Features
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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! in the United States, I…
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32 Things We Learned from the ‘Requiem For a Dream’ Commentary
When Ellen Burstyn talks, or when people talk about Ellen Burstyn, you listen.
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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 pop up), Mockingjays everywhere rushed…
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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 movies) spoke at the Athena…
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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 home many of the major…
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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 knowledge that there is a…
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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 intro. In the end, though,…
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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 the romance going) I decided…
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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 if the Academy didn’t find…
