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The End of the Tour
Fictional but satisfying portrayal of a David Foster Wallace interview by a Rolling Stone reporter
"...published his masterwork Infinite Jest, which launched him into the stratosphere of celebrity authors, a position with which Wallace..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

This Is the End
Be mindful when partying at James Franco's house: You could get stuck there for the apocalypse with Seth Rogen and Co.
"...The apocalypse is nigh. It’s a theme that’s showing up..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

John Dies at the End
Together, Bubba Ho-Tep director Don Coscarelli and Cracked.com editor David Wong created this horror-comedy jumble that's customed-tooled for the midnight hour.
"...John Dies at the End begins with a riddle posed by the narrator..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

The End of Poverty?
This documentary argues against economic globalization and corporate imperialism.
"...that covers ground already trampled to death by countless other films, books, magazine articles, and grad-student theses, The End..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The End of the Affair
"...a story about an illicit sexual affair and all the love, deceit, and jealousy it engenders, The End of..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Until the End of the World
Chopped to ribbons by the American distributor upon its initial release, Wenders’ sprawling Odyssean epic is only now seen in its true form, in a positively Homeric 295 minute version.
"...Directed by: Wim Wenders. Starring: Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt, Sam Neill, Rüdiger Volger,..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

'The End'
'Cantanker' meets its end
"...As Cantanker magazine wraps its final issue, the founding members of this local visual-arts publication's staff came..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

SXSW Film Review: The End of Us
Quarantine-made movie proves it can be done
"...a similar feeling produced by those billboards that, in the midst of a national tragedy, broadcast empty phrases like..."

March 18, 2021 Screens Post by Shane Pfender

Encounters at the End of the World
Werner Herzog, contemporary cinema's most consistently lyrical examiner of the (in)human condition, returns to the documentary form in yet another wonderfully improbable locale: Antarctica.
"...for kids of all ages!. It's called Where in the World Is Werner Herzog? Players will roll spherical dice..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Review: Wise Guy Theater Co.’s Dead. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the End
Theater becomes theatre as Fallout comedy club experiments with drama
"...Taking creative risks is the name of the game for Fallout Theater, the improv/sketch..."

July 12, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Steve Carell and Keira Knightley find love and companionship in the face of the apocalypse.
"...some modern-day cowboy yelling a catchphrase like, “Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker.” But what of the doomsday that isn’t the movie’s..."

June 22, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Opinion: The End of Copper Wire Landline Service Is Not Progress
The reliability and security that came with copper wire phone lines cannot be replaced by internet-based phone services
"...in Austin, Texas, I have been deeply affected by the [Federal Communications Commission's] deregulation order 19-72, which allowed companies..."

March 3, 2023 Column by William Camden

'The NFL Beat': The End of the Super Agent
New CBA, new ball game
"...I have actually been around Drew Rosenhaus more than the average American, and I can tell you one thing..."

May 23, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Riding to the End of the Line
Can Cap Metro weather the recession, balance its books ... and run the buses and trains on time?
"...We suspect it will stick with the catchier "Dump the Pump," but over the next fiscal..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Short & Sweet: “I Know the End
AFS Member ShortCase tonight highlights death and faith
"...Austin. This time it’s Jacob Gusentine’s documentary “I Know the End,” following the Rev. Remington Johnson, a hospital chaplain..."

July 18, 2022 Screens Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

The Hotel Vanya, or A Metaphysical-Paradigm at the End of Everythingness
For a getaway steeped in Chekhovian longing and ennui, The Hotel Vanya is the only place to stay
"...In the hotel lobby, a gentleman with a snow-white beard and..."

June 3, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Checking In: Guitar Hauler Bill Kirchen Pulls Into the Truck Stop at the End of the World
Long-game guitarist keeps twangin’ and sangin’
"...penned as good as he’s picked on new 3-LP compendium The Proper Years. “Bump Wood”: “Then I wake up..."

Aug. 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Parlor Might Be Closing at the End of April
As building goes up for sale, pizza joint/music venue fundraises
"...years, beloved North Austin pizza joint and music venue the Parlor might be closing at the end of April...."

April 25, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The End of STR 2s?
Council approves phasing out Type 2 short-term rentals by 2022
"...STR 2s may be on the verge of extinction here in Austin...."

Feb. 24, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

The End of the Confederacy at UT?
Will UT's Jefferson Davis statue finally be taken down?
"...As the national outcry over South Carolina's Confederate flag has grown..."

June 23, 2015 News Post by Mac McCann

City Hall Hustle: The End Is Near ... Not
The Hustle turns his gimlet eye on Prop. 2
"...If the Hustle hasn't really chimed in on the increasingly acrimonious..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: The End of the Roads
The toll plan takes us down the right path, but there's still a long way to go
"...readers who felt my column last week went over the top – that it was mean and personal and..."

July 30, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Beginning of the End?
"...to grasp what is different this time. Sure, every other apocalyptic prediction has been wrong, except the one that..."

Dec. 15, 2010 Postmarks

Until the End of the World
Writing is not what I live for, it’s how I live
"...Author's note: In January 2020, the poet Gail Wronsky asked me to contribute to What..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Feature by Michael Ventura

A Beginning for 'The End'
Grand opening for new projects on East 11th Street
"...Once upon a time, it was the East End, or simply "The End" – the cultural..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Twist at the End Reviewed
"...A Twist at the End: A Novel of O. Henry by Steven Saylor..."

April 7, 2000 Books Feature by Mike Shea

SXSW Film Review: 'Beginning With the End'
Dave Marshall lets his subjects rule this straightforward doc
"...High school kids think they are invincible. They’ve seldom had to experience the loss..."

March 12, 2014 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

Everyone Says That at the End of the World
It's wacky and wise, this apocalyptic riot
"...Everyone Says That at the End of the WorldSoft Skull Press, 336 pp., $15.95..."

April 5, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Spoiler Alert! John Dies at the End!
Phantasm creator Don Coscarelli is still doing exactly as he damn well pleases
"...mummy in Bubba Ho-Tep, wait for John Dies at the End. When the director first read David Wong's novel..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The End of the World as He Knows It
Richard Kelly does decadence plus dystopia in Southland Tales
"..."The future is just like you imagined," goes a tagline..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

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