Reviving 'The Dead'

Fantastic Fest 2010 zombie horror returns this weekend

"...revenant have risen again! Fantastic Fest 2010 fave The Dead returns for a highly limited run this week, and..."

Oct. 6, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

A Movie-able Feast

Exploring Toronto's cinematic menu

"...Film Festival. Hundreds of films from around the world, made by veterans and first-timers, some with distribution but most..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...Shorts programs – but see below for titles and descriptions of everything else. And watch this space – we'll..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"..."The original idea at 409 Colorado in 1997 was very modest. I..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Che: Part Two

Steven Soderbergh concludes his two-part biopic with Che's Bolivian endgame.

"...Directed by: Steven Soderbergh. Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Demián Bichir, Santiago Cabrera, Franka..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Advance's Retreat

Is this the end for Cinematexas?

"...The Cinematexas International Short Film Festival, the experimental festival lauded in The Village Voice as "an oasis of radicalism..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...cultural center, and a new three-venue performing arts center – almost all of them within a few square miles..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Jessie Otto Hite: With the Blanton built, the director takes her leave

With the Blanton Museum of Art's new galleries open and drawing record crowds and the companion building set to open next year, Jessie Otto Hite has decided to retire as director in 2008

"...as an employee of the art museum at UT – a full 28 years ago – the university was..."

June 29, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Four for the Weekend

Rules of the Game remastered; a Bruno S. double feature; and The Hitcher reaches its destination

"...The Alamo Drafthouse Downtown will screen Werner Herzog's Stroszek on Sunday, Jan. 21, 4:30pm, and Wednesday, Jan...."

Jan. 19, 2007 Screens Feature

The Motorcycle Diaries

Young Che Guevara takes a road trip up the length of South America and discovers his humanity in this portrait of the future revolutionary as a young man.

"...Directed by: Walter Salles. Starring: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mia Maestro, Mercedes Morán, Jorge Chiarella and..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oracle Theater Company makes its debut with a production of The Importance of Being Earnest, and just as there is much to admire in Oscar Wilde's play, there is much to admire in Oracle's production, starting with the work of director / designer Russell L. Wiseman.

"...When Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest premiered at the end..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Rundown

The man-mountain known as the Rock is diminished by all the action clichés in his new picture.

"...WWF fan worth his or her salt – Werner Herzog, for example – already knows, he’s also heavily laden..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

More Third Coast coups to coo over: Hanhardt, Haynes, and The Alamo.

"...Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution Dept.: There are lecture series, and then there are lecture..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Bend It Like Beckham

"...Directed by: Gurinder Chadha. Starring: Parminder K. Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers,..."

April 4, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Beware the mighty roar of Werner Herzog.

"...If You Don't Volunteer, Werner Herzog Will Eat His Other Shoe Dept.: And that'd make..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Ron Howard back to The Alamo?

"...Confusion Rains Dept.: Last week we reported that Ron Howard was vacating..."

July 19, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Blanton: The Sequel: The Sequel

The preliminary design for UT's new Blanton Museum of Art facility has been unveiled, and as expected, the white-shoe Boston firm of Kallmann McKinnell & Wood has come up with a building that hews to the dicta of UT's Campus Master Plan, even when it doesn't make much sense.

"...Oh, the games architects play. In the rendering of the latest (preliminary) design for UT's Jack S...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Arts Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Letters at 20 Years

Some 'Postmarks' Writers Just Don't Know When to Quit … God Bless 'Em

"...Paul Aviña..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

Real Estate and Perfect Mates

The Year in Austin Culture

"...1. Lipstick Traces (Rude Mechanicals) This year's remount of last year's hit gave..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...the Austin Museum of Art selected an architect to design the museum's permanent downtown facility. The choice -- Gluckman..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cinematexas 2002

"...beginning Tuesday (9/17) and continuing through Sunday (9/22). Showcases include presentations (some in competition and some not) of student..."

Oct. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Articulations

Goodbyes and good news at the 2000 Austin Theatre Critics Table Awards.

"...Awards Party Roundup..."

June 2, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Naked City

Larry Speck resigns his dean's post at the UTSchool of Architecture; Mandy Dealey weighs whether to run for Sherri Greenberg's seat; rumors circulate that Eric Mitchell may jump into the race; the honeymoon between Chief Stan Knee and the Austin Police Association is fading fast, and Rep. Rick Green raises a ton of cash at his fundraiser.

"...From his office at Page Southerland Page to the dean's quarters at the UT School of Architecture, Larry Speck's..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Strip Club: Lake Creek Festival Shopping Center

Sampling noodles, shoes, salsa, and silencers at the Northwest Austin strip mall

"...to “The Strip Club,” an ongoing series highlighting Austin’s destination strip malls. Where else can you race go-karts at..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Alex Maas’ Captivating 13th Floor Lineup and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From sunn O))) to Carolyn Wonderland, Shelley King, Marcia Ball’s holiday show

"...Alex Maas solo is a different trip – similarly hypnotic to the spiraling sonics of his flagship..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...by genre, generated easy-to-see community pockets – from the underage fans up front for Duster’s Texas debut to the..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

SXSW Film Review: The Arc of Oblivion

Documentary explores the beautiful effort of human record-keeping

"...2023 selection, the King Corn director creates a musing, meandering, but sneakily organized look at the compulsion to memorialize...."

March 11, 2023 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates Count Orlok's Centennial

The other Batman comes to town

"...While the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and World Health Organization scramble to keep up..."

March 4, 2022 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Arthouse Film Festival Goes Global for Its Second Virtual Year

Making your screen into an arthouse

"...When Giselle de la Rosa and Elizabeth Tabish first met on the..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Adrienne Hunter

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...Fantastic Fest – the Austin-based film festival dedicated to horror, sci-fi, action, and other genre offerings –..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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