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Cat People

Cat People 1982, R, 118 min. Directed by Paul Schrader, Starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O’Toole. In Schrader’s remake of the Jacques Tourneur classic, in which horror is implied rather than displayed, a woman transforms into a black leopard as her sexuality deepens.

by Chronicle Staff

Exhibitionism

Zach makes this soulful portrait of the blues-rock queen an exhilarating concert that’ll have you on your feet

by Jillian Owens

Soccer Watch

The Austin Aztex have been tabbed to host this weekend’s PDL Championship tournament, Friday and Sunday, Aug. 2 & 4 at House Park (13th & Lamar). The semifinals are Friday (Thunder Bay (Ont.) Chill vs. Victoria (BC) Highlanders at 5pm; Aztex vs. Ocean City (NJ) Nor’easters at 7:30pm), with the winners meeting Sunday at 7:30pm…

by Nick Barbaro

Civics 101

Thursday 01 THE FUTURE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN EAST AUSTIN As more and more people move to Austin, some residents are being squeezed out. Join stakeholders for a session focused on what East Austin is doing regarding affordable housing, how individuals can qualify, and how the community can get involved. 6:30-8pm. Southwest Key Programs, 6002…

by Chronicle Staff

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Lysol was originally sold as a feminine hygiene product. It was believed douching with a diluted Lysol solution prevented infections and unwanted odors, thereby preserving youth and marital bliss. The Law & Order “dun-dun!” sound is a combination of nearly 12 different sounds, including a gavel and a jail door slamming shut. You rarely see…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

Quote of the Week

“It’s been fun, but I’ll see you soon.” – Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst gavels out the special session, knowing lawmakers would be back in hours.

by Chronicle Staff

Headlines

› How can we miss you if you won’t go away? The second special session of the 83rd Legislature ended July 30 with no agreement on transportation funding. Gov. Rick Perry immediately called another special, even though lawmakers warned him no deal is imminent (see Lege Lines.) › No City Council meeting this week, but…

by Chronicle Staff

Bus Stop

What the hell happened to the old tour bus parked outside the Spoke? “That was a 1948 Flxible bus,” explains James White. “I’d booked the Texas Top Hands in the Sixties, when Easy Adams was the bandleader. His claim to fame was writing the ‘Bandera Waltz.’ They played country, cowboy, Western music. “About 14 years…

by Margaret Moser

The Luv Doc: Dropping the Godfather Ball

Luv Doc, Seventeen years ago my good friend made me the godfather of his son. At the time I remember being honored by it. He even gave his son my first name. Over the years as my godson has grown up he has turned into a spoiled, hugely obnoxious attention whore that I can’t stand…

by The Luv Doc

Blackfish

Orcas exploited in the name of entertainment and free enterprise is bad business in the view of this doc.

by Marc Savlov

The Attack

When the wife of an assimilated Arab in Israel is identified a suicide bomber, the unwitting husband questions both his marriage and hiss Palestinian identity.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

And You Were There, and You Were There, and –

Who are these Austinites who “account for close to half of those invited,” who’ve been accepted for residencies at Rubber Repertory’s Pilot Balloon Church-House sometime between now and the end of July 2014? Who will be creatively representing the ATX in this Kansas-based endeavor, at least by geographic association if not with some deeper connection…

by Chronicle Staff

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