Stop by the Driskill Hotel to purchase movies passes or badges. Individual movie tickets can be purchased at showtime the theatres. Payback – Straight Up Retrospective Screens: 7:30pm @ Spirit of Texas Theatre [from AFF] In 1998, during post-production of his film Payback, Brian Helgeland got fired -- 86ed -- pole-axed. The ending of the film was re-shot, narration was added, key scenes were cut and a character was recast. Seven years later he......

Kevin Smith must really like Austin. We can’t say we blame him. The portly auteur, who was here for a screening of Clerks II in July, is returning to town. This time he comes in support of his new film Catch and Release, which will screen at the Austin Film Festival. Smith stars in the movie, which will screen at 7:30pm on Friday the 20th, and will conduct a Q&A following the film. He......

Okay, there are a couple of new films we’d be willing to see this week, but honestly we’re too busy geeking out over next week’s release of Harry Potter IV. One thing we should mention: Eminem's 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’, a film about his life leading up to his huge success as a rap artist, was released on Wednesday. But if you’re anything like us, you probably don’t care. *Zathura To......

It’s funny when quite possibly one of the best movies released on a given day stars characters that are made entirely of clay. But if you’re not “into” that sort of thing, don’t worry. At least a couple of today’s new releases might be worth your hard-earned cash. *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Director Nick Park’s first feature film was the cute and clever Chicken Run, but we love him more......