Local Critics Pick ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Austin Film Critics Association names P.T. Anderson Best Director

"...Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s harrowing drama about the hunt for..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: 'Dark Touch' / 'Argento's Dracula'

Two very different dances with Irish Gothic

"...Mud, rain, trees that look like skeletons in winter, darkness, and everyday clothes that could pass as funeral weeds...."

Feb. 1, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Whiteout

Kate Beckinsale plays a U.S. marshal who must investigate a murder in Antarctica and wrap it up quickly because winter is starting in three days.

"...that she’s passed the past half-dozen years under a dark cloud, gravitating toward gloomy action pics, in roles that..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Raising Helen

Ugg boots, ugh movie. Cuddle-bunny story stars Kate Hudson.

"...ugh. But, as Pastor Dan might point out, every dark cloud has its silver lining, and for Raising Helen,..."

May 28, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All I Want for Christmas

"...serendipity and good cheer. Really, just about the only dark cloud in this Manhattan Island paradise is the nasty..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Work

Doc on a powerful Folsom Prison therapy group

"...Chief among the inmates participating is the hulking Dark Cloud, a member of the Native American Brotherhood who’s..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl

Gothic conventions revamped for coming-of-age chiller

"...would feel a twang of morbid recognition at the dark cloud hanging over Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl...."

Oct. 3, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...of talent and titles Now it's time to get dark, experimental, and immersive with today's wave of Midnighters, VR..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

S.L. Houser’s Earnest “Wind in the Door” and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Rod Gator, BLK ODYSSY, and Cloud Companion

"...protagonist lights up a cigarette and drives into the darkness, face covered in blood. Since walking away from the..."

June 2, 2023 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez

The Man Who Cried

"...de Jour, most Peter Greenaway films) piles on the dark, lush romanticism like nobody's business. If nothing else, The..."

June 8, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Neighbors vs. Neighbors

A profile of the Central Texas struggle over Alcoa Rockdale and its plans for expansionAlcoa announces new "voluntary" emissions reductions.

"...a clear morning in late June, there is no dark satanic cloud hovering over the countryside to mark the..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Get Me to the Funny: Chortle Portal

Weekly comedy showcase at UT keeps the students coming back for more

"...and comedy gurus Andrew Clarkston, Andrew Dismukes, and Shannon Cloud...."

March 9, 2016 Arts Post by Spencer Beghtol

Sci-Fi Film Festival Foresees a Hybrid Future for Its In-Person Return

Other Worlds comes to Galaxy Highland and beyond

"...augmented reality thriller Sight Extended and smart house chiller Dark Cloud. Fonté noted that both films are from first-time..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Welcome to the Rileys

Though the story is preposterous, terrific performances by James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, and Melissa Leo save the day.

"...life he tries to save and thereby vanquish the dark cloud that hangs over his life. Doug and Lois..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Song

Miley Cyrus steps out of her Hannah Montana comfort zone to play a rebellious teen in this Nicholas Sparks melodrama.

"...big kisses, a trying-on-dresses montage, the revelation of the dark cloud in Will’s past, and then, bam, somebody coughs...."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In America

The masterful storyteller Jim Sheridan, along with a wonderful cast, tell the story of a family whom you'll never forget.

"...ranks of actors working today. As Mateo, the story’s dark cloud and ultimate agent of the family’s emotional turnaround,..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Know What You Did Last Summer

"...ways, and all of them are shadowed by the dark cloud of guilt, when Julie receives an anonymous note..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...name on second LP Information, the songwriter/multi-instrumentalist stakes out darker, moodier territory than previously. “Dead Arms & Dead Legs”..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

Free Comic Book Day

There's a comic for everybody among the 40 titles available in the eighth annual giveaway

"...Panel 1: You, disgruntled, a dark cloud over your head. In the thought balloon to..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Us

Jordan Peele has met the enemy, and they is Us

"...(just as he’s trying to fill Rod Serling’s smoke cloud in his revamp of The Twilight Zone), it’s still..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hey – Are You White?

And what, if anything, do you intend to do about it?

"...hope part may be debatable, because it is a dark piece and a dark character, but we really pushed..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Eliot Sumner

Information (Cherrytree/Island)

"...name on second LP Information, the songwriter/multi-instrumentalist stakes out darker, moodier territory than previously. "Dead Arms & Dead Legs"..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

X Games Austin 2016

"...chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which has been casting a dark cloud over the NFL since Mike Webster was posthumously..."

June 3, 2016 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Point Austin: An Institutional Failure

The Carter verdict does not exonerate the APD

"...arbitrarily pursuing two unsuspecting young black men on a dark street – with the resulting confrontation producing instantaneous panic..."

June 14, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Blood, Sweat & Murder

Redemption for Austin's definitive one-man band? Just don't ask Scott H. Biram what the 'H' stands for.

"...Platters," Sept. 30), pieces together a shattered portrait of darkness on the edge of town and at the bottom..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Learning Curve

Lessons from the Long Center's first six months

"...The traffic mess cast a dark cloud over the center just three weeks after its..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

As You Like It

Director Johanna McKeon opens her UT Department of Theatre & Dance staging of As You Like It in a court of stylish bleakness, but when she moves it to the Forest of Arden, spring permeates the production and a buzzing, exuberant spirit takes over.

"...to share a border with Tim Burton's neighborhood, a midnight-dark fantasy realm, part pop-culture fairy tale, part dystopian-future comic..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

I'm Only One Man

"...being me. I joke about living under a permanent dark cloud. (Of course, anything is dark compared to the..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Books Feature

What Hole in the Wall's Freshly Inked 20-Year Lease Means for Other At-Risk Venues

The Iconic Venue Fund plans to dish out more aid, but needs time, additional funds

"...For decades, a dark cloud of closure threats has loomed heavy over the..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Review: Shinyribs, Transit Damage

Kevin Russell boomerangs back on supple, sultry full-band disc

"...LP builds a Southern-fried roots cycle around three-hole dinger "Dark Cloud," paean to a heroine of complex hues. Instant..."

July 21, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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