With all of the excitement surrounding Austin Film Festival, most die-hard film fans in the area will probably be armed with a badge and taking in selections from this year's lineup and great panels over the weekend. As a result, it otherwise pretty quiet around here for new releases. Most of the major theaters across town have Clint Eastwood's poorly reviewed new film, Hereafter, and quickie sequel Paranormal Activity 2 (anybody remember Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2? Nope, we didn't think so). In terms of specialty releases, there's just one (and it had a gala premiere during Fantastic Fest just a few weeks ago). more ›

Here in Austin, the weekend in film will certainly be dominated by Fantastic Fest. We'll have several staff members on hand, filing reviews over the next several days. In addition, there are a few exclusive titles making their way to town this weekend for limited runs that you may want to investigate further. We've got the rundown below. more ›

We are insatiable movie lovers. Because we just haven’t had our fill of summer sunshine; are kept awake at night wondering how Edward Norton made a tree grow out of an orange seed; and want to gross ourselves out one more time on that Austin-filmed worms in a blender flick, we won’t be missing out on tomorrow night’s Cans Film Festival. No, not the Cannes you find in far-away France. We’re talking about the cans... more ›

An old world stage illuminated only by lantern light. Armed guards standing post throughout. The audience, a sea of faces with mouths agape, except for one. The skeptic tilts his head away from the stage in a sidelong glance as the magician evokes his deception. The Illusionist is a gothic romance-mystery set in the surreal world of 19th century Vienna. Based on the short story, Eisenheim, The Illusionist by Pulitzer-Prize winning author, Steven Millhauser,... more ›

A few tasty offerings today, including: Edward Norton in a cowboy hat! Vince Vaughn and Jen Aniston - omg, will they get back together in the end?? And hey, guess what - planet Earth is totally f*cked! more ›