My SXSW

By Dana Falconberry

"...Some of my favorite SXSW moments, though, happen in-between the shows...."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

An Arc of Crystal Clarity

Rob chats with Gavin Russom and Viva Ruiz of the Crystal Ark

"...Bambaataa, and it was one of those really psychedelic moments [laughs] where all these worlds are intersecting. I really..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Texans Cage Bears, Lowly Jags Loom

Houston remains on top of AFC

"...didnʼt help as Houston had uncharacteristic drops at key moments by wide receiver Kevin Walter and second-year tight end,..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

President Barack Obama: Four More Years

Cautious optimism about impending change in Washington

"...whoops of joy rising from the crowd over special moments, e.g., Pennsylvania being called for Obama, or Massachusetts for..."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

FF2012: Why 'The Collection' is All About Character

Marcus Dunstan brings the mask back for Fantastic Fest

"...That's why the pair were happy to work for moments like an important character beat for Elena and her..."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Women Are Targeted at the Capitol on Saturday

A silent protest in support of Planned Parenthood begins to grow

"...the fronts of their shirts, to protest the imminent cutting of state funds to Planned Parenthood...."

Aug. 23, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Then There's This: Salvaging a Middle Ground

Once a scrap yard, always a scrap yard

"...Moments before the vote was called, Vice Chair Patricia Seeger..."

March 30, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Second night SXSW handicapping

"...as much trouble as they can in 90-second bursts. Moments of snarled doom or corrosive thrash are mixed in,..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Lee Fields & the Expressions

Remember how you flipped for Charles Bradley? Get a lot of Lee Fields!

"...North Carolina native. He's been on the grind since cutting his first single in 1969, an aching cover of..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Antarctica

Who knew Antarctica was really made of cheese?

"...There are so many winking, nudging "Get it?" moments that your ribs are likely to get sore from..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

'The Butcher's Hands'

Short Story Contest second-place winner

"...thought by now I would be back in Barcelona, cutting my feet on oyster shells, shoveling seaweed into trucks."..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Books Feature by Dana De Greff

Critics' Picks

Recommended at AFF

"...The AFF lineup makes space for the cutting edge of a film like Pariah, the dangerous decorum..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Screens Feature

Morality at Play

In a Better World director Susanne Bier on her creative process

"...Bier's movies have a way of cutting to the heart of human emotions. Not surprisingly, the..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Mark Cuban and Avner Ronen have a heated debate about the future of TV

"...to get a word in edgewise, as Cuban kept cutting him off, but the takeaway from his side of..."

March 26, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

A Raisin in the Sun

Slow pacing aside, City Theatre's revival brings Hansberry's message home

"...pace, and to some extent that happens here, as moments drag out and gaps of silence stretch where they..."

March 19, 2010 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Thursday Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...XX provides a dreamy soundtrack to your most intimate moments without getting sticky beats all over your li'l black..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

To Mars, With Love

Reinventing the romantic comedy, to infinity and beyond

"...exploration – the missteps, the unrecognized cues, the stolen moments, the second chances, and the stunning realizations – that..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Quiet on the Set

Less talk, more action: Aaron Katz and Cris Lankenau sound off on Cold Weather

"...of Cold Weather, Cris Lankenau, talk about his favorite moments of the movie, it's easy to tell he takes..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Three Guys, a Girl, and a Dog Named Friday

Austin film collective Jollyville Pictures on its ingredients for success

"...Store is calling a "whisky-addled sing-along for the final moments before last call."..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

The prose themes of Willa Cather are timeless

"...Even there she's getting away with a cutting little something. Ernest Hemingway's generation believed the First World..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Prop 8 Upheld

Aw, hell...

"...Hard not to feel defeated at these moments, but the fact that the 18,000 couples who were..."

May 26, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

After a Fashion

All style, all the time, from the Houston Ballet Ball to the Oscars

"...many of the stars appeared to have employed such cost-cutting measures as doing their own hair and make-up, and..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

This Euphoria

David Garza returns Dream still intact

"...the room with each passing song, his half-cocked smile cutting into his steep cheekbones...."

Jan. 23, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar gets all Ginger-y for the season

"...definitely, but I draw strength from Lana Turner at moments like these. She really knew how to make a..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Farewell, Stan Winston

FX guru dies, and a nation reaches fondly for its Pumpkinhead DVD.

"..."Is he cutting out his own eye?"..."

June 17, 2008 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Night of the Difference Makers

Hustlers get their hustle back over Green Country 129-65, Hell Marys take Honky Tonk Heartbreakers 61-43

"...and Rosie the Wrecker, kept taking lead status and cutting into the home team's advantage...."

May 6, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

'Maximalist'

Good art creates believable stories in small spaces, and that's what this Else Madsen exhibition does

"...and I mean these loose lines do the rumba, cutting the rug up and down the composition. Finally, she..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

Hank, Harry, and Jesse James

Sitting in with Jimmy Grabowske, steel guitarist to the stars

"...with the band to record for Austin's Lasso label, cutting "Frankie and Johnny" b/w "You've Broken Every Vow." The..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

ACL Fest Saturday Picks

"...both the roots tradition of his father and the cutting-edge dancehall stylings of his own generation. – Jay Trachtenberg..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature

Orwell and Bush

Won't get fooled again?

"...being first convinced and then maddened. At every few moments the fury of the crowd boiled over and the..."

Feb. 14, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

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