10 Freaks and Geeks to Redefine Austin Music

Local passion projects with singular visions

"...chord organ for $20. Because such an unlikely score demands tribute to the forces of random fortune, Roper founded..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Deep Roots and Living Legends

Austin Music Awards celebrate our legends

"...The year is 1975 and Clifton Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band have..."

March 8, 2016 Events Post by Lisa Gossett

ATX TV Festival 2022: Bill Lawrence on Life, Death, and Scrubs

A rewind of our 2020 interview with the series creator

"...Bill Lawrence woke up early for a Zoom chat, and Zoom life was starting to wear on us all...."

June 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Laughs, Deaths, and Scrubs

Bill Lawrence on the serious side of his crazy hospital comedy

"...It's been a big month for Bill Lawrence and Scrubs, the medical comedy he created 20 years ago...."

June 5, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Take This Job and Shove It

Hugging it out with the cast of Party Down

"...desperate side of the rat race, the dashed dreams and deflation, but from the viewpoint of "artists" working in..."

July 1, 2011 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

Playback: And the Award Goes To ...

The Grammys went bust, but their local equivalent – the 34th annual Austin Music Awards – just dropped its star-studded lineup

"...Monday night, I submerged into the couch and stared at my television, cross-eyed and drooling, as the..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Art and Photography Books Picture This!

"...Holidays and art books go together like rum and eggnog --..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Books Feature

Attention iPhone Freaks!

T-Mobile announces 4G network in Austin

"...hill, I'll call you back if I lose you" and you always lose them. And how maddening is it..."

July 21, 2010 News Post by Jillian Richardson

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Freaks and Geeks alum Jason Segel stars in this new sex comedy from the Judd Apatow production factory.

"...Stoller. Starring: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Jack McBrayer and Paul Rudd...."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stay Sweet, BFF, KIT

'Freaks and Geeks' fans and their bittersweet assembly at the Alamo

"...The freaks and geeks assembled for the Alamo Drafthouse's marathon of..."

June 10, 2005 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Drillbit Taylor

This mediocre tween comedy that stars Owen Wilson comes from some very talented people – Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen – who appear to be experiencing a delayed sophomore slump.

"...McBride, Josh Peck, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman and Alex Frost. Much to my dismay, this is not..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Five-Year Reunion

'Freaks and Geeks' comes back in a big way – on DVD

"...Available in limited release from the show's Web site (www.freaksandgeeks.com) – a slightly stripped-down, six-disc edition is available for..."

April 16, 2004 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Unaccompanied Minors

Calling John Hughes: Former Freaks and Geekster Paul Feig has got your number.

"...Shephard, Dominique Saldana, Paget Brewster, Rob Corddry, Jessica Walter and Teri Garr. The Breakfast Club in The Terminal? Home..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amira & Sam

Cross-cultural love between a U.S. soldier and an Iraqi girl flourishes in the Big Apple.

"...Dina Shihabi, Paul Wesley, David Rasche, Laith Nakli, Ross Marquand, Claire Byrne, Teddy Cañez and James Chen...."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bridesmaids

The "wedding industrial complex" is under siege in this funny new comedy written by Kristen Wiig.

"...Byrne, Chris O'Dowd, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jon Hamm. There's an old screenwriting saw about how..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pineapple Express

A winning "bromance" between stoners, played by reigning comedy king Seth Rogen and James Franco, is at the heart of this shaggy pot story.

"...Cole, Rosie Perez, Amber Heard, Craig Robinson, Kevin Corrigan and James Remar. Rounding the third act of this stoner..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Keeping Up With the Steins

This story about one-upmanship while staging a bar mitzvah in L.A., should, by all rights, be very funny, but, sadly, it is not.

"...Marshall, Doris Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Cheryl Hines, Larry Miller and Richard Benjamin. Scott Marshall's film, a Los Angelean battle..."

June 9, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Orange County

"...Mann, John Lithgow, Catherine O'Hara, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk and Colin Hanks. After he discovers that there's “more to..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

AFF2012: A Conversation With Paul Feig 

'Freaks and Geeks' creator looks back

"...Freaks and Geeks was one of the first canceled shows..."

Oct. 22, 2012 Screens Post by Leah Churner

TV Eye

NBC actually dropped Freaks & Geeks -- the smart, funny, refreshingly true-to-life high school comedy? Well, duh. Also, a look at the WB's DC, the latest ensemble drama to feature incredibly good-looking people.

"..."Canceled, for now. Help Freaks and Geeks find a home," reads the Freaks and..."

March 31, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Howl

Howl is a must-see for Beat freaks and poetry geeks but might not be an enriching experience for newcomers to the work of Allen Ginsberg.

"...Directed by: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Starring: James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm,..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Game Night

Monopoly was never this brutal before this crime-com.

"...Directed by: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Starring: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Jesse Plemons,..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Classic Comedy Sketches Come Back to Life at the Alamo Ritz

Local troupes re-enact faves from SNL, Monty Python, Mr. Show, and more

"...You know those geeks who can't seem to go more than five sentences..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Awards

Paul Feig and Nancy Meyers recognized, plus panelists!

"...other worthwhile film festivals in this overpopulated, godforsaken town, and a great one just dropped some news...."

April 5, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Graduation

This high school bank-heist caper flunks out.

"...Marquette, Chris Lowell, Adam Arkin, Aimee Garcia, Glynnis O'Connor and Huey Lewis. This high school bank-heist caper opens with..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Broken Lizard's Club Dread

Broken Lizard (the comedy group that gave us Super Troopers) spoofs summer-camp slasher flicks and lowbrow beach farces.

"...Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar. Starring: Bill Paxton, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Jay Chandrasekhar,..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

TV Eye

Loving TV's losers.

"...by their desire to gamble. Still, with all Ellie's and Lucky's foibles, they are likeable, though, when one steps..."

April 18, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

A Simple Favor

Anna Kendrick turns unlikely sleuth in this deliciously twisted romp

"...Directed by: Paul Feig. Starring: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively and Henry Golding...."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Slash

A sweet coming-of-age film set in the world of fan fiction

"...Black, Jessie Ennis, Tishuan Scott, Peter Vack, Violett Beane and John Ennis...."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Heat

In his follow-up to Bridesmaids, Paul Feig re-employs Melissa McCarthy and teams her with Sandra Bullock for a comedy about a mismatched law-enforcement duo.

"...Directed by: Paul Feig. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demián Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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