Lousy Carter

A charismatic David Krumholtz plays the titular lit professor

"...rights should be (if Jason Schwartzman's misanthropic Larry from 7 Chinese Brothers had taken a brick to the head,..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...Sunday rounds out with Will Knaak joining the Waddell Brothers.   – Doug Freeman Loverboy: Portraits on Vinyl by..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...franchise to debut on a streaming service, launching in 2017 on CBS All Access (now Paramount+)...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Bob Byington's Taking Lousy Carter to Locarno

Austin filmmaker kicks off the festival season internationally

"...The new dry comedy reunites Byington with Numb3rs star..."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...invites over 1,400 artists to play on more than 75 stages throughout the Texas capital. Among the international, national,..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Herricanes were a women's full-tackle football team from the 1970's whose fight to play the game continues to resonate..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Chanukah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

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

"...simeoleons, right? The urban core's already got Roaring Fork (701 Congress), J. Carver’s (509 Rio Grande), Perry’s Steakhouse (114..."

Nov. 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Some of the Best Food Trucks Austin Has to Offer

Two dozen of the finest moveable feasts in town

"...In a small orange truck at 907 W. 24th, Chef Hong is serving authentic Northern Chinese..."

June 11, 2022 Food Post

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...stream for badge holders, of which there will be 76 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 4 North American Premieres,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Be Kind With Refugees

Immigrants should be celebrated for the contributions they bring to society, not feared or despised

"...from China in 1953. As they escaped from the Chinese Communist Revolution and searched for better opportunities, my parents..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Derrick Bonyuet

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

It’s time for chili cook-offs, festivals, and all sorts of November fun

"...suspended because of the pandemic. Saturdays, Revolver Brewery, Granbury, 817/736-8034, www.revolverbrewing.com/tour..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Now Streaming in Austin: Frances Ferguson

Bob Byington's oddball redemption story is online now

"...standout from the director of RSO [Registered Sex Offender], 7 Chinese Brothers, and Somebody Up There Likes Me was..."

March 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...be warned: This document contains NO music. Every word, 7,900 or so, concerns politics. And not by some wonk...."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...a shift for office and factory culture in the 1970s...."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers PJ Raval, Andrew Bujalski, Leah Marino Join the Academy

Trio joins as Oscar-awarding body emphasizes diversity

"...Bujalski has been referred to as the godfather of..."

July 1, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Kite Fest Celebrates 90 Years

From 1929 to present, the festival is a constant in a changing city

"...More than 7,000 miles away people gather each year at Austin's ABC..."

March 27, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

15 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2019

A few words about some of our favorite films coming to the fest

"...streak – the grating, the deliberately awkward. Stories like 7 Chinese Brothers have put off-putting men in front of..."

March 7, 2019 SXSW Post by The Screens Staff

Bob Byington and Kaley Wheless Go to Nebraska in Frances Ferguson

Small-town sins follow an unlikeable person in this likable film

"...streak – the grating, the deliberately awkward. Stories like 7 Chinese Brothers have put off-putting men in front of..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

40 Songs to Make You Feel Better (or Worse) About Drinking

A sampling of drinking songs local, south of the border, and global

"...punk fuel. – Michael Toland “Beer, Beer, Beer,” Clancy Brothers (1969)..."

July 13, 2018 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Anna Margaret Hollyman's Directorial Debut at SXSW

Austin's own on her films, Don't Leave Home, Cleansed, and "Maude"

"...10 projects at SXSW." She was Angry Audrey in 7 Chinese Brothers, with Jason Schwartzman and Olympia Dukakis. She..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...YouTube enthusiasts: 2016 single "Island Girl" (not Elton John's 1976 hit), an erotically catchy collision of lover's rock and..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

The Luv Doc: The Trouble With Trouble

Never let insurmountable facts get in the way of your deeply entrenched belief system

"...My girlfriend goes out drinking with her friends in..."

June 16, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Film Review: A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

The very model of a modern major indie comedy

"...irrepressible appeal and sharp comic timing by Eleanore Pienta (7 Chinese Brothers). Darcy is equal parts sympathetic, condescending, and..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Sean L. Malin

SXSW Downtown Dining Guide

So you’re hungry at SXSW?

"...2) Iron Works BBQ100 Red River, 512/478-4855 www.ironworksbbq.com This unassuming spot serves exactly what most out-of-towners..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by The Food Staff

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Christopher Radcliff Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Chefs Share Their Holiday Traditions

Try something completely different this year

"...Taipei before moving to Austin, where she ran a Chinese restaurant in Georgetown. During this time, travels to New..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Books on Film

Austin filmmakers and the books they love

June 17, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Books on Film

Nick Offerman would make a great Teddy Roosevelt

"...Bob Byington's latest film is 7 Chinese Brothers, which is currently streaming on Netflix...."

June 17, 2016 Screens Feature

Gift Guide 2015: The Joy of Watching, Reading, and Feeling

Holiday offerings for the pop-culturally minded

Dec. 18, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Page Two: Made in Texas

Lighting fires for creativity and community

"...attendance is another highlight. Bob Byington is here with 7 Chinese Brothers in competition, Geoff Marslett with Loves Her..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Column by Louis Black

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