Composer Nathan Felix Transitions to Video During Quarantine

Short, simple films of mundane tasks analyze human condition

"...invitation of his older brother. He recalls marveling at how the group of acoustic musicians generated as much energy..."

July 17, 2020 Music Post by Nataleah Small

Catherine Hardwicke Unloads With Miss Bala

Twilight director and UT grad heads across the border for new film

"...As a filmmaker, Catherine Hardwicke is used to smashing through boundaries and expectations. Now the UT grad..."

Jan. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Permanent Markers

How a trailer becomes brick-and-mortar

"...from the busy SoCo strip. A rotating cupcake on top of the trailer attracted curious customers, and Hurt's business..."

April 10, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Starship Troopers

In this spectacle, lethal insects from outer space do battle with student soldiers. When in Austin recently, Oliver Stone called Starship Troopers "One of the best war films in recent years."

"...Van Dien, Denise Richards, Jake Busey and Dina Meyer. How would mankind respond to an invasion of giant extraterrestrial..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mardi Gras 2015: Local Gras and a Carnaval Comeback

Samba Police reassemble after 15-year hiatus

"...Austin's best and oldest Mardi Gras tradition, Carnaval Brasileiro, originally..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

First Look: Patika Wine and Coffee

Raising the bar on South Lamar

"...Andy Wiggington talks about coffee like most sommeliers talk about wine...."

Oct. 20, 2014 Food Post by Rachel Feit

Chaos in Tejas Live (First Night): The Damned

Nevermind the Sex Pistols...

"...“They couldn’t afford the Sex Pistols,” Damned guitarist Captain Sensible announced as his British brigade..."

May 31, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Dancing About Architecture

How's Yer Johnson?

"...that Eric Johnson was hooking up with a major tour sometime after the September 3 release of his new..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Eraser

"...Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn and Robert Pastorelli. Eraser is pretty much what you'd expect from the..."

June 28, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Life of a Search and Rescue Drone Pioneer

How retired Air Force medic Gene Robinson found new purpose looking for missing persons

"...aerial drones were still synonymous with Hellfire missiles and top-secret military missions, former U.S. Air Force medic Gene Robinson..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Cat Cardenas

Anatomy of an Understanding

How an unfortunate fitting room encounter brought Petticoat Fair to a session called 'Trans 101'

"...When Kylie Jack headed out to shop with her girlfriend on Saturday, June 28, she..."

Aug. 1, 2014 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Weird Science Takes the Stage

The strange but true tale of how a high school class turned a science textbook into a play

"...What do you see? Frogs. Formaldehyde. Dissection tools. The parts of a cell. Kingdom, something, something, family,..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

His Films, His Way

Jim Jarmusch Is Still Figuring Out How to Do It

"...True story: CinemaTexas has a table set up on the UT's..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Stressing Out

How many long, luxurious bubble baths can a man take?

"...any moment. I am the complete opposite. I try to live as stress-free as I can. I don't over-commit...."

Nov. 17, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...– were in imminent danger. Hyatt Hotels was poised to build an underground garage behind – and possibly destroy..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Criminally Innocent

How can you be exonerated of a crime that never happened?

"...Twenty-eight-year-old John Arena would like to visit California. He's never been there – in fact,..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3am

Holden died a good death: just whiskey and a fall, no melodrama or fakery

"...I've long admired how William Holden died. His death competes for my preference..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Life and Work, Light and Dark

How the legacy of Townes Van Zandt more than met its match in 'some dumb New York girl'

"...New York premiere and national release of Be Here to Love Me, her toast-of–the-music-and-film-world Townes Van Zandt documentary. At..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

At Mohawk’s Reopening, an Air of Gratefulness and Growth

Heartless Bastards and the Tender Things soundtrack return

"...442 days. That’s how long it’s been since an airborne virus shut down..."

May 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...Dedicated to Beth Westbrook, Ceci Gratias, Tesía Samara, Lauryn Paige Fuller,..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Ones Who Will Take Your Dead

Director's real life experiences with gang members inspire horror

"...Winston Wolf. Charlie from John Wick. Crime drama has a..."

June 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Getting Your Head Around (and Hands on) the Art of Abraham Cruzvillegas

Conceptual artist brings "Hi, how are you, Gonzo?" to the Contemporary Austin

"...In Abraham Cruzvillegas' "Hi, how are you, Gonzo?," now at the Contemporary Austin, visitors..."

May 3, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

'This One Summer' Is a Story for All Seasons

Mariko and Jillian Tamaki don't take the trials of girlhood for granted

"...Pope's magisterial romp Battling Boy and Gene Luen Yang's historical drama Boxers and Saints, adds depth to the usual..."

July 24, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...On our desert island, a two-story bungalow faces the lagoon, and goats, donkeys, and rabbits..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

NFL Preview

"...was struck by a lumber truck after a visit to the beauty parlor. Now, Fran forecasts what’s to come..."

Sept. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Keeping Cesar Alive

Actor Ed Begley Jr. explains how he was inspired to write a musical honoring his friend Cesar Chavez

"...say, his smoothly professional hotel manager in Best in Show, his sexually liberated hairdresser on Six Feet Under, his..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lansdale Unraveled

How a cult director translated a cult author to craft a surefire cult favor

"...Of all the hundreds of stories that Nacogdoches-based writer Joe R. Lansdale has written in..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...Two men and a town. That pretty much sums up the careers of Joe..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

That Figures

City Manager Jesus Garza introduces a budget that focuses on roads, utilities, and cops, and skates around a needed tax increase.

"...budgeting process -- once the high point on the Austin sociopolitical calendar -- has become kind of a snooze...."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Angels, Devils, and Jim Cummings at The Last Stop in Yuma County

The indie icon breaks down his new dusty noir and its ensemble

"...There are filmmakers who make films, and filmmakers who show people how to make films. Jim Cummings is self-deprecatingly..."

May 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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