The Cult of Neutral Milk Hotel

Suddenly, there they were, first show of a sold-out Moody stand

"...At the bright age of 17, I took my first paycheck from Round Table Pizza, logged on to Etsy,..."

Feb. 18, 2014 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Good Night Austin, Texas, Wherever You Are

Dweezil Zappa returns some ‘Bongo Fury’ to Austin, this time at Stubb's.

"...First a little personal history to put Thursday night’s Zappa..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Let the Right One In

This multi-award-winning Swedish film might be summarized as a vampire tween romance, but that cheap and tawdry sum-up does zero justice to the magnificent emotional resonance of this gem. A discussion of the adaptation follows the film.

"...Knives, fangs, and budding desire; corpses in copses and snowbound ire: Ah, young love. Whatever would we do without..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Away From Her

Based on a short story by Alice Munro and confidently directed by actress-turned-director Sarah Polley, this drama starring the stunning-as-ever Julie Christie is a penetrating story about love's mysteries.

"...not yet out of her 20s and making her first feature film. What experiential background this veritable child draws..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

101 Reykjavík

Icelander Kormakur shows a lot of visual flourish and confidence as a first-time director (he also co-stars), but the story's real heart lies in its dark comedy.

"...a lot of visual flourish and confidence as a first-time director, but the story's real heart lies in its..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Himalaya

"...nonprofessional locals (and subtitled in English), Himalaya was the first-ever Nepalese entry for an Academy Award for Best Foreign..."

June 22, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

This cinematic pop opera is a disorienting, strange experience at first – every word is sung, even the most banal of dialogue. The simple yet sophisticated French film tells the story of two star-crossed lovers, a 16-year-old shopgirl and her gas-station attendant sweetheart, without any apology for the unashamedly romantic heart.

"...cinematic pop opera is a disorienting, strange experience at first -- every word is sung, even the most banal..."

July 19, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...full of metal. Yes, Fantastic Fest has announced its first wave of programming for 2021. The headliner? Titane, Julia..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

Sunday ACL Fest Picks

The first weekend of ACL Fest closes with highlights galore

"...Stapleton has knocked the country music industry sideways. The first artist to claim Album of the Year, Best Male..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature

Japanese Madness Overtakes Fantastic Fest

Miike, Sono, and Studio Ghibli all added to lineup

"...round of Fantastic Fest titles. Plus, we have the first Fantastic Debate contender. Ding ding!..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Farmers Market Report: December 8

A hard freeze is coming!

"...But one crop it won’t affect is: snow peas! I saw the season’s first snow peas last..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

City Hall Hustle: Riding the Riverside Rail

Which comes first, the train or the passengers?

"...around like a terminally sugar-buzzed youngster in jumpers shouting: "Snow day! Snow day!"..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Winter's Wolves

Unsheathing the Sword's two-fisted 'Age of Winters'

"...labels came calling, the band didn't jump on the first offer...."

Feb. 3, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Driving on Thin Ice

Bad weather exposes bad road design

"...roads. Austin residents from northern states were often the first ones to say, you know what? I'm not risking..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Coach's Corner

"...lost, hardy Eskimo. Winter comes early to the UP. First snow flies in October. It's still on the ground..."

July 7, 1995 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Virgin Fiction

First-time publication is like a cotillion for writers, Martin Wilson writes as he reviews five new first novels. And debut novelists are the gussied-up belles at the ball, with butterflies in their stomachs, dreaming of the glorious future that awaits them.

"...First-time novelists are undeniably sexy. What more proof do you..."

April 27, 2001 Books Feature by Martin Wilson

Justin G. Dyck Would Do Anything for Jackson

Christmas romance movie maker delivers this year's chilliest horror

"...supernatural thriller Anything for Jackson, because it was his first horror film a lot of people thought it was..."

Dec. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...Understanding Comics fame has a new book out from First Second this week – and he'll be presenting it..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Growing Up in War Zones

The magic of cinema inspires kids in a Kurdish village to take camera in hand

"...a forest inside a Beijing theatre and made it snow feathers...."

July 8, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

26 Years on My Way to Hell

I am a Nine Inch Nails superfan

"...the Lights in the Sky tour, she was the first person I called. I've been dreaming about shooting Nine..."

Aug. 19, 2008 Music Post by Shelley Hiam

Zeppelin 3

"...line. That got my attention. So did frostbite and snowbanks downstairs in the open-air train station at the Oslo..."

March 28, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Early Voting: Here Comes the Avalanche

First day totals almost five times that of 2004 primary

"...an avalanche," she said. Get ready, Dana – the snow just broke loose. The first day of early voting..."

Feb. 20, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.

"...was thinking about holiday entertainment on television. Actually, it first occurred earlier this year when Charles Schulz died. Sure,..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dolly Parton Brought Her Full Self to SXSW (and the Dollyverse) with Unforgettable Set of Storytelling and Songs

Substantial concert followed awkward Q&A

"...The first thing you knew about the Dollyverse – Dolly Parton’s..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

In Memoriam: Greg Easley

Remembering the beloved choreographer, dancer, and teacher

"...the Seventies, but you could say it took its first grand jetés then, and right there for those first..."

June 4, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nurture vs. Bloody Nature

The costs of being yourself in Wildling at SXSW

"...a metaphor for burgeoning sexuality, but when it was first told in the thick, shadow-cloaked forests of Central Europe,..."

March 12, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Pitch Perfect 3

Third time really isn't the charm for the Bellas

"...Lanter, Hana Mae Lee, John Lithgow, Ruby Rose, Brittany Snow and Hailee Steinfeld...."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

SXSW Tuesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW blurbing

"...ace tunesmith Robison struck gold last year with their first collaborative album, Cheater's Game. Onstage, the pair channels the..."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature

Sharon Jones: Give the People What They Want

Beating cancer, growing hair, and playing the Moody tonight

"...say 2013 played out unlike any of Sharon Jones’ first 56 on this planet. Staring down album number six..."

Feb. 26, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Sundance-ing With the Stars

Ten days, 90 hours' worth of shifts, and a whole lot of movie watchin'

"...I'm back from my first Sundance Film Festival, and the experience was lovely. Having..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

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