SXSW Film

Reviews and interviews

"...stories and share a meal, they're sociable. Put a Dungeons & Dragons rule book in the middle of the..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: First Do No Harm

Our Constitution allows elected officials to follow principled beliefs while limiting the power of demagoguery

"...about it. What they do support is their own Dungeons & Dragons-rules, reimagined-by-the-players Constitution, tailored to fit their own..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Farewell to the Dungeon Master

The genius behind Dungeons and Dragons lays down his dice.

"...Sad news: Gary Gygax, the man behind Dungeons and Dragons, has died at his Lake Geneva home,..."

March 4, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview

"...for new material soonish. – Melanie Haupt DJs Manny & Bigface..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Feature

TCB

SXSW 07: a lot of carrying on, a massive jolt of energy, then oblivion

"...on the band's Web site: "As far as underground dungeons go, it's pretty convincing."..."

March 23, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Strategy and Strategery

Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel on Darkon and the real-world implications of role players at war

"...screenplay, a contemporary fictional thing about the underworld of Dungeons & Dragons. Through Internet research I found out about..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crestview at the Crossroads

Near north neighborhood faces redevelopment transformation

"...who've adopted the space as a place to play Dungeons & Dragons or whatever has replaced it among the..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Luv Doc Recommends: Fantastic Fest 2006

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Thursday, September 21, 2006

"...chastity belt than informing a potential mate you're into Dungeons & Dragons and yet, there are actually D&Ders who..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

Beside the Point

Council ponders where to set the property-tax rate, and which health care package should cover city employees and their partners

"...covering covering school-finance hearings in the Capitol's frosty granite dungeons, it's never ceased to amaze how small-sounding increases to..."

June 2, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Iron Kite

Record review

"...themselves), the term "Iron Kite" is taken from a Dungeons & Dragons-esque online video game called RuneScape; an "iron..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...whimsical. – Margaret MoserPELICAN11:40pm, Emo's Annex "Chicago instro-sorcerers" bring Dungeons & Dragons to mind, but let's say Pelican is..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Malnutrition in Iraq, hot dogs in the United States, Ketu will change into Virgo, and D&D at least once a month

"...year 2004 marked the 30th anniversary of the game Dungeons & Dragons. Game publisher Wizards of the Coast estimates..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Soul to Soul

Gift guide

"...singers, dancers, shamen, and musicians; McCann visiting historic slave dungeons before the show; and Pickett going to church with..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Geek Behind the GURPS

A conversation with Steve Jackson

"...it bore more resemblance to TSR's mid-Seventies runaway smash Dungeons & Dragons than it did to anything the Garriott..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Stitching Up a Storm

Textile art is alive and well in the Camp Fig exhibition "Pins & Needles"

"...a pink-robed wizard presented as club threads for the Dungeons & Dragons aficionado. Next, sexy Selena in leopard-skin halter-top..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

In Play

Neverwinter Nights is more than a game, actually: It's a gaming system to be built on.

"...have a tool with which they can build complicated Dungeons & Dragons scenarios -- and an online community eager..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Screens Feature by Lindsey Simon

The Hobbit

This 1978 animated Rankin & Bass production of Tolkien's The Hobbit works successfully on both a children's and a universal level.

"...of the Rings trilogy at a popular ebb and Dungeons & Dragons mythos riding on its coattails. Seemingly every..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Screens Review by Michael Chamy

Web Award Emcee John Halcyon Styn

"...he says. Or they thought he was devoted to Dungeons & Dragons. But these days, after surviving the late-Nineties..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

Capitol Chronicle

As Gov. Bush moves to D.C. in a wave of acclamation, the Legislature prepares to meet over redistricting and new legislation.

"...Dept. of Criminal Justice budget without necessarily authorizing new dungeons. Austin Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos told the Chronicle his "top..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Column by Michael King

Postscripts

Is the movie better than the book? In the case of Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport, that old argument seems a bit moot.

"...Barrett has also written the novelization of the new Dungeons & Dragons film and he'll be signing both books..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

Caleb Carr, Dr. Phil and his son Jay, Neal Barrett Jr., and other assorted personages will be performing at Austin bookstores soon.

"...a story he originally published in Dragon magazine. More dragons: Barrett has also written the novelization for the forthcoming..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Short Cuts

Bad Dog Comedy Theater initiates Japanese anime midnight screenings.

"...calling 443-8229 or online at info@moviemidwifing.com... Effects-heavy films like Dungeons & Dragons and Vertical Limit are due in cineplexes..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...favorite fantasy role-playing game straight into the fireplace? Well, Dungeons & Dragons won't be quite so incendiary. Instead, it..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...1Non-Stop; Orfeu; Ran; RififiDEC 8Autumn Heart; Cleopatra's Second Husband; Dungeons & Dragons; Into the Arms of Strangers; Lawrence of..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature

What She Saw in Roger Mancuso, Günter Hopstock, Jason Barry Gold …

"...all -- Goth, punk, surf-punk, skinhead, sk8 (skateboarding), D&D (Dungeons and Dragons), SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism), and just..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Books Review by Amanda Eyre Ward

The Intergalactic Nemesis: 'Not the mind-whammy again!'

In the Wee Hours, Heloise Gold's new dance-theatre collaboration with Mike Arnold and Tim Mateer, explores the nooks and crannies of our dreaming / waking double life in visually stunning, playful, and engaging vignettes.

"...relatively straight. In Intergalactic Nemesis, people get locked in dungeons with every opportunity to escape, and with no snide..."

June 2, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Monster Achievement

Diablo 2 Lives Up to the Hype

"...genre on its ear. A game that dripped graphics-laden dungeons, and fantasy galore. A game that burst onto the..."

April 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Other Upcoming Titles

"...Baldur's Gate (Graphics Simulation, DATE) The stellar PC Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game gets a Mac counterpart...."

April 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Brendan Sinclair

The Fifth Elephant: A Novel of Discworld

"...my life of about 20 years or so -- post-Dungeons and Dragons, post-Tolkien -- when I became a bit..."

March 24, 2000 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Richard Garriott

Ready for a Few More Rounds

"...time when all parents thought that if you played Dungeons & Dragons you were going to kill yourself and..."

March 3, 2000 Screens Feature by Lindsey Simon

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