Sundance Film Festival

Berlin Discoveries: Greatness Emerges at the Year's First Major Film Festival

Texas Film Black Metal Looks to Make Waves at Sundance

In its very brief nine-minute running time, Black Metal -- filmed in Austin -- manages to lay bare some harsh truths and expose bundles of raw nerves. Without revealing too much, the film centers on a fictitious Texas black metal band, Crown of Horns, played on film and tracked by real life Texas bl ... More >>

Park City's Breakouts

The movies to know from Sundance - and the year ahead.

Films of 2012: The Ultimate Review

Quentin Tarantino emerges from a chaotic couple of years with his most ambitious film to date, Django Unchained. Will the academy really, really like it?

Ava DuVernay and the Future of Black Film

A moment becomes a movement.

Julie Delpy Rocks New York

Always more than an ingenue, she's taking on everything that's wrong with movies - and she's bringing Chris Rock.

Compliance

Craig Zobel on documenting sexual degradation -- with humanity.

TUTS Film Series: Camelot at Sundance Cinemas

Glimpse: Documentary Shorts

New Doc The Art Of Rap Spills Hip-Hop's Secrets

Rap wasn't always like Lil Jon's yelling his famous "What!?" and "Okay!", or repeating your name over and over throughout the song like Houston's own Lil Flip. Nowadays most see rap as lyrics telling a woman how to position herself or look for a man, rhymes about money and talk of toking up. But th ... More >>

Polisse

2012 Summer Guide: Summer Movie Preview

Natural Selection

Chico and Rita

MasterMinds 2012

This year's winners have art, passion and history on their side. And now they'll also each have a check for $2,000.

Sundance Film Fest USA: Bachelorette

From Rapper To Actor, Chingo Bling Goes to The Sundance Film Festival

When you think of the big, international film festivals, Sundance is definitely one of the first that comes to mind. Held annually in Park City, Utah, the festival showcases new work from American and international independent filmmakers. Movie lovers flock to the city to catch the next Academy Awar ... More >>

The Film Issue: 10 for 2012

The Film Issue

Looking back on the year in movies, and what's coming in 2012.

Sundance Cinemas Houston Opens Today

In a speech at last night's private grand opening party for downtown's new Sundance Cinemas, Mayor Annise Parker expressed sentiments echoed by many Houstonians, saying, "When the [Angelika Theater] closed its doors, it was like a light went off downtown." The Mayor felt the Angelika's sudden and ... More >>

People Who Need People

The perils of communal living in Martha Marcy May Marlene.

Too Late to Succeed

Dramatizing the financial crisis, tone-deaf to the times, in Margin Call.

One Day

Life happens according to plan.

Earth Angel

Can a radiant Brit Marling glow bright enough to carry her movie?

Slamdance on the Road

Dark Frames: Animations from Devious and Daring Places

Ten Movies You Won't Get Into at Sundance

​The Sundance Film Festival kicks off this week in Park City, Utah. The venerable fest enters its 33rd year with many once again questioning the organizers' commitment to independent film. Recent incarnations have debuted underground fare from art houses like Fox Searchlight and Sony Pictures ... More >>

Karina Longworth's Top Ten Movies of 2010

I Love You Phillip Morris

Captured in Afghanistan

American soldiers, vérité-style, in Restrepo.

Blake Newman Wants To Know: Can You Play A Meyerland Stripper With A Heart Of Gold?

A young girl's strange, erotic journey from Milan to Minsk​If there's one thing everyone knows about strippers, it's that they have the ability to change people's lives. And that magic is the basis for the indie film Meyerland, whose creators have been scouring Houston to find a young actress to p ... More >>

Bad News For The Jim Carrey Movie Based On Houston Press Articles

​Bad news for former Houston Press reporter Steve McVicker, whose articles for us were turned into a book which turned into a Jim Carrey/Ewan MacGregor movie: The Los Angeles Times is reporting that release of I Love You, Phillip Morris has been delayed indefinitely. Consolidated Pictures Group, t ... More >>

A Preview Of The 2010 WorldFest, And A Chance To Win Big And See Stuff For Free

The 43rd annual WorldFest kicks off this Friday. The "fiercely independent" film festival is one of the oldest international fests in the country, and the oldest independent festival in the world. Many directors you may have heard of received their first awards here, including Steven Spielberg, Joh ... More >>

The Year SXSW Film Broke

At 17, you were going through a lot changes too.

Our Man At Sundance, Part Two: The Screening

Former Houston Press reporter Steve McVicker is reporting from the Sundance Film Festival:Well, Sunday's screening of "our" film, I Love You Phillip Morris, came and went last night, with still no official word of having been snapped up by any major distribution company for mucho dollars. However ... More >>

Our Man Reports From The Sundance Film Festival

Former Houston Press reporter Steve McVicker is reporting from the Sundance Film Festival: Despite the economy being in the crapper, and competition for A-list stars from the Obama inauguration, the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, with its film lovers, business types, and members of the press, has ... More >>

November Cinema and Media Arts Festival

Alex Rivera screens Sleep Dealer during the Houston Cinema Arts Society film fest

Five Scariest Movie Moments You Probably Haven't Seen

Reel Talk: Exploring the Films of kA'RAMUU KUSH

Go one-on-one with Hollywood writer/director kA'RAMUU KUSH

Send It Back: Bottle Shock's Corked

Not Quite Ripe

Dersu Uzala

Japanese director Akira Kurosawa captures life in the Russian wilderness

Brent Green with Jeremy Gara and Howe Gelb

Aurora opens up “Media Archeology: Live and Televised” with a musical movie man

The Music Men

Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune.

The Music Men

Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune.

Move Over, Sundance

The Hustle

Why the biggest deal at Sundance was no big deal at all