The Wrestler

In the latest film from Darren Aronofsky, Mickey Rourke rips his tattered name from the dustbin of history with his portrayal of an aging professional wrestler.

"...opponents in the ring. But those looking for a grand discourse on the suffering nobility of the aging pseudo-athlete..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Happiness

Solondz uncovers suburbia's dirty secrets.

"...follow-up to Welcome to the Dollhouse, his 1996 Sundance grand prize winner that used a geeky junior high-schooler's painful..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cum On Feel the Noize

The New Dessau Music Hall

"...George Devore photograph by John Carrico The Dessau Music Hall used to stand in the middle of nowhere. Now..."

April 24, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Facing Nolan

The life of baseball's (fairly) scandal-free hall of famer

"...for lowest batting average (.204), as well as most grand slams (10), walks (2,795), and stolen bases (757) granted..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Jasmine Lane

"The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop" Provides a Close-up on Cinema's Scenic Paintings

The exhibition of 12 vintage backdrops painted for MGM films reveals their techniques for creating grand illusions

"...size allowing for greater detail and contributing to the grand illusion...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Leviathan

This Oscar nominee for best Foreign Language film exudes existential Russian angst in cinematic form.

"...buddy retained by Kolya to help him fight city hall, at first appears to provide potential legal recourse, but..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stations of the Voice

Vox populi: Levon Helm, Ray Lamontagne & Secret Sisters reviewed

"...women standing center stage at a sold-out Bass Concert Hall on Friday night. We hadn’t expected an opener. Ray..."

Nov. 15, 2010 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Frozen River

In order to make ends meet, two women in upstate New York smuggle illegal aliens across the St. Lawrence River into the U.S. in this unusually thoughtful and expertly acted movie.

"...the car abandoned by her husband at a bingo hall on the Mohawk reservation, a discovery that brings her..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Usual Suspects

The first year of the Will Wynn era closes to very mixed reviews, as Austinites wonder whether the city leadership is floundering.

"...himself – that the year just past at City Hall would be dark and depressing. Whatever movie emerged would..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Everybody Loves a Wynn-er

Will Wynn is his own flavor of ice cream -- pure vanilla, but mixed with nuts

"...locals, Will Wynn represents the "consensus" that controlled City Hall during the peak of the Watson boom...."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Haunted Mansion

Second movie based on the Disney ride isn't worth wasting a Lightning Lane booking

"...when you know you're just so close to the Grand Hall...."

July 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Opera's Everest

The production took audiences to the summit with powerhouse elements that made this opera grand

"...were powerhouse lead performances. As ill-fated expedition leader Rob Hall, Andrew Bidlack's bright tenor carried the burden of his..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

"Open Doors"

A group of nine artists has created "Open Doors," an energetic, fun installation show with a piece of art in each room of a bubble-wrapped house

"...long list of the materials. My favorite piece was Grand Hall, by Kate Scherer. Bacon, silicone, chicken feet, wire,..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

The Boys Club

Female employees say gender discrimination persists at City Hall. Could a new resolution fix the broken system?

"...Vigil left (mostly) vindicated – while a Travis County grand jury failed to confirm evidence of gender discrimination, they..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Arts Stalwarts

Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.

"...in the city every year, established the Austin Arts Hall of Fame as a way to recognize the contributions..."

May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wednesday Rewind

Okkervil River, Sahara Smith, Centro-matic

"...Fresh off a nomination for the Austin Music Hall of Fame, Okkervil River appeared on Late Night with..."

Jan. 12, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Rules of Engagement

"...Kingsley, Anne Archer, Blair Underwood, Bruce Greenwood, Philip Baker Hall, Guy Pearce, Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson...."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

BREAKING: Travis Co. Rules Against Austin City Council

County attorney comes down hard on Open Meetings violations

"...BREAKING NEWS: Instead of referring the matter to a grand jury, the Travis County attorney’s office today handed down..."

April 1, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...Nothing likewise ever came of a grand $20 million public works plan in 2014 that looked..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

ACL HOF WOW

Sold-out awards show shucks off TV tropes and triumphs

"...taping airs. Even so, Austin City Limits’ third annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony proved worth almost every minute..."

Oct. 13, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Bob Dylan Throws Shadows

Wednesday’s sit-in evokes early roman times

"...audience. So it was Wednesday at the Bass Concert Hall, only with the benefit of a proper concert hall..."

May 7, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Obama Descends on ATX

Austin's LGBTQ Has the Prez's Ear, and vice-versa

"...a fundraiser for his re-election campaign at Austin Music Hall on Tuesday night, and there was an LGBT connection...."

July 18, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Liz Williams

SXSW Announces Audience Award Winners

Patton Oswalt's I Move My Dad takes top honors again

"...for Narrative Feature Competition title, after already taking the grand jury prize...."

March 24, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Edward Carey's Portrait of Madame Tussaud in Little

The Austin author both writes about and illustrates the grand, strange life of the waxworks queen

"...peculiar figures, acts of profound kindness and cruelty, and grand reversals of fortune as any Dickens...."

Oct. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

COTA Fan Fest: F1 off the Tracks

4 reasons to go to COTA Fan Fest

"...of the Americas for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix...."

Oct. 21, 2015 Events Post by Tamar Price

News Roundup: Law & Order

Council argues, Buehler arrested, grass green

"...his triple felony indictment by a Collin County a grand jury is confirmed; a police accountability activist is arrested..."

Aug. 3, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Tenth and Final SXSW Artist List

Action Bronson, Talib Kweli, a Blaze Foley tribute, and 196 more

"...rapper Talib Kweli, and Crescent City institution the Preservation Hall Jazz Band...."

March 1, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Another Epic Austin City Limits HOF

Roy Orbison, Rosanne Cash, Neville Brothers, and LBJ honored

"...the most important induction at Wednesday evening’s fourth annual Hall of Fame concert from the local live music beacon..."

Oct. 26, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Do Me Baby! Austin Does Prince

Only Bowie may have prompted era peer the following year

"...Prince high-kickin’ his best James Brown impression atop a grand piano at the Frank Erwin Center in 1997 remains..."

April 27, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Bandwagon: Blowfly’s Swan Song

Late porno parodist/dirty rapper’s final LP gets tribute tonight

"...hoping for a beloved posthumous release. We want a grand goodbye, a gripping final chapter, an exceptional epitaph a..."

March 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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