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The cast of “Wick” after accepting their award for Audience Choice at Austin Under the Starts Film Festival on Sept. 12, 2024.

UT student filmmakers shine at Austin Under the Stars

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter September 22, 2024

Under bright lights, a red carpet guides filmmakers, actors and movie lovers across the cinema for the Austin Under the Stars Film Festival. The festival bridges the city’s indie film scene with a wider...

'Terrifier 3’ might be bloodiest, meanest horror movie ever made

‘Terrifier 3’ might be bloodiest, meanest horror movie ever made

Ryan Ranc, General Life&Arts Reporter September 20, 2024

“Terrifier 3,” written and directed by creator Damien Leone, takes place five years after the events of “Terrifier 2.” Sienna (Lauren LaVera) and her younger brother Jonathan (Elliott Fullam) attempt...

Director of “Meanwhile on Earth” Jérémy Clapin talks animator origins, in-between worlds, fascination with space

Director of “Meanwhile on Earth” Jérémy Clapin talks animator origins, in-between worlds, fascination with space

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 18, 2024

French animator and director of the Oscar-nominated Netflix film “I Lost My Body,” Jérémy Clapin releases his first live-action film “Meanwhile on Earth” on Nov. 8. The film follows the story...

Transformers roll out ‘Transformers One’: new prequel aimed at younger audiences

Transformers roll out ‘Transformers One’: new prequel aimed at younger audiences

Tyler Pullum, Life&Arts Reporter September 17, 2024

With a collective $5 billion gross box office, the “Transformers” films are one of the most successful franchises in the world. With the newest edition, “Transformers One,” the franchise seeks...

‘Speak No Evil’ inspires laughter in otherwise psychologically disturbed audience

‘Speak No Evil’ inspires laughter in otherwise psychologically disturbed audience

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter September 11, 2024

Blumhouse Productions’ “Speak No Evil,” a remake of the 2022 Dutch film of the same title, invites an unassuming family to a beautiful English estate full of idyllic scenery and secretly psychotic...

‘The Front Room’ explores tragedy, family difficulties through darkly comedic lens

‘The Front Room’ explores tragedy, family difficulties through darkly comedic lens

Joe Ferrara, General Life&Arts Reporter September 5, 2024

“The Front Room,” written and directed by Sam and Max Eggers, follows Belinda (Brandy Norwood) and Norman (Andrew Burnap) as they navigate the average hardships of an expecting couple — with the...

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ brings refreshing complexity to beloved characters while elaborating on fun, gothic imagining

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ brings refreshing complexity to beloved characters while elaborating on fun, gothic imagining

Flora Farr, Life&Arts Desk Editor September 5, 2024

In Tim Burton’s Winter River, Connecticut, everyone is frantically hushed if they say “Beetlejuice” more than once. Thankfully, no one stopped director and producer Burton from calling his classic...

‘Alien: Romulus’ features creative direction, beautiful lighting

‘Alien: Romulus’ features creative direction, beautiful lighting

Ryan Ranc, General Life&Arts Reporter September 5, 2024

“Alien: Romulus,” directed by Fede Álvarez, is a back-to-basics “Alien” film, taking place 20 years after the original. It follows an ensemble cast of teenagers seeking escape to another planet....

People gathered together for Front Festival’s annual film showcase on Aug. 30.

Film, music, arts festival The Front Festival platforms Texas-based women, LGBTQ+ creatives

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 3, 2024

Descending yellow cobblestone steps lead to an amphitheater filled with people engrossed in the films playing on a TV screen. The Front Festival — a four-day film, music, performing arts and visual...

Members of the original Chicano Squad, including José Selvera, answer questions following the show's screening in The Texas Union on August 29, 2024 alongside the show's director and Selvera's son, who was involved in the documentary's production.

UT alumni series highlighting first all-Latin homicide detective unit screens at Union

Riley Walsh, General News Reporter September 1, 2024

The Latino Studies department screened the first episode of the unreleased documentary series “The Chicano Squad” at the Union on Aug. 29. Produced by two UT alumni, the series chronicles the history...

The exterior of the Paramount Theatre during a Summer Classic Film Series screening of Steel Magnolias on August 22, 2024.

Austin’s historic Paramount Theatre celebrates 50 years of classic films

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter August 26, 2024

Locals and tourists know the Paramount Theatre as a historic site and entertainment staple of downtown Austin, but 50 years ago, the business struggled to keep its doors open. Built in 1915 for vaudeville...

Q&A: Alum discusses screenwriting, how UT prepared her to change the world with stories like ‘Moana’

Q&A: Alum discusses screenwriting, how UT prepared her to change the world with stories like ‘Moana’

Flora Farr, Life&Arts Desk Editor August 22, 2024

Pamela Ribon (BFA Acting, ‘97) attended UT to improve her acting skills. However, when a professor encouraged her to rely on a wide range of skills rather than ignoring her natural strength in storytelling,...

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