Luv Doc: A Few Thousand Words

Even a few thousand words from a fake doctor are not enough to fix years and years of dysfunction

"...I'm writing to you in hope that you will tell me what..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

"Radiant: A Group Show" at Davis Gallery

In this group show, artists' odes to the sun, and brilliance in general, provide a sense of life and a lot to think about

"...like the sun. Not just the sun but its heat, those days, like this past week, when the temperature..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Married Life

This film's wonderful, amoral resignation makes Married Life so deliciously different from other period-set crime stories, and its terrific cast keeps thing percolating.

"...Directed by: Ira Sachs. Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

"...Directed by: Kirby Dick. The funniest, most genuinely life-affirming movie in town right now isn't the one with..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Boys Life 2

"...Directed by: Various. Boys Life 2, an outstanding collection of four short..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

A Paper Wedding

"...Directed by: Michel Brault. Starring: Genevieve Bujold and Manuel Aranguiz. It's hard to..."

Nov. 1, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Farewell to the Danger God: Gary Kent (1933-2023)

The stunt legend who called Austin home died this week

"...There's a difference between legendary and simple fame – a mystique,..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Next on Ken Paxton’s To-Do List: Mother Annihilation

Texas sues Biden admin over emergency care for pregnant people

"...Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tried his darndest Thursday to..."

July 14, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

The Luv Doc: A Bit Desperate

A gateway to a very dark shame spiral

"...Dear Luv Doc,..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

A Quiet Passion

A biographical sketch of poet Emily Dickinson

"...Directed by: Terence Davies. Starring: Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Duncan Duff, Keith Carradine,..."

May 5, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Satan Said Dance Shuffles the Life of a Young Woman

Katarzyna Roslaniec's portrait of a girl made from single moments from her life

"..."Satan Said Dance doesn't have a linear succession," director Katarzyna..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

I Like to Watch

Sinner priests are here to save us all

"...This week, as most shows are heading into the home stretch and..."

June 10, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Holloway to Be Honored in House

House sets date for reading of resolution commemorating sad loss of Travis County Green Party co-chair

"...Bill Holloway was a familiar figure in the progressive, human rights..."

Feb. 25, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Proof of Life

"...Directed by: Taylor Hackford. Starring: Pamela Reed, David Caruso, David Morse, Russell..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

More Than a Pair of Jokers

While she was growing up, Anne S. Lewis thought of Randy and Jason Sklar as just her crazy twin cousins. But now, after an MTV sitcom and success on the comedy club circuit, she's thinking her relatives may be more than just a pair of jokers in her family deck.

"...My cousins, the Sklar brothers -- the identical-twin stand-up comedians -- are coming..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Arts Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful is the drama every comic probably wishes he had made. In this life-affirming Italian "concentration-camp comedy," Benigni uses the Holocaust as a backdrop for telling a heartfelt story about a father who protects his son from the gas chambers by the use of the only weapons at his command: his quick imagination, outlandish buffoonery, and scrappy determination.

"...Directed by: Roberto Benigni. Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

When a Man Loves a Woman

"...Directed by: Luis Mandoki. Starring: Meg Ryan, Andy Garcia, Tina Majorino, Lauren Tom..."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Opinion: Project Dis-Connect – Austin’s Back to the Future

Before burying the light rail below Austin's unique street character and beautiful lake, we should take a breath to reconsider the design ideas and ballooning costs

"...Today's Austin boasts a vibrant Downtown that draws residents and..."

July 8, 2022 Column by Karen McGraw

Diggin' Way Down Into Life With Carolyn Wonderland & A. Whitney Brown

For Valentine's Day, we bring you a snapshot of life at home with a blues musician and her comedy writer husband

"...Carolyn Wonderland can make her living room sing. On the..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Tomorrow, “Safer Together” Concerts Bring Awareness to Overdose Deaths

Free shows at Mohawk, Empire, and the Green Jay fundraise for SIMS

"...Over 240 Travis County residents lost their lives due to drug overdose..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life Revealed at Austin Film Festival

Kasi Lemmons' Harriet Tubman biopic also joins lineup

"...2019 is a bumper year for Austin filmmakers, with releases from three..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Song to Song

Malick takes on the Austin music scene (sort of)

"...Directed by: Terrence Malick. Starring: Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman,..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

FronteraFest: The Place to Start

Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks' annual performance festival keeps giving artists a spot to launch a stage career in Austin

"...FronteraFest, now entering its 23rd year, has become a tradition..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

and a girl singing with a flower in her hair maybe

Shooting more breeze with jazz storm Sonny Rollins in advance of his Bass Concert Hall stand on Sunday.

"...April’s music monsoon here in the Live Music Capital, from..."

April 30, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

In Alex Holdridge's lovely new film, two twentysomething Los Angelenos wander the streets together on New Year's Eve, walking and talking amid the stunning black-and-white cinematography.

"...Directed by: Alex Holdridge. Starring: Scoot McNairy, Sara Simmonds, Brian McGuire, Kathleen..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

A Spanish Futbol Dream Come True

"...There are few adjectives to describe the atmosphere in Vienna on..."

July 1, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

For the Sick: An Interview With Michael D. Williams

A post-jail interview with Eyehategod's frontman.

"...In “Last City Zero,” the opening poem from Cancer as a..."

June 20, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Life and Debt

Set in Jamaica, this is an eye-opening documentary and primer on why the IMF and the World Bank are not to be trusted by emerging third-world countries.

"...Directed by: Stephanie Black. Watching Life and Debt, it's easy to see..."

March 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Waking Life

This animated journey through one character's dreams is a stirring, motivational, and metaphysical head trip.

"...Directed by: Richard Linklater. Starring: Wiley Wiggins. Early on in Waking Life,..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

For 2001, a Kubrick Odyssey

In this biographical film documentary, legendary film director Stanley Kubrick is exposed by his brother-in-law and frequent collaborator Jan Harlan for the artist and family man he was.

"...Jan Harlan's Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) often..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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