Wendy

J.M. Barrie’s classic flies on new, grimier wings

"...Directed by: Benh Zeitlin. Starring: Devin France, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin, Tommie Lynn Milazzo, Shay Walker and..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...It was the second day of what would be a six-day trial of Keller and..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Finding Out What Maisie Knew

Scott McGehee and David Siegel find the magic line for child actors

"...families aren't nuclear. "They're atomic," said David Siegel, co-director of divorce drama What Maisie Knew...."

July 12, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Graduate

"...Directed by: Mike Nichols. Starring: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross, William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson, Murray..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...investors, musicians to Muppets, and from the joint chiefs of staff to the wrestling ring: SXSW just unleashed a..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Two Local Video Games Announced

BattleCry Studios and Crytek USA reveal upcoming titles

"...When you name a game after your studio, better..."

June 10, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Yummer Reading

"...this cinema-inspired collection takes its cue from the hits of Hollywood. Some of the same methods are at play..."

May 28, 2004 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...Hispanics in Texas have rarely shown the sharp edges of the seemingly perpetual discord between whites and blacks. Yet..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...among their numbers the viewers pulverized in the avalanche of too much product competing for too little screen space...."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY A group of strangers, played by an all-star cast that includes Jeff..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Death Watch: Can "Abandonment Rage" Spare Death Row Inmate's Life?

SCOTUS considers what could be Texas' first execution of 2020

"...family, "The only way I'm going to get out of this relationship is by being dead." Her husband, John..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

More Dems File in State Judicial Races

Keith Hampton, Amy Clark Meachum announce for high Texas courts

"...Keith Hampton joined the primary race for chief justice of the 3rd Court of Appeals, and Amy Clark Meachum..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

DVDanger: Youth Gone Wild

Pre-millenial teen angst, both period and retro, melds with noir

"...high school graduate Sue sets up the dusty gloom of Bad Turn Worse: By quoting the king of nihilist..."

Jan. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"...Time for a blur of information. SXSW unleashed their phenomenal list of Midnighters and..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Many Banned Books Have You Read?

Redefine appropriate, suitable, proper, and honest.

"...will read from banned and challenged books, including Leaves of Grass; The Color Purple; Are You There, God? It's..."

Sept. 25, 2013 Events Post by Sarah Sharif

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...about 150 titles. Now the Fest has announced 10 of the most eagerly awaited movies: the gory, gross, and..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bruce Hornsby

Record review

"...Twenty years after the surprising success of his first album, The Way It Is, Bruce Hornsby..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

#ACreads December Pick: Ethan Frome

Warm up to Edith Wharton’s frostbitten classic

"...she has, posthumously, historically, had to shoulder the burden of being one of the few female writers to jostle..."

Nov. 20, 2014 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Sarah Jarosz

"...Song Up in Her Head is the calling card of triple-threat stardom: a voice of maturity at 17, instrumentalist..."

June 12, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

In Print

The X List: The National Society of Film Critics' Guide to the Movies That Turn Us OnIts reach is ambitious, covering films from the mainstream and the fringes, from the buddy flick to good, old-fashioned hard-core porn.

"...The X List: The National Society of Film Critics' Guide to the Movies That Turn Us..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Found Footage Festival Comes to Austin

Traveling showcase of video hilarity screens at the North Door

"...found. Videotapes, for instance. Rather than when it's part of some big studio campaign, sometimes it's better when video..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Found' Affects

Scott Schirmer tells a twisted serial killer tale through the eyes of an 11-year-old

"...first sentence," Schirmer said. "There was just this feeling of dread that hung over the entire story."..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Parks, Gardens, Pisces, and More Arts Events for the Week

Get out and get arty, away from the SXSW crowds

"...reckon that, as co-founder (with his dauntless spouse, Kira) of the right-there-in-the-garage Good Luck Have Fun Gallery off Enfield,..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: 'Dark Touch' / 'Argento's Dracula'

Two very different dances with Irish Gothic

"...clothes that could pass as funeral weeds. All part of why Ireland has become so synonymous with the Gothic...."

Feb. 1, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

More McCanlies, Texas

The full interview with the director of 'Secondhand Lions'

"...famous script almost since it was written. During most of the past decade it has been regarded as one..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Childhood's End

A certain boy whose permanent address is Neverland has been buzzing Austin quite a bit this spring, and here are some thoughts on why Peter Pan is so much in the air these days.

"...March, he flew into the Paramount via a production of Peter Pan by the New York company TheatreWorks/USA. He..."

May 10, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

San Antone on a Hot and Dusty Night

I Love (Live) Rock & Roll

"...I lost my virginity at age 15 in San Antonio at the Japanese Sunken Gardens..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Come Undone

"...Matheron, Stéphane Rideau and Jérémie Elkaïm. If the sensitive coming-of-age love story is a well-worn tradition in gay cinema,..."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Locked Up Time

"...Directed by: Sibylle Schönemann. It certainly is the information age. No sooner does the Berlin Wall come crashing down..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

This Brazilian film is set against the twinned, opposing backdrops of the explosive 1970 World Cup and the human toll of the country's brutal military dictatorship.

"...set in São Paulo against the twinned, opposing backdrops of the explosive 1970 World Cup and, to a lesser..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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