Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...Utama D: Alejandro Loayza Grisi Bolivia/Uruguay/France, 87 min. In the Bolivian highlands,..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...documentary We Feed People about chef and humanitarian José Andrés, will be part of the Changing the Future of..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Joy-filled animated family SF comedy is an explosion of fun

"...the perils of oblivious IT dudebros (personified by Eric André as Silicon Valley knucklehead and accidental Armageddon invoker Mark..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Alpinist

Climbing doc has trouble keeping up with its enigmatic subject

"...Marc-André Leclerc is one of the most extraordinary athletes that..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Moffie

Brutality and sexual awakening in Apartheid-era South Africa

"...A toxic masculinity courses through Moffie, an adaptation of André Carl van der Merwe’s autobiographical novel about a young..."

April 9, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The World to Come

Frontier romance speaks of a love that cannot speak the name it does not yet have

"...her sophomore film, director Fastvold, assisted by painterly cinematographer André Chemetoff, has envisioned a softer version of the American..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Archenemy

Revisionist Superman riff brings new meaning to street-level superheroics

"...idea (cf Kick-Ass, Mystery Men, Super, Hancock), last month André Øvredal's Mortal attempted to wrest the myth of Thor..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

House of Cardin

Biodoc of the fashion innovator is only sew-sew

"...left his stalwart, long-time male lover and business associate, André Oliver, for the sultry French actress, Jeanne Moreau. While..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

An Easy Girl

French coming-of-age drama doesn't get what it means to be young

"...a yacht by Sofia’s wealthy summer lover, the older Andrès (Lopes), who has deceitfully accused them of stealing as..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Ebs Burnough Plays The Capote Tapes

aGLIFF opening night film finds new sides to the scathing wit

"...straddle the late 20th century, like Helmut Newton and André Leon Talley. The challenge for the filmmaker is in..."

Aug. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Growing Venezuelan Population Showcases Its Diverse Cuisine

Four food trucks prove to be more than arepas

"...be closer to her children. Rojas and her daughter Andrea Rincones opened Budare's, a Rainey Street truck named after..."

July 17, 2020 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animated

This year's Academy-loved cartoons push the boundaries of the medium

"...is slowly starting to betray them, Louis (voiced by André Wilms) isn't even aware that it's happening, but that's..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Chefs Return to El Paso to Support Migrant Families

Locals head back to their hometown for Annunciation House benefit

"...30 of us eating at my grandmother’s home,” shares André Natera, of Fairmont Austin. “Cousins, aunts, uncles, and the..."

Sept. 23, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Our Time

Reygadas’ latest exercise in navel-gazing is at least pretty to look at

"...journal Cahiers du Cinéma and François Truffaut’s writings to André Bazin and those fucking Structuralists (I’m looking at you,..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...However, the excitement keeps growing with Pet Sematary. Directed..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...anti-drug diatribe known as The Trip Back. FERAL D: Andrés Kaiser Mexico, 2018, World Premiere, 97 min. In Attendance..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Queer-story being made in Austin

"...to A Serpent's Voice Indiegogo campaign. Filmmaker and photographer Alexandra Dietz and activist Heather Ross joined forces to create..."

May 11, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Landmarks' Amistad América

You want a wall? Landmarks and artist José Parlá have a wall for you.

"...Americas." Though the work is decidedly abstract, Landmarks Director Andrée Bober notes that it "renders Austin through [Parlá's] eyes,..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Call Me by Your Name

Tenderness comes in many tongues in this coming-of-age romance

"...I Am Love) and screenwriter James Ivory (adapting from André Aciman’s formative novel) layer such details to enrich and..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

UT's Public Arts Program Debuts an Ambitious New Project

Landmarks presents Ann Hamilton’s O N E E V E R Y O N E at the Dell Medical School

"...expansive like this, but that isn't why Landmarks Director Andrée Bober had sought to work with Hamilton for years...."

Jan. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books

Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT’s collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs

"...ways, with massive style. – Robert Faires The CollectionsEdited by Andrée Bober UT Press, 720 pp., $125..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theatre en Bloc's The Totalitarians

This ridiculous but smart satire about a Nebraska political race may be the only political play that can deliver laughs this election season

"...She's only in Nebraska because she's married to Jeffrey (André Martin), a not-so-skilled doctor. Francine is frustrated with her..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Green sewer-dwellers battle purple ooze. Big, dumb fun

"...from the convoluted story by writers Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec to producer Bay’s patented Platinum Dunes explodomania. (Current..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The First Monday in May

The Met's annual ball thrown by its Costume Institute gets its close-up

"...Directed by: Andrew Rossi...."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Invention of Love

Ambitious script, gifted cast take us inside a brilliant mind in Austin Shakespeare's production

"...does not reciprocate his friend's sentiments. The young Housman, André Martin, delivers an even and intriguing performance, especially in..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Twu Luv

Cary Elwes on the enduring appeal of The Princess Bride

"...toe," Elwes laughs, recalling his fateful attempt at driving André the Giant's (né Roussimoff) ATV...."

Oct. 17, 2014 Screens Feature by Neph Basedow

SXSW: Big Boi But No Outkast at Cedar Street

High hopes for a festival reunion by the Atlanta rap duo

"...a hype man. He even trotted out he and André 3000’s longtime DJ Cutmaster Swiff...."

March 8, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

The Book of Tapas

The best cookbook gift ideas for 2011

"...10 world-renowned tapas chefs (including Albert Adrià and José Andrés). For the tragically uninformed, tapas are small, composed, perfect..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Take Five

Recommended at Cine las Americas

"...distribution deal (Lionsgate is releasing it theatrically in May); Andrés Martínez Ríos, founder and director of Aatomo Rentas/Chemistry Cine,..."

April 22, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Event Menu

You'll have plenty of time to work on your Hatch chile recipe after the grape stomps

"...Basque pinxtos (appetizers), and visit with Spanish wine expert André Tam­es. $20 at the door. Saturday, Aug. 21, 1-3pm...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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