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Lone Star Scene: 'The Lying Game' TV series makes Austin home

ABC Family series nears completion of 20 episode season, posting growing ratings each week.

Updated 02/06/2012 01:15 PM

Channing Tatum plans SXSW visit after taking 'The Vow'

Tatum and co-stars to premiere "21 Jump Street" as SXSW's Centerpiece film.

02/04/2012 12:55 PM

Cinema Spotlight: Tragic exploitation taints 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'

Tilda Swinton's award caliber performance carries the bleak drama surrounding a villainous child.

02/03/2012 02:33 PM

'Big Miracle' Tells a Whale-Tale Based on True Story

MOVIES & FILM

'Big Miracle' looks to make a splash in local theaters as it opened February 3. The heartwarming true story is based on a 1988 effort to rescue three Alaskan whales. Julia Morales has more.

02/03/2012 02:31 PM

Flix Files Super freaks and creeps crowd theaters

MOVIES & FILM

Thrills come with horror and supernatural edges in the newest round of releases.

Lone Star Scene: Bigfoot hunting indie film sprouts in Manor

MOVIES & FILM

Local cast and crew continue production on "Squatch!" across Central Texas and Oregon.

Cinema Spotlight: Close immerses into 'Albert Nobbs'

MOVIES & FILM

Glenn Close co-wrote, produced and stars in the 19th century set "Albert Nobbs." The role recently earned Close an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

Flix Files: Wolves prowl top box office spots

MOVIES & FILM

Liam Neeson's "The Grey" leads the pack of new releases this weekend at the box office.

Lone Star Scene: Sears' creepy short film hits Sundance

MOVIES & FILM

Texas filmmaker Kelly Sears makes her fourth appearance at the Sundance Film Festival with "Once It Started, It Could Not End Otherwise."

Cinema Spotlight: 'Man on a Mission' marvels at space travel

MOVIES & FILM

"Man on Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars" follows an Austin video game tycoon's self-paid journey to the International Space Station.

Flix Files: New action thrillers span high and low

MOVIES & FILM

From WWII fighters pilots to vampires and werewolves, new action films span the sky, spies and more in this edition of Flix Files.

Lone Star Scene: Local filmmaker's 'Hellion' heads to Sundance

MOVIES & FILM

Writer-Director Kat Candler will premiere her rowdy short film at the Sundance Film Festival.

Flix Files: Oldies and goodies hit theaters

MOVIES & FILM

Some oldies and goodies head to theaters Friday including an animated blast from the past. Here’s a look at what’s hitting theaters this week.

Lone Star Scene: Smithville hosts Quaid's horror thriller

MOVIES & FILM

Dennis Quaid is the leading man in "Beneath the Darkness," a small town horror thriller rooted in Central Texas.

Lights. Camera. Action. The Texas film industry is a major player in show business and Austin film reporter and critic Victor Diaz is bringing it all to us as it unfolds. Every Monday, Diaz focuses his attention on the local film scene bringing us the filmmakers, actors, writers, sets and crew who are working to put Texas on the big screen in Lone Star Scene.

Each Thursday Diaz checks the buzz on everything new in Austin theaters from potential blockbusters to independent and foreign films that screen exclusively at local art houses in our Flix File.

Every Friday Diaz spotlights a new feature film. Diaz takes a look at key scenes and measures each film on the YNN four star scale in Cinema Spotlight.