The Brothers Bloom

Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo are cast as the best con men in the world whose current swindle involves an eccentric heiress (Rachel Weisz) in this sophomore effort by the writer/director of Brick.

"...Directed by: Rian Johnson. Starring: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi,..."

May 29, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Playback: Robert Johnson Plays Antone’s Anniversary!

Antone’s resurrects Robert Johnson for its 42nd anniversary

"...Though Robert Johnson had been dead for 37 years by the time..."

June 30, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Blues Brothers 2000

"...Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, John Landis' The Blues Brothers remains one of my favorite screwball comedies. Both films..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival Witnesses The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

Time travel thriller will be opening night film

"...added sci fi social commentary The Obituary of Tunde Johnson as its opening night film...."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Show and Tell With Rian Johnson

Revisiting the high school noir ‘Brick’ at AFF

"...the conversation at Friday morning’s Script-to-Screen discussion with Rian Johnson about his first film, Brick, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt...."

Oct. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...Curtis, plus Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, and you've got Knives Out, the new closing night..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...she was a little girl, Shirley Ratisseau met Robert Johnson. Kind Hearted Woman Blues..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Garrison Brothers Distillery

Garrison Brothers pick up some impressive accolades for the new kid on the block

"...circuit, and now other distilleries are following suit. Garrison Brothers Distillery in Hye was permitted in late 2007 and..."

May 13, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

10 Minutes with the Alvin Brothers

How a near-death experience became a Big Bill Broonzy tribute

"...part of a long phoner I had with the brothers. They cram the Continental Club a week from today:..."

Aug. 7, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Two Brothers, Two Paths

AFS Documentary Tour: The Oath

"...who recruited Hamdan to Afghanistan; the two men became brothers-in-law when bin Laden ordered them to marry two sisters...."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Avocados Banned, More Mrs. Johnson's Planned, Micklethwait's Celebrates, Garrison Bros x Ice Cream Pros, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Fear not, citizen: Mrs. Johnson’s Bakery, the longtime donut shop on Airport, is not..."

Feb. 16, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Long Con

After kicking around for months, The Brothers Bloom finally makes its mark

"...of the Alamo Drafthouse's annual Fantastic Fest, writer/director Rian Johnson screened his new film, The Brothers Bloom. It's Johnson's..."

May 22, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

LBJ

Harrelson dons prosthetics for this complicated biopic

"...Way traversed in chronicling the early years of the Johnson presidency. Like the Tony Award-winning production (subsequently filmed as..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Looper

Crackerjack thrills, time travel, violence, humor, and action: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis are characters who share the same morally conflicted core.

"...Directed by: Rian Johnson. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Jeff Daniels,..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hoodlum

"...the picture. Fishburne plays the historical figure Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, a low-level street thug just released after a stretch..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark Money

Campaign finance reform as true-life political thriller

"...PACs, such as American Tradition Partnership and the Koch Brothers’ Americans for Prosperity...."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Strawberry Letter 22 …

Our 2001 review of Shuggie Otis' Inspiration Information

"...Otis' "Strawberry Letter 23" became a hit for the Brothers Johnson in 1977, a high school year for me...."

July 10, 2015 Music Post by Kate X Messer

Strawberry Letter 23

Cult soulman/guitarist Shuggie Otis returns from decades of mystery

"...flowers, and cherry clouds. Producer Quincy Jones oversaw the Brothers Johnson taking it to No. 5 on the pop..."

July 10, 2015 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

The Sound and the Fury

Monsters of Folk drummer Will Johnson continues demonstrating monstrous musical and compositional gifts

"...By his own account, Will Johnson plays drums like a frustrated guitarist...."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Faster

Dwayne Johnson is an ex-con out to avenge his brother's death and Billy Bob Thornton is the junkie cop on his tail.

"...Directed by: George Tillman Jr.. Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Tom Berenger, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, Mike Epps,..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2000

"...two, a tack more recently undertaken by the Farrelly Brothers and their ilk. Clearly, Spike & Mike are having..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

alexalone’s Insistent Soundscape and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

Next music picks from Large Brush Collection, Will Johnson, and more

"...hip-hop, the Louisiana-hailing, Austin-based duo, made up of twin brothers Thurman and Torrence Thomas, are known for their progressive..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Hammett Meets Hughes

Writer-director Rian Johnson on high school noir and Austin Film Festival highlight 'Brick'

"...a matter of life and death, and worse. Rian Johnson's debut feature, Brick, is set in that universe, where..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

In Austin, Bushwick Bill Found his Musical Playground

Late Geto Boys rapper’s penchant for stage crashing was legendary

"...gig in early 2013 where he freestyled over Gordie Johnson’s Sit Down Servant...."

June 10, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hill Country Whiskey Maker Nabs Top Honors

Small batch of speciality Cowboy Bourbon highlights Texas distillery

"...Garrison Brothers Distillery, the first legal bourbon whiskey distillery in Texas,..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Food Post by Gracie Salem

A New Life for 'A Band Called Death'

Detroit rock & rollers resurrected through Drafthouse Films

"...came from David Hackney, eldest of the three Hackney brothers who formed the roaring outfit, and the one who..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Graphic Novel The Divine from Asaf & Tomer Hanuka

Note: Never fuck with spooky child-soldiers in Southeast Asia

"...If we weren’t going to give the Hanuka Brothers’ The Divine the description it deserves, we’d go all..."

July 15, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Centro-Matic Packs It In

With a sprawling, sold-out show at the Parish Thursday

"...When Centro-matic formed in Denton in 1996, bandleader Will Johnson didn’t give the band much prognosis for success. Yet..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Wittgenstein

In his highly stylized fashion, Derek Jarman explores the mind of the 20th century Viennese philosopher.

"...Directed by: Derek Jarman. Starring: Karl Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Michael Gough, Clancy Chassnay and John Quentin...."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Fusebox, Alejandro Escovedo, alexalone, and the Ballinger brothers lead our recommendations

"...Openers include Barfield (Thursday), the Beaumonts (Friday), and Will Johnson (Saturday).  – Tim Stegall Letting Up Despite Great Faults..."

April 14, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

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