Cover Stories
Genre-Hopping Hustler Quentin Arispe Wants to Be in Every Room
The Past Lives’ theatrical lead singer takes on a party girl role on new solo LP, As Above, So Below
In Politics to Win, Again and Again
Introducing the passionate people who get our local politicians elected
Cap City Comedy Club Anoints 2024 Funniest Person in Austin
Liz Splatt earns the cape and crown
Austin FC Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive With Draw vs. LAFC
Gallagher: “Two wins in a row and you flip this thing”
Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024
Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline
Fastball Always Finds Their Way Home
Single “Hummingbird” is a nostalgia rush
Death Watch: For Travis Mullis, Tragedy Begets Tragedy
Mullis is set to die Sept. 24
Paramount Theatre Gets Spooky for Panic at the Paramount
Season of horror classics to get you revved up for Halloween
Get in the Ring! Fantastic Fest Announces Fighters for Fantastic Debates
Studios vs. indies and the genius of Nic Cage cause clashes
Austin ISD Trustees Wonder if Goals Rely Too Much on State Test Results
The board checks another box
Casar Introduces Act to Help Fossil Fuel Workers Transition to Clean Energy Jobs
Bill proposes training, supplementary wages, priority hiring
South by Southwest Announces First Round of Speakers
Tech, business, and the business of tech dominate session list
Exclusive: Nightbitch, The Room Next Door to Screen at Austin Film Festival
Fest adds five world premieres in second round of titles
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 2024, PG-13, 104 min. Directed by Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui. Documentary portrait of Christopher Reeve, the Superman who become a disability rights activist following a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
Killer Heat
Killer Heat 2024, R, 97 min. Directed by Philippe Lacôte, Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Richard Madden, Clare Holman, Babou Ceesay, Abbey Lee. An American private eye is hired to investigate the mysterious accidental death of a shipping magnate in Crete.
Paul McCartney and Wings: One Hand Clapping
Paul McCartney and Wings: One Hand Clapping 2024, PG-13, 67 min. Directed by David Litchfield. Filmed over four days at Abbey Road Studios in August 1974, the film provides an insight into the inner workings of the band as they work and play together in the studio. Including performances of tracks from Wings masterpiece Band…
With Peter Bradley
With Peter Bradley 2024, NR, 86 min. Directed by Alex Rappoport. Documentary portrait of the acclaimed abstract expressionist painter, who curated one of the first integrated art exhibitions in the country in 1971.
Art Dealers
Art Dealers 2024, NR, 80 min. Directed by Adam Weiner, Roy Power. Performance documentary about Adam Weiner aka Low Cut Connie.
Close Your Eyes
Close Your Eyes 2023, NR, 169 min. Directed by Victor Erice. Thirty years since his last feature, Spanish filmmaker Víctor Erice writes and directs this mystery about a filmmaker whose career stalls out after his leading man and best friend disappears from a shoot.
North Sea Is Dead
North Sea Is Dead 1976, NR, 87 min. Directed by Hark Bohm, Starring Marquard Bohm, Dschingis Bowakow, Uwe Bohm, Rolf Becker. Coming of age story set in 1970s Hamburg.
Canal Zone
Canal Zone 1977, NR, 175 min. Directed by Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about the inner workings of Panama’s vital waterway.
Cockfighter
Cockfighter 2024, R, 83 min. Directed by Monte Hellman, Starring Warren Oates, Richard B. Shull, Harry Dean Stanton, Ed Begley Jr., Laurie Bird, Troy Donahue. Monte Hellman reteams with Warren Oates (Two Lane Blacktop, The Shooting) in this Roger Corman-produced flop about illegal cockfighting.
Charley Crockett Honors His Country Roots in Front of Electrified Crowd
The $10 Cowboy turns jukebox for enthralled Austin audience
Austin Film Society Announces 2024 Feature Grant Recipients
Local filmmakers feature heavily among 18 selected projects
Following Court Ruling, City Manager Moves to Eliminate Secret Police File
In memo, Broadnax outlines steps needed to eliminate G file
Sam and Max Eggers Open the Door to The Front Room
Looney Tunes meets Baby Jane in psychodrama
Levitation
October 31- November 3, 2024 Downtown Austin https://levitation.fm The music-arts mashup festival returns Halloween weekend with a full lineup featured across Austin’s hottest venues.
