Color Out of Space

Lovecraft adaptation finally captures eldritch horror

"...just a dream. A dream you dream together is reality," failed artist turned alpaca farmer Nathan Gardner (Cage) tells..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Reality Bites

Stiller's first feature film as a director captured the zeitgeist and is imbued with an honest and sarcastic wit.

"...Stiller. Starring: Ben Stiller, Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn, Swoosie Kurtz, Joe Don Baker and John..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Our Lady of the Assassins

"...is most widely known for his American films Reversal of Fortune, Barfly, and Single White Female, returns to Colombia,..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bigger Than Me: The Musical Journey of BLK ODYSSY

A child of funk who lost his brother to police brutality soundtracks a revolution on BLK VINTAGE

"...scored an invitation to the show from a member of Badu's team, but they lacked the juice to produce..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...by Southwest 2024 is looking ahead to the future of AI, but it's also tackling one of the year's..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

Turning Williamson County a Bluer Shade of Purple

Wading through the new political landscape of the Austin suburbs

"...He's the youngest member of the Legislature, and looks even younger than his 29..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Evidence for the Prosecution of Rock

Austin’s Graffiti Trials releases a garage-flavored chunk of awesome

"...contains a small cassette player. The player’s a device of heavy transparent plastic, some off-brand Walkman from the days..."

Oct. 12, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Boutique of the Week: Luther's

Newcomer Luther's grabs us by our shopping bags this week.

"...an overnight bag. A toothbrush, deodorant, and a pair of Stronghold Denim from Austin's own Luther's...."

Nov. 24, 2009 Design Post

Degrees of Design

The game-design programs at ACC and DeVry face off

"...has been left unquenched. This imbalance in the business of local video games is slowly provoking the rise of..."

June 15, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead

Every generation gets the George A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. We must be living right, because this new film cuts right to the heart.

"...A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. 2005's Land of the Dead, touted as Romero's comeback-little-Shiva head shot, now..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Austin Avalanche of Rock & Roll!

When IRS Records' 'The Cutting Edge' Came to Town and Made Me Want to, Too

"...90 people a day move to Austin. The signs of growth are everywhere. Changes are not always welcome, however...."

March 16, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Boards the Flight of the Navigator

Beloved '80s sci fi adventure picked as Defender of the Universe

"...Other Worlds Film Festival, Austin's celebration of science fiction cinema and bleeding edge horror, breaks back..."

Dec. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Featured Session: Laura Jane Grace, Our Lady of Punk, Devours SXSW

Against Me! founder on the “demonstrable power of punk”

"...retrospective on her life and career as the founder of seminal Gainesville punksters Against Me!, her experience coming out..."

March 15, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Electric Sheep Co. of 'Second Life'

Herding pixels for fun and profit

"...You've probably already heard of the online 3-D world called Second Life: It's been..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Memory Harker

Robert Rodriguez Opens The Book of Boba Fett

The Austin filmmaker takes the mask off Star Wars' enigmatic bounty hunter for new Disney+ show

"...Like every kid eager for the second installment of George Lucas' saga set a long, long time ago..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kimberley Jones’ Top 10 Films of 2016

"...An exquisite exploration of how identity is shaped, the mask we make to..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...as much the direct catalyst for the recent flood of punk books as for the equivalent avalanche of archival..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2015

Sex sells, and so does stupidity and guns

"...take a look back at our most popular stories of the year...."

Dec. 30, 2015 News Post by Kimberley Jones

The Thompson and the Loren: A Tale of Two Hotels

One long weekend, two impressive but different vibes

"...The Loren is on Riverside, overlooking the south entrance of the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge that crosses what locals are..."

Jan. 27, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sen. Carona Sees End of the Road ... Money

Are taxes the only solution to Texas' transportation problems? One Republican thinks so.

"...Last week, along the shores of Town Lake, Capitol birdwatchers spotted an extremely rare and..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

A Man of the Theatre

Memories of Capitol City Playhouse's Michel Jaroschy

"...Michel Jaroschy touched the lives of just about everyone in the Austin theatre community. If..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Yes, the era of chasing ultra-rare, saccharine-sweet candy beer all over town, brewed..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Future of Health Care?

Dell and Central Health "re-think" the way we provide – and pay for – health care

"...– knees, pelvises, a few ankles in various states of damage or disrepair – and a collection of printed..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Dreaming of Buffalo

Prairie preservationists want to turn Austin's eyes – and energies – eastward

"...driving through Kansas? That ain't prairie. Those monotonous fields of scraggly knee-high grass in the pastures outside town? That..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...silence; what festers in the crammed and locked closets of the heart: This is the substance of Friendswood native..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

The Realities of Virtual Reality

Locals look into virtual reality and see more than video games

"...and the precipice before gunning it, flying over the edge. My flight lasts mere seconds before taking a nosedive,..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Documentary Uses Virtual Reality to Explore East Austin Gentrification

Technology and social justice come together in Latinitas' film

"...that Austin is a city undergoing a large amount of change in a short amount of time, but nowhere..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Mae Hamilton

'Doubting Thomas' Flaws of Life 101'

"...Give Me a Break” [Nov 29]: Doubting Thomas’ Flaws of Life 101: First, concerning the human condition, what history..."

Dec. 2, 2013 Postmarks

School of Hard Fox

Superintendent Jim Fox Is Far From Warm and Fuzzy

"...AISD Superintendent Jim Fox On November 1995, members of parent-teacher associations from all over the Austin Independent School..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

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