Wrapped and Ready

"..."Have yourself a bloody little Christmas." Oh, there's plenty of the regular old drama standards and entertainment for the..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Austin Playhouse’s Big Fish

This charming fish tale is small in scale but huge in heart

"...want to see things beyond their imagination, bigger than life,” says the circus ringmaster who’s a werewolf to the..."

June 13, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Rich From the Journey

The crazy quilt career of Kimmie Rhodes.

"...In the waning daylight of a winter Sunday afternoon, Kimmie Rhodes is in the..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Music Feature by Virginia B. Wood

8 1/2

Mastroianni plays a film director who's just had a huge hit but is struggling to find an idea for his next project. Between fits and starts, he goes back through his life and confronts all his demons. And what a cavalcade of demons!

"...giant rocket ship set, Guido goes back through his life and confronts all his demons. And what a cavalcade..."

Feb. 15, 2001 Movie Review by Nick Barbaro

Book Reviews

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories

"...to have it all: a wildly hyped debut collection of short stories published by Knopf, a pad in Jerusalem,..."

June 11, 1999 Books Review

Ringmaster

"...Molly Hagan, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Michael Jai White, Michael Dudikoff, Tangie Ambrose, Nicki Micheaux, Rebecca Broussard and Maximilliana. Ringmaster..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...South by Southwest is a game of numbers: approximately 845 showcases/bands, divided by five nights, divided..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

The Dog

Dog Day Afternoon is a film about a wildly true bank robbery; as conveyed by John Wojtowicz in this doc, the story gets even nuttier when told from the horse's mouth.

"...suicide watch at a psychiatric ward after a near-overdose of sleeping pills. Within minutes, however, police swarm the building..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

John Dyer Baizley’s Brute Emotion

Baroness frontman cuts through the B.S. for Chaos in Tejas

"...JDB: It was great. It was kind of like my official first week back at work after..."

May 30, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Reclaiming Texas History, One Home Movie at a Time

The missionary zeal of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image

"...a perfectly sunny day in spring, two men square off on a ranch in West Texas. One of the..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

MirrorMask

The work of fantasist Neil Gaiman finally makes it to the screen with its innate sense of wonder intact, despite this sporadically overstuffed package of magic, mystery, and masked madwomen.

"...Dora Bryan, Robert Llewellyn and Andy Hamilton. The work of fantasist Neil Gaiman finally makes it to the screen..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Batman Returns

Gotham City is once again riven with crime, so Michael Keaton and director Tim Burton's Batman save the citizens from the megalomaniacs.

"...has done a great job on the visual end of movie making and he's been able to generate interesting..."

June 26, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Documentary about Lennon's political activism and time spent in New York basks in the legend's presence but offers little new on the subject.

"...Leaf and John Scheinfeld. Keeping company with the memory of John Lennon is usually time well-spent, and this documentary,..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pinocchio

"...against what must surely be the most irritating adaptation of a childhood classic ever attempted. No lie, stick boy:..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Election

"...Driscoll. High school: Is there a more nightmarish circle of hell anywhere else? You wouldn't think it to see..."

May 7, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Brother's Keeper

This documentary is about the unlikeliest of subjects: an alleged mercy killing between a pair of barely socialized, virtually illiterate, unkempt, unhygienic, slow-witted, never-married bachelors.

"...Directed by: Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. The glaring mistake is last week's Oscar nominations was..."

Jan. 29, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Bad Moms Christmas

The raunchy moms are back with some Christmas spirit(s)

"...Less a sequel and more of a holiday special shitshow spectacular, A Bad Moms Christmas..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Sixth Sense

"...Clout is a word often sought and rarely seen among hip-hoppers. More than any..."

Sept. 11, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Sex and satire in this Romanian polemic comedy

"...The Romanian writer/director excels in fashioning delightfully disturbing deconstructions of his country’s history, from a film crew re-creating the..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Traitor

True-life Mafia story inverts the conventions

"...the Cosa Nostra, Italy’s infamous crime syndicate. After years of loyal service, Buscetta initially keeps his mouth shut when..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Levitation Q&A: Wayne Coyne

Flaming Lips leaders remains deep-down freaky

"...50th anniversary prior to the Lips’ set, plus their circus-like stage show, and continuing collaboration with Miley Cyrus...."

May 8, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Darwin's Nightmare

This delicately horrific yet artful documentary examines the destruction of Lake Victoria by the omnivorous Nile perch, and the dire consequences this causes the Tanzanian people.

"...by: Hubert Sauper. Consider the Nile perch: The source of white fish fillets for most of the European dining..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Bush's balls drop.

"...referring to the George W. Bush inauguration week festivities, of course, which included such delights as Dubya himself doing..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

All the World SA Stage

The Debut of the International Theater Festival at San Antonio

"...is the International Theater Festival@San Antonio, a new banquet of global performance organized by the Mexican Cultural Institute, the..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Casting Votes Against Development

"...a policy for public space that has some semblance of integrity. We need those spaces, which have been kept..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Column

Pushing Boundaries

The Territory Begins 21st Season on KLRU-TV

"...Just as the fall schedule of season and series premieres kicks off on network television,..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Screens Feature by Alison Macor

Gay Place

It's been a couple of big weeks for the pair behind Austin's beloved GayBiGayGay

"...It's been a couple of big, celebratory weeks for the pair behind Austin's beloved..."

May 6, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Glutard Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Favorite treats and sweets around town

"...One hopeful side effect of giving up gluten is the reduction in carbs. Most..."

May 21, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Once a Monkee ...

Micky Dolenz' new CD reflects past and present

"...not agree,” Micky Dolenz has led a pretty charmed life. As a child actor in the Fifties, he starred..."

Sept. 11, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Got Yer Auld Lang Syne Right Here

NYE: Whut Getty du.

"...to watch the entire downtown transform into a parade of pigs (police everywhere, careful, my little designated drivers) and..."

Dec. 31, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

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