Black and White

"...Bijou Phillips, Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Brooke Shields and Power. Ever since his debut film Fingers in 1978,..."

April 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Robin Williams and Michael J. Fox: Thursday Night Sitcom Showdown

Two old-school comedians go different ways with new sitcoms

"...charmed I am by The Michael J. Fox Show and left utterly cold by Robin Williams vehicle The Crazy..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

The Family That Films Together: Robert, Racer, and Rebel Rodriguez on Hypnotic

The moviemaking dynasty proves the value of working from home

"...truly a family affair. Not only did Robert write and direct, but Racer produced (his second feature credit after..."

May 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Punk Chronicles: "Hard, Fast & Unapologetic" – Raul's Shifts Into Fourth Gear

In the wake of the one-night debut of the Skunks and the Violators, Austin punk begins in earnest in Chapter 5, Part 2 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer and punk musician Tim Stegall. You can read past installments..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

"Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West"

The wide open spaces that define the Texas stereotype are explored in rich detail in this artist's work

"...Texas stereotype is built on images of lonesome cowboys and vast, open space. For the Harry Ransom Center's "Frank..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Saving HeteroTexas: God and the GOP

God – or rather, those who claim to speak in his name – works in mysterious ways this election season

"...All's fair in war, Texas politics, and gay bashing, or so it would seem this campaign..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lawyers, Drugs, and Money: The Latest on Metabolife

"...of the Baltimore Orioles, collapsed in Tampa Feb. 16 and died the next day of heat stroke. Bechler had..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Sugar and Spice

"...subject is alive, the spin is almost always a gosh-things-were-bad-but-ain't-life-grand-now. If the subject is dead, it gets worse. There..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Bill Cotter's Parallel Apartments Are Full of Freaks Like You and Me

And the author presents a wine-fueled glimpse at BookPeople tomorrow.

"...is much that's sexual going on, too, in act and fantasy as varied as some mad-genius libertine's potpourri of..."

Feb. 24, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...newest film from Austin’s Zellner brothers, about the tragic and touching lives of a family of Bigfoots, is getting..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Longhorns Let Big 12 Title Loose

Faced with chance at conference title, Longhorns lose to Baylor

"...While the SEC, Big 10, and ACC staged their neutral-site conference title bouts under big-city..."

Dec. 8, 2013 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Sarah Silverman: "You've Got to Always Be Writing and Always Be Changing"

The Moontower headliner on the joy of funerals, and gallows humor

"..."Everyone was always like, 'Are you from New York?' and I was like, 'What's New York?'"..."

April 21, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock and Mike D Talk Trap, Basketball, Bogus Conspiracies, SXSW, and Their New Book

"We realized that all we do have, before this started and after it ends, is the three of us.”

"...six years after the death of Adam "MCA" Yauch and subsequent disbanding, dives deep into their history...."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Of Flesh, Blood and Boners

"The Final Member" gets phallic, plus "Dracula" and "Ravenous" bite

"...it's that the human body is a frail thing, and that the greatest myth we teach ourselves is that..."

June 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

General Lee and Me

My life and dirty times as a Jam & Jelly Girl with Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue

"...a 6-foot-5-inch man wearing a wrestler's mask, black leather, and a strap-on sex toy that rhymes with "Bilbo" but..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Two Turntables and a Microphone

Austin's DJ Culture

"...previously limited success in the guitarless world of techno and electronica had resulted in less-than-amazing draws, despite occasional heavy-hitters..."

May 29, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Fast, Twisted, and Deeply Paranoid

A year of notes on The Manchurian Candidate remake's script

"...the years, Demme has graduated from critical favorites (Melvin and Howard, Stop Making Sense, Something Wild) to the Academy..."

July 30, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Fast, Twisted, and Deeply Paranoid

A year of notes on 'The Manchurian Candidate' remake's script

"...the years, Demme has graduated from critical favorites (Melvin and Howard, Stop Making Sense, Something Wild) to the Academy..."

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Legislators on the Loose

Lawmakers busy in slow rule-making week

"...micro-second on Thursday while the rules were worked on, and Senate closed for business until today, what have legislators..."

Jan. 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Republic of Texas Friday Night Bike Parade and Free Concert

11th & Congress, Friday, June 4, 2004

"...decided to pitch in for the environment last night and leave your bedroom window open instead of running the..."

June 4, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Club Comings and Goings

"...Rumors have been flying about another club's demise, and this time it's the Back Room, whose doors are..."

Nov. 10, 1995 Music Column

Letters at 3AM: Of Tiers and Tears

The isolation of the Professional Tier is the single most destructive element in American society today

"...accurately described with antique categories such as upper, middle, and lower class. Oligarchy divides society, with deadly effect, into..."

May 7, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...It's Friday, and you're going to get tanked in sophisticated company. You..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

A Man and a Half

Hanging with music industry legend Jerry Wexler

"...to a Jewish Orthodox Polish immigrant turned window washer and a young German spitfire working in a bakery on..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...certain kind of mood or movie. Summer is light and carefree, aimed at all the kids out of school..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sultry, Aggressive, and No-Bullshit Blues by Margaret Moser

"...One minute you're stuck in traffic on the Interstate, and the next one you're sailing through gently rolling pastures..."

June 30, 1995 Music Feature

Immortal Beloved

A backward glance at Beethoven's life as his surivors try to piece together the mystery of who was the musician's self-referenced "immortal beloved."

"...Isabella Rossellini, Johanna Ter Steege, Marco Hofschneider, Miriam Margolyes and Valeria Golino. From the man who directed Candyman and..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Duplicity

Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star in this new thriller about schemers and double-dealers.

"...Owen, Julia Roberts, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti, Denis O’Hare and Thomas McCarthy. At the beginning of Duplicity, Gilroy’s latest..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dahmer

"...Starring: Jeremy Renner, Matt Newton, Artel Kayaru, Bruce Davison and Dion Basco. Not exactly the feel-good movie of the..."

July 26, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hercules

"...Directed by: John Musker and Ron Clements. I once had a friend -- the..."

June 27, 1997 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

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