Into the Wilds With Hundreds of Beavers

Is this the first Dogme 96 snowstick comedy?

"...(Noun): Any physical comedy that takes place all in the snow...."

April 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Vault

Breaking into Breakaway Records

"...I cruised through the opening festivities at Breakaway Records on Sunday and learned..."

June 3, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

A trio of “showgirls” – two drag queens and one transgender woman – venture out of tolerant, big-city Sydney and into the wilds of central Australia.

"...Pearce, Bill Hunter and Sarah Chadwick. This may be the only instance where three queens beat a royal flush...."

Aug. 26, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Echo in the Canyon

History of the Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene gets lost in its own winding paths

"...There are certainly treasures to be found in this documentary..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blood in the Face

"...Renato Carpentieri. Without a zombie in sight, this is the best horror film in years. Co-directors Anne Bohlen (Roger..."

June 21, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Let the Madness Begin

Where ‘Mad Men’ left off – and where it might go next

"...As the sixth season of Mad Men drew to a close..."

April 12, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

The Secret Life of Bees

Despite the sincere coming-of-age story at the heart of this movie rife with singers-turned-actresses, there's no denying the pleasures found in the film's soulful matriarchy.

"...Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood. Starring: Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys,..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Were the Urban Pioneers

Our search for the just-right million-dollar condo, in the wilds of Downtown

"...Think of the Puritan settlers, eking out a new life amid impossibly..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Call of the Wild

Buck the dog makes another trip to the Yukon, this time with CGI assistance

"...This domesticated adaptation of Jack London’s 1903 novella tempers the brutality of the book’s Darwinist narrative, one in which..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

The ancient art of foraging for food is aged to perfection

"...to describe an activity humans have participated in since the beginning of their existence as a trend, but here..."

April 4, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Keep the River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale

"...homosexual cannibal from New York City -- or so the Shapiros, this documentary's brother-and-sister filmmaking team would have us..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

"...Davison, Jesse Bradford, Tom Bower, Joel Palmer and Dakotah. The film opens with three young boys dressed as Indians..."

Jan. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Eagle

This sword-and-sandals epic is an old-fashioned boys' adventure tale about Roman warriors in the second century.

"...by: Kevin Macdonald. Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim and Denis O’Hare. The Eagle..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

To the Wonder With Austin-Made Movie The Adventures of Thomas and Felix

Director Micah Barber finds inspiration in the questions kids ask for his magical fantasy

"...They say that making a movie is kind of like..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland

Cage/Sono styles clash in underwhelming cowboy/ronin/gangster film

"...The Western and the samurai film have always locked step...."

Feb. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pushing the Envelope

For years, mail art has been enlivening the world's postal systems and creating a "meeting of minds" among creative types across the world. Three Austin artists are profiled in a look at the history and continuing appeal of mail art.

"...Say your cousin, the one who's always been a bit weird, affixes sufficient..."

March 23, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset

The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama

"...Family inevitably pervades the films of David and Nathan Zellner simply by virtue..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...Maybe there's a reason why ecstasy is the young person's synthetic..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Into The Black Hole at Other Worlds Austin

Director Gary Nelson on Disney's sci-fi epic, returning this weekend

"...When Disney's groundbreaking science fiction oddity The Black Hole explodes back on the big screen at..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Attenborough: Tougher Than The Rest

Recalling a 2000 meeting with the late, great director

"...Forget all the eulogies praising him as an aristocratic poet of cinema...."

Aug. 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Food Issue: Moonage Daydream

Baked goods + Austin Psych Fest = cookie monster

"...fonder of that crock pot than most cooking implements. There’s no love of the blender, for instance. I put..."

June 13, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Nic Cage and Sion Sono craziness is not the sum of its parts

"...The Western and the jidaigeki (Japanese period drama) have always..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Prey

Vietnamese cinema is back with a vicious bang

"...The last time I was in Phnom Penh I came..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Coast of Utopia

Two frustrated actors write a script, make it geographically specific, enlist A-list talent, and make the damn thing themselves. Why does 'Humboldt County' sound familiar?

"...It's the same old story:..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates

"...Switters, the CIA-agent hero of Tom Robbins' seventh novel, Fierce Invalids..."

June 2, 2000 Books Review by Barbara Strickland

The Tangled Web of Birdeater

Writer/directors Jack Clark and Jim Weir explain how rain nearly stopped play

"...filmmakers Jack Clark and Jim Weir are part of the rising number of director duos. There are six such..."

March 15, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...Eight stories up on two wheels with one destination: the top of an unmanned parking structure reserved for state..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Off the Bookshelf

End of an Age

"...photographer Paul Graham is correct in his affirmation that the "best of time is always now," that's only because..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Books Review

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Oddwood Ales and The Draught House

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 6)

"...The 37th annual Craft Brewers Conference, referred to industry-wide by..."

April 24, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Off the Road and Hungry

Where Austin Musicians Eat When They Get Home

"...El Norteño's homemade tortillas. photograph by John Anderson In the heyday of the late, great Armadillo World Headquarters, local..."

March 20, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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