SXSW Friday Showcases

Friday night's SX showcases are bar-the-door-Katy good

"...play sad songs for happy people. Split the difference between Seattle's Telekinesis and L.A.'s Apex Manor, and you get..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

On the Move at SXSW

Get everywhere, no car needed

"...If Downtown is your destination, the best bet is the Airport Flyer, with bus service every 40..."

March 11, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Gnomeo & Juliet

Animated garden gnomes do Shakespeare while the Bard requests an Alan Smithee credit.

"...sworn enemy – but like I said, we’ve got better things to do. I might also note that, as..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Suttle as a Kick in the Head

Formula One development deal well worth more scrutiny

"...Better count your chickens, Austinites, because Richard Suttle is loose..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Feature by Nick Barbaro

God Save the Screen

Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly spent seven years hunting Mohawks for their mad, mammoth compendium, Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film

"...town, graduating high school (if you could be bothered) between '80 and '84, chances are you spent a lot..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Paranormal Activity 2

Although this follow-up is considerably spookier than the original, there are only so many gotcha moments that can transpire without feeling wholly contrived.

"...another sequel in the works and – you can bet your afterlife on it – this is going to..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Splice

Splice is a twisted little update of the Frankenstein story, as well as a thriller, love story, and meditation on the possibilities of science.

"...Germany, as not of impossible occurrence." It's a fair bet that Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley had little inkling of..."

June 4, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

City Hall Hustle: Ghost in the Machine

The council receives prophecy from an unexpected source

"...The rest of the council (in chorus): I bet you do!..."

June 4, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

When in Rome

Kristen Bell stars as a woman who pulls three coins from a fountain … and three new beaus in the process.

"...took vacation time. I hear Rome is nice. I bet the stars of this movie were enticed by the..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Review of 'Paranormal Activity' Wrong in so Many Ways

"...the Blair Witch movie to be scarier. Seriously? I bet you saw crap like The Damned and thought that..."

Oct. 22, 2009 Postmarks

SXSW 2009 Film Festival

Go out and explore. With so many options, it's hard to go wrong.

"...The Festival continues through Saturday, and it's a safe bet there are still plenty of films you have yet..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hilltoppers, U.S. Men in Action This Weekend

All the latest soccer news on the Hilltoppers, Longhorns, Dynamo, and more

"...go in the regular season, they seem a safe bet for the Western Conference title, but five other playoff..."

Oct. 8, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Playing Through

Shana Young may be only 14, but she'll leave you in the dust out at Iron Rock Raceway

"...and the boys at school, they were all, 'I bet I could beat a girl,' and I was like,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

When Is Tomorrow

This filmed-in-Austin movie about two former best friends moving in different directions is purposefully disheveled and expertly ramshackle.

"...by: Kevin Ford. Starring: Kevin Ford, Eddie Steeples, Angela Bettis, C. Robert Cargill and Travis Nevels. As the saying..."

May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The First Saturday in May

This documentary follows six horse trainers and their experiences on the 2006 trail to the Kentucky Derby.

"...downsides such as compulsive gambling or race-fixing (nary a bet is placed throughout the entire movie, except for one..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Snow Angels

Filmmaker David Gordon Green guides his cast, headed by Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale, through a fumbling world of nursed grudges and blown opportunities.

"...and see what he can do. I, for one, bet he could work miracles around a brunch table. (See..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

A Disaster Brewing

Hops shortage squeezes local-beer makers and drinkers

"...found in, say, Portland or Denver, you can still bet a hop shortage will cause pain in this city,..."

March 21, 2008 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

The Common Law

Pure rubbish – Austin style

"...know about the ordinance (not many do). Your best bet may be to mention it to him politely. If..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Column by Luke Ellis

Reefer Madness

Q & A with Rob Kampia, co-founder of the Marijuana Policy Project

"...RM: That would've been a safe bet...."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

Hunting Cybersex

What Fourth Amendment?

"...Sparks, the 5th Circuit seems confused about the difference between an IP address and a more discrete electronic hallmark,..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Luv Doc Recommends: Karaoke Apocalypse

Hole in the Wall, Friday, June 29, 2007

"...show. As a matter of fact, it’s a safe bet that even John Popper, James Hetfield, and Lemmy Kilmister..."

June 29, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Brooklyn's Answer to Bristol

Will Leitch, World Wide Web leader in sports

"...pitched this one. I once put down a $20 bet: Illinois was favored by 51/2 over Penn in the..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Then and Nau

Of Kash-Karry, Casiraghi's, and Jeffrey's: Clarksville's culinary history

"...occasions, they also made friends in the neighborhood. A bet about the completion date of one of their many..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Thr3e

A Christian psychological horror thriller based on a novel by bestselling Christian author Ted Dekker, Thr3e nevertheless adopts the extreme-horror tactics currently in vogue in movies such as the Saw continuum.

"...its dark, psychotic, and lethal manifestations? It's a sure bet the regular gore hounds will be disappointed by the..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top 8 Reasons to Vote for a New Main Library

"...new facility as a "Taj Mahal" or "vanity project." Bet you 90 million bucks they've never read through the..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Flicka

Girls and their horses. They're grist for this new update of Mary O'Hara's beloved novel My Friend Flicka.

"...moments. But Bello (A History of Violence) is way better than this. Did she lose a bet or something?..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Election 2006

The latest from the campaign trail

"...and prison space and financial resources that would be better spent on drug education, prevention, and rehab programs. He..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

Lunacy

Jan Svankmajer's creepy-crawl slowly becomes one of the most mordantly beautiful of the director's films, an asylum-set anti-love story with mobile body parts and splashy theatrics.

"...wriggle and crawl around all day long, leaving little gobbets of decaying musculature on the rug for the dog..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Everyone Should Try Karaoke

"...a valid excuse. Embarrassment is unknown in karaoke. I'll bet I can see you singing along with the radio..."

Aug. 31, 2006 Postmarks

How To Eat Fried Worms

This kids movie, which was filmed in Austin, is not as wormy as it sounds.

"...attempt to end the taunting, Billy agrees to a bet demanding that he eat 10 worms in one day...."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

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