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Friggin' Genius

Think film festivals are all about dour, arty indie pics? Yeah, that’s not really SXSW’s style.

1:01AM Thu. Feb. 4, 2010, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Get ’Sploded Now

It's a tried and true formula for video-game (not to mention movie) success: the more explosions the better. The endgame to this theory – created by local game developer Twisted Pixel and downloadable from Xbox Live Arcade – is easily worth $10 bucks. What's better, next week you can get ’Splosion Man at half price.

6:55PM Fri. Jan. 29, 2010, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

Ghost Riding

It may be ten months away, but Wizard World has already announced three special guests for the Austin leg of their pop culture convention.

4:37PM Fri. Jan. 29, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Wu-Tang Clan, Run the Jewels

Moody Center

Harry Nilsson birthday tribute w/ Nick Diaz, Matt Hubbard, Jeff Olson, Mike St. Clair, more at C-Boy's Heart & Soul

Changarrito Cart: Magaly Cantú at Mexic-Arte Museum

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

This Week's Waste of Time

"If you have a minute, I'd like to tell you a bit about myself." That's how this week's free browser video game begins. The Company of Myself is a prime example of how a simple story can make all the difference in a quick-play game.

12:04PM Thu. Jan. 28, 2010, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

Got Noise? Good. Then Make Some More.

You know what we did the day after Thanksgiving? Let out our pants and made another turkey sandwich. Know what UT freshman Chris Rajan did? Flew to Hollywood and hung out with Usher.

5:38PM Wed. Jan. 27, 2010, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Give Us Your Best Roundhouse Kick to the Head

I’ll be a “celebrity judge” this weekend at auditions for The Next Dragon, a new reality show seeking the next martial arts action hero. The grand prize of this show is a contract to star in a martial arts centered film (like Bruce Lee, for whom the series is named). Think you’ve got what it takes? Visit the show's website for details.

5:17PM Wed. Jan. 27, 2010, Belinda Acosta Read More | Comment »

Sundance Report: Amy Grappell Honored

The Sundance Jury prizes for short films were announced on Tuesday at a special ceremony where Austin filmmaker Amy Grappell received an honorable mention based on outstanding achievement and merit for her short "Quadrangle."

2:21PM Wed. Jan. 27, 2010, Marjorie Baumgarten Read More | Comment »

Sundance Report

Today, at the near-halfway point of the festival, I took it as an indication that my brain was approaching overload when I stepped outdoors, looked at the precipitation hitting my parka, and said to my walking companion, “Oh look, it’s the bouncy stuff.”

6:10PM Tue. Jan. 26, 2010, Marjorie Baumgarten Read More | Comment »

Troublemakers Embraced By Fox, Finally

"Once he was a decent man living a decent life. Now he is a brutal savage who must slaughter to stay alive." That's the tag line for Robert Rodriguez's Machete, but it could just as well describe the studio melee surrounding the domestic distribution rights to the film. And the winner is …

9:22AM Mon. Jan. 25, 2010, Marc Savlov Read More | Comment »

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