Remember last week when we said that awards season movies were going to start flooding the marketplace and to see movies as quickly as possible? Well, there's one huge example of that this week, but the other lesson to be learned is that the biggest Hollywood pictures are making it rough for smaller films to hit town for the next two weeks. more ›

Danny Boyle has shed the “hip nihilist” reputation gleaned from 1995’s breakout hit Trainspotting to become a fixture on the international film scene, working in genres as diverse as zombie horror, sci-fi, children’s fantasy, and social satire. Boyle recently brought his new film, Slumdog Millionaire, to the Austin Film Festival, where it was enthusiastically received. more ›

This weekend, one of the most influential (and controversial) names in contemporary literature will be swooping into town for a book signing and film screening. Irvine Welsh has been smashing up the literary landscape since Trainspotting hit the shelves in 1993, and his latest release, The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs, is already generating much buzz and has even provoked cries of misogyny. more ›