Waist Deep

An ex-con in Los Angeles gets pulled back into the gang wars when he has to rescue his son, who was in his carjacked vehicle.

"...Directed by: Vondie Curtis-Hall. Starring: Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate, The Game..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Harriet

Overdue biopic of the fearless anti-slavery hero loses sight of reality

"...Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Janelle Monáe, Clarke Peters, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Henry Hunter Hall, Zackary Momoh and..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fantastic Fest Review: Agnes

Mickey Reece's church drama has a surprising, dark heart

"...especially with his breakout festival hit Climate of the Hunter. Yet the excellence of religious chiller Agnes finally means..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Kremlin for Lenin. In 1928, Theremin sold out Carnegie Hall and became a New York celebrity. In 1938, he..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Kremlin for Lenin. In 1928, Theremin sold out Carnegie Hall and became a New York celebrity. In 1938, he..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Agnes

Sleazy, sexy, bawdy and surprising look at religion, lust, and power

"...Directed by: Mickey Reece. Starring: Ben Hall, Jake Horowitz, Hayley McFarland, Molly Quinn, Mary Buss and..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...he meets at the bank. Cast: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine, Chris Messina (U.S. Premiere)..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...original to fit into established categories, aside from "brave," "challenging," and "adroit." It's all about orchestrated intricacies with a..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Further Reflections

"...Olof Kallstrom; Music: Charles Engstrom; Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Kim Hunter, James Morrison, Wendell Pierce, Park Overall...."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...COPYCATD: Jon Amiel; with Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara, Will Patton, Harry Connick, Jr...."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Brenda Greene Mitchell's loving tribute to Austin's iconic dance hall, Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke...."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Dir/ed: Kyle Henry; Prod: Calvin N. Preece, Dan Delaney, Kyle Henry; DP:..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

No Law & Order

"...to the chaotic pop brilliance of Daniel Johnston, Ed Hall-sized stomp of Pong, exotic desert rhythms of 1001 Nights..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...Throughout this year, Peglegasus bassist Henry Duys has worked at a feverish pace on a..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...and credible, about concealed caches." – New CIA Iraq weapons-hunter Charles Duelfer, testifying on Capitol Hill. (Really! We do!..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Heart of Film Festival Schedule (Revised)

"...Chupack (Sex and the City, Everybody Loves Raymond), Buck Henry (The Graduate, To Die For), and Joe Stephano (Psycho)...."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Sxsw

"...Junior Brown, and Peter Wolf at the Austin Music Hall Thursday night, or the Grand Royal showcase at the..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...a juggalo. Cast: Taylor Schilling, Bryn Vale, Brian Tyree Henry, Jessie Ennis, Blair Beeken, Matt Walsh, Allison Tolman, Eric..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...yet another Once Upon a Time in China regular) challenges Qing Han to a test of cookery skills that..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...of all Altman's venomous belittlement of his characters. Buck Henry's smart script, which was adapted from Joyce Maynard's novel,..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Tell Me True

2009-10 Austin Music Awards

"...Austin Music Hall, Saturday, March 20..."

March 26, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday night blurbage of SXSW

"...Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Istanbul, Turkey) at March's Valhalla: SXSW 2009. Last year, the translated, spider-bitten band got..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...2003 like the Oklahoma Sooners own UT's Longhorns. Hermanos Henry, Jojo, and Ringo Garza, born, raised, and still living..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Postmarks

I never thought the letters in "Postmarks Forum" were real until this happened to me ...

"...of eating his meals in the White House mess hall for four years, or frolicking on the volleyball court..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...Jim Jarmusch; with Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Isaach De Bankole, Tricia Vessey...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bauhaus

"...stomped and screamed, demanding a second encore and getting "Henry Lee" before "Stagger Lee." And how did the last..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Newton, Kimberly Elise, Beah Richardson, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Albert Hall...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...the mountain to compete for the position and are challenged intellectually, emotionally, and erotically. Cast: Lena Olin, Rosanna Arquette,..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...Not-So-Small) American Showplaces by Lynne Arany and Archie Hobson (Henry Holt, $17.95 paper) lists over 1,000 tiny and decidedly..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Dancing About Architecture

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson A Big Hand for a Little Lady

"...Monday for two sold-out performances at the Austin Music Hall, and with whom Moore hopes to at least chat..."

March 13, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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