Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters

The remarkable journey – and uncertain toll – of Steve Bilich's 'Native New Yorker'

"...nightmares – are made of. They're silver-nitrate flickers backdropped against X-rays and MRI scans, and they teem with the..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Advance's Retreat

Is this the end for Cinematexas?

"...in moving-image art." Lozano added, "Hopefully we can rise again, but we can't promise anything. We are going into..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Fay Grim

The lunatic charm of Parker Posey is the best reason to see this wild, borderline-screwball sequel to Hal Hartley's 1998 film, Henry Fool.

"...and her tricky-risky game of onscreen three-card monte is, again and again, a jewel in indie filmmaking's oft-tattered crown...."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters @ 3AM

Family life in the Bible mirrors the worst in anyone's family

"...adds a second creation. God creates man all over again from "the dust of the ground" (2:7), then creates..."

April 13, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

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"...friend Jimi Hendrix had made the right decision and gone to England, where the novelty of being a black..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column

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"...him and Stubb (C.B. Stubblefield) sitting up there together again and laughing their asses off at all of us..."

March 17, 2006 Column

Embrace Your Wipe-Assness

Trolling SXSW Interactive 2006

"...were said about privacy and your words being used against you after they appear online – stuff that's been..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

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"...Against Commuter Rail..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Column

The Future Is Now

Local fiscal policy enters its Cold War era

"...– but the fiefdoms of yore will still be gone, and TPSD will still be D-E-A-D. There's probably more..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Long View

John Graves' 'Myself and Strangers' finds the 83-year-old looking back at his past and into his future

"...to bring it back to productivity. And it's not gone back to nature as nature was originally, but nature..."

April 30, 2004 Books Feature by Steve Moore

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Convict Pool EP, featuring mariachi-fueled covers of Love's "Alone Again Or" and the Minutemen's "Corona." Former Mule guitarist/vocalist P.W...."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

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"...My friends' debate has once again started. Was there a massacre in Travis County, or..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Column

South for the Marijuana

The gringo travels to Mexico in search of weed and wisdom.

"...tourist card and they signed it and he was gone. Five minutes in the Nuevo Laredo customs house, 10..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Long May You Run

Previewing the 2002-2003 Austin Music Awards.

"...Capital is in reality a turnover in talent. Long gone are the days when Austin was defined by its..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

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"...there are still some people willing to stand up against an injustice. Chronicle News Editor Michael King and writer..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Column

Coach's Corner

Let's have a little historical perspective here. Rick Barnes is doing a fine job as the UT basketball coach, but he didn't single-handedly create the UT basketball program. That was Abe Lemmons, in 1976.

"...In the week preceding UT's Sweet 16 game against Oregon's "quack attack" (I wish I'd thought that one..."

March 29, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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Picks & Sleepers

"...running the seminal Olympia, Wash. label K Records. Then again, what's the point of starting a record label if..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Naked City

"...Economic Justice Foundation, Travis Co. election officials have once again declined to provide a handicapped-accessible voting facility up in..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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"...Second, the city's lawsuit against the Attorney General and the American-Statesman was about upholding..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

TradeMark of the Beast

"...has bounced from user group to listserv and back again, crossing our desks over and over again in the..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Homecoming Queen

Many actors leave Austin seeking a career on the stage and are never heard from by the folks in their old hometown. But Austin native Starla Benford has come home as the star of a national tour. She talks about starting out at Harvard, making her mark as a professional, and nine months on the road with The Vagina Monologues.

"...of theatrical careers elsewhere. Most are never heard from again, at least by the folks in their old hometown;..."

June 8, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Uncle Blubbafink

Keith Graves, the author of seriously ridiculous stories like Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance, is garnering Hollywood’s attention, but did he ever want it?

"...to a small-scale amphitheatre and its absent audience. Leaning against a little blue house with an aquarium window that..."

June 8, 2001 Books Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, April 27-May 6

"...Fats Domino. It's almost a shame to sleep. Then again, what better wake-up call than Al Green?..."

May 18, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Spy Kids

The first entry in Rodriguez's kids action movie remains the best in the series.

"...Till Dawn, and The Faculty - has not only gone out and made a PG-rated kids movie but in..."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spotlight: Soft Boys

Austin Music Hall, 10pm

"...at my birthday the following year as well. But again that wasn't a public thing. This is the first..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...revealed itself as REO Speedwagon and Styx all over again...."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Blue Monday

Antone's Blue Mondays continues, 25 years later.

"...it's been a decade of "no Stevie and Jimmie gone from the 'Birds."..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

The Austin Music Network changes administrations once again.

"...kidding. As of right now, Melchior and company are gone, daddy, gone, the Commission having assigned the contract to..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Texas Treasures

Moody Anderson and His Western Warehouse

"...last couple of years because so many films have gone to Canada to shoot, especially among the Western genre...."

Nov. 3, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

What's In Store

The city's self-storage business is changing as corporate giants push mom and pop operations aside.

"...100% occupancy -- some are even keeping waiting lists. Gone are the days of the $35-per-month locker in a..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

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