Be Kind Rewind

Michel Gondry's latest mind warp, which stars Jack Black and Mos Def, is long on vision and heart but short on narrative coherence.

"...features – The Science of Sleep and recent release Be Kind Rewind, written alone and without two-time collaborator Charlie..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wednesday Rewind

Black Joe Lewis gets his ham glazed

"...“Mustang Ranch” to get his ham glazed with his Honeybears. The brilliantly animated video even features a cartoon cameo..."

Aug. 3, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Film News

Casting shuffles for Malick's new picture and more

"...gossip, Texas-style? As we told you way back in September, Terrence Malick is planning a spring shoot hereabouts of..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...the circus is always looking at the past? Well, maybe that’s a little true with Ventanas, a new revival..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Son of Rambow

Amid this endearing story about two boys in Eighties England who join together to make their own Rambo movie, lies an uncommon, unaffected portrayal of young male intimacy.

"...special effects play endearingly daft (unlike the similarly themed Be Kind Rewind, the effects here feel authentically – and,..."

May 16, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Instant Replay

Filmmaking Frenzy plays fast and loose with your Hollywood favorites

"...wait for Michel Gondry's new Jack Black-Mos Def comedy Be Kind Rewind? Well, the Alamo Drafthouse is here to..."

Feb. 11, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Alamo Presses Play on VHS Celebration

Special shows launch first book from Drafthouse's book imprint

"...tape mayhem. If you can't catch it today, there'll be a second show tomorrow night, Thursday Jan. 9, at..."

Jan. 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF 2008 Reviews

"...Parsons; with Melonie Diaz, Jon Lange, Christian Tafdrup, Birgitte Raaberg, Morten Holst...."

Oct. 24, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Let's Play the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series at Home Game

The shelter-in-place game when you're ready for your close-up

"...[inset-1-right]..."

May 29, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Shorts

A magic wishing rock becomes the undoing of an entire community in this appealing new kids romp from Robert Rodriguez.

"...Directed by: Robert Rodriguez. Starring: Jimmy Bennett, Jon Cryer, William H. Macy,..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dark Tower

Roland the Gunslinger hits the big screen

"...Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Jackie Earle Haley, Abbey Lee, Katheryn Winnick, Nicholas Hamilton and José Zúñiga...."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Vertical Helical Scan, We Hardly Knew Ye

You'd better record this on your VCR – it's probably the last time we'll ever mention it

"...In the early days, we had the battle between the superior, smaller Betamax tapes and the bulky VHS,..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation

How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant

"...collection." That's cool; just let us know what time Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens starts, and we'll book..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

News Ticker: April 22

All the news that's fit to blog

"...a bait and switch, and Reese Witherspoon fails to be America's sweetheart. Disappointment is on the News Ticker...."

April 22, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Tape Worms

A new doc and art show celebrate cassette culture

"...running alongside Chinatown or The Godfather: Part II for Best Picture, it did guarantee them a soft spot in..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Flowing Over

More with Craig Brewer

"...Big Daddy Kane said it best: Pimpin' ain't easy. But director Craig Brewer at least..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Nacho Daddy

What do Michael Jackson and Manu Chao have in common? Joe King Carrasco.

"...When he appropriated Doug Sahm's off-and-on sidemen, the recently dubbed Joe "King" Carrasco and El Molino started getting attention...."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Survival Skills

Bizarre and pointed drama re-envisions police training videos

"...of the academy, and assigned to a fresh new beat. He looks like he was freshly cast out of..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Making It Ourselves

Examples of queer creativity abound in Austin, Texas

"...Creation is what being queer is all about, whether that's written, sung, or..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Column by James Scott

Letters at 3AM: The 'Austin Sun' Gets Hung

Old Austin Sun writers may have expected to hang, but not in a museum

"...its place a bright plastic artifact that pretends to be one's past. Not that the past is so easily..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Five Movies to See in Austin This Week

Your weekly film guide for April 5-12

"...Not quite feeling the idea of spilling beer all over your neighbor during one of the many..."

April 6, 2018 Events Post by Danielle White

Texas Moonshine

Previously pigeonholed psych trio Ringo Deathstarr transcends its root crushes

"...there left to say, hear, or create that hasn't been done before? Ringo Deathstarr...."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

DVDanger: The Club

Home release roundup time

"...a retirement home. They are the dark that is being kept separate from the light, each with sins and..."

May 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's aGLIFF Time Again

The 27th annual fest of LGBTQ films begins

"...Some behind-the-scenes squabbles among Austin LGBTQI arts organizations have provided something..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Qmmunity: Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin's LGBTQ comics

"...First Thursdays at 8pm, Swan Dive becomes home to queer comedy pipeline Tongue in Cheek. Le..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by James Scott

TV Eye

TV Eye checks out Time Warner Cable's Digital Video Recording system.

"...office in order. Instead, I let my mind (and behind) turn to butter testing Time Warner Cable's new Digital..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Scanlines

Invasion USA

"...back. (Modern-day audiences should enjoy the scenes of Congress members being machine gunned by Soviet troops.) But wait, it..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

DVD Watch: 'V/H/S'

Found footage anthology from the mumblecore crowd and friends

"...explains in her Skype Q&A conversation with director Joe Swanberg. Between cell phones, CCTV, and embedded cameras in everything,..."

Dec. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Across a Wire: Okkervil River and Nakia hit prime time

"..."Seeing it last night was the first time I remembered most of it because it was literally an out-of-body..."

May 6, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Nightstream Review: Survival Skills

Bizarro educational video reframes the policing debate

"...of the academy, and assigned to a fresh new beat. He looks like he was freshly cast out of..."

Oct. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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