Jonathan Majors, Janet and John Pierson, Michael De Luca Honored by the Texas Film Awards

Marvel’s Kang, indie champs and Oscar-nominated producer head to Luck

"...more giants of Texas cinema, indie champions Janet and John Pierson and Oscar-nominated producer Michael De Luca. The ceremony,..."

Jan. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film 2013: The Janet Pierson Guide

Film fest chief talks themes, screens, and surprising changes

"...Janet Pierson has the coolest job – and the toughest job...."

Jan. 31, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Longtime SXSW Film & TV Festival Head, Indie Film Icon Janet Pierson Transitions to New Role

Pierson's deputy, Claudette Godfrey, assumes leadership

"...Director of the SXSW Film & TV Festival Janet Pierson is transitioning into a “Director Emeritus” role, with protégé..."

Oct. 5, 2022 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Playback: John Doe Moves to Austin

X's John Doe moves to Austin, Adam Nurre celebrates his late bandmates, and The Shopkeeper takes Congress House Studio to the movies

"..."I'm a man of the world," declares John Doe, singer/bassist of seminal Los Angeles punk band X...."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The View From Here

John Pierson's Split Screen

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March 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Split Screen: Reanimated

John Pierson's Split Screen begins streaming on FilmStruck

"...Split Screen, John Pierson’s 1997-2001 TV show about the indie film world..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reel Paradise

This documentary shows what happens when famed producer’s rep/author/gadabout John Pierson convinces his family to move with him to Fiji, where, if all goes according to plan, he can leave behind the indie-film rat race, immerse himself in a completely foreign culture, and, best of all, screen all sorts of movies for the natives.

"...muddle through. Freshly minted Austinite and famed producer’s rep/author/gadabout John Pierson (his résumé includes key assistance to the early..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Split Screen and Nineties Indie Film

AFS celebrates John Pierson’s seminal IFC show

"...was Split Screen, the movie magazine show by producer John Pierson (a key figure in the early success of..."

June 9, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Slack Where We Started

Richard Linklater and John Pierson Ponder 'Slacker' and Its Aftermath

"...next summer, with the help of legendary producer's representative John Pierson, Slacker acquired a distributor -- the now-defunct Orion..."

June 29, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Better Than Book-Learnin'

Master Class With John Pierson premieres on KUT

"...sure – just ask the UT undergrads who attend John Pierson's Master Class in the Radio-Television-Film Department. Every semester,..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Aural Education

John Pierson's Master Class airs on KUT

"...UT campus. He was the guest of honor at John Pierson's Master Class, in town on a super-hush-hush film..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Good News and Bad News

John Pierson's 'Spike Mike Reloaded'

"...So says John Pierson, who, let's mince neither words nor pies here,..."

April 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Anxiety of Influence

Teenagers Georgia and Wyatt Pierson on their family's filmic mission to Fiji

"...For a year, John and Janet Pierson's Grainy Pictures answering machine would pick..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

'I Apologize, Austin. Shit. Sorry.'

Spike Jonze mistakes Austin for Portland; otherwise, he wows the crowd at his talk on the UT campus

"...had nothing to apologize for when he spoke with John Pierson's Master Class at UT on Tuesday night …..."

April 14, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Six Degrees of Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi: actor, filmmaker, dad

"...son's punk outfit Fiasco perform and also visit with John Pierson's RTF Master Class on Monday for a wide-ranging..."

March 18, 2008 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Vaults: Dear Pillow

John Pierson interviews filmmakers Bryan Poyser and Jacob Vaughan

"...10th anniversary of Dear Pillow, an Austin-made film that John Pierson, author of Spike Mike Reloaded: A Guided Tour..."

June 10, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Office Spaced in Austin

Mike Judge and cast celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the release of Office Space

"...onstage after the screening. Among those in attendance were John C. McGinley, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, David Herman, Ajay..."

Feb. 11, 2009 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

No Family Is an Island

The Piersons on 'Reel Paradise'

"...their producers sell them to national and international distributors, John and Janet Pierson actually lived that dream ... or..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Extra Credit

How a class I took in college helped find distribution for a low-budget, high-caliber indie

"...the University of Texas taught by legendary producer's representative John Pierson. Usually, Pierson would start class with a lengthy..."

July 14, 2006 Screens Feature by Brian Clark

TV Eye

If you're looking for reviews of The Nutty Professor, John Pierson's Split Screen isn't your show. If you like insightful, sometimes peculiar excursions into the independent film world, Split Screen will please you more than a stolen afternoon at a weekday matinee. Also, Olympic fever spreads -- but not without a few complaints.

"...again, I'm not sure you can really call filmmaker John Pierson, creator and host of the Independent Film Channel..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Slack to the Future

Slacker at 20

"...– Letter from Richard Linklater to John Pierson, July 23, 1990 INT. NEW WORLD CAFE –..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Full Dance Card

Back in Austin after eight days in the land of mountains and Mormons at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, it's hard to distill the experience into any one verity. The combination of dozens of movies and the oxygen-poor altitude create memories that seem more impressionistic than precise.

"...documentary competition featured the movie The Devil and Daniel Johnston, a riveting portrait of the manic-depressive songwriter who established..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Into Thin Air

The already under way adventures of Austinites at the Dances Sun and Slam, and what they might mean for the local scene

"...the shorts are David and Nathan Zellner's "Flotsam/Jetsam" and John Bryant's "Oh My God!" Over at Slamdance, the shorts..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Film News

The Sundance Channel and NetFlix make 'Room' for Kyle Henry

"...Sundance and Cannes festivals and garnered nominations for the John Cassavetes Award and best lead actress (Cyndi Williams) at..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Cowboys and Controversy

Kyle Henry and the Texas Documentary Tour

"...not only American Cowboy, but also upcoming projects for John Pierson's Split Screen (a weekly show that airs every..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Film News

Changing of the guard at SXSW Film, the Alamo Ritz gets boozy, Austin Golden Hour wants nothing to do with its namesake, and more

"...Dentler dashes; Pierson steps up..."

April 25, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Short Cuts

Austin ups its indie status by an icon; Moore misses out on his own party, kind of; and Jesus is a film fanatic

"...Think We're in Fiji Anymore Dept.: Why no, Mr. Pierson, you're not: For one thing, Fiji, as we're sure..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

What Would Jean-Luc Do?

In a post-digital world, is cinema dead or just rebooting?

"...spoke by phone with filmmaker Richard Linklater and Janet Pierson, producer of the South by Southwest Film Festival; chatted..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Reflections

SXSW 2000 Film Festival and Conference

"...for television, but that didn't keep indie film guru John Pierson quiet. At his "What You Can't Do on..."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Film News

Kadeem Hardison is in for 'The Cassidy Kids'; plus, 'Poodle Dog Lounge,' 'Rescue Me,' 'Mexican Sunrise,' and more

"...whose Cavite was a SXSW Film festival award winner. John Pierson's UT advanced producing class worked as a group..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

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