Film Flam

Malick's latest goes to Berlin, fests beckon other locals

"...With the year almost over, that means just one thing: The 2015 festival..."

Dec. 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo South Lamar Is Alive!

Drafthouse announces opening date and the special opening film

"...It lives! Yes, after almost two years of a complete rebuild, the Alamo South..."

Aug. 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Far Marfa' Captures the Romance of West Texas Outpost

Stateside Independent hosts film's Austin premiere tonight

"...It is almost too obvious to state that Marfa is both a..."

Feb. 25, 2013 Screens Post by Louis Black

Five New TV Shows To Watch

We pick our favorite pilots from the new fall crop

"...Nat Faxon’s aggressive, droll line readings as Ben are almost Apatowian, and Dakota Johnson gamely lands her pratfalls and..."

Sept. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

WWE Versus Kutcher

Pro-wrestling brings top Tweeter to Austin

"...Almost exactly a year after the last time it came..."

May 30, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

God Save the Queenie

Duke Ellington's almost lost opera of a Harlem beautician gets rescued and a makeover

"...over 35 years. The history of Queenie Pie is almost as long and winding as its heroine's journey...."

April 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Crash Course No. 5: Writing About Music

Ballroom Dancing: Music Panels

"...be taught: writing about music. Emphasizing that writing is "almost an invisible job," Uhelszki summoned Lester Bangs (à la..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...twang and lighthearted philosophizing. In addition to his 1994 almost-hit, "If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself)," Droge..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Beat Box

Beat Box

"...A no-show for almost the entirety of 2001, hip-hop finally got game in..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

Texas musicians report from NYC and D.C., Nick Cave and others cancel shows, and the Trail of Dead headline a Red Cross benefit at the Mercury

"...Texas, were the ones scuttled by transportation troubles. It almost goes without saying that the live music series at..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Playdates, Secret Screenings, and More Events for Your Week

Get out on a school night

"...of summer’s-end fun. Penned by Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous), the Southern California-set coming-of-age comedy/drama follows suburban teens..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

New Mental Health Court Aims to Increase Treatment While Reducing Jail Stays

Nick Chu will take over the court Oct. 1

"...attacks you’ve ever read about, and the attacker was almost certainly out of touch with reality. Whether such violence..."

Sept. 27, 2023 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Fantastic Fest Review: Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

The big dreams and lost chances of a forgotten exploitation king

"...The small British town of Eccles is arguably famous for only two things. One, the Eccles Cake (a..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX TV Festival Rides Again With Justified: City Primeval

Outlander, Dawson's Creek added to season 12

"...Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti of The Bachelor podcast Almost Famous, Beverly Hills 90210 star Jennie Garth for 9021OMG,..."

April 3, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crimes of Passion and Desperation in Love & Death

In HBO Max's Love & Death, director Lesli Linka Glatter and star Patrick Fugit revisit one of Texas' most infamous murders

"...first role as aspiring rock journalist William Miller in Almost Famous was based on writer/director Cameron Crowe, who was..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Weekend Wine: New Year's Celebration Wines

These wines should be available almost anywhere you shop

"...wine and time. Because these wines should be available almost anywhere you shop...."

Dec. 28, 2021 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Challengers Hit Speed Bumps in Run-Off Council Races

Almost at the finish line

"...needed services. Instead, Virden pointed to the model made famous by San Antonio's Haven for Hope and championed by..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Checking In: Little Mazarn’s Lindsey Verrill Bought a Kayak with Her Stimulus Check

How to stay afloat when there is no Plan B

"...to KOOP and KMFA. It’s like that scene in Almost Famous where Kate Hudson says something like, “You can..."

Dec. 1, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Austin Record Stores Hang On, Together

Online and curbside pivots support an altered Record Store Day for Austin vinyl emporiums this Saturday.

"...Dykes: The Life and Times of a Poor and Almost Famous Bluesman. The store also launched a new site..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

National Lampoon Takes Aim at SXSW

Exclusive: Comedy institution brings podcast for 50th anniversary

"...it comes to comedy, there aren't many brands as famous as National Lampoon. Yet the collective that shot John..."

Jan. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Building a Monster: How Gabriel Luna Became the New Terminator

Austin actor on creating "the Ted Bundy of Terminators"

"...actor to actor. Boris Karloff may be the most famous Frankenstein's monster, but he wasn't the only actor under..."

Nov. 2, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Round Rock Honey’s Special Bourbon Barrel Honey Is Perfect for Fall

A day in the life of a local beekeeper for National Honey Month

"...that I just knew I had to work there. Almost four years later, I am still here and can’t..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins SXSW Speaker Roster

A$AP Rocky, Olivia Wilde, and the Fonz all join conference

"...David Crosby in conversation with journalist-turned-filmmaker Cameron Crowe (Singles, Almost Famous)..."

Jan. 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Make Some Noise for Native Rhymesayer Kydd Jones

With growing national buzz, why isn’t Austin paying attention?

"...called Impac, which released a swaggering, Billboard-charting debut album, Almost Famous, in 2006. Following the dissolution of Impac, Kydd,..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

DVDanger: Streets of Fire

A rock & roll fable hits Blu-ray, plus more new releases

"...is the Velvet Underground & Nico of Eighties movies. Almost nobody saw it at the time, but for the..."

June 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: EastSide Tavern

A mixed concept with a dang good tot

"...the treacle from the dubiously named Completely Naked & Almost Famous ($11). They are all boozy, so even if..."

May 12, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

ACL Review: Eliot Sumner

Sting’s bass-playing daughter proves equally compelling

"...Well-documented by now, being the scion of a famous musician can prove a curse. Ultimately, then, they can..."

Oct. 1, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

I Like to Watch

Three day weekend equals more time to binge (on TV, of course)

"...speaking of Fugit, the breakout lead in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous: Let me tell you, Crowe’s new Showtime half-hour..."

July 1, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

I Like to Watch

Sinner priests are here to save us all

"...of crime, while Outcast Kyle Barnes (Patrick Fugit, of Almost Famous and Saved!, wounded cheer still fully intact) is..."

June 10, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Demon Seed

Adam Wingard talks about translating Robert Kirkman's exorcism comic Outcast to TV

"...artist Paul Azaceta, the Cinemax adaptation pits Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous) as Kyle Barnes against demonic forces that have..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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