Documentaries and the Cult of Personality

How documentarians pick a winner

"...I had a thought the other day while watching Frontrunners, Caroline Suh’s documentary about..."

March 12, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Murder, Mayhem, and the Underbelly of Life

Friends in Low Places

"...eventual killer by saying "What up, Jay?" even though the killer's actual name is Justin Thomas. Regina wasn't overly..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Books Feature

Music From the Inside Out

Documentary filmmaker Daniel Anker spent five years with the Philadelphia Orchestra as they toured, rehearsed, and waxed poetic about the purpose of music in their lives.

"...Daniel Anker. Sure, my experience with playing music began and ended with the sixth grade, a French horn, and..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Good Eye: Tales From the Quirky Box

More side-eye examination of "quirky" female film roles

"...actor Kaci Beeler (who's also, full disclosure, my friend and occasional creative collaborator) is imitating character breakdowns, the postings..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Around the World of Weird

The many genre delights of Fantastic Fest 2008

"...Eight days and nights of fear, loathing, love, lust, cannibalism, and carnage..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'Magic' Game Day at the Dragon's Lair

"...call it a sport," Brian Melcher (events coordinator at the Dragon's Lair) told me Saturday, July 14, when I..."

July 16, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...Captain Phleabag, the Dread Pirate Stagedive, and a cutthroat guitarist by the..."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dune 2 Cinematographer Greig Fraser Makes the Desert a Home

Oscar-winner discusses the challenges of balancing projects

"...Being an in-demand filmmaking professional can lead to a packed calendar. Take..."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Live and In Person!

Views and Reviews of Recent Author Visits

"...for so long. I've been reading speculative fiction, both the hard and the soft stuff, since I discovered that..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Books Feature

The AggreGAYtor: February 6

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Kevin Keller joins Grindr, Marco Rubio throws a tantrum, and Chet Haze does a solid. When it comes to..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...know you're in for a long, hot summer when the weather has hit 100 degrees before the beginning of..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21 photograph by..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

TV Eye

Next Wednesday, Punk'd creators Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg deliver a delicious slice of reality TV, high on guffaws, low on enduring value

"...I'm the last one to suggest you should watch TV during..."

May 27, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Shallow Hal

"...Directed by: Peter Farrelly and Bobby. Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander, Joe..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Free Interactive Party List

What? Like dorks can't party?

"...party like it's 2005? Free parties aren't exclusive to the music portion of the festival. Here's a short list..."

March 10, 2009 SXSW Post by James Renovitch

Techno-Artistic

Katie Rose Pipkin and the new art

"...me obsolete well before I'm ready to pour out the inkwell...."

Aug. 9, 2013 Arts Feature by Matthew Irwin

SXSW Film

Sam Wainwright Douglas on Rural Studio architect Samuel Mockbee

"...For those who feel the fetishizing of modern architecture has reached a high/low point..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

SXSW 2002 Web Awards

This year's Earl Award winners

"...ranging from audio to animation to photography to design, and incorporating found elements into a conceptual framework. The images..."

March 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

SXSW 2002 Web Awards

This year's Earl Award winners

"...ranging from audio to animation to photography to design, and incorporating found elements into a conceptual framework. The images..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Bluesmen & Pink Ribbon Cowgirls

The deaths of Brenda Hutchison and Nick Curran give us pause

"...Did Brenda Hutchison and Nick Curran know each other? Their deaths were about..."

Oct. 8, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Radio On

'Austin Music Minute' maven Laurie Gallardo takes her time on KUTX

"...Silence. The young woman behind an L-shaped desk in the KUT..."

June 28, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Born Free

Dissecting delectably devious Dexter

"...Delightfully demented Dexter dispatched dearly dapper Andy Williams. As etched in entrails by Jeff Lindsay with..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How to Be an Online Supastah!

Austinites work the Web

"...2) Have a camera, and know how to use it. If you don't have..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Valoneecia Tolbert Geeks Out in Tales of a Blerd Ballerina

The actress looks back at what it was to be young, geeky, and Black

"...Ta-Nehisi Coates writes Black Panther and Captain America comics. Stacey Abrams mines political wisdom..."

April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Maker Faire: Happily Ever Crafter

"...Imagine, if you will, the ghosts of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla puking their..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Scanlines

The Bicycle Thief

"...No witty cutline repartee this week. This frame from The Bicycle Thief beautifully illustrates its moving cinematography. Antonio Ricci..."

July 25, 1997 Screens Feature

I Like to Watch: Better Things Than Stranger Things

There are other worlds than these

"...going back to House of Cards, are inspired by the algorithm: Netflix’s unfathomably deep wells of data showed that..."

July 31, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

Anything Goes

That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest

"...The hidden lives of flight attendants. And artists. And actors..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ice Princess

This refreshingly femme-centric tale advocates on behalf of physics, feminism, and athleticism.

"...Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall, Hayden Panettiere, Trevor Blumas, Kirsten Olson and Jocelyn Lai. The misleading title, I suspect, is intended..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wednesday Rewind

Los Lonely Boys, Pure X, Fresh Millions plug in

"...Pay close attention the kicks modeled about just seconds into Los Lonely Boys'..."

May 11, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

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