Where Does Art Fit Into The Goodnight?

It's a matter of what can be done with available space

"...also got John Goodman and Jeff Bridges from The Big Lebowski. I think the Lebowski looks really good."..."

June 3, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

Alamo South Pulls Out All the Stops For Closing Bash

Cramming everything you love about the Drafthouse into one night

"...(Big) Kids Club: THREE STOOGES Party!!! All right, you lame-brained..."

Dec. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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

Food Events

Roundup of culinary events

"...based on the famous White Russian cocktails in The Big Lebowski. The Dude is already in rotation, but the..."

May 25, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

"...trademark shoulder-length blond hair, ubiquitous mutton chop sideburns, and Lebowski beard – held court, frequently raising both arms in..."

May 11, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Tron: Legacy

After touting this reboot for the past year, Disney has finally unleashed this immersive spectacle about man and machine.

"...passing resemblance, in both couture and manner, to The Big Lebowski's Dude. Sheen's thoroughly impressive channeling of a mixture..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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

'What Does Stevie Ray Vaughan Have to Do With Anything?'

"...May 14]. When I first read Moser’s article, The Big Lebowski analogies rushed to my mind as I imagined..."

May 26, 2010 Postmarks

TV Eye

David Simon is back with Treme, the new HBO series about a New Orleans ravaged – but still resilient – in the wake of Hurricane Katrina

"...rest of the ensemble cast includes John Goodman (The Big Lebowski) as Creighton Bernette, a university professor and outspoken..."

April 16, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Crazy Heart

Jeff Bridges scores in this performance as a fading country & western star who has cashed in most of his chips.

"...exactingly different ways – The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Big Lebowski, and The Fisher King snipe, shuffle, and gallop..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Was It Good for You?

The year in books

"...his more elliptical tendencies for something more like The Big Lebowski? But I didn't read Inherent Vice, which I'm..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Books Feature by James Renovitch

Luv Doc Recommends: Lebowski Fest

Stubb's, Friday, October 9, 2009

"...but you can relive them this weekend when the Lebowski Fest rolls into town on its Speed of Sound..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

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

Point Austin: We Won!

Celebrating 'the fierce urgency of now'

"...Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski. Condolences. The bums lost...."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Off the Record

Charlie Sexton and Stephen Bruton hang with the Dude, and Haunting Oboe Music's calender year

"...The Big Lebowski..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two: The Art of Surprise

S.R. Bindler's Surfer, Dude continually pulls off the unexpected

"...more spectacular set-pieces, Surfer, Dude reminds me of The Big Lebowski – not that it's specifically similar to that..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

George H. W. 'The Dude' Bush

Do the foreign policy debacles of Bush 43 rehabilitate the career of Bush 41?

"...1991. Sam Elliot's narration at the open of The Big Lebowski parallels Tim Naftali's argument that George H. W...."

April 4, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

The Grand

There's some truly hilarious material (though not nearly enough) in this partially improvised movie about characters competing in a Las Vegas championship poker tournament.

"...as the "German." (Not since the Nihilists in The Big Lebowski has a movie German been quite this unsettling.)..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

McCanlies, Austin Benefit From Writers' Strike

Secondhand Lions director to shoot new film The Two Bobs in Austin

"...which he described as in the tone of The Big Lebowski and Trainspotting. It follows two guys who are..."

March 8, 2008 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

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

Catching Up With No Country for Old Men

"...vibe of works such as Raising Arizona or The Big Lebowski, one look at Bardem’s ‘do and fearless performance..."

Sept. 12, 2007 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

NFL Preview

"...snagged some luck and made a push to the Big Show. But, here is how I think the conference..."

Sept. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

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

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

The Ladykillers

The Coen brothers remake a British comedy classic starring Tom Hanks in a flamboyantly love-him-or-hate-him performance.

"...characters find themselves, as it did in, say, The Big Lebowski or Raising Arizona, but instead is thrust at..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Intolerable Cruelty

The Coen brothers tackle a comedy of manners and come out winners.

"...– consider this a companion piece to 1998’s The Big Lebowski. There’s even a standout oddball, comparable to John..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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

The Ultimate Lebowski Experience

"...much more than a parking-lot screening of the wonderful Big Lebowski. In addition to the outdoor screening of the..."

July 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mr. Deeds

"...are IQ-deficient. It doesn't stop there. Conversely, all the big-city folks are conniving sharks and dishonest con artists. Mr...."

June 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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