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Big Fat Independent Movies
Sending Off SXSW Film 04
"...Van Peebles and Mandel star in this film based on actual events. When a..."

March 26, 2004 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

A Big Crowd for Little Wars: Millennium Gaming Convention
"...It all started with H.G. Wells...."

Nov. 21, 1997 Screens Feature

A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton
Never a kind word for Big Star
"...the work that defines them. His Memphis power-pop foursome, Big Star (1971-74), routinely ranks with the Beatles and Velvet..."

May 30, 2014 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Explosive rock troupe gets Big Star(s) in its eyes
"...Produced by Big Star's Jody Stephens at Ardent Studios, the same space..."

March 8, 2019 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

SXSW Announces Film Lineup
Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more
"...feature debuts. The SXSW Film roster has arrived, with big features like Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, the debut of..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Prince Charming: Adam Ant
King of the Wild Frontier returns to Austin – tonight
"...belated name for a character the iconic British pop star played, Ziggy Stardust-style, as the Eighties’ first true pop..."

July 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Flavor of the Month
A Q&A with the Posies' Ken Stringfellow
"...Brendan Benson pull into La Zona Rosa. Benson, whose star has risen considerably due to his involvement with Jack..."

Nov. 24, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Strawberry Fields Forever
Future Clouds & Radar float to the magical kingdom of … Peoria?
"...sophomore LP Peoria, released nationally last Tuesday on Harrison's Star Apple Kingdom label, the group widens its scope even..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

They Got the Beat
Living the pop life in Austin
"...to "12-year-olds and music critics." Like any aspiring pop star, he's looking out for number one...."

May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Picks & Sleepers
Sxsw
"...five nights. In fact, it's safe to say that starting with Wednesday night and continuing through Sunday's showcases, there..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Interviews
Death: Detroit's reunited proto-punks riff on the Motown connection; Big Star: Still shining brightly after 40 years
"...– Raoul Hernandez Big Star12:30am, Antone's..."

March 19, 2010 Music 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

Off the Record
SXSW news and carryings on
"...was intended in part to celebrate the legacy of Big Star. The seminal Memphis power-pop band is the subject..."

March 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Big Star #1 Panel
Ballroom Dancing: SXSW panels
"...Big Star #1 PanelAustin Convention Center, Thursday, March 18 According..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Greg Beets

Big Star
In box
"...Big StarKeep an Eye on the Sky (Ardent/Rhino)..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Guru
"...Directed by: Daisy von Scherler Mayer. Starring: Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Jimi Mistry, Michael McKean, Dash..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Steven Fromholz
"...bunch of old hippie rednecks. Then I'll go to Big Bend and I'll spend two to three weeks down..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Liger
Telugu MMA drama floats like a bee, stings like a butterfly
"...Directed by: Puri Jagannadh. Starring: Vijay Deverakonda, Ramya Krishnan, Ananya Panday and Ronit Roy...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

Two-Wheeled Texas
Bikers' best bets on the highways and byways
"...You are so authentic. 213 W. Fifth, 320-8424. www.antones.net. Big Star Burlesque This local troupe of buxom babes boasts..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Angela Armstrong

Big Star: The Short Life, Painful Death, and Unexpected Resurrection of the Kings of Power Pop
"...Big Star: The Short Life, Painful Death, and Unexpected Resurrection..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Review by Greg Beets

Miracle Man
When an actor's bio claims 14,000 performances to his credit, you rather expect the fellow to have some good stories. And Eddie Bracken doesn't disappoint. In anticipation of his appearance at a screening of Preston Sturges' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Bracken talks about Sturges, Betty Hutton, Hollywood, and hitchhiking.
"...them related by the man himself. For when Bracken starts a story, it isn't merely an incident recalled from..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Amateur
"...Directed by: Hal Hartley. Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Lowensohn and Damian Young...."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked
It's Top of the Hops VII!
"...beer has begun its redemption arc. Out are the big bourbon barrel-aged confectionary stouts, the biting quintuple IPAs, the..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Hunt
Scathing action-satire is more than Elites versus Deplorables
"...Directed by: Craig Zobel. Starring: Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Hilary Swank, Emma Roberts, Wayne..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Allied
WWII espionage thriller can't hold a candle to Casablanca
"...Directed by: Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, Simon..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced
'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film
"...The Texas-specific Lone Star States sidebar has been axed this year (go here..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Thank You Friends: An Almost There Records Salute to Big Star
"...Thank You Friends: An Almost There Records Salute to Big Star(Almost There)..."

April 18, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Age of Innocence
Middle school teacher Mindy LaBernz teaches her students about "real life" and pop music magic.
"..."Teenage Kicks," Supergrass' "Caught by the Fuzz," and even Big Star's "Thirteen," capture a similar pop yearning; they revive..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Holy Weapon
"...Directed by: Wong Jing. Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Damian Lau, Simon Yam Tat-Wah, Maggie Cheung,..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight
Good performances and lots of blood and gore can't save this illogical TV-to-screen story from itself.
"...Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson. Starring: William Sadler, Billy Zane, Jada Pinkett, Dick Miller, Brenda..."

Jan. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

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