Make 'Em Laugh
Block is bad, but it can be comically bad. Heroin is just bad bad.
Kimberley Jones
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Screens, Oct. 13, 2008
I Want My 'Weekend' Back
In defense of Funny Farm
Screens, Oct. 13, 2008
The Creative Dead-End of Addiction
Who says blockage is bad for you?
Screens, Oct. 13, 2008
'He's a Great Writer!' 'A Great Souse!'
Why junkie movies are joyless
Screens, Oct. 13, 2008
The Write Stuff
Film Fight III begins with a whimper, not a bang
Screens, Oct. 13, 2008
Film Fight Pre-Emptively Thanks You for Being a Friend
Film Fight on myspace
Screens, Oct. 10, 2008
Triumph of the Underdog
Film Fight III: Writers in the Movies
Screens, Oct. 10, 2008
The Duchess
Keira Knightley stars as the titular Duchess, a legendary wit and arbiter of taste, but the film is a curiously inert: a whole lot of pomp and incircumstance.
Movie Review, Oct. 10, 2008
A Sunny, Funny Fest
Previewing the 2008 Austin Film Festival
Screens, Oct. 10, 2008
Chris & Don: A Love Story
The 30-year-long love affair between writer Christopher Isherwood and artist Don Bachardy is lovingly documented.
Movie Review, Oct. 10, 2008
'For the Love of God and All That Is Holy!'
The Alamo Ritz packs a serious punch this weekend
Screens, Oct. 8, 2008
The Winningly Wordy Patriot
Sarah Vowell defends America against the Republican evildoers
Books, Oct. 8, 2008
Google Mail Feels Your Morning-After Shame
Google Mail Goggles aim to curb drunk-emailing scourge
Screens, Oct. 7, 2008
Taste of Asia
Austin Asian American Film Festival 2008
Screens, Oct. 3, 2008
Blindness
Julianne Moore brilliantly leads the strong cast in this sci-fi parable which takes us to the depths of human degradation before letting in the light.
Movie Review, Oct. 3, 2008
Hulu to Broadcast Crawford doc
Crawford finds a home with B-Side Entertainment and a premiere on Hulu.com
Screens, Sept. 30, 2008
Austin Public Library Tightens Belt, Introduces New Branch Hours
The Austin Public Library introduces a staggered branch closures as part of its 2008/2009 budget
Books, Sept. 30, 2008
Choke
Choke, a forgettable adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s 2001 novel, features Sam Rockwell as a man of many hats, all of them off-putting.
Movie Review, Sept. 26, 2008
Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
AFF's finalized lineup
Screens, Sept. 24, 2008
Danny Boyle to Accept Award at AFF
Austin Film Festival's 2008 Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award goes to Danny Boyle
Screens, Sept. 23, 2008
Crime Writer James Crumley Passes Away at 68
Native Texan James Crumley dies
Books, Sept. 23, 2008
Fantastic Fest Award Winners Announced
Audience and jury award winners at Fantastic Fest 2008
Screens, Sept. 23, 2008
Up the Yangtze
Canadian documentary effectively personalizes the effect of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River and the 2 million it displaced.
Movie Review, Sept. 19, 2008
Ghost Town
A sweet, old-fashioned kind of picture content to burrow into the quiet spaces, where boring, ordinary adults live and fitfully try to love again. Oh, and occasionally talk to dead people.
Movie Review, Sept. 19, 2008
BookPeople Hops on the Blogging Train
BookPeople starts a blog
Books, Sept. 12, 2008
The Women
This remake of the 1939 George Cukor film isn't particularly fun or funny.
Movie Review, Sept. 12, 2008
Writers' League of Texas Announces Nominees
2008 Violet Crown Book Awards
Books, Sept. 11, 2008
Philip Roth Comes to Austin... Well, Sort of
Philip Roth to be broadcast in Austin in a live, hourlong interview
Books, Sept. 10, 2008
Accolades for Austin Authors
Austin authors Darryl Wimberley and Joe O'Connell enjoy book accolades
Books, Sept. 10, 2008
Texas Book Festival Announces Lineup
Who's coming to the 2008 Texas Book Festival … and who's not
