First ‘The Last Jedi’ Footage Screens: Luke’s First Words to Rey Are…
Bill Paxton, The Eclectic Texan
Praising the providence of Bill Paxton’s seemingly random dartboard filmography of oddball characters.
6 Filmmaking Tips from Texas-Based Directors
Local filmmakers in Austin, Dallas, and Houston share their best advice.
Eagle Pennell: First Auteur of Austin
The most important independent filmmaker you maybe haven’t heard of.
The 22 Things We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2017
From comedy to drama to action to all-out insanity, South by Southwest has a lot going on in 2017.
The Delicate Balance of the Tragicomedy
Netflix Brings Three Tales of Crime and Punishment to SXSW 2017
Check out the first teasers for ‘Small Crimes,’ ‘Win It All,’ and ‘The Most Hated Woman in America.’
Jim Cummings Continues His Reign as King of the Short Film with ‘The Robbery’
Smartphones and Storytelling: Embrace, Avoid, or Both?
‘Better Things’ and the narrative advantages of technology.
12 Movies to Watch After You See ‘Kong: Skull Island’
Eye Contact: The In-Your-Face Cinema of Spike Lee
Nightmares in ‘Dreamscape’
The 15 Biggest Box-Office Hits to World Premiere at SXSW
The fest has hosted hundreds of world premieres over the years, and these are the top fifteen that snuck onto the box-office charts.
Fan Theory Friday: Is ‘Mulholland Drive’ a ‘Twin Peaks’ Movie?
Adam Driver Needs to Play the Young Pope of Misogyny in the ‘Neapolitan’ Series
Some Popcorn with Your Fascism
Episode 126: Scott talks with writer Noah Berlatsky about propaganda and fascists on film.
What James Mangold’s Mentor Taught Him
How Alexander Mackendrick sowed the seeds of Logan’s success.
Wallace, Gromit, Minions, and Dairy Collide in ‘Cheese Trouble’
The Lasting Humanity of ‘Two Days, One Night’
7 Things We Learned About Texas from the Movies
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the cinematic stereotypes.