First Descent

This vertiginous documentary about snowboarding talks with the sport's greats and shows them in action, rocketing down crag-encrusted, virgin slopes like buckshot fired from God’s own 20-gauge.

"...Directed by: Kemp Curly and Kevin Harrison. Do you remember..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...Gas Tax Instead of Tolls..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column

The Hightower Lowdown

Why do we pay to watch ads in theatres? And, Newt Gingrich argues that the White House should lie to us more.

"...REBELLION AT THE MOVIES..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Mr. Demme's Holiday

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme takes a trip to the city of lights and of love, of Tati and Truffaut, in his latest, The Truth About Charlie.

"...Jonathan Demme seems like a director who takes enthusiastically to the promotional..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paradise

Ten years after Gravity, Alejandro Escovedo finds his "Paradise."

"...Down the I-35 corridor, hot, excoriated, eternally re-constructing two-lane death alley patrolled..."

June 28, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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Our readers talk back.

"...Bryce's Dot-Com Insights Recycled..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Column

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

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Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

In Search of Marcel Proust

Once UT's Dr. Seth Wolitz discovered Proust, he didn't turn back, but it took a real beating for him to get to that point.

"...Marcel Proust, it would seem, is everywhere these days: Two massive biographies..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Sidney Moody

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...My name is Preston Hubbard. From 1984-94, I played bass for the..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...I Feel Love I'm sitting in one of the myriad..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...Friday Picks..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Greetings From the Great White North

Canadian Lorne Opler measures his country against the great state of Texas. Oh, Canada!

"...If it's snowing in Austin, I'm to blame. Yup. I'm..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Features Feature by Lorne Opler

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Solid Gold 40 is shocked and dismayed; non-fans of Carole Keeton Rylander add their two cents; a tear for Tony's Vineyard; and more letters to the editor.

"...Solid Gold Response..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Column

An Eye for History

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April 23, 1999 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

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Letter to Isaac

"...We've been thinking about you. We loved your dad too. He was..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

Justice Denied?

Advocates Still Fighting for Lacresha Murray's Freedom

"..."Our responsibility is to help Lacresha heal not by blaming everybody..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Godzilla

"...Directed by: Roland Emmerich. Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria..."

May 22, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Heart and Souls

"...Directed by: Ron Underwood. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin,..."

Aug. 13, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Man’s Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?

Suffering from criminal depression

"...If he had any remaining doubt that JJ needed hospital..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Chris Hrasky wishes there was a better backstory to Big..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Hendrick's, Hendrick's, Pickles and Gin

Ah, this is the way our obsessions begin

"...It started out as a joke, right?..."

Nov. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Other Side of the Wind

Should Orson Welles' last film have stayed lost?

"...Directed by: Orson Welles. Starring: John Huston, Robert Random, Peter..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

From the ATX to Chi-Town

Kyle Henry explores Chicago in Rogers Park

"...You can take the filmmaker out of Austin, but you..."

March 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Comedy Review: The Randown With Robin Thede

Panel ran down the lack of representation in the industry

"...Robin Thede, former head writer of The Nightly Show With..."

March 12, 2018 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Timbuktu

Jihad in Mali goes from comic to horrific in the blink of an eye.

"...Directed by: Abderrahmane Sissako. Starring: Ibrahim Ahmed (aka Pino), Toulou..."

March 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Earth to Echo

A trio of suburban kids befriend an alien entity in this Spielberg-influenced family film.

"...Directed by: Dave Green. Starring: Brian ‘Astro’ Bradley, Teo Halm,..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Notes of a Football Addict (Vol. II)

A roundup of pro and college football

"...The 2010 football season is already one full week old. That alone is a..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Sports Post by John Razook

Clash of the Titans

A messy assemblage of mythic odds and ends, <i>Clash of the Titansi> takes a nosedive off Mount Olympus.

"...Directed by: Louis Leterrier. Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

An unsatisfying film/experiment/prank that combines the forces of Werner Herzog and David Lynch.

"...Directed by: Werner Herzog. Starring: Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, Chloë..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

MassEquailty's Lessons

Melissa Threadgill, former communications director for MassEquality tell us how they did it.

"...While I was in Boston I had the good fortune..."

Aug. 15, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

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