Shoot to Thrill

Sara Paxton on all the awkward and awesome moving parts behind E.L. Katz's 'Cheap Thrills'

"...with two scene mainstays, writer Simon Barrett and director Adam Wingard, who in turn cast West in another SXSW..."

March 21, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

What Would Mindy Do?

Her program in peril, showrunner and star Mindy Kaling discusses digital media at SXSW

"...followed by a panel with castmates Ike Barinholtz and Adam Pally. In her session, Kaling will discuss "the emergence..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

The Flapper Era

What 'Flappy Bird' can tell us about the present and future of game design

"...Bird, a little game about flying and avoiding pipes – such a simple idea that enchanted the public, if..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Common Purpose

Insights from Common House arts space

"...and Autumn Spadaro started the arts locale, along with Adam Mendez, who has since moved on to a career..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

The Bowie Project: A Rock & Roll Soundpainting

This music/dance/theatre collaboration wove together David Bowie's work with his life and the lives of others

"...The Bowie Project: A Rock & Roll SoundpaintingStateside at the Paramount, 719 Congress Jan. 31..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

SXSW Midnighters Bring the Fear

"Exists", "13 Sins" and "The Guest" kick down the door

"...would it really be an Austin film festival without Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett? Last year, SX broke its..."

Feb. 5, 2014 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

'The Bowie Project: A Rock & Roll Soundpainting'

Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke serve as inspirations for Ariel Dance Theatre's new dance-and-music collaboration

"...around the shape-shifting superstar. The Bowie Project: A Rock & Roll Soundpainting blends the rocker's original songs with riffs..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

In something of a prequel, this is Jack Ryan's origin story – before Tom Clancy got his hooks in him.

"...Writers Adam Cozad and David Koepp plod through the lengthy opening,..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

PrintAustin: Big Medium, Art.Science.Gallery, and Immediatag

Three galleries at Canopy offer such resonant and vital prints that they're hard to tear your vision from

"...97 artists have used a wide variety of mediums – woodcut, linocut, monotype, etching, lithograph, and more – to..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...and Oumar Konate, and popular Aussie folk duo Angus & Julia Stone...."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Inside Llewyn Davis

The latest from the Coen Brothers nails the Sixties folk-music scene, and delivers another of their memorably flawed heroes.

"...Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, Adam Driver, Garrett Hedlund, Ethan Phillips, Robin Bartlett, Stark Sands..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Game On

It's all fun and games at this indie developer showcase

"...collective, Juegos Rancheros, brings a collaboration between local developer Adam Saltsman (Canabalt, Hundreds) and very-much-not-local gamemaker Keita Takahashi (Katamari..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Housecore Horror Live Shot No.4 – Grand Finale

Goblins spook life into a long last day of extremes

"...Straight metal followed, no subgenres or “core,” just rock & roll accented on its heaviest elements – rumbling bottom..."

Oct. 28, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Kids' Corner

Lit picks for the younger set

"...In an Aesop vein, Duncan Tonatiuh – dual citizen of Mexico and the United States –..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature by Jessi Cape

Food-O-File

Jodi Elliott branches out with Bribery and other chef comings and goings

"...business venture. The bake sales will continue at Foreign & Domestic (306 E. 53rd) through the end of the..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

No Myth: SXSW Interactive Announces Another Keynote

'Mythbusters' co-host Adam Savage will deliver address March 10

"...Adam Savage, bespectacled genius, “obsessive maker of things,” and co-host..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Basic Instincts

While one of the characteristics of umami is subtlety, Umami Mia Pizzeria is anything but

"...down by a cream sauce rather than letting the 
delicate featheriness of egg coat the linguine, and there was..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Food Review by Melanie Haupt

Jackson's Parents File Suit

Family alleges racial profiling

"...17 against the city and Austin Police Detective Charles Klein­ert for the wrongful death in July of Larry Eugene..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

DVDanger: 'The Lords of Salem'

Or, in defense of Rob Zombie as a filmmaker

"...have to put up a defense of the film – that's not my job, that's why Anchor Bay has..."

Sept. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...Breakfast on the Grass (Estoria, 2011) D: Erik Alunurm & Mari-Liis Rebane, 5 min. Texas Premiere A hilarious claymation..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Reservoir Dogs

Churchwood's Beefheart blues

"...fearless local veterans: Bill Anderson, Joe Doerr, Julien Peterson, Adam Kahan, and Billysteve Korpi. Their sound rises in dense..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

DVDanger: 'Hatchet III'

Gleefully signing up for the Hatchet Army

"...enough to stop the butcher of the bayou and … wait, hang on, I hear something...."

Aug. 18, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kick-Ass 2

Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl are back for more bloody and profane to bust more supervillain heads.

"...that are sure to give the original, televised Batman, Adam West, fits and conniptions. This time out, there’s a..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pippin

Summer Stock Austin embraces the sprawling fun and surreal silliness of this durable coming-of-age musical

"...flexible show. From its inception in the early Seventies – a production financed, in part, by Motown Records, which..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

APD Shooting Called 'Accidental'

Officer claims accidental shooting, and DOJ asked to investigate

"...of Kleinert's interview. (The apparent leak aggravated Austin Police Associa­tion Pres­id­ent Wayne Vincent who, in a Monday morning email..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Homegrown Horror

Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett on 'V/H/S/2'

"...sees terror from both sides. According to segment director Adam Wingard: “That's the cool thing about found footage. The..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Contemporary Photographic Practice and the Archive

This photography exhibition at the Ransom Center demonstrates the life of archives

"...influenced in some way by the Harry Ransom Center – its space, its purpose, its collections." One word for..."

July 19, 2013 Arts Review by Matthew Irwin

What the Hell Happened at Austinist?

Local site dramatically changes direction after NYC overhaul

"...during South by Southwest. “A day after Interactive started, Adam [Schragin, the site’s then-editor-in-chief] got an email chock full..."

June 14, 2013 Screens Post by Dan Solomon

Carter Trial: Jury Clears APD Officer

Deliberations begin after passionate closing arguments

"...into a car in which Carter was a passenger – four struck Carter, killing him. The family attorney, Adam..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Officers Testify in Carter Shooting Case

Testimony continues in civil suit filed by Carter family

"...suit was brought by Carter's parents, represented by attorney Adam Loewy...."

June 7, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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