Secrets Shared

The documentary photos of Donna DeCesare

"...DeCesare's photos raise a curtain on the darkest side of childhood. From her current featured work documenting exploited Central..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

De Novo Comes to Texas

Jeffrey Solomon's play brings the violence of Central America to life

"...Novo, a documentary play that's based the true story of Edgar Chocoy, 16, who was killed two weeks after..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Fun Fun Fun Q&A: Afrika Bambaataa

Hip-hop pioneer predicts Martians breakdancing to “Planet Rock”

"...Regarding the birth of hip-hop, Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika Bambaataa rightfully..."

Nov. 5, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Queer Lit: Gina Marie Guadagnino’s Debut Combines Lesbian Romance and Historical Fiction

The Parting Glass makes for an engaging, at times cheesy, read

"...I’m skeptical of historical fiction, having been burned far too many times..."

March 4, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

'Gimme the Loot'

'Gimme the Loot'

"...meaningful than the destination. So, yes, young graffiti artists Sofia (Washington), a softer, perhaps not-too-distant cousin of The Wire's..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Can You Dig It?!

Mondo Tees Warriors merch, perfect for stocking stuffing

"...Apple Movie. It captured a definitively unpretty moment in New York City's gritty history and top-loaded it with with..."

Dec. 16, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

Our country's newest immigrant generation is no longer learning that this nation will belong to them

"...It is no news to anyone that the fundamental nature of this country..."

July 9, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...reunited as adults is already being hailed as one of the best films of the year by Roger Ebert..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time to get dark,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Truth Seeker

Photographer Sebastião Salgado bears witness to the world in black and white

"...oppressive regime takes over a nation or state, one of the first acts of the coup leader is to..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Jenny Staff Johnson's piece on the proposed historic zoning of the Castleman-Bull House ["This Old House," Dec. 24] told..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

Death Watch: How Much Remorse, Repentance Is Enough?

Family of victim – and killer – wants sentence commuted

"...Quintin Jones is one of many on Texas' death row who grew up in..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Wrenchies Draws a Mad, Mad World

Dalrymple signs today at Austin Books & Comics

"...and Orson into an alternate, dystopian world chock full of evil shadows, magic spheres, and kid gangs, but it’s..."

Nov. 10, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...Mad gods, spurting space barbarians and a head full of metal. Yes, Fantastic Fest has announced its first wave..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

"Piecing It Together" Gives Credit to Austin's First Graffiti Artists

The Mexican American Cultural Center exhibition captures the lore and legends of the local graffiti scene early on

"...Painted over and over again in seemingly endless variations of color and form, the names established this form of..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...are buzzing about right now, before they bust out of the Live Music Capital's confines? Our music staff has..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films

VOTE: Deadly roller derby, sad clones, and a Road Warrior duke it out

"...None of us much want to spend our leisure time contemplating..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

City to Crack Down on Graffiti?

Proposal for crackdown on unauthorized street art coming?

"...are expected to recommend to City Council the rollout of a large-scale graffiti abatement program, which will likely include..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Japanese Madness Overtakes Fantastic Fest

Miike, Sono, and Studio Ghibli all added to lineup

"...Keanu Reeves and Jake Gyllenhaal, and the long-awaited history of Eighties VHS maniacs Cannon Films all just made the..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Collective Strength

The 2014 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...from this year's inductees into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame. In the honor's 13-year history, the Austin Critics..."

May 23, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Reefer Roundup: 2/24/12

Your drug war news

"...After a rather extended hiatus, Reefer Madness' drug war news roundup is back – and this week we've got..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Summer Film Calendar

Your month-to-month guide to summer film

"...and Elton John (to name a few) in this turn-of-the-21st-century take on the infamous 19th-century Parisian nightclub. The always..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...a man with the ability to read the minds of the opposite sex. Helen Hunt makes her fourth appearance..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...realize he would spend months incarcerated. His limited knowledge of the process came from his nephew's experience a few..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Spotlights

"...Ray to produce this genuinely warped, pharmacologically oriented tale of gutterpunk sniping and Lone Star drug running. That company's..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature

AFF Brings Walter Hill for The Warriors and Then Some

Writer/director comes out to play

"...seemingly have nothing left to prove, and that's part of why the Austin Film Festival is honoring him with..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

And So I Watch You From Afar

"...And So I Watch You From AfarGangs (Richter Collective)..."

March 16, 2012 Music Review by Adam Schragin

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...The seeds of the Great New Year's Eve 1968 Sneak-Out Plot were..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Letters @ 3AM

Samuel Adams gave Americans a vocabulary both for revolution and for the building of a republic

"...kingly government." They led the Boston Caucus. "This club of small shopkeepers, mechanics and North End shipyard workers," wrote..."

July 4, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hells Angels Hit

Anthony Benesh was shot down by a sniper – the suspects, and theories, are legion

"...after 7pm on March 18, as the final traces of twilight dissolved into the evening sky, 44-year-old Anthony William..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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