Texas

On the Fast Track of Derby History

erin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Late last year, Drew Barrymore’s Whip It was released in theaters, giving the mainstream a fictional take on the world of modern roller derby. The story, adapted from the novel Derby Girl by Shauna Cross, focuses on an outcast teen who finds confidence and her inner power by joining the banked track league of Austin, Texas.

Taking the Temp of SXSW 2010

cristina — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The fact that Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker made its US premiere one year ago at SXSW upped the intrigue this year, prompting me to wonder if one of 2010's 134 features or 126 shorts would achieve that rarefied status.

Of Finance and Fantasy: The Aviatrix Takes on Funding in Texas

Nikki — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:47:58 -0500

“Making a movie is like moving a mountain,” says Toddy Burton, the Austin-based filmmaker behind The Aviatrix, a film about a girl struggling with cancer who finds an escape from her troubles by becoming The Aviatrix, a superhero who rockets through outerspace.

Making Room

marla — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0500

I’m the director of the low-budget psychological thriller Room (2005), which premiered at Sundance and had its international debut in the Directors Fortnight at Cannes in May. Room was produced by The 7th Floor along with Jim McKay and Michael Stipe’s C-Hundred Film Corp.

Keeping it Real Weird

marla — Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 -0500

Long gone are the days when Austin, Texas was merely a breeding-ground for progressive types, presidential hopefuls, and music junkies. As home to the South-by-Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), Austin has become the independent filmmaker’s Eden. As first time filmmaker Allison Berg explains it, "I thought [SXSW] was one of the best festivals for my film to get into . . .

Double Vision

marla — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0600

The so-called “Film Brat” generation of the middle to late 1970s has been blamed for, or credited with, many things regarding independent filmmaking—from sparking off a studio-sanctioned Golden Age (Scorsese, Coppola) to ushering in a studio-sanctioned Dark Age (Lucas, Spielberg).

Cave Paintings, Churches, and Rooftops

michele — Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0500

While the Lumiere brothers originally screened their films in a Paris café, the term microcinema was not coined until 1991 with the naming of Rebecca Barten and David Sherman’s Total Mobile Home Microcinema.

Funder FAQ: Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund

vanessa — Tue, 01 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0500

When and how did the Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund (TFPF) emerge?

The Trailer for "Goliath"

mike — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:01:12 -0500

The Trailer for "Crawford"

mike — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:55:49 -0500