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"...shall jingle their merriest at their annual holiday hoopla, and you wanna look fiiiiine. ON OUR GAYDAR..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Reviews You Can Use

Find the gray area in 'The New Black,' or explore sweeping panoramas and unbridgeable divides in 'The Most Fun I've Ever Had With My Pants On'

"...seemingly unbridgeable divides between friends or between a father and daughter. Dropping her characters in the sweeping panoramas of..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Brandon Watson

Rob Thomas' Unlikely Route to Young Adult Fiction

'Veronica Mars' creator dishes on teens, fans, and the movie

"...shoot for Entertainment Weekly. “There were people rushing around, and all this food … It was bizarre. This is..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'Teeth'

Jennifer Cox tackles bullying in forthcoming short film

"...Cox has lived with crooked teeth all her life, and she initially drafted a short script called "Teeth" when..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

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

'Don't Let It Get Weird'

SXSW Comedy bits: Maron offends Franco, Adomian in your face

"...patriarch Scott Aukerman – an annual South-By fixture – and partner Reggie Watts (the Shaffer to his Letterman, if..."

March 11, 2013 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

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

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

Hey, Kat, What's Up With Fridays at the Velv?

Ramzinski gives us the lowdown on the hoedown

"...with Kat Ramzinski is what the show is called, and it's the regular Friday night show at the Velveeta..."

July 20, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Girl Talk

Lena Dunham chats with cast & crew at Tuesday panel

"...HBO series Girls, that she created, directed, executive produced and stars in. Could it get any better?..."

March 14, 2012 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

The Ice Storm Song

Email exchange with ‘The Ice Storm’ author/musician Rick Moody

"...Here's our complete back-and-forth, with the exception of the exchange in this week's..."

Feb. 28, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Gay Place

Dandy Unicorn wants you – in the worst way

"...DANDY NOLA-VATING Seems just about every time we roll back..."

July 29, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

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

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"...local country-folk trio has sounded, especially on New Wave standout "Hate," and holds off on the usual accordion jam..."

June 3, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

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

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts/Rick Springfield/George Jones/Devo

"...Wave of 30 years ago was exclusively English, Canadian, and/or synthesizer-based. Joan Jett's Blackhearts included a keyboardist, but at..."

April 1, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

TV Eye

The Oscars get hip

"...It's finally here – the biggest and oldest Hollywood prom of them all, the Academy Awards...."

Feb. 25, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

127 Hours

An unrelenting tour de force thanks to Simon Beaufoy's clever script, Danny Boyle's inspired direction, and James Franco's amazing performance, 127 Hours is primarily an unforgettable examination of the human spirit under extreme duress.

"...Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Treat Williams, Kate Burton and John Lawrence. Danny Boyle's 127 Hours is the calm,..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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

ACL Music Fest Sunday Interview

Don't drink the Kool-Aid

"...10-plus-member group is a motley crew of hipsters, hippies, freaks, and geeks that would seem incongruous were it not..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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

Fucked Up

Hardcore rules, falls count anywhere

"...of Common Life (Matador), opened with a flute solo and never looked back, fusing prog atmospherics and brooding psychedelia..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Fun facts from the Festivus for the rest of us

"...of us, a two-day alternative holiday for all the freaks and geeks. Transmission Entertainment's fourth annual fall classic, which..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Remembering John Hughes

The Eighties' keenest chronicler of teenage embarrassments and suburban ennui, dead at 59

"...Before Judd Apatow gave us Freaks and Geeks, there was writer/director John Hughes (The Breakfast..."

Aug. 6, 2009 Screens Post by Lei-Leen Choo

I Love You, Beth Cooper

Hayden Panetierre stars in this coming-of-age comedy about a high school valedictorian who proclaims his love for the school's hottest cheerleader during his graduation speech.

"...Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren Storm, Lauren London and Shawn Roberts. There are so many things wrong with..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Developing Story

AFF honors Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz

"...Festival announced today that the recipient of this year's Outstanding TV Award will be Mitchell Hurwitz. If you're a..."

July 6, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Tough Crowd

The setup: 21 depressives, neurotics, and social misfits walk into a book. Meet comedy's all-stars.

"...The title of Mike Sacks' new book on comedy, And Here's the Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers..."

July 3, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Year One

Jack Black and Michael Cera are comic wanderers through the biblical era.

"...Mintz-Plasse, David Cross, Olivia Wilde, Hank Azaria, Juno Temple and Vinnie Jones. Slayer was right: God hates us all...."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

R.I.P. ER? Yawn. 'TV Eye' thinks replacement drama Southland could be even better.

"...Greene died. So the long farewell was long overdue. And while I thought the swan song was well done,..."

April 10, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Lucky Starr

'Adventureland's Martin Starr knows it's good to be geek

"...the sweetly geeked Bill Haverchuck on TV's cult obsession Freaks and Geeks, set in 1980, and with his latest..."

April 3, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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