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Alejandro Puyana Explores the Humanity and Hardship of Venezuela With His Debut Novel
You can’t go home again
Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Titles for 2024
Releases from Samuel L. Jackson, Talk to Me producer
aGLIFF President Todd Hogan and Spotlighting Filmmaker Fernando Andrés Reflect on Identity
PRISM 37 highlights the poignantly human and relatable
James Wade Brings It Back Home With New Novel Hollow Out the Dark
Texas writer turns his discerning eye to the tumultuous past
20th Annual Team of Texas 4000 for Cancer Crosses Finish Line in Alaska
UT-Austin students complete 4,000-mile bike ride
SaulPaul’s Newest Album Speak Hope, Sing Joy Is for Everyone
Grammy-nominated Austinite celebrates young “change makers”
As Chappell Roan’s Star Rises, ACL Festival Swaps Her Set Time
Viral pop star switches places with Ohio band Caamp
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram 2024, NR, 150 min. Directed by Vivek Athreya, Starring Nani, S.J. Suryah, Priyanka Arulmohan, Sai Kumar. The story follows a unique man who acts upon his anger only one day of the week: Saturday.
Itu Ninu
Itu Ninu 2023, NR, 72 min. Directed by Itandehui Jansen, Starring Alejandra Herrera, Armando Bautista Garcia, Nadia Ñuu Savi. In a highly controlled smart city in the year 2084, two climate migrants try to connect through old-fashioned letters in this indigenous sci-fi film.
How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer
How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer 2024, NR, 102 min. Directed by Jim Zimbalist. Documentary portrait of Mailer – a towering author (The Naked and the Dead, The Armies of the Night) and controversial public figure – was made with the cooperation of his family and with access to his archive.
Moving
Moving 1993, NR, 124 min. Directed by Shinji Sōmai, Starring Tomoko Tabata, Kiichi Nakai, Junko Sakurada, Ippei Shigeyama. A young girl must adjust to her new life after the divorce of her parents. Physically separated from her father and at odds with her distraught mother, the girl must negotiate her own passage to maturity. (Source:…
Ocaña, an Intermittent Portrait
Ocaña, an Intermittent Portrait 1978, NR, 90 min. Directed by Ventura Pons. Documentary portrait of the queer Spanish painter José Pérez Ocaña.
First Look: Taano House Enters the Nonalcoholic Sphere With Psychoactive Botanicals
East Sixth bar sells kava-, kanna-, and more plant-based drinks
With a New Executive Director, Dormant Art Alliance Austin Rebrands as A3
Fundraising nonprofit debuts next month at Canopy
Quin NFN Returns With Second to None
Austin’s most-streamed rapper rebounds from health scare
Green Border
An angry, visceral masterpiece about refugees turned into political pawns
Good One
A divorced dad and his teenage daughter go on a disastrous backpacking trip
Skincare
Elizabeth Banks plays a celeb aesthetician undone when a rival guns for her business
Alien: Romulus
Fede Alvarez speed runs through earlier Alien films in this uninspired sequel
Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds
Seussian fairy tale from GKIDS about two sisters who turn into cats
My Penguin Friend
Jean Reno forges a bond with a penguin named DinDim in this touching family film
Rob Peace
Chiwetel Ejiofor co-stars in and directs this real-life story about a brilliant young man trying to escape Newark’s cycle of violence
Stree 2
Women are mysteriously abducted by a headless entity
Donald Trump Relies on Eugenics Concepts, UT Prof Argues in New Book
Examining modern effects of the American eugenics movement
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, August 16-22
The Off Beat: Austinites Still Love Non-Austinite Elliott Smith
Annual SIMS benefit show marks songwriter’s 55th birthday
150-Year-Old House Set for Renovation in Nameless Community
A chance discovery
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
One of the first personal checks ever written was in 11th century Basra (now in Iraq). United Kingdom postage stamps don’t include the country’s name on them. Nichols Electronics, a small company in Minnesota, pretty much has a monopoly on ice cream truck music. If you had been arrested in London in the 1890s, you’d…
The Off Beat: Music Commission Passes Recommendation to Support Texas Music Museum
Commish suggests Council direct $850,000 in aid to Eastside gallery
Album Review: URBAN HEAT’s The Tower
The Tower is a grand-scale monument to the overindulgence of Eighties New Wave
Jody Denberg Retires, Moving Panoramas Singer Battles Cancer, and More Music News
News bites from around town
Top Executive Over Police, Fire, EMS Set to Leave City Hall
Bruce Mills, the top executive at City Hall overseeing Austin’s public safety departments, is on his way out, ending an “interim” assistant city manager stint that was only meant to last about six months but stretched out to nearly 18 months. His last day at the city is set for Aug. 23. Mills, who worked…
Culture, Arts, and More Recommended Weekend Events
Don’t let the heat get you down
Thelma, Louise, Musketeers, and More Queer Films Headline Our Week in Events
Get your weekdays squared away
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Tesla Sued Over Austin Death: A lawsuit filed last Tuesday in Travis County claims that the company, which has received nearly $3 billion in government subsidies, is at fault for the death of electrician Victor Gomez in Austin. The Gomez family’s attorneys say he was working on construction at the Gigafactory in southeast Travis County…
Theatre Review: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
ZACH creates a tapestry of Sixties poppy fun in this jukebox musical
Shoegaze, Synthpop, Hip-Hop, and More Crucial Concerts
Whatever your genre, we got you
The Luv Doc: Locker Room Cellphone Etiquette
It doesn’t exist – nor should it
Day Trips: Holy Smoke BBQ, Huntsville
The legendary eatery is still smokin’
Qmmunity: Too Hot to Handle
Summertime scorchers mean more time indoors to overthink our queer lives
Down the Rabbit Hole With Performa/Dance’s FINDING ALICE (IN WONDERLAND)
Things get trippy on Ballet Austin’s stage
Literacy Is a Problem for Austin Kids. To Fight the Summer Slide, Libraries Have Incentives.
Librarians recommend kids read 10 hours each summer
