Second Coming

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Definitive Director's Cut (1977)

"...bloated Independence Day. But unlike much of the science fiction we see these days -- heavy with either paranoia..."

July 30, 1999 Screens Feature

Literacy Austin's Bookfest

"...photograph by John Anderson Mystery, science fiction, humor, travel, sports, fiction, true crime, poetry, fantasy --..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature

Reflections

"...McGuffin, much like that strange glowing suitcase in Pulp Fiction. As Martyn struggles to dispose of this sudden corpse,..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Writes of Winter

"...both the published and the aspiring came to share fiction and nonfiction of quality. Several writers found acceptance by..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Books Review

Memories of My Father Watching TV: A Novel

"...American society these days. There's virtually no support for fiction writers wanting to do anything innovative. Nevertheless, Curtis White..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Books Review

10 in Focus

Alma

"...sees this as the chief difference between documentary and fiction film. "It's what makes a movie like this so..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature

Elvis Lives!

Detective and Then Some...

"...more than 10 novels about Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux, crime writer James Lee Burke has turned to his Texas..."

July 25, 1997 Books Feature

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...that makes it seem an accessory to the couple's crimes. Reportedly, the long-absent Malick has begun production on a..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Stoking the Holy Fire

"...one entirely believable future, but like much of Sterling's fiction, Holy Fire also functions on many other levels than..."

April 18, 1997 Screens Feature

Collective Projections

Women Make Movies

"...address issues including lesbianism, political awakening, corporate power, war crimes, and cultural and ethnic identity. Although produced in a..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

Postscripts

"...of This Migrant Earth, Dear Rafe, and Partners in Crime. Participants in this event will include Trinity University's Arturo..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Books Column

Our Recommended Events Include Broods, Books, and Barking Buddies

The weekdays are filled with events worth leaving the house

"...Because the writing has the fluid mediocrity of a crime procedural, it is an insanely easy read and 2)..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Love Letters, Pro Wrestling, and More Recommended Events

Your weekdays are spoken for

"...a mystery solved? American writer and winner of French crime lit award Grand Prix de Littérature Policière Chester B...."

Feb. 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...(Ander & Santi Were Here) Alicia Gaspar de Alba (Crimes of the Tongue: Essays and Stories ) Michael Genhart..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...Gonna start off with three novels from Austin-based authors..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 1-7

"...TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Science fiction aficionado Wil Wheaton suggests that all of us should..."

April 1, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...their Avengers: Endgame triumph with a hard left into crime drama Cherry starring Tom Holland; and noted water enthusiast..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

The Good Lord Bird Swoops in for ATX TV Fest ... From the Couch!

Ethan Hawke series to headline Saturday: Plus The Mandalorian

"...this adaptation of James McBride's National Book Award for Fiction-winning biographical novel, his story is told from the viewpoint..."

June 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...mystery. Working to clear their names and solve the crime, they need to figure out how they, and their..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Hall of Fame 2019 inductee John Lee Hancock's period crime drama The Highwaymen; and Kathy Griffin: A Hell of..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Take a Look Around

"...We Go From Here?” Nov. 11] that's a country's crime rate is a fiction and the threat of illegal..."

Nov. 17, 2016 Postmarks

Exposing The Zodiac Killer

The first film to be restored by the American Genre Film Archive

"...True crime and cinema go together like highways and spree killers...."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

1960s Austin Gangsters

The noir novelist digs into the capital city's criminal past and unearths characters who are lively, colorful, and interesting

"...and their white-trash buddies could band together to commit crimes ranging from petty to serious. Prostitution, smuggling, safecracking, gambling,..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

Confrontational Cinema

Companion doc to The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence revisits Indonesian atrocities

"...helpless in the shadow of this unfathomable and unpunished crime. Oppenheimer explained, "The perpetrators are still in power, and..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...decides to put in a late night at the crime lab. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Crimes That Paid

In Jesse Sublett's top reads of 2014, wherever the protagonists go, trouble follows

"...Crimes That Paid..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Good Eye: Books Are a Slanket for Your Brain

Read your way through those visits with the in-laws

"...Crossing straight from the pages of this 1931 pulp crime classic about love, betrayal, and racketeering. It's a palate-cleansingly..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Perfidia

The first book in this new L.A. Quartet shows new depth, scope, and craftsmanship in James Ellroy's canon

"...interworkings of the L.A.P.D. It made Ellroy America's best crime novelist, a terse, staccato, Bukowskian demimonde poet. The following..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

Japanese Madness Overtakes Fantastic Fest

Miike, Sono, and Studio Ghibli all added to lineup

"...gangster story from Karnataka, India. Shades of Scarface, Pulp Fiction and Rashomon color Rakshit Shetty's entrancing story of good,..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Geckos Go Chameleon

The sun rises on Robert Rodriguez's 'From Dusk Till Dawn' TV adaptation

"...cinema, their respective sophomore efforts – Desperado and Pulp Fiction – proving they weren't just indie darlings. Their first..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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