Dark Side of the Potterverse

Brad Neely's 'Wizard People, Dear Readers' and the volatility of artistic alchemy

"...The God-Wheel of Fate has stopped for all these kiddies..."

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

House of 1000 Corpses

"...like I told my mom: Just because you have the stars of Burnt Offerings, Spider Baby, and Bonnie and..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The $975,000 Question

The Hole in the Wall needs to dig itself out of one.

"...The Hole in the Wall has always been here and..."

May 17, 2002 Music Feature by Dan Oko

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..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature

Inside the Small Presses Driving Austin’s Literary Scene

Meet the local small presses committed to publishing diverse literature

"...The Beats settled in the Bay, not the Hill Country...."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

The Ramblin' Soul of Songwriter Melissa Carper

Following the critically acclaimed Daddy's Country Gold, the spotlight-averse artist is primed for broader attention

"..."Watch out, there's a bird's nest in the outhouse," Melissa Carper warns..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Saturday

Ukraine's KAZKA, Fuck Money, Shawn Mendes, Beck, and more

"...The first in-person South by Southwest since 2019 came to..."

March 20, 2022 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Beauty and the Beast

A live-action remake of the Disney film

"...This live-action reboot of Walt Disney Studios' watershed 1991 animated film musical inspires..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Mathematics prodigy Srinivasa Ramanujan is the subject of this biopic

"...Falling prey to the great-man biopic syndrome, The Man Who Knew Infinity takes..."

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Who Do You Love?

Jennifer Weiner returns with what might be her best love story yet

"...Weiner just released her 12th book, Who Do You Love. The sure-to-be smash is a classic love story, told..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Out of Her Cage

Micah Magee explores a Texan's teen pregnancy in Petting Zoo

"...Like the protagonist of her film Petting Zoo, Micah Magee grew..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Amy Gentry

Fifty Shades of Grey

For all the commotion, it's just another wish-fulfillment fairy tale about a naive girl and her Prince Charming – but with tame BDSM.

"...Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Marcia Gay Harden, Eloise Mumford, Luke Grimes and Victor Rasuk...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The AggreGAYtor: June 20

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...A queer doc came to screens before we knew it, Sia is about to pwn America,..."

June 20, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...Directed by: Robert Redford. Starring: Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon,..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brand on the Run

Synergy is the name of the game at Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo empire

"...Tim League is sitting at the bar, at his bar, the HighBall. Next door at..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Chris Eska

Director Chris Eska on Slacker 2011

"...Of all the scenes in Richard Linklater's Slacker, it's that..."

Aug. 31, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

From the Trenches

Previewing the Austin Eats battlefield

"...So says Luke Bibby of Austin's Best Burger, when asked what it's like to..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

"...The strategy was supposed to solidify power for Tom DeLay...."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Thank You, Central Time Zone: A Preview of the 2007 NFL Draft

"...I moved to Texas from the East Coast for a multitude of reasons. I don’t..."

April 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...thinks about quitting, Alan Zinter looks you straight in the eye, barely blinking, not a hint of a smile..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Goal!: The Dream Begins

From East L.A. to the soccer fields of England, this rags-to-riches story sticks closely to the sports movie formula.

"...Pertwee and Kieran O'Brien. Despite employing every cliché in the sports-movie handbook, Goal!: The Dream Begins tells a reasonably..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Superbadass Web Sites for Everyone!

With the help of Knowbility's AIR-Interactive for the Arts and a team of professional designers, I am going to help reinvent the Internet

"...I received an e-mail from Teresa Ferguson, who works for the Athens Group and who hosts Femme FM on..."

March 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Spike Gillespie

Seeking the Recipe

Hermeticism has been marginalized academia since the Enlightenment. Can a UT professor and grad student editing a journal change that?

"...You might think that a periodical devoted to the study of alchemical thought from ancient Egypt to Harry..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Books Feature by Michael Erard

The Sea

"...Gísladóttir and Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir. Colder and bleaker than the Icelandic countryside in winter, this domestic psychodrama by the..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Gangs of New York

The Lower East Side gang wars of the 1860s are brought to life by Scorsese.

"...John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas and Brendan Gleeson. Gangs of New York is a monumental piece of filmmaking that..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...Listen: that noise in the background. Can you hear it? It's the low thrum..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...Now what? You blew the chance to buy into your neighbor's IPO in favor..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...It's almost dead. Thankfully. And 1999 deserves to die before it kills anything else. Even as these words are..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Breakfast of Champions

"...Buck Henry and Vicki Lewis. As failed screen adaptations of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. novels go, Breakfast of Champions fails..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Greil Marcus and the Mad Parade

In his book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, Greil Marcus explained punk to the world and created a bible for that music's true believers. As Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals opens its stage adaptation of Marcus' book, the author talks about the Stones, the Sex Pistols, and the "mad parade" of history.

"...should have. He was finishing up his new column for the online magazine Salon and is planning a visit..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

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