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Hollywood Detour
The independent mind of Edgar G. Ulmer
"...G. Ulmer, it is likely through his greatest achievement, Detour, a pinnacle of low-budget filmmaking in which the director..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bedside Manner: Into the Unknown (With a Slight Detour to New York)
What we're reading these days

Feb. 6, 2012 Books Post by Marc Savlov

One More Detour on Holly Street
Power plant demolition delay reprises neighborhood history

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

A Detour With Taj Mahal

Nov. 7, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Toll Roads May Take a (Minor) Detour
Krusee contemplates changing strategy, but not retreat

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Haunted Mansion
Eddie Murphy heads up this latest Disney amusement ride-turned-movie.
"...while on a weekend vacation with his family to detour to a stately antebellum mansion whose owner had solicited..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The D Train
Jack Black stars in this unorthodox comedy about a high school reunion
"...farcically demeaning territory, which could have been a convenient detour. The film is sharp and funny and interested in..."

May 8, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Imagine That
Eddie Murphy has made an agreeable, family-friendly, kid-centric film without – lo and behold – a single fart joke.
"...and, all in all, Imagine That is an amiable detour from its star's usual scatological skronk. Kids will empathize,..."

June 12, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Extreme Days
"...this road trip through mediocrity which takes a slight detour into God's country thanks to the fine folks at..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jad Abumrad Detours to the Paramount
Radiolab creator previews Austin audio walking tour
"...Abumrad brought out Radiolab Executive Producer Ellen Horne and Detour.com founder Andrew Mason who revealed the evening’s big semi-open..."

March 3, 2015 Arts Post by Marc Savlov

Austin Studios Takes Flight
The past year has been witness to an amazingly cooperative tag-team project between the Austin Film Society, the Austin City Council, and the Mueller Neighborhood Coalition that -- as of now -- has resulted in a superstar studio setup that could well change the very fabric of filmmaking in Austin.
"...Austin Chronicle] were joined by members of Richard Linklater's Detour FilmProduction, and a plan of action was formulated. The..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Linklater Loses Insurance Lawsuit
Director will not be paid for lost archive
"...had lost the entire corporate archive for his company Detour Film Production when the Bastrop fires of 2011 swept..."

May 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Detour
Ariel Dance Theatre's new work Detour' blends dance and drama, humor and gravity, to tell of brushes with death that bring people back to life
"...Detour..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Company You Keep
There's no knowing Andrea Ariel without knowing the artists she works with
"...Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble and Ariel's chief collaborator in Detour, the new Ariel Dance Theatre project, premiering this week..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Short Cuts
Dazed and Confused stands accused, but there's good news in The Bad News Bears department. Plus, Reel Women trivia master Sherry Mills has a secret.
"...a bizarre move that will no doubt have both Detour Filmproduction and fans of director Richard Linklater's 1993 high..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Cinematexas 2002 Schedule
"...9pm France/Tour/Detour/Two/Children, movements 1-3..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Screens Feature

Applause! Applause!
Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005
"...Graham Reynolds & Peter Stopschinski, Detour..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dream Job
Inside the production of Richard Linklater's 'A Scanner Darkly'
"...Richard Linklater's Detour FilmProduction is a hive of activity these days, its..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts
A Slacker reunion and a Waking Life sale top Linklater's agenda; entry deadlines announced for Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund grants, Austin Film Festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference submissions, and new Cinemaker Co-op fest; and Jon Favreau comes to Austin.
"...other Linklater-related news. First, from Cathy Crane over at Detour Film Production, is a call out to anyone who..."

April 27, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Devotion
Airborne biopic finds warm friendship across the military's racial divide
"...admirable in some respects and awkward in others. A detour in which the pilots dock at Cannes and go..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Quiet on the Set: Filmmakers on Shooting and Working at Austin Studios
As told to Richard Whittaker
"...shoot on location. Kinda unexpected, but that's the reality." – Detour Inc. chief operations maven Kirsten McMurray..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature

The Long Dumb Road
The road may be dumb, but at least it's fun
"...air for 90 minutes, while the film takes a detour into action-genre territory. But just briefly. The road might..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Outside In
Jay Duplass and Edie Falco in a story of post-prison re-integration.
"...up her own friendship with Chris, in a narrative detour that dips a toe into transgression (grown men aren’t..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Vacation
Rude and crude; make other vacation plans
"...version, but, well, she ends up as roadkill. A detour to mom Debbie’s alma mater reveals her wild side..."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Overnight
A good cast and a provocative setup still can't make this indie rom-com soar
"...anonymous jerk-off sex in a massage parlor, with a detour into anal art, depicting assholes as flowery supernovas. These..."

June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Water Diviner
Russell Crowe stars in and directs this historical drama
"...end; Crowe and writers Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios detour from the main story at every turn. By the..."

April 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The AggreGAYtor: August 10
Your daily dose of LGBTQ news
"...• Sign of the times: Utah detour hacked to display homophobic message...."

Aug. 10, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Presidential Visit Causes Road Closures and Bus Detours
President Obama coming to town Tuesday
"...released a list of bus routes that will be detoured and downtown streets that will be closed...."

July 16, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Voter Suppression Made Easy
Hold the election when everybody votes? No way.
"...ordinance), political hobbyists of all stripes have an easy detour around substantive organizing or even voter mobilization.* Why elect..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Page Two: Band of Outsiders
Terrence Malick's ambitious cinematic aesthetic
"...that paragraph – "Don't forget Edgar G. Ulmer's coruscating Detour (1945), which was shot in six days" – is..."

June 10, 2011 Column by Louis Black

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