Free Comic Book Day: Picking Through The Shelves

The annual graphic giveaway is this weekend, so what should you pick up?

"...up the latest from local writer Matthew Sturges, Damsels (Dynamite). And he may have abandoned us for Portland, but..."

May 3, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Big Night at the Barber Shop

Dripping Springs brewpub hosts Austin caterers

"...perfect match with the steak and the porter. A dynamite main course...."

Dec. 11, 2012 Food Post by Mick Vann

The AggreGAYtor: November 27

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Village apartment had in mind when stocking up on dynamite...."

Nov. 27, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Deep in the Heart

The life story of Richard Wallrath, a former alcoholic who now funds scholarships for 4-H and FFA students, is told in this inspirational biopic.

"...forever be best known as Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite. Gries is one of those greatly underappreciated actors, so..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

50/50

50/50 accomplishes the near-impossible: It's a feel-good cancer comedy.

"...a pretty neat trick to pull off. He has dynamite charisma with Rogen and Anna Kendrick (Up in the..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sell a Song

Sir Doug Sahm in mono

"...The dynamite “Dynamite Woman,” with its twin fiddles a year later,..."

Aug. 9, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW handicapping

"...The NYC-based Darwin Smith bears a resemblance to Napoleon Dynamite and busts ludicrous choreographed dance routines onstage, but damn..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky and Natalie Portman whip things into a baroque frenzy in this crazed hybrid of drama and horror set amid a ballet corps.

"...first turn is a right or a left. She’s dynamite stuff – a very good dancer, too, at least..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM: For All Reasons

Terry Allen's music reflects the Lubbock mindset

"..."Softly, softly walk between your dynamite and the thing it knows." Ginger Varney told me..."

July 30, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

In Memory of Dennis Hopper

'A walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction'

"...performance piece: Dennis Hopper, sitting in a circle of dynamite, all the sticks pointing outward, lit the fuse. The..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Best Worst Movie

Premiering in Austin, this documentary is about the purportedly "best worst movie" ever made, Troll 2, and its enthusiastic fans.

"...something in the water there that links up Napoleon Dynamite and Planet of the Apes with Troll 2? (In..."

April 23, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thursday Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...funk from last year's Coconut Rock. The cinematic Black Dynamite Sound Orchestra, led by Los Angeles composer Adrian Younge,..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Mothers of Reinvention

White Denim's Fits of maximum R&B

"...manner that suggests the talent show segment of Napoleon Dynamite. Each one gets a bit more excessive than the..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Chon Som

Tastes of Thailand in Central Texas

"...tea and Thai iced tea, were above average. The Dynamite Shrimp ($5) was recommended as the most popular appetizer;..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Mystery Team

The Mystery Team is a crime-solving trio of clueless high school seniors, brought to us by the five-person troupe called Derrick Comedy.

"...like the bastard child of Harry Potter and Napoleon Dynamite, leaves behind the Little League expletives of “Chinese checkers!”..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tyson

Mike Tyson tells his life story in his own words in this documentary by longtime friend James Toback.

"...mask of endless hate. But in the end, "Kid Dynamite," the WBA Heavyweight Champion of the World, blew himself..."

May 29, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

12

Essentially a Russianized version of the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men, 12 is a moral powerhouse that's both intellectually riveting and indescribably poetic.

"...guilt to presumed innocence – was and is a dynamite example of the gut-level power of socially conscious television..."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mother Truckers

"...Go to Bed, the Mother Truckers come out smokin' dynamite. Actually "Dynamite" is just the lead track, and like..."

June 6, 2008 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Charles Potts MagIc Windmill Band

"...cancer ("Goodbye Son"). The storied "Issued by State" recalls Dynamite Hack's croquet version of N.W.A's "Boyz-N-the Hood," while its..."

May 30, 2008 Music Review by Austin Powell

Wednesday Sleepers

"...folk are anything but intuitive. – Michael Bertin Los Dynamite..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Rockeras

Mexico and Spain 'hablan' behind your back

"...Knowledge surely has Barcelona's Veracruz and Mexico City's Los Dynamite listed under "Rawk!" And for true, head-banging, devil heavy..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Heavy Circles

"...The Heavy Circles(Dynamite Child)..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Fay Grim

The lunatic charm of Parker Posey is the best reason to see this wild, borderline-screwball sequel to Hal Hartley's 1998 film, Henry Fool.

"...her that I can think of. She has the dynamite improvisational instincts of a born grifter who wandered too..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blades of Glory

This ice-skating comedy demonstrates that just because Will Ferrell is game for anything that might draw a laugh, it doesn't mean he should follow through with every idea that comes his way.

"...between Michaels and his chief rival, Jimmy MacElroy (Napoleon Dynamite's Heder), gets the two banned from competitive ice skating,..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Just Like Heaven

This romantic comedy about a winsome, charming ghost and the man who loves her sidesteps abundant potential clichés through sheer dint of the acting skills on display.

"...winning Donal Logue (The Tao of Steve) and Napoleon Dynamite’s Jon Heder, who mumbles his way through a friendly..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two Brothers

Two tiger cubs separated during infancy are cast to the winds of fate in French-occupied Indochina.

"..."La Marseillaise" for a visiting magistrate while Western explorers dynamite ancient temples – they’ll be too busy clinging to..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Come Out and Play

Has Austin – or anywhere else – ever seen anything like Cinemania weekend?

"...highly anticipated indie (there's that word again) high-school-classic-in-the-making, Napoleon Dynamite, and ends on Sunday with the 25th-anniversary reunion screening..."

May 28, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Asian Destination

With a new sushi bar, Suzi’s bolsters Its already brilliant menu

"...on our part, from which we have learned. The Dynamite Roll ($12) is aptly named: again, a nice portion,..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Order

Mysterious doings in a Catholic sect, on the whole more silly than scary.

"...that he penned the flawless script for Curtis Hanson’s dynamite adaptation of author James Ellroy’s L.A. Confidential. Clearly, Helgeland..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...DYNAMITE BOY: Local punk-pop wunderkinds Dynamite Boy have been blowing..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

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