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Film

Recovering Suzanne Césaire’s Legacy

A Fort Worth modern art exhibition and a new experimental film are part of a renaissance of work about an influential Caribbean writer.

by Nicky Yeager

Keep Reading

The Love and Loss of the Quintanillas

by Francesca D’Annunzio

These Librarians Won’t Let America’s Fever Hit Fahrenheit 451

by Josephine Lee

The Texas Border Is the New Frontier of Film

by Ryan Cantú

Reporter Neal Spelce, played by Monty Muir, rotoscoped into a scene from the 1966 University of Texas shooting in Tower. Mar 21, 2016

‘Tower’ Animates America’s First Mass School Shooting

by Hannah McBride

James White, owner of Austin's Broken Spoke dance hall. Mar 16, 2016

Dance Hall Doc Takes Filmgoers to ‘Honky Tonk Heaven’

The film touches on the effects of Austin's economic boom, but focuses on the music that made the Broken Spoke famous.

by Michael Schrantz

Going through old writings with Louis Black in "Richard Linklater - dream is destiny" Mar 15, 2016

A ‘Love Song’ to the Man Who Put Austin Film on the Map

by Michael Schrantz

The Alt Girl Cinema pop up series' Saturday screening event celebrated women of color in experimental film. Jan 27, 2016

Oscars May Be #SoWhite, but Austin’s Alt Girl Cinema Isn’t

by Makeda Easter

Emily Blunt in "Sicario." Jan 12, 2016

The Unwatchable ‘Sicario’

Denis Villeneuve’s nihilistic take on the drug war.

by Josh Rosenblatt

Janis Joplin in Denmark in April 1969. Dec 17, 2015

Catching Up with Janis

Her brand of blues presaged 21st century sexual politics.

by Michael Agresta

Kingdom of Shadows Nov 12, 2015

‘Kingdom of Shadows,’ Where Money, Corruption and Terror Join Forces

by Josh Rosenblatt

A black-and-white image of the aftermath of the UpStairs Lounge fire, with firefighters and upturned barstools in a charred room. Nov 10, 2015

‘Upstairs Inferno’ a Harrowing Look at Another Era of LGBT Life

Robert L. Camina's new documentary takes an unflinching look back at 'the largest gay mass murder in U.S. history.'

by Michael Agresta

drugs Oct 09, 2015

‘Deep Web’ Probes Mastermind Behind Online Black Market

by Josh Rosenblatt

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