Brand on the Run

Synergy is the name of the game at Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo empire

"...Tim League is sitting at the bar, at his bar, the HighBall. Next door at..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Cinema of Possibilities

Low budget or big, the energy and imagination of the grind-house circuit is reborn in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's tribute

"...Grindhouse, as you probably know, is a celebration of a certain kind of cinematic fare and the theatres..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Off Beat: Walker Lukens’ “Good Weird,” Austin-Centric Year-End Revue

Omnipresent producer brings variety show The Last Walt back to Paramount Theatre

"...“We don’t have a lot of weird shit anymore in this city,” Walker Lukens declares...."

Dec. 6, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Ghosts Rise Again for Flood of Spirits

Rebecca Maag brings back her supernatural historical play

"...The past is not a thing we can readily put..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...The history of union activism in America has rarely been..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

In the Flesh: Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell Leads the Reappraisal of Porn

The archivist sees erotica as a vital chapter in the history of queer liberation

"...Like all the best parts of queer history, not everyone knows about..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Screens Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: Packers Hall of Fame

A football mecca in Wisconsin

"...Packers fans are still talking about the 1967 Green Bay victory over the Dallas Cowboys in..."

Nov. 11, 2015 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Review: The River and the Wall

Award-winning border documentary focuses on nature over politics

"...Before there was a wall along the Southern border, there was..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Katarina Brown

Fifty Years of Movie Magic at the Alamo Village

Oldest operating theatre in town adds Vulcan Video rentals

"...Happy birthday, Village cinema! The oldest continuously operating movie house in Austin celebrated its..."

May 16, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Terrence Malick Tackles the Universe in His Latest Film

Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience investigates the mystery of the cosmos

"...Every one of Terrence Malick's films can be viewed as a tribute..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Theatre's Great Historian The Essential Oscar

"...Austin theatre has many heroes who are diligent and accomplished but..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making History Personal

History is more than a bound collection of facts; it is something personal, something intimate, something that, even in contradiction, demands to be shared. Robi Polgar gleans that immediate sense of history from two plays currently running in Austin theatres: E Pluribus Unum: Barbara Jordan -- One Voice and The America Play.

"...We cling to the idea that history can be recorded as fact, as..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Austin's Paramount Theatre Turns 100

As the grande dame of Austin theatres turns 100, it matters more than ever

"...In the final month of 1973, the Paramount was a terminal..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Points of Departure

The Viewpoints Invade Austin

"...space. space. Infinite space. Can you explain to me the difference between each one? Can you show me what..."

May 8, 1998 Arts Feature by Danielle McClelland

The Hidden Room Theatre Is Working With a Presidential Assassin

Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, we reckon you’ll really enjoy the show

"...Austin’s Hidden Room theatre company is officially in cahoots with John Wilkes Booth,..."

June 12, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

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

"...In the Nineties, Austin's cultural scene could afford to dream big...."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Qmmunity: 50 Years Queer History

Everything you need to know to make the best of Pride Weekend

"...a lot has happened in 50 years. In honor of this weekend's 29th annual Austin Pride and the 50th..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Lot of Livin' to Do

For 15 years, Paul Beutel has managed Austin's Paramount Theatre, programming its popular film series and live shows and bringing it back from financial ruin, and he still puts in six to seven days a week there. Where do his passion and devotion spring from? Would you believe Bye Bye Birdie?

"...Once you know about The Bye Bye Birdie Experience, everything about Paul Beutel falls..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Review: Penfold Theatre’s Box

Audacious retelling of an equally audacious life

"...Over its past 14 seasons, Penfold Theatre has been on a mission to give audiences “fresh..."

June 28, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Capital T Theatre had a reason to crow at the Austin Critics..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015

Wild theatrical energy and masterful performances were the hallmarks of outstanding theatre in 2015

"...1) Thr3e Zisters (Salvage Vanguard Theater)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Last Circus

Two generations of circus clowns, set against the bloody backdrop of Franco's Spain.

"...te quiero infinito/Yo te quiero, oh mi corazon" sang the Clash, but for incendiary auteur filmmaker Álex de la..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Days of Future Past

The history of Salvage Vanguard Theater's unlikely sci-fi success, The Intergalactic Nemesis

"...Hip young theatre company that built its rep staging edgy contemporary dramas..."

July 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

End of an Arts Era

The most prosperous period in Austin's cultural history came to a painful close in 2003.

"...If a history of the Austin arts scene is ever written, 2003..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Things to Keep Your Arts Account in the Black

From a fresh take on War of the Worlds to pushing back against censorship

"...Unless you're one of those poltroons quaking in your panic room due to..."

May 27, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Past, Present, and FuturX of Latinx Performance in Austin

The current surge of Latinx theatre and dance in Austin speaks to both tradition and pioneering new directions

"...This past Friday, I was talking with a fellow theatregoer at the Mexican American Cultural Center about how that..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Feature by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

Essential History Museums and Cultural Spaces

Fun for everyone from history buffs to kids who like hands-on science

"...Ever wondered where the “Come and Take It” meme first started? Want to..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Best of Enemies

The 1968 debates between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal are legend

"...In 1968, there were only three television networks, and gavel-to-gavel coverage of..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

It's the Village, Idiot!

The latest casualty in Regal Cinemas' nationwide overexpansion isn't just another movie theatre.

"...I saw Trainspotting there. Ditto for Belle Epoque. Watching David Thewlis in Naked..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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