Local playwright Mick D’Arcy spent the past 15 years living with a Greek goddess.
He has written and rewritten countless pages about her, crafted song lyrics and sought out musical collaborators,...
According to Maya Angelou, “the ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” Former UT student Trey Edward Shults’s second directorial...
“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” “The Strangers” and the developing film “Who We Were Before” have two things in common — they’re all directed by UT students...
Two superheroes will collide on March 25 when the ruthless Batman (Ben Affleck) faces off against the mighty Superman (Henry Cavill) in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” In order to help...
We find Roy (Michael Shannon), Lucas (Joel Edgerton) and Roy’s son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), holed up in a dark motel room. Roy is packing guns. Lucas is on edge, keeping guard by the door. Alton...
The opening minutes of “Pee-wee’s Big Holiday” are just like those of “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” – Paul Reubens’ lovable man-child leaps out of his slumber...
As out-of-towners pile in and out of ACL Live at the Moody Theater to see the music venue’s SXSW lineups each night, most know little about the institution’s storied history. After Thursday’s...
Ti West’s revenge picture “In a Valley of Violence” evokes the Spaghetti Westerns of old. Its colors are crisp, its music recalls the work of Ennio Morricone and it all boils down to...
On Tuesday, actor Don Cheadle sat down with film critic David Edelstein to discuss his career, figures that inspired him and his transition into the role of director for his upcoming film “Miles...
On May 31, 2014, 12-year old Wisconsin girls Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser stabbed their friend Payton “Bella” Leutner 19 times and left her for dead. They attempted to murder her out of a...
A conventional teen thriller immerses audiences in a plight to escape an imposing threat. In “The Waiting,” this story is replaced by a narrative that is unique to the genre, turning the protagonists...
For directors Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, “Preacher” has been a long time coming.
The pair started developing AMC’s new dark comedy as early as the filming days of 2007’s “Superbad,”...
