Roger Waters and Erin Lee Carr to Keynote SXSW 2020

Also appearing: Phoebe Robinson, 50 Cent & Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

"...Roger Waters has signed on as South by Southwest Music’s first..."

Nov. 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

Ben Fountain on Beautiful Country Burn Again

In his new book, the author lights up 2016 to make sense of that crazy, intense year

"...was elected president. Not least among the questioners was Ben Fountain. The author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Boogie 4 Stu

Ben Waters' boogie for Rolling Stones sideman Ian Stewart

"...welcomes a second best celebration of the late sideman, Ben Waters’ new Stones throw, Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute..."

May 10, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Just Like Heaven

This romantic comedy about a winsome, charming ghost and the man who loves her sidesteps abundant potential clichés through sheer dint of the acting skills on display.

"...Directed by: Mark Waters. Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Spybey,..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Marci X

A hip-hop artist and a Jewish American Princess discover that bling-bling makes the world go ’round.

"...Directed by: Richard Benjamin. Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans, Richard Benjamin, Christine Baranski..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Northfork

"...Forlani, Duel Farnes, Mark Polish, Daryl Hannah, Robin Sachs, Ben Foster, Anthony Edwards, Graham Beckel, Josh Barker, Peter Coyote,..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Chris Fleming

Queer comedian behind YouTube's Gayle admits to being a show pig

"...your adult life, you are probably familiar with Gayle Waters-Waters, the power-walking, granola-snorting alpha suburbanite mom played by comedian..."

July 17, 2017 Arts Post by Courtney Naquin

Super Heavy Stones

Assessing the Rolling Stones' 2011

"...Ian Stewart rippled a 2011 CD sleeper in pianist Ben Waters' Stonesian mix, including a track that reunited –..."

Dec. 29, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

This Season's Funniest New Show, 'The League'

Starring 'The Puffy Chair's Mark Duplass

"...the bar of what's acceptable even in the murky waters of cable TV...."

Dec. 3, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Accountant 2, the unexpected sequel to 2016'sThe Accountant starring Ben Affleck as an accountant who (fortunately for the action..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...cultural touchstones as The Graduate, The Godfather, and John Waters' Pink Flamingos. Also coming to theatres is a restoration..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...role of Christopher Bedford with a hint of vulnerability beneath a steely exterior. - Claiborne Smith..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

The Handmaiden

A stylish and alluring love triangle

"...Park loves intricate narratives, so Sarah Waters’ source material, the 2002 novel Fingersmith, suits him well...."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Tyler Bocock, Lea DeLaria, Sera Barbieri, Hersh Powers, Jonathan Bennett, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, James Grixoni (World..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Reissues

"...though you could tell something was warping and twisting beneath the arty aggro-rock surface. Upon relocating to London in..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

Deep in the Heart

Texas' diverse and precious wildlife gets the documentary it deserves

"...Directed by: Ben Masters...."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

My Favorite Year

In an extraordinary season of four premieres, playwright Robert Schenkkan brings UT, his old school, a new screwball comedy

"...with the cast of 40 (!), there's By the Waters of Babylon, a romance between a Cuban gardener and..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: John Waters; with Edward Furlong, Martha Plimpton, Christina Ricci, Brendan Sexton..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Down & Dirty

Lone Star guitar great Johnny Winter gets his hands dirty once again

"...Muddy Waters, one of his bedrock influences, called next. Producing and..."

July 4, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène

Nine nonfilmmakers – artists out of place – make one in 48 hours

"...well-watered aesthetic prejudices (not to mention lingering exhaustion) and bent their skills to the collaborative task of making a..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Can the Earth Be Saved?

Walter Cronkite and the creation of Earth Day

"...the dedication will be a public art installation by Ben Rubin titled with Cronkite's signature signoff: And That's the..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Douglas Brinkley

If or When I Call: Will Johnson Discusses His Debut Novel

Long-held itch harvests the road, autobiography, and compassion

"...WJ: Some. There’s the scene where Parker catches Ben with the tobacco and makes him put the whole..."

April 9, 2021 Music Post by Matt White

Beautiful Boy

Steve Carell soars above this overly-earnest addiction biography

"...quite as skilled as he at communicating deep emotional waters, and he transmits oceans of inner turmoil with only..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...relationship. Cast: Lauren Lapkus, Nick Rutherford, Lucy Hale, Beck Bennett, Dree Hemingway, Beverly D'Angelo, John Kapelos, Maya Kazan, Darrell..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...baiters/haters Master Pancake will join with stoner-comedy king Doug Benson for a long overdue interruption of Leprechaun 4: In..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

King of the Hill

It's lights, camera, action for the Hill Country Film Festival

"...by the 501(c)3 Hill Country Film Society, the fest benefits the independent film community and supports arts education and..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Celeste & Jesse Forever

This romantic comedy starring Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg is far funnier than you’d expect a film about a tortuous split to be – and more deft.

"...overstay their welcome. A box of tissues dispatched, a Ben & Jerry’s gorge, maybe a bottle of wine (but..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Raven

John Cusack plays Edgar Allan Poe in this historically imaginative but dull and off-putting detective story set in old Baltimore.

"...Baltimore's favorite son – sorry, John Waters – gets a revisionist and historically imaginative makeover in..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thursday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...solicitation. – Andy LangerHOTEL LIGHTS11pm, Habana Calle 6 When Ben Folds Five folded into simply Ben Folds, few wondered..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Spider-Man 2

Even superheroes have to do their own laundry in Sam Raimi's truly spectacular vision that combines human pathos and breathtaking action.

"...Molina, Rosemary Harris and J.K. Simmons. His late Uncle Ben’s statement, "With great power comes great responsibility," may be..."

July 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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