Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...well as a cast of some of the country's best-known actors, Jeunet turns on the afterburners in this searing..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: Love and Badges

The last 'Page Two' on SXSW 09 (probably)

"...But what fun is there in that? Despite my best efforts, rather than celebrating the massive, exploding fireworks, I..."

April 3, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The Capital Grille Steaks Its Claim on Fourth Street

And, boy howdy, does it come through with flavors flying

"...like an old-school Rockefeller and eat some of the best food available anywhere. You save up your money, citizen-who's-not-a-lawyer-or-a-doctor-or-a-software-mogul,..."

April 30, 2014 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

ACL Interview: True Believers

4pm, Zilker Tent stage

"...play the memorial for South By Southwest Creative Director Brent Grulke something felt different...."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Wednesday International Bands

Wednesday's just the beginning!

"...lush, sometimes spare Euro-synth sound that got them voted Best New Act at the 2009 Danish Music Awards...."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Film News

Carolyn Banks makes her directorial debut in Bastrop

"...Community Access Television, are shooting in October. Carolyn Banks, best known for her series of comic mysteries, wrote and..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

KVRX: Almost Old Enough to Drink (Legally)

"...time was pretty magical. He said it was the best recording he's ever had of his solo material. Lucky..."

April 17, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Vaudeville Vanya

St. Idiot Collective's 'Vaudeville Vanya' ambitiously seeks to explode a great old play with a great old medium, but it ends up a sheen of vaudeville brushed over a hellbent staging of Uncle Vanya

"...of the gate, Vaudeville Vanya looks like the very best horse. The first five minutes of this piece are..."

July 21, 2006 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

The Kentucky Cycle

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre's decision to stage Robert Schenkkan's monumental The Kentucky Cycle is laudable, and the St. Edward's University student actors and their Equity counterparts put their all into every moment of effort, but the production's nuggets of brilliance are lost in technical inadequacies, inconsistent acting, and awkward staging.

"...At its best, The Kentucky Cycle is a glorious over-reach, a Great..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Weakness of the Flesh

Actor Bill Paxton gets behind the camera for his directorial debut, the Texas gothic terror tale, Frailty.

"...Bill Paxton has established himself as one of Hollywood's best middle-ground actors, which is to say that he's not..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Frailty

"...marks the actor's directing debut. The script by newcomer Brent Hanley is a doozy. It tells the fictional story..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW needs venues, and the TABC keeps shutting 'em down. Public Enemy would be proud.

"...depth on the matter, South by Southwest Artistic Director Brent Grulke admits that SXSW 2002 "would probably be a..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Newton Boys

"...themselves. The actors are all excellent (McConaughey delivers his best work to date, Ulrich and Hawke both shine, Yoakam..."

March 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

South by Southwest Announces 2025 Audience Awards

The Accountant 2, Luv Ya, Bum! take home prizes

"...Last Wednesday, SXSW announced its jury awards, and the best documentary award went to Shuffle, Benjamin Flaherty's damning investigation..."

March 17, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Pussy Gillette, Permanent Trash

Masani Negloria’s bravado spins decidedly more grim sophomore LP

"...inspiration, but the duo – joined by Cherubs drummer Brent Prager on record and Larry Funke onstage – spins..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Texas Football Season Preview: The University of Texas at Here We Go With This Shit Again

Can the Longhorns in any way justify the hype after such a dismal season?

"...the season, it will be the culmination of several best-case scenarios playing out up and down the roster. But..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

Austin Wineries Revive an Ancient Winemaking Technique

Locals winemakers go back to the earth

"...lining and extreme heat will crack it, so the best method is to use a pressure washer and water..."

July 24, 2020 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

RZA, NASA, and Captain America for South by Southwest

New keynotes, speakers added with days to spare

"...to explore the future of humanity in space, while Brent Anderson, CCO of New York advertising agency TBWA Worldwide\Media..."

March 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"...substantiated an earlier time of Stites' death. Fennell's onetime best friend Curtis Davis said Fennell gave him a different..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Film Festival Teases Lineup

AFF releases first titles scheduled for 2017 fest

"...are David Arquette of Glamping, and Sasheer Zamata and Brent Morin for their comedy The Outdoorsman. These actors will..."

Aug. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

CodeNEXT: Conditions for Overlays

Draft 2.0 being readied for Sept. 15

"...restrict land use – because it's not "recognized as best practice" across the country and "doesn't seem sustainable." Wise..."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin Classical Guitar's i/we

Events such as this concert are using sound and music to share the experiences of refugees

"...distinct political stance in any of them. As composer Brent Baldwin says, "It's a humanitarian, not a political issue."..."

July 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Molly Kendrick

Cherubs Flourish in the Afterlife at SOS Fest

"We didn’t want to be a Cherubs cover band playing Heroin Man over and over for people"

"...Whitley, bassist/vocalist Owen McMahon, and drummer Brent Prager first met in the late Eighties while working..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Mozart Requiem Undead Receives an Encore

This Austin-generated reinvention comes to Bass Concert Hall

"...filled in the missing moments of the Requiem as best they could, leaving a trail of collaborative efforts that..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Weathering the Storm

What happens to the food when a festival is canceled

"...Brent Fogerty of Cold Ones Pops spent a month prepping..."

May 27, 2016 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

ACL Interview: True Believers (Part II)

Alejandro Escovedo wants to cut a representative Troobs LP

"...you played at the memorial for SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke. How is this time different?..."

Oct. 10, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

ACL Interview: True Believers, Part Two

Saturday, Oct. 12, 4pm, Zilker Tent stage

"...finds themselves in reunion mode, playing some of their best shows ever and even writing new tunes. Here's some..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Playback: ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! ¡Cuatro!

SXSW Music begins coming into focus

"...helping fill the role of SXSW's longtime Creative Director Brent Grulke, who died unexpectedly in August, the numbers remain..."

March 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Cheer Up Charlie's Sounds Off

The Rashomon view of Cheer Up Charlie's

"...me in the eye and said, 'I have the best job in the world and I'm grateful for it.'"..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

All Over Creation: Two-Stepping With Lyndon

To play historical figures like LBJ and Groucho, actors ought to dance with them

"...so naturally (and also, it must be said, from Brent Hinkley's Harpo and Daisuke Tsuji's Chico) that it feels..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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