Save Our Springs Chiefs Savage Shade

Barton Springs activists, former mayor and state rep criticize Shade comments

"...Rather, former mayor Gus Garcia, former Austin state rep Ann Kitchen, and former council member Brigid Shea said this..."

April 28, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: The Best of Austin

A concept in search of an author; characters in search of a form; memory in search of meaning

"...Beck, when Antone's and the Continental Club were cool, Ann Richards was governor, Raul's was open, South by Southwest..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Short Cuts

Nude models, big awards, big movies, dead rock stars. Just another week in Austin film.

"...the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 31st annual Student Academy Awards competition. As if that weren't cool..."

May 14, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

HRC Opens the Doors on De Niro

The Harry Ransom Center bulks up its movie holdings

"...on the heels of its acquisition of Detour actress Ann Savage's collection comes news that the HRC's Robert De..."

April 28, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

New Year, Old Films

Mid-20th-century must-sees: Part I

"...McCarey helms. Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, divorced and planning to remarry others, each try to wreck the other's..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining films announced for this year’s streaming festival...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Field of Dreamers

Two dems, five gop candidates vie for district 48 race, but the seat is expected to remain Democratic.

"...When Sherri Greenberg announced last fall that she would not seek re-election to..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Behind the Bars

Why are gay bars not counted within Austin club histories?

"...fit together in my mind was really exciting. – Ann Cvetkovich The Boathouse407 Colorado, early/mid-1980s..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

All the Hill Country's a Stage

No matter where you are in the Hill Country, you're never too far from a theatre. From Boerne to Kerrville, Marble Falls to Uvalde, community theatres are enthusiastically serving up choruses of "76 Trombones" and Odd Couples with a Lone Star twang, as well as some theatrical surprises.

"...bones from their cemetery as holy relics, or the EmilyAnn Theatre premiering Stars From the Hills, an original musical..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...killed the revival houses. Video and the old movie channels on cable TV. It wasn't intentional. No one may..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...looks like no exception as the festival has just announced The King of Staten Island as one of its..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Just Can't Get Enough

More Summer Reading

"...And should we ever succumb to complaints about the savage heat of an Austin summer, this is a sure..."

June 12, 1998 Books Feature

Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup

Dave Not Coming Back, Golden Arm this year's headliners

"...women's arm wrestling drama Golden Arm - as they announce the full lineup this morning...."

Oct. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Q&A Hole: Why Are So Many People Unhappy With President Trump?

Can’t American citizens cut that orange shitgibbon a little slack?

"...Cathy Haynie Savage, printmaker: He's an ass. He's like a schoolyard bully...."

June 12, 2017 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March 8-17) announced that Jordan Peele's eagerly awaited doppelganger chiller Us will..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...high-concept horror from John Krasinski – leads today's massive announcement as the opening night film...."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

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

"...Having already announced speakers, including Lee Daniels and the Game of Thrones..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Superstar

In an excerpt from Bobby Whitlock: A Rock 'n' Roll Autobiography, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends sow the seeds of Eric Clapton's Derek & the Dominos

"...heart of their masterpiece then sang it together with savage grace. Every Sunday at the Saxon, 6pm, Whitlock and..."

July 15, 2011 Music Feature by Bobby Whitlock

TCB

"O Death, where is thy sting?" – 1 Corinthians 15:55

"...Losing local icons like Clifford Antone, Don Walser, and Ann Richards naturally spawned more soul-searching than usual, but the..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The Zachary Scott Theatre Center revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a real horror show, making the clash of Edward Albee's middle-aged marrieds George and Martha both titanic and terrifying.

"...Zach's production, directed with precision and without mercy by Ann Ciccolella, makes their clash as titanic and terrifying as..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...after, we'll offer a rundown of the Paramount Theatre's annual Summer Classics series. Opening for a theatrical run later..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...tells the story of a son's struggle with his tyrannical father. (May 15)..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Review: Dory Previn: On My Way To Where

A songwriter like no other gets an intriguing portrait

"...Directed by Julia Greenberg and Dianna Dilworth, ...Way to Where stitches together vibrant archival footage..."

March 12, 2024 Screens Post by Joe Gross

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...precedents Beefheart, Pere Ubu, Suicide, and the Stooges (whose “Ann” they covered), TFS belied the Swinging Sixties with discordant..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2021 Awards Short Lists

The Power of the Dog leads the pack with nine nominations

"...both director and writer, for her adaptation of Thomas Savage's 1967 novel...."

Jan. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...follow-up fends off a barrage of knotty questions. "I wanna know what happened to Connie Converse/ Why they have..."

March 19, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...CHANNEL 2, 12:30-1pm..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Films For the First Wave of Austin Film Festival

Fugitive Dreams, Horton Foote doc in first wave

"...making the jump to a virtual festival. Now they've announced their first wave of titles, including seven world premieres..."

Aug. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...visual art, and theatre in the past year and announced the nominees for the 2016 Critics Table Awards...."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Hideaway

A descendant of the father of our country in the Antone's House Band? For three decades now, believe it!

"...moment, it's just him on guitar – Buddy Guy announcing himself to the universe, head back, squeezing life into..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Music Feature by Sarah Brown

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