SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...its first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Things That Are Must-Sees at ATX TV Fest

From the newest crime drama to the return of your favorite family

"...Dark WindsParamount, Thu., June 2, 7pm..."

June 3, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...there are only 15 weekends - the weekends that define the summer movie season. To you and me that..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMARD: Beeban Kidron; with Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes,..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

TV Eye

In with old, in with the new

"...If you were bored with the Olympics and aren't into American Idol – which has the distinction of being..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Brings the Cosmos to Austin

Keynote brings unseen images from the James Webb telescope

"...South by Southwest is getting ready to expand your view of the cosmos with..."

Jan. 10, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Women of Mystery

Investigating the latest "persons of interest" in Texas' literary crime scene

"...can always rely on Nancy Drew. Whether you are reading her original 1930s adventures or contemporary comic books, you..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Molly Odnitz

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...To live in Texas is to take "hometown heroes" to a whole..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

2003 Texas Book Festival Preview

"...are free and open to the public, take place in or around the state Capitol, unless otherwise noted. For..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Books Feature

Roll 'Em

March

"...A mob boss begins having panic attacks and goes to see a psychiatrist...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE PLUTONIUM CIRCUSD: George Ratliff. This is a reprint of the Austin Chronicle review that ran in March..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Post Scripts

"...* THU, SEPT 14: BookPeople presents a special reading of Atoms, Bombs and Eskimo Kisses: A Memoir of..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Arts Feature

Steven Saylor's The Throne of Caesar

Caesar's murder gets a fresh coat of paint in this mystery of ancient Rome

"...lived way back when, wouldn't you have stopped the assassination? It doesn't matter whether we're talking about Lincoln, MLK,..."

July 13, 2018 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...KIDSD: Larry Clark; with Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloe Sevigny. For once, the hype is right..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Austin Playhouse's Holmes and Watson

The joy in this staging of Jeffrey Hatcher's play is seeing the good doctor deduce which of three Sherlocks is the real deal

"...There's no killing Sherlock Holmes...."

Sept. 13, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Post Scripts

"...House of the Mother, 2pm. Bright is a three-time winner of the Austin Book Award......"

Sept. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

Post Scripts

"...2: Legendary British novelist Michael Moorcock will be at Adventures in Space and Crime, 2-4pm. His latest book, Nomad..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Arts Feature

Postmarks

"...When I encounter someone comfortable among the dead, in this case the two-party system, I smell cynicism. Anyone..."

April 14, 2000 Column

Luv Doc: Small Tweaks

The devil is in the details

"...never seem to last. Lose weight. Get back on Tinder. Find a boyfriend. Travel more. Go see more live..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Column

Get a Clue: Janet Evanovich is Coming to the Texas Book Festival

Catch the “the most popular mystery writer alive” this November

"...got a call from dispatch. "The big boss of crime fiction is headed your way." I grabbed my hat..."

Aug. 10, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: How’s Your Blood Pressure?

Platitudes don't help. Now is 100% the time to get political.

"...In this week's cover story, Mary Tuma examines an unprecedented..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Postscripts

Book news, signings, and author appearances this week.

"...In Memoriam..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Twins, Phantoms, and More Recommended Events

Seeing double on the weekdays

"...Dino Days..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Drawing Inspiration Out of the Past

Writer Barry Gifford, still Wild at Heart

"...Barry Gifford, writer, screenwriter, and occasional filmmaker, crafts gut-punchingly cinematic dialogue like nobody's business. Most famously the author..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'Bad Boy Brawly Brown' Reviewed

Has Walter Mosley's seventh novel in the Easy Rawlins series lived up to its predecessors? Jesse Sublett lets you know in his review of Bad Boy Brawly Brown.

"...Bad Boy Brawly Brown, Walter Mosley's seventh crime novel featuring Eziekiel "Easy" Rawlins, does all the best..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...calendar is a packed, year-round experience (and that's just in Austin). Yet with the fall rampage just about to..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2017 Film Grants

$143,000 in cash and support awarded to 34 filmmakers

"...The Austin Film Society supports Texas filmmaking in myriad ways –..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...In addition to announcing its after-dark Midnighters slate, today SXSW..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...looks up there and awards the presidency to Regis Philbin, or the World Wrestling Federation assumes control of municipalities..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Second Coming

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Definitive Director's Cut (1977)

"...Steven Spielberg; with Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Cary Guffey, Lance Henriksen...."

July 30, 1999 Screens Feature

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