Austin Film Society

The stars shine bright at the 13th Annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

By Jon Shapley

03.08.13 | 11:39 am

The Austin Film Society's 13th Annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards took the city by storm, celebrating the industry's brightest stars. ...

Dazed and Confused 20th anniversary reunion and cast party

The Marchesa Hall & Theatre

03.06.13 - 03.06.13

Austin Film Society celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Dazed and Confused with a party with the cast and special screenings at the Marchesa Hall & Theatre. Screenings will be held with cast Q-a

Sundance Film Festival 2013

Texas Party at Sundance Film Festival draws full house of Lone Star revelers

By Clifford Pugh

01.23.13 | 2:33 pm

With so many movies from the Lone Star State at this year's Sundance Film Festival, it wasn't surprising that the Texas Party, hosted by the Texas Association of Film Commissions, attracted ...

Movie Time

Texas-made films grab center stage at Sundance Film Festival, including Linklater's latest

By Jane Howze

01.17.13 | 12:21 pm

PARK CITY, Utah — It is shaping up to be a banner year for Texas-centered films and filmmakers as the Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday and runs through January 27. More than a d ...

Austin Icons

Oh, Henry!: Celebrate Austin’s “original slacker” on his 150th birthday

By Michael Graupmann

09.10.12 | 2:21 pm

A large part of our city’s charm comes from its laid-back nature, an oasis of relaxation in a sea of uptightness. Maybe it’s from all the hippies; maybe it’s from all the breakfas ...

Austin Film Society Summer Series at The Blue presents: WAKING LIFE

Austin Studios

07.14.12

  This summer one of Austin's oldest beloved film institutions and one of its newest are teaming up to bring you a one-of-a-kind outdoor summer movie experience. The Blue Starlite

celebrity wedding

Magic McConaughey and model wife Alves tie the knot in quiet Austin ceremony

By Michael Graupmann

06.11.12 | 12:19 pm

Austin's ocassionally naked celebrity about town, Matthew McConaughey, has taken a model bride. No word from bro-friend Lance Armstrong regarding his broken heart. The ab-tacular Bernie sta ...

At the movies

Journalist Skip Hollandsworth on how he helped Richard Linklater bring true Texas crime story Bernie to the big screen

By Joe Leydon

05.04.12 | 10:00 am

Texas Monthly writer Skip Hollandsworth would be among the first to agree with Jim Morrison’s memorable take on human nature: People are strange. Consider: As his editor, Jake Silverstein ...

This Week in Movies

What to watch: Murder and the co-ed elite in a pair of comedies on Austin screens

By Brian Kelley

04.27.12 | 12:30 pm

As hot weather quickly makes its home once again in Austin, the cool and dark of a movie theater seems just that much more appealing. There are several new independent options on Austin screens thi ...

Weekend at Bernie's

Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey & East Texas come to theaters in Bernie this April

By Minh Vu

03.17.12 | 12:00 pm

Texas native director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused) is bringing east Texas to the big screen this April with his new film, Bernie. Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConau ...