SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...sociopath's growing fascination with death. Cast: David Morse, Rainn Wilson, Jared Breeze, Bill Sage, Mike Vogel, Zuleikha Robinson, Aiden..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Blades of Glory

This ice-skating comedy demonstrates that just because Will Ferrell is game for anything that might draw a laugh, it doesn't mean he should follow through with every idea that comes his way.

"...cameos that includes everyone from Andy Richter and Luke Wilson to a host of real skaters (among them Nancy..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TCB

Looking at this microwave world from the grassy knoll

"...by Erickson siblings Sumner (l) and Roky, Smile auteur Brian Wilson beams backstage at his Oct. 24 Backyard show...."

Nov. 5, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Twist Music for the Hard-of-Hearing

Big Drag

"...these guys write songs catchy enough to pass for Brian Wilson's rejects, and anyone with sense knows Brian Wilson's..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Music Feature

Brian Wilson

"...Brian WilsonReimagines Gershwin (Disney)..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Music Review by Greg Beets

Brian Wilson

"...Brian WilsonThat Lucky Old Sun (Capitol)..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Brian Wilson

Gift guide

"...Brian Wilson..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

The Beach Boys

"...band's catalog follows a fairly linear trajectory up until Brian Wilson's post-Smile flameout, at which point it breaks down..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Review by Scott Schinder

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

In Alex Holdridge's lovely new film, two twentysomething Los Angelenos wander the streets together on New Year's Eve, walking and talking amid the stunning black-and-white cinematography.

"...Directed by: Alex Holdridge. Starring: Scoot McNairy, Sara Simmonds, Brian McGuire, Kathleen Luong, Twink Caplan and Robert Murphy. Being..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Minus Man

"...Starring: Sheryl Crow, Dennis Haysbert, Dwight Yoakam, Mercedes Ruehl, Brian Cox, Janeane Garofalo and Owen Wilson. You can say..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Assault on Precinct 13

This new version of John Carpenter's classic is superfluous in the extreme, and while it’s not technically a bad movie, per se, viewers unfamiliar with the film’s lineage will likely write it off as yet another midwinter also-ran, the sort of action film that never quite takes off and instead focuses on random gun battles and cheesy dialogue.

"...Maria Bello, Drea de Matteo, John Leguizamo, Ja Rule, Brian Dennehy and Gabriel Byrne. It’s never wise to try..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Parks' New Album Proves Prescient in These Uncertain Times

Sophomore LP, The New Sounds of Late Capitalism captures our suddenly insecure moment

"..."That's always been the trick, the Brian Wilson move," he laughs. "The very sad, melancholy themes..."

April 3, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Echo in the Canyon

History of the Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene gets lost in its own winding paths

"...commercial hitmakers rather than singer/songwriters, the film shows how Brian Wilson (who adds a fleeting quip during a studio..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Secret Culturalist Dave Thomas

Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs frontman tag teams ATX

"...it’s perfect. It’s like the lost Smile album by Brian Wilson. I was really disappointed when they tried to..."

May 18, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

Weathering the Storm

What happens to the food when a festival is canceled

"...Brian Wilson surely has a cancellation clause, and festivals the..."

May 27, 2016 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Levitation 2016 Cancelled

Stormy forecast pulls plug on weekend fest

"...to host select acts. The Levitation 2016 slate included Brian Wilson, Courtney Barnett, Ween, Lee Ranaldo, Chicano Batman, and..."

April 28, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Q&A: Slowdive

UK shoegazers lift off at Carson Creek Ranch on Friday

"...in general, are soaring on the festival circuit, really. Brian Wilson’s playing Pet Sounds at Levitation...."

April 27, 2016 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Thursday SXSW Picks

"...and dance beats has earned patronage from peers the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Black Angels, knocking out an..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

The Wrecking Crew

The great L.A. session band gets the doc treatment

"...Herb Alpert and Lou Adler, and musicians Cher and Brian Wilson. (You can glean how many years the project..."

March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

MOJO Recommends: Laura Mvula

'Mojo' Editor-in-Chief Phil Alexander spotlights the best new British talent

"...captivated by the sound, and particularly the complexities, of Brian Wilson's compositions. This harmonic element proved the final piece..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

The Reluctant Celebrity

When you get caught between the moon and New York City, it's time to head back home to Austin

"...because people know who I am, but then there's Brian Wilson or Joni Mitchell or Randy Newman, and that's..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Ruby Suns

Thursday

"...Lion, Kiwi Ryan McPhun of the Ruby Suns took Brian Wilson on a trans-Indian Ocean jaunt across the islands..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Michael Bertin

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Handicapping SXSW 09 Wednesday night showcasers

"...Park, mines a timeless wonderment that, like bootlegs of Brian Wilson's Smile, thickens with every listen. – Austin..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The literal and figurative institutionalization of Austin music and art legend Daniel Johnston is analyzed from many angles in this perceptive film profile.

"...pronounced superior – to Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan, and Brian Wilson. The now 45-year-old, Waller, Texas-dwelling phenomenon is also..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two

The column takes a break from its break to bask in the glow of Neil Young's recent Nashville concerts – and promise a couple of online reviews of it soon

"...Reminding me of nothing so much as Brian Wilson's Smile, the entire concert was of a piece;..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

Finding peace in the wonderful chaos of SXSW

"...I listened to some board tapes of performances of Brian Wilson's Smile, given me by a friend. In ways,..."

March 25, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Your comments about Brian Wilson performing Smile at the Backyard made me smile..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Column

'Smile' Blesses

"...Dear Louis, Your comments about Brian Wilson performing Smile at the Backyard made me smile..."

Jan. 3, 2005 Postmarks

Page Two

A tainted prayer for the new year

"...The first was when Brian Wilson performed Smile at the Backyard. Usually unfinished legendary..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

Meditations on memory, politics, and sexuality, brought on by the Beach Boys.

"...over. My friend Richard gave me a bootleg of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys' legendary unreleased album, Smile,..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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