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Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 16-17, 2024 In and around the Texas State Capitol www.texasbookfestival.org Dating back to 1995, Texas’ largest annual literary celebration returns with more than 250 authors, 100 exhibitors, local food trucks, and family fun – all for free.
My Old Ass
39-year-old Aubrey Plaza doles out advice to her younger self
Speak No Evil
Blumhouse remake of the Danish hit horror about two couples who hit it off on vacation
The Killer’s Game
When a top hitman is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take a hit out on himself
Will & Harper
Lifelong friends Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, a newly transitioned trans woman, roadtrip across America
Look Into My Eyes
Documentary follows five New York City psychics.
Usher: Rendezvous in Paris
Concert doc was filmed during Paris Fashion Week
Seeking Mavis Beacon
Doc searches for the face of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
The Critic
Ian McKellen plays a theatre critic willing to stab a few backs in 1930s London
Dan Da Dan: First Encounter
First three episodes of the anime adaptation of the manga series by Yukinobu Tatsu
¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!
South Park‘s Trey Parker and Matt Stone try to save a Denver landmark
The 4:30 Movie
Kevin Smith comedy about an Eighties teen trying to sneak into an R-rated comedy
The Luv Doc: Dogs & Toddlers
They’re off the chain – both figuratively and literally
The Verde Report: If Austin FC Misses the Playoffs, Then What?
Anticipating changes in the roster
The Off Beat: Abhi the Nomad Announces an Indefinite Musical Hiatus
Before an indefinite musical hiatus, rapper plays Parish one last time, Sept. 20
Viva México, Mooncakes, and Motorbikes in Our Recommended Events
Lots to celebrate this weekend
The Off Beat: Carrie Rodriguez’s Next Laboratorio Taps Gina Chavez and Felix Contreras
Long-running Latin music showcase returns Sept. 15
K-Pop, Girl Talk, and Mario Kart Lead Our Recommended Events
Lots of stuff to do after 5
Qmmunity: Two Drag Performers Talk Moving to Austin From San Marcos
Beau Elliot and Kino Kino come to town but don’t forget their roots
Mélat, Chingona Fest, Benjamin Tod, and More Crucial Concerts
Lots of sounds to be heard this week
Bill Campbell: Blues Me or Lose Me
Remembering the late, great guitarist
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
In the UK, if you own or manage a pub or inn, then you’re a publican. The world’s oldest termite mounds, which are located in South Africa, were already ancient when woolly mammoths still roamed the Earth. A new documentary reveals that when David Bowie wrote “Heroes” he was inspired by Clare Shenstone, a model/actor/artist…
Crosstalk: Music Venues Get More Money, Farmer’s Wife Gets a Holiday, and the UT Press Gets a Cool New Editor
The Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program is accepting applications through Nov. 30. Established by the Texas Senate last year and administered by the Texas Music Office, the initiative will distribute more than $20 million in rebates, of up to $100,000 each, to Texas music venues and festival promoters based on mixed beverage taxes or beer/wine…
Album Review: Elias Haslanger Meets Mike Sailors
Local jazz legends offer a world-class collaboration on co-leader debut
In Crowded District 7 Race, Candidates’ Similarities Outweigh Differences
Candidates talk environment, housing options, and public safety
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 13-19
Update to City’s Water Plan Through 2080 Nears Completion
Austin Water offers incentives for conservation and new supply strategies
Visual Art Review: Carl Cheng’s “Nature Never Loses”
The Contemporary’s exhibit showcases the artist’s fearlessness in the face of extinction
Stacey Abrams TribFest Panel Gives Texans a Therapy Session on Voter Suppression
Voting is medicine, Abrams says
Day Trips: Desert Door Distillery, Driftwood
Discover the world of sotol at this Driftwood distillery
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Suing Over Outsider Money: Austin mayoral candidate Doug Greco is suing the city over its campaign finance rules that limit the amount a candidate can raise from outside city limits to $47,000. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, alleges that existing rules violate First Amendment rights by silencing those outside of Austin, KUT reports. Rent Story Reversal:…
Hyperreal Film Club Gets Into Real Estate
Nomadic film nonprofit opens its new cinema and hangout space
