Boxing Helena

"...Chambers Lynch. Starring: Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn, Betsy Clark, Art Garfunkel, Bill Paxton and Kurtwood Smith. Writer/director Lynch --..."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Graduate

"...sexual liaison with the attractive wife of his father's partner, the lonely and complex Mrs. Robinson (Bancroft). Their affair..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Simon & Garfunkel, the Everly Brothers

Live shot

"...Simon & Garfunkel, the Everly BrothersFrank Erwin Center, July 6 For all..."

July 9, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

After a Fashion

What do Osama Bin Laden, Aretha Franklin, and Blue Genie Art Industries have in common? Absolutely nothing, but go ahead and read about them anyway.

"...just get on with this war so we can start wearing red outfits. Nobody looks good in orange. Then..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Simon & Garfunkel

Box Sets

"...Simon & GarfunkelThe Columbia Studio Recordings 1964-1970 (Columbia Legacy) The enduring legacy..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Music Review by Margaret Moser

2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Broadcast

Almost exclusively white faces, as fine as they are

"...Starting with a clip montage only the Oscars could touch..."

June 6, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Man Who Fell to Earth and Bad Timing

Musicians make uneasy actors. With his directorial debut, 1970's 'Performance,' Nicolas Roeg characteristically tossed convention out the hotel window by casting Mick Jagger as one of the leads. He would follow up with David Bowie and Art Garfunkel.

"...The Man Who Fell to Earth..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

A Time of Recognition

An excerpt from John Cale's new autobiography, What's Welsh for Zen?

"...Morrison tribute during this year's Austin Music Awards, a heartfelt South by Southwest panel dedicated to the same, an..."

April 14, 2000 Music Feature by Victor Bockris

The Boxing Lesson

Box sets grow up and out

"...Morrison's 1970 breakthrough justifies such an approach. Dreamy yet earthy, accessible yet impenetrable, Moondance offers some of the most..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

Playing Now/Coming Soon

Tim Easton, Jimmy Webb & Greg Trooper hit town with new discs

"...the bill with Lyle Lovett, Joe Cocker, Amy Grant, Art Garfunkel, and a bunch more...."

Sept. 11, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

Don't bother cleaning up after Chaos in Tejas; OBN III's strike again this weekend

"...early 2007, Rosie Flores produced what should've been Janis Martin's comeback album, her first major studio recordings in 30..."

June 10, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Kyle Henry: Top Ten

Local filmmaker has a few films to put in your Netflix qeue

"...insight into Henry's creative processes and his collaboration with partner Carlos Trevino on the FOURPLAY blog...."

Aug. 16, 2009 Screens Post by Andy Campbell

Chieftains, Clannad

Reissues

"...Gathering a collection for the ages. That pack of upstarts known as the Chieftains have always plied their Irish..."

June 21, 2002 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

Microradio back in Austin, Fortune 500 gone.

"...factor, b) the inescapable fact that "Free Bird" is part of all of our lives, and c) maybe if..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Reissues

"...attempting to capture the complete work of several key artists, it rightfully approaches soul as a singles-driven medium, which..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

Bob Schneider

"...for more than three years and spent the better part of a year involved in a seriously monogamist relationship...."

June 5, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...Pilgrim Song Director: Martha Stephens, Screenwriters: Martha Stephens, Karrie Crouse A pink-slipped music..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Arts Bits

Calling all artists for new Art in Public Places projects! Heather Barfield does England with Metamorphosex.

"...The city of Austin Art in Public Places program and the Department of Aviation..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...drunk on music? Rasputina's brand of absinthe makes our hearts grow fonder. (Elysium, 8pm) -- Wayne Alan Brenner..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...Columbus. Marjorie Baumgarten writes of this gorgeous and resonant tale of two..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...with Eighties Australian hitmakers Mental as Anything. Far-ranging pop smarts and a slightly askew worldview makes for near-instant engagement..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Indie rock music festivals could learn a thing or three from the Montreal Jazz Fest

"...the gig posters plastered throughout the city's centrally located arts grid, the Quartier des Spectacles...."

July 12, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Betting the Farm

Gamecock helps indie video-game developers play with the big boys

"...growing pains threaten to suck all originality from the art form, Gamecock is a rare bird...."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

High Baptismal Flow

In search of rock & roll's psychedelic pioneers, Austin's 13th Floor Elevators

"...teams in rock & roll history. Erickson's story is part of Austin lore, but the Elevators as a band..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Paramount Summer Classic Film Series, Song to Song

As heard in the movies

"...Soundtracks Match the lyric with the song with the artist with the movie...."

May 19, 2017 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Muse for the Ages: Loreena McKennitt

Canadian chanteuse warms to vinyl and Texas

"...An award-winning artist of uncommon vision, the 59-year-old Manitoba native creates her..."

March 2, 2016 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Funambulist: Giulia Millanta

Florentine transplant walks the singer-songwriter tightrope

"...GM: It’s based on the role of artists in our society. An artist is somebody who takes..."

April 23, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

SXSW Saturday International Bands

Plenty of exotic headliners left for Saturday

"...Wroclaw acoustic/vocal duo – say Jose Gonzales & Garfunkel; sophomore disc Quiet Giant came out last year...."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Chasing Amy

Painting lamps, chasing elephants, and singing with Alejandro Escovedo: Amy Cook jumps into the pool

"...throughout high school, moving to open mics when she started college in Los Angeles. At 22, she recorded her..."

April 9, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Thursday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...showcase to beat if you're a fan of the artsier side of pop. Astralwerks' A&R folks have a sharp..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature