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"...Mistaken contract killer/accidental sleuth/single mom Finlay Donovan returns for a fourth madcap mystery in Elle Cosimano’s..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...Omni Loop Director/Screenwriter: Bernardo Britto Producers: Ben Cohen, Patrick Donovan, David Hinojosa Diagnosed with a black hole growing inside..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thanksgiving Dining, Intero Opens Poeta, Boggy Creek Farm Goes Theatrical, Eastciders Gets Pumped, Taco Mafia’s on the Air, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...The elegant new venue, presided over by chef Kevin Donovan, will be open seven days a week, featuring a..."

Nov. 15, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...you, too" according to songwriters Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Crosstalk: Remembering Brad Houser of Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, and More Music News

Mala Fama opens on Sixth Street, and Golden Hornet seeks young composers

"...the Storm, this year's sixth annual edition hosted Austinites Donovan Keith, Cowboy Diplomacy, Kev Bev, Deann René, Brock Bushong,..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

KMFA's Residency Program Gives Composers the Keys to the Station

Recapping Clarice Assad's booked-up week of improvisation in Austin

"...week also included a live interview on host Dianne Donovan's Midday Oasis and ended with a live performance alongside..."

July 7, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Review: St. Ed’s Luchadora!

Let's get ready to stumble in this Lucha Libre drama

"...work providing costuming for the wrestlers (Ariel Blanco, Tyler Donovan, and Christian Meaux) – the aforementioned aerial attacks, piledrivers,..."

April 19, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Thiele, Alan Kim, Alexander Bello, Bailee Bonick, Kyndra Sanchez, Donovan Colan, Vivienne Sachs, Quinn Titcomb, Caroline Aaron, Amy Sedaris..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Breaking

Tragic true-life drama attacks how the system fails military veterans

"...Leyva, Olivia Washington, London Covington, Connie Britton and Jeffrey Donovan...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Wolf Hound

World War II airtime action with genuine period planes

"...Directed by: Michael B. Chait. Starring: James Maslow, Trevor Donovan, Michael Wayne Foster, Nicholas Denmon and Aron Noble...."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review

National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh places the NCAA on trial in this chilling sports drama

"...Stephan James, Alexander Ludwig, J.K. Simmons, Kristin Chenoweth, Jeffrey Donovan, Timothy Olyphant, David Koechner, Tim Blake Nelson and Andrew..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

First Look: Ric Roman Waugh Takes on the NCAA in National Champions

Austin director's new film looks at the student athlete industry

"...(Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, Uzo Aduba) must..."

Nov. 16, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wrath of Man

Ritchie and Statham find a new, welcome gear in this bloody thriller

"...by: Guy Ritchie. Starring: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Harnett, Laz Alonzo, Niamh Algar, Scott Eastwood, Raúl..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Courier

A forgotten Cold War spy story gets a very British, very tragic retelling

"...angst. In one quietly devastating scene, CIA officer Emily Donovan (Brosnahan) breaks the myth of the four-minute-warning down for..."

March 19, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Safe Set for Pandemic-Era Feature The Blazing World

Sundance film comes to AFS's drive-in

"...Alice, caught between her dysfunctional mother (Vinessa Shaw, Ray Donovan), her violent father (Dermot Mulroney, Shameless), and a mysterious..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

KMFA's New Home Brings the Community Into Contact With Music

Austin's classical music radio station has a new building where people can see the sounds

"...to see Wilson or on-air personalities such as Dianne Donovan or Sara Schneider, you'd half-expect to pass a periscope..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Redemption Day

It's 2021, and terrorists in low-budget thrillers are still all foreign

"...by: Hicham Hajji. Starring: Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Martin Donovan, Ernie Hudson and Samy Naceri...."

Jan. 22, 2021 Movie Review

Let Him Go

Superman's parents get caught up in a Western noir

"...Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Kayli Carter, Lesley Manville, Jeffrey Donovan, Booboo Stewart and Will Brittain...."

Nov. 6, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Honest Thief

Liam Neeson punches his way out of a ridiculous situation

"...Neeson, Jai Courtney, Kate Walsh, Robert Patrick and Jeffrey Donovan...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Deonn, Legendborn • Cory Doctorow, Attack Surface • Lisa Donovan, Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger • Robert Draper, To..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Dart Bowl's Final Day

"...at 5700 Grover in 1958 and remained under the Donovan family’s ownership for three generations – on Friday, July..."

July 17, 2020 Photo Gallery

Austin's Growing Venezuelan Population Showcases Its Diverse Cuisine

Four food trucks prove to be more than arepas

"...Aurora Venezuelan Food: 3225 Amy Donovan Plaza (The Domain), www.auroravenezuelanfood.com..."

July 17, 2020 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Dart Bowl Closes Permanently This Friday

Iconic local lanes unspared by coronavirus consequences

"...family and for Austin,” says Dart Bowl co-owner John Donovan, “but a pandemic that keeps people home is also..."

July 15, 2020 Sports Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Soccer Watch: Austin Soccer Family Unite

"...this Friday evening, a Facebook Live conversation with Landon Donovan, who needs no introduction, and Howard Webb, who is..."

April 24, 2020 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Come to Daddy

Family freakout with Elijah Wood in this slick and twisted thriller

"...Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Garfield Wilson, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Simon Chin, Ona Grauer and Oliver Wilson...."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Feedback

Trouble in the radio booth

"...reviewed at press time. British character actor Marsan (Ray Donovan) has secrets to hide as a radio DJ trapped..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review

UtopiaFest 2019 at Reveille Peak Ranch

"...Donovan Keith at UtopiaFest on November 15, 2019..."

Nov. 18, 2019 Photo Gallery

SXSW Reveals First 2020 Artist List

Music from all over the map … literally

"...Weaver and the polished acoustic pop of Declan J Donovan. Ireland’s Just Mustard crafts a poppy, sonically distressed strain..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Lucy in the Sky

Natalie Portman's astronaut crashes to Earth

"...Beetz, Dan Stevens, Pearl Amanda Dickson, Ellen Burstyn, Jeffrey Donovan, Tig Notaro and Nick Offerman...."

Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

ACL Live Review: Raconteurs

Only half of Jack White’s supergroup dresses for the occasion

"...The set's sole nod to the Sixties, Donovan's “Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness),” resembled fellow Music City..."

Oct. 5, 2019 Music Post by Tim Stegall

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