SXSW Film Review: Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

Linklater's loving reminiscence of space race Houston

"...actually Houston, where his new animated coming-of-age period piece Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood is set. Playfully..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Trace Sauveur

Academy Excludes Apollo 10½ From Oscar Consideration, Prompting Appeal

Animators push back at Academy committee bias

"...Arts and Sciences' animation committee had rejected Richard Linklater's Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood for consideration in the..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Richard Linklater's Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood Touches the Animated Stars

Glen Powell talks life on set of the Austin director's latest

"...the time, and in addition to that there’s NASA.” [inset-1-right]..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Richard Linklater's Memories of the Moon in Apollo 10½

The filmmaker's childhood in space race-era Houston recalled through Austin-made animation

"...and A Scanner Darkly. Now his third animated feature, Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood, pushes the limits of..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Animated Childhood of Milo Coy in Apollo 10½

The young Austin actor takes one giant leap in Richard Linklater's tale of the space race

"...stars as a kid growing up in Houston in 1969, when NASA and the space race were the talk..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Steve Davis' Top 10 Films of 2022

"...1) The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh's tone-perfect mordant comedy..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Trace Suaveur's Top 10 Films of 2022

"...1) TÁR Todd Field's orchestral conductor drama is staggering –..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With These Texas Road Trips

Houston and other Texas sites celebrate the golden anniversary of the first lunar landing

"...to Skylab, interplanetary probes, and space shuttles. But with Apollo 11's 50th here, we're recovering the anticipation and awe..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2019

"...1) Parasite..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Fantastic Fest Is Here 
To Bash Your Brains In

Shock, schlock, and awe at America's premier genre fest

"...Fantastic Fest bumper. What I do know is that 2005, the festival's Year One, seems to me like it..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Linklater's Lunar Latest Coming to Netflix

Apollo 10 1/2 to be animated by Austin's Minnow Mountain

"...next picture, a return to Waking Life-style animation called Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Adventure, will be released..."

July 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Oscars Accepts That Animated Films Are Animated

Austin-made Apollo 10 1/2 now eligible for Academy Award

"...acclaimed and visually stunning animated movies - including Austin-made Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood by Boyhood director..."

Nov. 10, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...The stellar lineupreally ignites with the world premiere of Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Linklater: In Defense of Animation

The Apollo 10 1/2 director show it's not just for kids

"...Darkly, was pure Philip K. Dick paranoia; and now Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, is a reminiscence..."

April 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News: Zellweger, Linklater, Bujalski, Oh My!

Plus AFF gets an NEA grant and ... Cats 2?

"...her work, plus an Oscar nomination. Zellweger (class of '92) currently leads the betting odds of taking the Oscar..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2022 Awards Short Lists

Everything Everywhere All At Once leads nominee pack

"...Critics Association has announced its short lists for its 2023 awards - including the five nominees for the Austin..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Everything Everywhere All At Once Wins Everything at the Austin Film Critics Association Award

Cosmic comedy sweeps the board with nine wins

"...near clean sweep in the Austin Film Critics Association's 2022 awards...."

Jan. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Makes the MovieMaker Magazine List of Best Cities for Filmmakers

Even in the pandemic, the city stays a home for filmmakers

"...year since the magazine launched it in the early 2000s, Austin came in at number eight on the prestigious..."

Jan. 25, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The French View of Richard Linklater

Pompidou curator explains new tribute to the Austin filmmaker

"...Linklater only really became known with his third film (1995's Before Sunrise), puts inevitably puts his career into different..."

Dec. 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Makes Moviemaker's List of Best Places for Filmmakers

But where in the rankings did it land?

"...to Live and Work as a Moviemaker list for 2021...."

Jan. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Film Awards Becomes a Toast to Texas Film

Hall of Fame cofounder Evan Smith to be honored

"...The party will take place Thursday, March 10: the day before South by Southwest, the date normally..."

Feb. 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Can You Draw? Then Minnow Mountain Needs You!

Austin animation house looking for artists

"...is looking for staff for two major projects: Season 2 of Amazon's Undone, and "an animated feature film directed..."

Aug. 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Critics Announce the Five Best Austin Films of 2022

Linklater and mountain lions, the pandemic, the legacy of slavery, and the fight for abortion rights all part of this year’s AFCA Austin Film Award short list

"...not, Austin remains a vital center of filmmaking, and 2022 proved no exception as the short list for the..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Blastoff

The story behind Richard Linklater’s new Netflix coming-of-age film, Apollo 10½

"...is always going to be a big deal. But Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood – which world-premiered at..."

March 25, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

We Have an Issue: In the Artist’s Thrall

In this week's issue, Darla Teagarden's otherworldly tableaux

"...Enthralling is so the word for it. Check out..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Back to the Screens for the Lake Travis Film Festival

Sophomore celebration of indie film opens the new era of in-person film festivals

"...intent of the fest. When the team launched in 2020, they looked at destination events like the Napa Valley..."

June 11, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...that draft calendar out, as the festival (running March 11-20) has unveiled a whole extra slate of new speakers,..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

How to Climb a Minnow Mountain

The Austin animation studio resurrecting Rotoscoping with Richard Linklater

"...art of animating over live-action footage – to season 2 of Amazon's mindbending family trip series Undone, and they're..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film: Showtimes

"...Showtimes listed below start Friday, September 1 and cover the week ending Thursday, September 7. *An..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March 8-17) announced that Jordan Peele's eagerly awaited doppelganger chiller Us..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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