Weirdsville

Weirdsville accomplishes something that is rare for Canadian-made comedies: It's actually funny.

"...Weirdsville calls to mind other stoner capers like The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, and Trainspotting in which one goofy..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blood Simple: The Director's Cut

"...(Coen brothers: Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Fargo, and The Big Lebowski; cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld: directed Men in Black and..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blood Simple

"...(Coen brothers: Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Fargo, and The Big Lebowski; cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld: directed Men in Black and..."

July 12, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

The Nine Best Video Releases of 1998

"...7. The Big Lebowski..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...of Casablanca, and that's just the first of three big birthday screenings that weekend, with Titanic hitting the big..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

1998 Austin Theatrical Movie Openings

"...3.5 (M.B.) 9/11/98 THE BEYOND 2.5 (M.S.) 6/12/98 THE BIG CHILL Revival (M.B.) 11/6/98(11/11/83) THE BIG HIT 0 (M.S.)..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Lights! Camera! Gilmore!

"...with a part in the Coen Brothers' next flick, Big Lebowski. No information at this time about who his..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Column

July Is Crime Month: Raymond Chandler’s 'The Long Goodbye'

Sleuthing for a childhood relic

"...not referencing Robert Altman’s shaggy dog adaptation for the big screen in 1973 starring Elliott Gould. Chandler’s repetition of..."

July 11, 2014 Books Post by Raoul Hernandez

Short Cuts

"...films that are also in current release - The Big Hit, The Big Lebowski, and The Big One. The..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer Continues at the Paramount

Part two the the annual Summer Classic Film Series

"..."Big city types get a small town lesson" is a..."

June 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Halloqueers and Dia de las Lezbos, just another wild weekend in the gAyTX

"...in protest of Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card’s bigotry. Chapters across the country are meeting and offering alternative..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...throng, any rushing air in that enclosed space too big to be some ghostly fowl. Dressed to the Nines..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Luv Doc Recommends: Live Under the Oaks 2004

Austin Music Hall, Friday, October 29, 2004

"...hilarious, hairnetted, purple-suited, ball-licking Jesus from the movie The Big Lebowski. Now there’s a Jesus you can build a..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers," used in soundtrack for The Big Lebowski, Coen Brothers (only TVZ soundtrack song ever); 1994..."

June 28, 2002 Column

Bright Lights, Little City

"...I guess the third reason was that Austin is big enough to register on the radar, but the market..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Olivia Rodrigo, at the Precipice of Rock and Pop Stardom

Singer teeters on poise and rowdiness for fourth GUTS tour stop

"...her breakout “Drivers License,” flashes of rowdiness made the biggest impact...."

Feb. 29, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Five Films About Our Favorite Bartenders

To those that serve, we salute you

"...down the bar to the Dude himself in The Big Lebowski, cinema loves a drunk. But what about those..."

July 13, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Films Improved by a Stiff Drink

We laughed, we cried, we passed out

"...The Big Sleep (1946): Consider the fate of poor Owen Taylor,..."

July 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

More Old Settler's Music Festival Preview

OSMF preview

"...tips a Stetson to his most famous role, The Big Lebowski's Dude, but Bridges' brand of Southern songcraft never..."

April 11, 2014 Music Feature

DVDanger: 'Crimewave'

Sam Raimi's weirdest, plus nunsploitation and swinging sleazy London

"...a clear precursor of the fantasy sequences in The Big Lebowski. Similarly, Raimi recycled an abandoned subway fight sequence..."

May 18, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: John Goodman's Very Good Year

John Goodman adds zest to Flight, Argo, and Trouble With the Curve

"...that's as distinctive as his notable turn in The Big Lebowski. Wearing his hair in a big ponytail and..."

Nov. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

10 Pins and a Dream

The Alamo Drafthouse empire expands to include bowling, karaoke, and cocktails

"...bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback." – The Big Lebowski..."

June 12, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Film News

Under Tim McCanlies' Spell; plus, accolades aplenty all over Austin

"...Spell for Chameleon, which might be Warner Bros.' next big fantasy franchise and the wordsmith's highest-profile script since The..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Right Where They Belong

Raoul Hernandez goes on tour with the Flatlanders

"...and don'ts under the hawkish gaze of Mr. Really Big Shoe's chalk caricature in the lobby ("no woo-hooing"), the..."

July 26, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Short Cuts

Tim League says "blow me!" with his brand-new, German-imported, inflatable screen; plus, The Sixth Sense's Haley Joel Osment may soon be seen on Austin street corners, muttering "I see Texans."

"...and will debut at the Alamo's screening of The Big Lebowski at Showplace Lanes on Tuesday, July 30. Citing..."

June 28, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

"...loop, Jeff Bridges' character in the Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski was reputedly based on Dowd. No word back..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

"...the line-up this week is Michael Moore's latest, The Big One......"

Feb. 27, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Spice Is Right With These Indian Tacos

A mix of cultures in a Tex-Mex shell

"...taco truck, Lotus Joint, which features a menu of Big Lebowski-inspired tacos – like the Dude, made with goat,..."

May 4, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

The Paramount Summer Classic Film Series, Song to Song

As heard in the movies

"..."Dead Flowers" performed by Townes Van Zandt, The Big Lebowski..."

May 19, 2017 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Small Town Crime Is a Nasty Bit of Noir

The Nelms brothers and John Hawkes team up for trouble

"..."We would always say on the set: This is Big Lebowski and Dirty Harry." Thankfully, the film more than..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

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