Texas filmmakers Bradley Jackson, Russell Groves, and Andrew Lee claimed the $100,000 grand prize in the Doorpost Film Competition with their short film, “The Man Who Never Cried.” Winners were announced in Los Angeles last week. The Austin-based filmmakers won over teams from Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Perth, Australia. Shot in the Austin area last [...]

Principal photography for Dallas-based writer/director Clay Liford’s new film, “Wuss,” began July 15. Producers are Adam Donaghey and Eric Steele, with Executive Producer Bala Shagrithaya. The film stars Nate Rubin, who played the lead in Liford’s 2009 Sundance short “My Mom Smokes Weed,” and features Tony Hale of “Arrested Development.” Steele offered Red Carpet Crash [...]

Bryan Massey and Laura Spencer star in Miles Hanon’s directorial debut about demon possession and manipulation. Let me begin by reminding everyone that I am not RCC’s designated terror scribe. Among my family and friends I have a notoriously low threshold for scary movies (no fooling — I screamed during “Signs”); I had to turn [...]

Twentieth Century Fox plans on reaping the blessings of “Avatar” for years to come. Producer John Davis has optioned the rights to The Martian Chronicles, the 1950 short story collection by Ray Bradbury. John Davis produced “I Robot” and the “Alien vs. Predator” films, including the latest addition, “Predators,” due in theaters July 9. The [...]

Here’s one more reason to like Robert Duvall. He and his wife Luciana are auctioning off a private acting workshop in order to raise money for their charity, the Robert Duvall Children’s Fund. The prize includes a two-night stay in Duvall’s hometown in Virginia. The Robert Duvall Children’s Fund is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization [...]

Dallas may be adding another primetime show to its roster. CBS is considering “Chaos” as a mid-season replacement. Fox Television is producing the C.I.A. procedural, which will star Freddy Rodriguez and Stephen Rea. If “Chaos” comes to Dallas it will join two other Fox TV productions, “The Good Guys” and “Lone Star,” and Jerry Bruckheimer’s [...]

Movie musical enthusiasts will be thrilled to hear that “Grease” is returning to theaters—with a twist. This summer, Paramount is re-releasing the 1978 film as “Grease Sing-A-Long.” Song lyrics appear onscreen, inviting audience members to join in. No doubt some moviegoers will be attending in poodle skirts and pleather jackets (and probably end up shouting [...]