Catastrophe and the Cure

Explosions at the Hogg.

"...Cold Dead Place in last night’s set list, with “Catastrophe and the Cure” reiterating live what’s already been proven..."

March 5, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...the cause of energy blackouts in Texas. The energy catastrophe “shows how the Green New Deal would be a..."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

Parquet Court’ing Catastrophe

Brooklyn Indie stalwarts bring divisive, funky new album to Austin

Nov. 20, 2021 Music Post by Julian Towers

Catastrophe and the Cure

Behind the scenes of Explosions in the Sky's most challenging and personal album

July 1, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Into the Storm

The tornado may be bad, but the movie is not.

"...over the last decade or so have evolved from catastrophe-specific invocations of usually very localized doom and destruction to..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Passengers

Bound for a distant planet, two persons awake prematurely

"...serving multiple masters, from romance to psychological drama to catastrophe-action as more systems start to fail. But truly, the..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

A delightful return to the world of Harry Potter

"...director Yates’ need to move on to the next catastrophe, but those looking for a charming blockbuster (not to..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Arrival

Introspective sci-fi drama packs a punch.

"...and learn to converse with the aliens before global catastrophe...."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Inferno

Hanks tours the museums of Europe trying to save the world

"...pal to help him unravel the clues to avert catastrophe. Conveniently for armchair tourists, those clues rocket Langdon and..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Summit

One of mountaineering's worst disasters remains a deadly mystery despite this documentary's attempt to learn more.

"...Like the catastrophe it documents, Nick Ryan’s harrowing accounting of what caused..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Enough Said

James Gandolfini and Julia Louis-Dreyfus co-star in this delicate, uncommon picture of middle-aged new love.

"...It's not a catastrophe, because Holofcener is very good at what she does..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wrath of the Titans

The Greek gods of antiquity must be angry: this sequel is merely loud and uninspired.

"...meddler, appears to his son and warns of imminent catastrophe: The gods are dying because people no longer believe..."

March 30, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Higher Ground

Oscar-winning actress Vera Farmiga makes her debut as a director with this film in which she also stars as a woman who struggles with religious faith.

"...sex leads to pregnancy and marriage. Then a near catastrophe leads the couple to believe that their family was..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Road

Cormac McCarthy's bleak, end-of-days novel survives the transition to the screen with remarkable veracity.

"...through a blighted American wasteland beset by some (unnamed) catastrophe. Cannibalism, rape, and worse are the order of the..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Final Destination

This new addition to the ongoing film series takes a terrific premise and turns it ho-hum.

"...sundry teens and bystanders manage to escape a deadly catastrophe (plane crash, car crash, roller-coaster crash) only to find..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shrink

A well-chosen cast props up this otherwise shallow story that stars Kevin Spacey as a therapist who turns to pot in the wake of a personal crisis.

"...from his office pushes credibility. In light of the catastrophe that has occurred in his life, Carter has lost..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Animation Show 4

Mike Judge is back with a brand new collection of short animated films, and it's premiering here in Austin.

"...effect, on rose petals and acid tabs snowballing toward catastrophe. The hallucinogen figures in Stephan Mueller's "Mr. Schwartz, Mr...."

April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Water

Don't come to this movie expecting a doom-and-gloom forecast about ecological catastrophe. It's instead an encounter with "voodoo chemistry" that aims to show why we all should start imbibing "structurized water."

"...to this movie expecting a doom-and-gloom forecast about ecological catastrophe: Apart from an overstimulated four-minute short from Leonardo DiCaprio..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Signs

"...the film moves from mystery to paranoia to global catastrophe but never loses sight of the fractured family at..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Matinee

This film is a fondly humorous look back at the last gasp of America's innocence, being a kid, and, in particular, monster movies.

"...up against the admittedly stiff competition of impending nuclear catastrophe. Young navy brat Gene (Fenton), a monster buff whose..."

Jan. 29, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Solar Crisis

"...includes sabotaging the mission to save the world from catastrophe, the Mad Max-like desert bands of roaming civilians, the..."

Dec. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"People's Summit" Aims to Refocus State's Attention on Last Year's Freeze Disaster

Winter Storm Uri death toll may be more than 800

"...How can the state walk away from a man-made catastrophe a year ago that led to hundreds of deaths?..."

Feb. 17, 2022 News Post by Kimberly Reeves

Suzume

Another modern fantasy wonder from the creator of Your Name

"...colored interpretations of works like Godzilla and Akira. But catastrophe is the way of an island, especially one as..."

April 14, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Amsterdam

David O. Russell's madcap murder-mystery is a misfire

"...cyclical nature of a world history ever recovering from catastrophe then barreling toward it anew. By the film’s 1933..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

A mixed salad of Green letters and more.

"...Probably this comes of growing up expecting a nuclear catastrophe. For those of us who are still alive, this..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Column

Austin Celebrates Supreme Court’s HB 2 Ruling

"...2. The historic ruling prevented a state health care catastrophe and reaffirmed the right to choose...."

June 28, 2016 Photo Gallery

Talent Show 1989 and Catastrophe Theory

Though the shows Talent Show 1989 and Catastrophe Theory aren't related, the Getalong Gang's spoof of junior high talents and Stephen Pruitt's account of his career path both offer much in the way of entertainment

"...Talent Show 1989 and Catastrophe Theory..."

June 2, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

True Hollywood Stories

The Catastrophe of Success is anything but a glowing memoir: The director of It's a Wonderful Life is portrayed as wildly egotistical, as well as anti-union, anti-commie, and generally anti-fun.

"...Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Successby Joseph McBride..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...of a thrilling theatrical spectacle and not a dramatic catastrophe. The project collaborators certainly offer cause for hope. Sir..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Boy With Loaded Gun: A Memoir

"...and whose presence in the Nordan home occasions a near-catastrophe. "A Body in the River" (the Emmett Till chapter)..."

March 3, 2000 Books Review by Marion Winik

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