Features and Columns

‘Game of Thrones’ Renewed for Season Three, Nerds Rejoice

Raise your hand if you didn’t think Game of Thrones would get picked up by HBO for a third season?… Read More

Austin Cinematic Limits: Catching Up With Mars, Jonny Mars

I first became aware of Jonny Mars during SXSW 2010, thanks to his role as Donnie in The Happy Poet.… Read More

Blog of Thrones: Who’s Going to Hold You When ‘The Night Lands’?

If only one could create an opening credits sequence for a blog post, the one for this particular column would… Read More

30 Things We Learned from the ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ Commentary

It's not unusual for the first in a franchise to be the best, and that's certainly the case with the… Read More

Austin Cinematic Limits: Alamo Drafthouse Goes to Slaughter

The Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane enjoyed a very successful soft opening in early March, but they chose to wait until… Read More

Blog of Thrones: Returning to Westeros, Where ‘The North Remembers’ and Dinklage Dominates

Four episodes. That’s about how long I was able to remain a skeptic. For some unforeseen and completely magical reason,… Read More

39 Things We Learned from the ‘Phantasm’ Commentary

Before 'The Beastmaster' and 'Bubba Ho-Tep,' Don Coscarelli gave the world 'Phantasm.' Read More

Can Song Lyrics Ruin a Scary Movie Moment?

Song placement plays a very important role in a film ‐ a song can make you feel happy, sad, nostalgic… Read More

Hollywood Studios are Outsourcing Audience Jobs to China

Last year signaled a drop in tickets sold on domestic shores. Some theaters are responding by inflating their prices, but… Read More

26 Things We Learned from Michael Bay’s ‘Bad Boys’ Commentary

Michael Bay loves to talk about money, and it's sometimes entertaining hearing him do so. Read More