Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe

Will Sheff gets in touch with his feminine side.

"...a marvelous live, nine-song cover collection – with the noted exception of “Listening to Otis Redding at Home During..."

Dec. 18, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

'There's No Place Like Home'

One superfan's quest to bring the rules of basketball back home

"...complete control over their 30 for 30 documentaries because there are so many ways that each story can be..."

Oct. 16, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Martin Sexton's Not Buying It

Q&A with singer-songwriter Martin Sexton

"...me well. I’ve been trying to use my art not just for entertainment but to also carry a message..."

Feb. 9, 2012 Music Post by Melanie Haupt

‘The Comedy’ Is Not Joking Around

Rick Alverson and Tim Heidecker on their polarizing new film

"...film about a bored rich white guy who is not a serial killer has earned the tag of “transgressively..."

Nov. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Shawn Badgley

I Will Not Give You Up

Hard to shake Franzen's Freedom

"...Freedom (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) – and I’m still not, hence this slapdash blog post and not a formal..."

Aug. 30, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

David Carr Did Not Give Up the Secret Sauce

No silver bullet but NY Times guy still a helluva spokesman for new media

"...old model is gone, along with romantic (or stale) notions of rough-and-tumble reporters huddled over a Selectric in the..."

Oct. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Not a Race Issue?

"...grin appeared on his face, and he just stood there. It was quite clear he didn’t speak a lick..."

Jan. 13, 2008 Postmarks

Not Coming to a Network Near You

Q&A with ATX panelist & 'NTSF:SD:SUV' star Paul Scheer

"...Austin Chronicle: Okay. I’m not a big football person, but I’m hooked on The..."

May 29, 2012 Screens Post by Leah Churner

Not in Favor of Censorship, Just Wants Moser Fired

"...sounds like, and is exactly a death threat is not funny and is illegal, I think. Morrison finds it..."

Aug. 26, 2008 Postmarks

Things Not To Fear: 1) The Reaper, 2) The World Horror Convention in Austin

An Interview with Convention co-chairs Nate Southard and Lee Thomas

"...to find people who want to take it on, there’s a lot of hard work involved. And every now..."

April 27, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Luv Doc: Not a Planner

The Luv Doc talks about an OG social justice warrior from back in the day

"...I know this is not a huge, earth-shattering problem, but it has been bugging..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Column

Why Not Vacation in Austin?

"...Colorado.” Here in Austin we have a sign posted not on a worn-down wooden plank but on the backs..."

April 1, 2009 Postmarks

Not Collier, but Lamb

"...14]. For the record, Steve Collier was very much there for GrulkeFest. It was Don Lamb who was sorely..."

Sept. 18, 2012 Postmarks

The Saturday Is Bright and Not Filled With Terrors

And here's a plethora of recommendations for you

"...(Note: We mean Austin, yes. Where you probably live, right?..."

May 4, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Lone Star' Needs Your Love, and Is Not Afraid to Beg for It

Show creator Kyle Killen writes an open letter on his blog

"...be talking about his show’s startling come-from-behind win, and not the undeserved crash and burn of one of the..."

Sept. 23, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Kicking Television

Nels Cline sings low

"...He has an uncanny ability to bend and twist notes, coloring and shaping the sounds in ways that don’t..."

July 11, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Brideshead Revisited

It's a film, not a miniseries, but this rendition's attention to the steep divides of class and religion in prewar England remains as sharply etched as ever.

"...Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon and Greta Scacchi. I’m not sure that Evelyn Waugh, a Roman Catholic convert, would..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Keep On Chooglin’

John Fogerty talks past, present, and future

"...John Fogerty: Other than voting, no. I’m not doing any celebrity stuff. But I’m certainly very aware,..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Later, Brighter

Tommy Keene 2.0

"...There were record labels that didn’t understand him. There was..."

April 15, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

This new anime import marks a break with the Japanese traditions and invents a wholly original and kittenish appeal.

"...fact, that it hardly qualifies as animé at all. There are none of the traditions of the genre: no..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Disaster Movie

We're running out of genres to spoof: This time it's disaster movies.

"...Kimberly Kardashian, Ike Barinholtz, Carmen Electra and Tony Cox. There’s no nice way to say this, so I’ll just..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Sex and the City

The new feature stands on its own (typically stilettoed) feet, while holding fast to the series’ singular mix of the giddily ribald and brutally confessional.

"...Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Jennifer Hudson, Candice Bergen, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason..."

May 30, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dewhurst Doesn't Blame the House. No, Really.

Well, okay, maybe he blames them a little bit

"...David Dewhurst wants to make it clear – he’s not criticizing the House leadership’s handling of the voter ID..."

May 27, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Whatever It Takes

Tom Morello does whatever it takes.

"...Revolution under the guise of the Nightwatchman, but he’s not against enlisting the occasional aid of his like-minded, A-list..."

March 16, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Simon and the Oaks

This Swedish import is a family saga that's shaped by the looming Nazi invasion, forbidden love, and unsound decisions.

"...are the trees he communes with. Beyond that, I’m not sure how much plot is too much plot to..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Cave

A crack team of cave divers encounters untold horror in the form of bloodthirsty sea slugs.

"...come to think of it, as somewhat more than another pretty, vacant face. Then there was Coyote Ugly, which..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stupidity

Could it be?: a study of human stupidity that's not, um …, stupid?

"...human intelligence has been studied since time immemorial, but there are few treatises on the subject of human stupidity...."

May 21, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Academy Award-Nominated Short Films 2003

A package of some of the most recent animated and live-action Oscar nominees.

"...Directed by: Various. There is nothing immediately apparent about this collection of five..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Humpday

Shelton’s winner of Sundance’s Special Jury Prize starts an interesting conversation about sexuality, but ultimately doesn't add much to the dialogue.

"...former Kerouac hound now fully domesticated and keeping time not to the Beat but to the work whistle. Ben,..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Frost/Nixon

Ron Howard presents us with Richard M. Nixon – the Christmas gift that keeps on giving.

"...revelation about some brazen abuse of the public trust, there comes along a familiar old bogeyman: Richard M. Nixon...."

Dec. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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