SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Now it comes to Austin as part of the Festival favorites alongside Miss Juneteenth, directed by Austin Film Society..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...etc. Not a trickle-down through venues or whatever the bigwigs may be thinking. Like a monthly stipend...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Austin Film Society Announces 2017 Film Grants

$143,000 in cash and support awarded to 34 filmmakers

"...– workshops, work-in-progress screenings, mentorships – but perhaps its biggest impact is in its annual doling out of cold..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Last call for summer fun

"...Every year the national and state parks in Stonewall and Johnson City hold special events..."

Aug. 14, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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

How Texas Is Texas Wine?

What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards

"...the second annual Texas Wine Revolution. The aptly named festival was started not only to celebrate rosé made from..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Playback – SXSW Recap: Love, Hate, Garth & Trump

Final love / hate SXSW listicles

"...while surveying 15,000 spectators that cast a distinctly red state vibe over Auditorium Shores last Saturday night. "Well we'll..."

March 24, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Pro Tips

What to see, where to be, and how to relax

"...a lot of SXSW films leading up to the festival kickoff, and we’ll be singling out some of our..."

March 4, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Exceeding Themselves

Lawrence Wright's Thirteen Days in September tells how Carter, Sadat, and Begin made an impossible peace

"...but also the histories of the three heads of state and of the Middle East itself. Here, Wright provides..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pause/Play

Filmmaker Andrew Shapter's battle to make art and beat cancer

"...in acting than academics. He landed at Southwest Texas State (now Texas State) studying political science, fell in love,..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Absolutely Confabulous

Austin Public Library's New Fiction Confab focuses on buzz over brawn

"...Award. If you're an Austinite looking for the next big thing in fiction, it pays to pay attention to..."

April 18, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...artist takes off in Europe. From the Edinburgh Fringe Festival award-winning performance piece The Terrorism of Everyday Life to..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

PrintAustin 2014

For the next month, all of Austin will find prints charming

"...new ... well, one hesitates to use the word "festival" anymore, but there it is – festival is devoted..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Crawl With the Authors of Your Favorite Books

The Texas Book Festival's Lit Crawl gets weird & boozy with 'em

"...Of course, because it started in San Francisco, it..."

Oct. 22, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Indie rock music festivals could learn a thing or three from the Montreal Jazz Fest

"...Festival International de Jazz de MontrealMontreal, Quebec, Canada, July 3–7..."

July 12, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Follow the Lederhosen

Celebrating Oktoberfest all over Central Texas

"...steady stream of Germans moved into the Lone Star State, most notably settling in enclaves such as New Braunfels,..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Oct. 29-Nov. 5

"...TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL A few Saturday highlights: Michael J. Sandel on Justice:..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature

What Would Jean-Luc Do?

In a post-digital world, is cinema dead or just rebooting?

"...Janet Pierson, producer of the South by Southwest Film Festival; chatted via e-mail with Bruce Sterling, author, futurist, and..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Size Matters

Making sense of Austin's microcinema scene

"...in size and scale: the Austin Asian American Film Festival (www.aaaff.org) and the Austin Jewish Film Festival (www.austinjff.org). Which..."

July 17, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Film News

It's raining cash for film in Texas ... but not a drop leftover for Waco

"...has given a total $62 million to fund the state's new-and-improved film-incentives program for the next two fiscal years..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft

"...for Vernon Gholston, the speed-demon defensive end from Ohio State. Gholston is a rare athlete with 30.5 tackles for..."

April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Gentle Disturbances

Creating ripples in public space with large-scale public art

"...the Avenue one fine day and find the Texas State Capitol completely covered in yellow fabric. I mean, completely..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Stephen explores the similar trajectories of the lives of Martha Stewart, Mother Teresa, and Nelson Mandela??!

"...long as the crooks at Enron go to the big house for the rest of their lives). But in..."

July 23, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Finding Their Tuva

The Texas Documentary Tour screens 'Genghis Blues,' the Belic Brothers' next step in living a 'kickass, adventurous life and meeting cool people.'

"...two rookie filmmakers into the vortex of the international festival circuit and deposited them on the Academy's short list:..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Spangles and High Heels

Dreams come true, just ask "Her Tallness," Marcia Ball.

"...The auction tent is doing big business at the Fireman's Fair in Thibodaux, La., this..."

June 20, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

"...The big news of the year was that there was water..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...town grows into a city and then into a big city, known to people worldwide. The Manor airport dies..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Day Trips

Sandora's Box in Dallas fixes up some mighty fine vittles.

"...Sandora's Box/The Big Easy Apple in downtown Dallas combines the cuisines of..."

May 25, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Dancing About Architecture

One week 'til SXSW and already the music is hitting the fan.

"...Spiders from the showcase list was proof that the festival staff had lost their sense of loyalty, good taste,..."

March 9, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Day Trips

Captain Daytrips visits the Webb Folk Art Gallery and Museum in Waxahachie.

"...from the arts and craft competition of the 1986 State Fair. The judges said the sculpture exceeded the height..."

May 12, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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