Features and Columns

Austin Cinematic Limits: Comin’ At Ya! … Texas!

When Austin’s very own homegrown distributor Drafthouse Films signed on to distribute the 30th anniversary re-release of Comin’ At Ya!… Read More

32 Things We Learned from the ‘Requiem For a Dream’ Commentary

When Ellen Burstyn talks, or when people talk about Ellen Burstyn, you listen. Read More

Aural Fixation: What Does District 12 Sound Like? A Look at ‘The Hunger Games’ Soundtrack

With yesterday’s announcement that tickets for The Hunger Games were officially on sale (and billboards for the films starting to… Read More

24 Indie Filmmaking Tips Tweeted By the Legendary Ted Hope

A few weeks ago, legendary indie producer Ted Hope (21 Grams, American Splendor, Martha Marcy May Marlene, and 50 other… Read More

Culture Warrior: The Oscars Still Matter and Why That’s A Good Thing

For the first time in recent memory, I’m going into Oscar Sunday having no idea who is likely to take… Read More

Austin Cinematic Limits: How Kelly Williams Became Austin’s Most In-Demand Indie Producer

Occasionally, Austin Cinematic Limits is going to post interviews with key players in Austin’s film community. It might be common… Read More

42 Things We Learned From the ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ Commentary

A lot of thought went into what quotes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail would be used for this… Read More

Aural Fixation: The Sweet Movie Sounds of Modern Romance

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day (which I know came and went two days ago, but I wanted to keep… Read More

Culture Warrior: The Importance of Honoring Motion Capture Performances

The performance was so compelling, and the digital handiwork so real, that critics believed it would be a huge oversight… Read More

Austin Cinematic Limits: What Are You Doing On Valentine’s Day?

Okay, I’ll come right out and say it: I really hate Valentine’s Day. It’s just another Hallmark holiday that was… Read More