Back to Zombieland

Ruben Fleischer and Jesse Eisenberg pull the trigger on Double Tap

"...hero. Between this and The Art of Self-Defense and American Ultra, you've carried action scenes. But it's this line..."

Oct. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Living and Dying on Asian Screens

Austin Asian American Film Festival is back

"...dragons are all part of the seventh Austin Asian American Film Festival, which had been dormant since its 2009..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Shooter Had "Hate in His Heart"

Chief Acevedo calls shooter McQuilliams a "homegrown American extremist"

"...spree, Acevedo noted, was McQuilliams' growing involvement in "an ultra-conservative Christ­ian movement that, when we really dig into cursory..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Household Saints

"...Savoca (True Love, Dogfight) is one of our great American storytellers. There is so much detail here that she..."

Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Q&A: Henry Threadgill

Master improviser speaks on sustaining creativity

"...Henry Threadgill makes an ultra-rare Austin appearance this weekend. The Chicago-born, New York City-stationed..."

April 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sales & Bargains: Hit the Racks!

Memorial Day Sales

"...The Great American Retail Blow-Out otherwise known as Memorial Day is here..."

May 20, 2009 Design Post by Anne Harris

Stars Begin Playoff Homestand

Series tied 1-1

"...After their ultra-impressive run all the way to the Calder Cup Finals..."

April 19, 2011 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Dingus Hits Craddick in Libertarian Weak Spot

Will the Libertarians be this election's king-makers?

"...Joe Allport, running against Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center. Five-term ultra-conservative rep Christian had looked like a permanent lege fixture..."

Aug. 6, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...bus crept across the South. Well, at least the American media was horrified. The Today Show sent veteran NBC..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

History doesn't repeat itself but the rhymes are terrifying in this unmissable documentary

"...unstable system – via Reagan and Thatcher, Amazon's tax-dodging, ultra-nationalism, the gig economy, the welfare state, the housing crisis,..."

May 1, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...Belgian blonde ales inside taxidermy squirrels. The number of American craft breweries bloomed to more than 9,500 at its..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...somebody would re-release Six Ways to Sunday, Prescott Curlywolf's ultra-overlooked 1996 Mercury debut. Not that this Austin rock &..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

The Final Frontier

Space Is the Place

"...Stewart of Trance Syndicate, home of fellow travelers like American Analog Set and Furry Things. "But I don't know..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Avatar

James Cameron's opus is thrilling, lovely, sad, and explosive in all the right ways.

"...between $250 million and $300 million, Cameron's ne plus ultra of futuristic mechanized mayhem and seamless CGI trickery is..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Your Queer Guide to SXSW

Keeping things kweer in 2018

"...panel? No worries – meet the panelists at this ultra queer after party brought to you by Lesbutante and..."

March 2, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

My Children Are Becoming Heavy

When San Antonio rock ruled South Texas

"...credits, plus three Jimi Hendrix shows, Blind Faith's only American tour, Led Zeppelin, the Yardbirds, etc., San Antonio between..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Recommended Austin Events

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

"...In/visible A: The Building of an Asian American Film Community..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

The Hightower Lowdown

Conscipicuous consumption for pets; giving of ourselves, not just of our pocketbooks; John Ashcroft is "doing something" -- to our Constitution.

"...are boutiques, catalogs, and as reported in the Austin American-Statesman, even Web sites to push the pet stuff...."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Paul-itically Incorrect

Ron Paul's Wacky Views Highlight a Bitter Race

"...quotes). The newsletter includes Paul's attempts to further such ultra-right domains as ethnocentrism, dissolution of the federal government, state..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

India Sweets and Spices

Insights into the Indian immigrant experience can't save this insipid rom-com

"...Spices adds a veneer of depicting the contemporary Indian American experience, beyond the gorgeous lehengas and saris, past the..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Bloody Hell

Australian horror-comedy is deliciously twisted riff on the eurotrip

"...and then carve up for cold cuts. Ya see, American veteran and ex-con Rex has washed up in Finland..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Local Democrats Take Another Shot at Education Board

Third time's a charm?

"...alluded to, and most recently, a debate over racist Mexican-American textbooks (see "Teach­ing Truthiness," Sept. 16). Often mired in..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Ted 2

Mark Wahlberg and the irrepressible Seth MacFarlane return for a sequel

"...gag – okay, both – at Family Guy and American Dad creator MacFarlane’s icky, sticky bukkake riffage. Are you..."

June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...the White Stripes, but neither of them has an ultra-sassy, coo-and-slap singer like Karen O. Still cutting a full-length,..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...of heading the Throwing Muses, one of the few American bands in 4AD's ultra-arty stable, Hersh is now exclusively..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Titus

Taymor creates a spectacularly imaginative piece of Shakespearean cinema set in a world out of time.

"...career -- Elizabethans loved a bit of the old ultra-violence -- more recent audiences have blanched at the glut..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Slamnation

"...who've been forced to adapt their presentations to the ultra-competitive, maddeningly arbitrary judging format. What I found interesting was..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Music Reviews

"...ULTRA BIDE..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Music Review

Fueling the Algorithm and Finding Community: Music Creators Thrive on Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram

On discoverable platforms, Austin musicians experience encouragement, engagement, and unexpected viral moments

"...a shot with finale "The Whiskey Song," an old American folk tune...."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Video Festival Reaches 5

Local DIY videos mingle with the big leagues, Austin Music Commission forecasts 2020, and Federico Pacheco leads KOOP into its next quarter-century

"...An ultra-simple concept unfolds to reveal lead songwriter Shirley Zhu's own..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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