Stories from Austin Movie Blog
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SXSW snapshot: 'Casa de Mi Padre'
Austin Movie Blog &bull Yesterday
Will Ferrell has made us laugh in English, now he's going to see if he can do the same in Spanish. The "Saturday Night Live" veteran stars in the telenovela send-up, "Casa de Mi Padre," one of the most anticipated… Full Story »
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SXSW announces Midnighters and short films
Austin Movie Blog &bull Feb 8, 2012
South by Southwest announced its full slate of Midnighters and short films this week. The Midnighters program features genre films described by festival organizers as "scary, funny, sexy and controversial." Highlighting the 11-film Midnighters program are "Intruders," the latest from "28 Days Later" director Juan Carlos… Full Story »
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Oscar-nominated shorts screening at Alamo South
Austin Movie Blog &bull Feb 8, 2012
The Alamo South Lamar Friday begins a week of screenings of Oscar-nominated short films. The shorts will be bundled into the two categories for which they are nominated: live-action and animated. The animated shorts include five films from the U.S.,… Full Story »
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SXSW announces features lineup, including '21 Jump Street,' 'Bernie' and 'Killer Joe'
Austin Movie Blog &bull Feb 1, 2012
The 21st-century reboot of "21 Jump Street," starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Nick Offerman, will be the centerpiece film for the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival, organizers announced this week. The action-comedy will screen March 12 at… Full Story »
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Meat Loaf, Barry Corbin and Douglas McGrath to be inducted into Texas Film Hall of Fame
Austin Movie Blog &bull Jan 30, 2012
Prolific Texas actor Barry Corbin, filmmaker and Midland native Douglas McGrath and native Dallasite Meat Loaf will soon be the newest members of the Texas Film Hall of Fame. The Austin Film Society announced today that it will induct the… Full Story »
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Sundance wrapup, awards
Austin Movie Blog &bull Jan 30, 2012
Often at film festivals, the jury awards, and sometimes even audience awards, don't always go the films that have been buzzed about all week by festivalgoers. This was not the case Saturday night at Sundance, where the two much-hyped films I mentioned in my last post,… Full Story »
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High-profile picks at Sundance
Austin Movie Blog &bull Jan 27, 2012
Stephen Jannise, the film program director for the Austin Film Festival, is attending the Sundance Film Festival and is filing reports. Here's the latest, from Friday, 01/27. Over the course of 10 days at Sundance, certain films with great word of mouth become hot tickets, making it very difficult to… Full Story »
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Sundance update
Austin Movie Blog &bull Jan 24, 2012
Certain films are starting to pick up buzz at Sundance, sending audiences into a frenzy for tickets and distributors into bidding wars for the chance to put their name on the next "Like Crazy" or "Martha Marcy May Marlene." But the films aren't the only things making news. From angry Q&As to the loss of a beloved industry veteran, emotions have been running high in the past few days. "Compliance" has enjoyed very solid word-of-mouth with the added bonus of contentious Q&As, suggesting that… Full Story »
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Producer with Austin ties gets Best Picture Oscar nomination for 'The Help'
Austin Movie Blog &bull Jan 24, 2012
"The Help" received four nominations, including a best picture nomination for producer Brunson Green. A graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Green, who has a home in Austin, began his film career in Austin working on the Bill Witliff-penned… Full Story »
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Oscars 2012: An early summary with Austin perspective
Austin Movie Blog &bull Jan 24, 2012
Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," which was filmed in Smithville and Central Texas, earned three Oscar nominations on Tuesday for best picture, director and cinematography. The impressionistic tale about family life became the first Texas film to win the… Full Story »
