM Wed. Nov. 30, 2022, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Down the Rabbit Hole With Something in the Dirt

There's a fine line between being intrigued and being fixated - and it may well be the thickness of a dog's hair.

1:00PM Wed. Nov. 23, 2022, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

SXSW Adds Cheech Marin, Titane Director Julia Ducournau For 2023

Radical filmmakers and tech CEOs, prepare to rub shoulders again as South by Southwest has announced more speakers for its 2023 edition (March 10-19).

11:00AM Tue. Nov. 15, 2022, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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