Consigned to History: The Last Days of the Austin Antique Mall

When two iconic Austin businesses share an address, someday one was going to lose out

"...“50% off everything.”..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Writing's Not on the Wall Yet

Austin's print culture gets a boost from a new batch of indie presses and literary magazines

"...You are holding a relic. Its pages smell of newsprint and flop..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

'The Butcher's Hands'

Short Story Contest second-place winner

"...1935, the month of July: while the rest of Spain suffered..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Books Feature by Dana De Greff

Crime and the City Solution

How safe do you feel exiting the Sixth Street/Red River Austin music crucible at 2am?

"..."You've been treading some unsafe ground." – "Six Bells Chime," by Crime..."

June 26, 2009 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

'May the Passenger Pigeon Sing Thee to Thy Rest'

Second-Place Winner

"...My grandmother told me that the passenger pigeon traveled in flocks..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Books Feature by Perry Tyson Midkiff II

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...For better or worse, there's still a heap of new downtown buildings and municipal..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

Shades of the Past

Austin's ghosts, from pioneer times to the present

"...Maybe the souls who lived here in the distant past, even..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature

The Wrong Cause

"...John Wesley Hardin was an asshole. That's just my opinion. To some..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Books Feature

A Better Tomorrow

Woo's crime drama is one of the signature films of the Hong Kong cinema.

"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung and Ti Lung. John Woo's..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Taste of Killing and Romance

"...Directed by: Veronica Chan. Starring: Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Anitia Yuen Wing-Yee and Waise Lee..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Au Revoir, Mon Amour

"...Directed by: Tony Au. Starring: Anita Mui, Tony Leung, Hidekazu Akai, Carrie Ng and..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blackfish

Orcas exploited in the name of entertainment and free enterprise is bad business in the view of this doc.

"...Pair this shocking documentary about the plight of captive killer whales at..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Life Itself

Maudlin multigenerational drama thinks it's profound (spoiler: it's not)

"...Directed by: Dan Fogelman. Starring: Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Annette Bening, Mandy Patinkin, Jean..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVD Watch

Thai director Pen-ek Ratanruang goes bang with a 'Headshot'

"...I first encountered Bangkok-based bullet fetishist and "Thai new wave" director Pen-ek Ratanaruang in..."

Oct. 9, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Most Wanted

"...Directed by: David Hogan. Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jill Hennessy, Jon Voight, Robert Culp..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Windtalkers

"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Christian Slater, Peter Stormare, Noah..."

June 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

28 Weeks Later

This continuing story of a populace that fears infection from a "rage virus," forges ahead with panic-paced sequences of graphic, random violence.

"...Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Starring: Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton, Imogen Poots, Rose..."

May 11, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pure Luck’s Payoff

Butthole Surfers, Moistboyz, and Ween members debut “Silver or Lead”

"...“Outlaw country mixed with Southern rock, mixed with toad licking,” appraises Jeff Pinkus of..."

May 8, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Coachella 2007

"...Traveling to the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival..."

May 1, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

SXSWedu: Steady as She Goes

Women's rights advocates push for educational equity

"...Fiercely eloquent Shiza Shahid was the machine behind Malala Yousafzai’s rise to international icon after..."

March 16, 2015 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

DVD Watch: Snitch

Director Ric Roman Waugh makes the Rock into an everyman

"...It's official. There is no bigger film star this year than Dwayne..."

June 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dancing About Architecture

Youth in Crisis

"...There were already a good half-dozen copies of the same..."

July 9, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Ten Seconds to Death

What we know – so far – about the police shooting of Nathaniel Sanders II

"...On one point, there is no dispute: In less than 10 seconds,..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cemetery Man

Zombie movie based on an Italian comic book.

"...Directed by: Michele Soavi. Starring: Rupert Everett, Francois Hadji-Lazaro, Anna Falchi, Stefano Masciarelli, Mickey..."

June 28, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Guitarist Shot After a Show Friday

Löwin’s Michael Sanders won’t be playing festival week after all

"...Mid-afternoon Sunday finds Austin’s Michael Sanders calm and collected, hoisting a mug..."

March 12, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Phoenix

In postwar Germany, a woman with a reconfigured face reclaims her identity

"...Directed by: Christian Petzold. Starring: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Imogen Kogge, Megan..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Paul Hanley's Top 10 Crazy-Ass 'Nam Movies

Viva the Nam's co-creator talks about his inspirations

"...1) The Losers a.k.a. Nam's Angels (1970): William Smith and Adam..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Screens Feature

(500) Days of Summer

This romantic comedy is a deeply funny, seductive, and surprisingly honest dramatization of the ways we snooker ourselves into incompatible love.

"...Directed by: Marc Webb. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Matthew Gray Gubler,..."

July 24, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Snatch

Ritchie's second feature is part broad comic farce and part grisly charnel house humor.

"...Directed by: Guy Ritchie. Starring: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Alan Ford, Vinnie Jones, Jason..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gringo

Long-delayed stoner comedy is a little stale.

"...Directed by: Nash Edgerton. Starring: David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, Sharlto Copley, Thandie..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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