Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Air Guitar Championships

Emo's, Saturday, May 21, 2005

"...essentials. People necessarily, mercifully stuck to the point. These days of course, there is a mind-numbing multitude of ways..."

May 20, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: FronteraFest Short Fringe “Best of the Week”

Hyde Park Theatre, Saturday, January 22, 2005

"...There is so much to be offended by these days it’s hard to know where to begin: low-rise jeans?..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Cinematexas 9

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Thursday, September 23, 2004

"...the tremulous hands of legions of aspiring filmmakers. These days, pixels are cheap. Ugliness abounds: bad lighting, composition, directing,..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Republic of Texas Friday Night Bike Parade and Free Concert

11th & Congress, Friday, June 4, 2004

"...Notes, it’s all there. The difference is that these days the demographic is a bit more Viagraphic and the..."

June 4, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Jesse Sublett in-store with the Class of ’78

Waterloo Records, Friday, May 28, 2004

"...’78, a talented hodgepodge of musicians from the early days of Austin’s new wave/punk scene. No, the Class of..."

May 28, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: The Violet Crown Festival

Brentwood Park, Saturday, May 1, 2004

"...freaks keep up the intensity for an additional six days? Difficult to say, but it’s certainly still worth a..."

April 30, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: SXSW Free Concert

Auditorium Shores at the Long Center, Friday, March 19, 2004

"...Padre, be thankful you live in Austin, because these days SXSW shares the love with a series of free..."

March 19, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: SXSW Film Festival screening of Super Size Me

Paramount Theatre, Saturday, March 13, 2004

"...the SXSW Film Festival screens Super Size Me, a documentary by Morgan Spurlock about the cost of America’s obsession..."

March 12, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Rock and Roll at Ruta Maya

Ruta Maya, Saturday, February 7, 2004

"...isolated for one thing. The only foot traffic these days is the occasional Exposé titty dancer who strolls up..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Third Annual Rabble-Rouser Roundup and Fat Cat Schmoozefest

La Zona Rosa, Sunday, January 18, 2004

"...the Earth like Cain, all bets are off. These days Gore is genuinely engaging, with a sense of humor..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: The Resentments

Saxon Pub, Sunday, November 16, 2003

"...they’re still hanging around for love, not money. These days, that’s pretty weird...."

Nov. 14, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Record Convention

North Austin Event Center, Saturday, October 25, 2003

"...ditto on that, too. Admission is $4 for both days (yes, you’re going to need some time on this..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Pet-a-Palooza

Travis County Expo Center, Saturday, August 30, 2003

"...been shedding dander and ignoring their owners since the days of the pharaohs is testament enough to their usefulness..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Ray Benson In-Store

Waterloo Records, Friday, July 11, 2003

"...a time when Austin was still cheap and easy. Nowadays things are a little more fast and furious. The..."

July 11, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

True Life, Unfiltered

New mini-fest AFS Doc Days scours the globe for fresh viewpoints

"...Austin Film Society is finally providing that specialty with Doc Days, bringing new and unexpected viewpoints about regional life..."

May 11, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

The life and pain of the jazz great in his own words and music

"...as large as his contribution to music. Stanley Nelson’s documentary aims to examine that cultural legacy. The birth of..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

First Look: The Obamas Become Producers With American Factory

Upcoming Netflix documentary finds culture clash within global trade

"...the American Dream if not pliable? On its best days, it’s an aspiration: if you work hard, do the..."

June 17, 2019 Screens Post by Sam Russek

AFS Grant Winner Over the Rainbow Explores Scientology Beyond the Drama

Finding empathy where there is none

"...her own world, like the subjects of Jeffrey Peixoto's documentary Over the Rainbow, which explores the lives of Scientologists;..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Britt Hayes

Kyle Henry Calls for a National Family Intervention in Time Passages

AFS Doc Days selection delves into the challenges of family archives

"...longtime home of Austin this week as part of Doc Days 2024, Austin Film Society’s annual celebration of true-life..."

May 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stand Up Guys

The film stars Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin as a trio of petty crooks who reunite postretirement to settle some old scores and rediscover the meaning of friendship.

"...refused to rat out his crew. His old accomplice, Doc (Walken), picks him up and takes him out for..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Glastonbury

The sense of total immersion in England's Glastonbury Festival is breathlessly complete in Julien Temple's everywhere-at-once music documentary.

"...sweep and stubborn longevity as England's Glastonbury Festival, this documentary begins with a solemn, stentorian narrator recalling the history..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Todd Haynes Melds Sound and Vision in The Velvet Underground

New music documentary reframes the New York quartet as experimenters and innovators

"...the essay in his press notes for his new documentary The Velvet Underground (screening this weekend as part of..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Citizenfour

When Edward Snowden was in that hotel room in Hong Kong sharing his initial intel about NSA surveillance, Laura Poitras' was there with a camera to film his disclosures.

"...After watching Pulitzer Prize-winner Laura Poitras’ new documentary about the early-on brouhaha surrounding government whistleblower Edward Snowden,..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo

An engaging doc about the Oklahoma State Prison Rodeo.

"...kind you find atop an angry bull. Beesley's engaging doc is a far cry from his winsomely weird portrait..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Grind

"...Morrison, Bam Margera and Randy Quaid. Ah, for the days of Zorlac Skates, the Big Boys, and the Pflugerville..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cold Case Hammarskjöld Uncovers a Crime Too Terrible to Stay Buried

An assassination to hide an atrocity

"...The unassuming Danish documentarian has more than flirted with danger in search of..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cool It

Based on the book by Danish environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg, this documentary approaches the problems caused by global warming without panic.

"...Directed by: Ondi Timoner. Ondi Timoner's clear-eyed and commonsensical documentary, Cool It, makes the case that we have been..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela

A fascinating, confounding documentary portrait of the "longest running religious festival in history" – the Kumbh Mela in Prayag, India, a 70 million-strong, once-every-12-years event.

"...Old Testament for sheer grandiose overkill. Benazzo and Day’s doc doesn’t offer much in the way of explaining the..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scratch

"...Directed by: Doug Pray. Doug Pray's previous music doc -- 1996's Hype! -- chronicled the rise and fall..."

March 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

This Week's Recommended Arts Events

On walls, on screens, and in crates, get some culture this week

"...fans? That’s what Alejandro Cabrera examines in his new documentary about how the Skywalker saga has found a particular..."

May 3, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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