The Personal Stories Behind Ben Is Back

Writer/director Peter Hedges on family, alcoholism, and going home

"..."I grew up in a family riddled with alcoholism. My mother was an active alcoholic, and..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Wilgus Stories

"...Berry, Robin Mullins and Frank Hoyt Taylor. Based on stories from Gurney Norman's book, Kinfolks, this touching rural road..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Kate X Messer

Bedtime Stories

Adam Sandler has finally found his audience: 3-year-olds. Maybe he should stop making movies already and just rent himself out for kids’ parties.

"...just started making kids movies. In his latest, Bedtime Stories, co-written by Matt Lopez and the Man Behind the..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015: The Best Stories of the Year

The 20 stories here span cultures and time, and usually involve family and plenty of emotion

"...The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015: The Best Stories of the YearEdited by Laura..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Family Law Attorneys Say Keller Is Innocent

Veteran practitioners support Fran Keller's bid for freedom

"...A group of influential local family law attorneys, psychologists, and social workers have filed a..."

Feb. 20, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Before Sunset (Stories)

One last night to see this one-night-in-L.A. romp at SXSW.

"...to catch Silas Howard and Ernesto M. Foronda's Sunset Stories, an ensemble-character-driven one-night-in-L.A. romp in the vein of (NYC-)..."

March 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Top 10 Most-Read Screens Stories of 2019

Rooster Teeth, Rooster Teeth, and more Rooster Teeth

"...how many of this year's top 10 most-read screens stories are about the house that Red vs. Blue built?..."

Dec. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stories from the Midway

Fun Without the Family

"...of Pittsburgh, is probably the only place my entire family ever went to have fun together. It happened in..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Lauri Apple

Family

Queerbomb. Beautiful family.

"...as probably anywhere in town. Precious letters, every one. Family...."

June 8, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories of 2020

Big exits, big changes, and the pandemic make for big stories

"...But that doesn't mean that there have been no stories to tell about life behind the camera and in..."

Dec. 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Council on Family Violence Names Austin Teen Activist of the Year

AISD senior raises awareness about dating violence

"...Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) will present Austin ISD senior Ingrid Smith..."

Feb. 14, 2024 News Post by Madeline Duncan

Friends and Family Gather to Honor Activist Nadine Eckhardt

Eulogies and memories at Saengerrunde Hall

"...Friends and family gathered Tuesday evening, Jan. 22, at Saengerrunde Hall to..."

Jan. 23, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Stories from the Midway

Fun for the Whole Family

"...The time arrives, and the family is reunited. Dad and the older kids look like..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Julia Austin

The Top 10 Censored Stories of 2000

The news stories that didn't make the mainstream press in 2000

"...If none of these stories rings a bell, it's not because you've missed the..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Karynn M. Fish

One Big, Happy Family

Local TV News: There to Help You

"...real puzzler. The easy road -- savaging it for stories blown, facts elided, and all-over irrelevance -- is also..."

July 5, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

Telling Stories

Bill Wittliff seeks the "yes" in his debut novel, The Devil's Backbone

"...to live them. I started over and decided their stories would be an inspiration for something new. It just..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

A Family History That Complicates Texas Mythmaking

Jessica Goudeau roadmaps a restorative genealogy with We Were Illegal

"...she tackles a more personal history of her own family to explore who gets to claim legality and how..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Arts Feature by Doug Freeman

Page Two: Wonder Stories

The unbound adventures and outrageous duets of a life spent with science fiction

"...your dad." Evidently, on my mom's side of the family, our eyes have a noticeable similarity that lends to..."

July 25, 2008 Column by Louis Black

All in the Family

Elizabeth, Bruce & George: Love, Austin Style

"...mode are those regarding conflict of interest and her family. But try as she might to deflect attention, consumer..."

July 19, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Slabs, Screw, and Stories from the Country: Deezie Brown & EC Mayne Soundtrack Bastrop County

Candy Blue Like Screw reclaims Texas rap heritage

"...where you lived – from all your money, your family – it's hard," says the MC, who secured release..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: The Stories We Tell

"If you'll gather 'round me, children, a story I will tell"

"...Stories are never exactly what they seem. Not the truth..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Column by Louis Black

The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue: Stories

In a word, it's exquisite

"...The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue: Stories..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Books Review by Belinda Acosta

Family Drama

Filmmaker Jennifer Fox discusses the seven months she spent with Bill and Karen, an interracial couple at the center of her intimate 10-hour documentary.

"...what went into it: seven months living with a family of four in a smallish Queens high-rise (and sleeping..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Family Matters

The Texas Documentary Tour: Alan Berliner

"...a compelling body of work revolving around issues of family identity, will bring the funny, touching, and inventive Nobody's..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature by Jason Silverman

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Lake," or "The Last in Line," some of the stories in The October Country are just so scary because..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Prisoner With Cancer Received Delayed Treatment, Little Family Visitation, Then Died, Family Says

Tony Sendejo’s last days were painful, chaotic

"...face when trying to get treatment for cancer. Their stories rarely get media attention but they're well-known to prisoner..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Highs and Lows of Houston Life in Lot: Stories

Bryan Washington depicts residents with warmth and discernment as they live, fight, work, and love in a city that can be both a home and a challenge

"...it feels almost criminal to apply it to Lot: Stories. But what else is Houston in Bryan Washington's debut..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Real Austin Stories

Austin's Exploding Documentary Scene

"...defines our state and sets it apart - the stories that are so remarkably diverse and so often find..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Qmmunity: The Queer Stories That Made 2019

Looking back, enjoying gelato, and the return of Middle School Dance Party

"...back hope. In compiling this year's 10 biggest LGBTQ stories for Austin, I can't overlook the battles we lost..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories

What TV and movie news lit up your search engines?

"...Drafthouse” (March 28, 2018) One of our most controversial stories to date explored what the management of the local..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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