Demolition

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in dramedy as a man rebuilding his life

"...Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, Heather Lind..."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: Smiling Your Way to Heaven

Supernatural advice by West Texas sage Tommy Hancock, tears from Billy Gibbons, and Casual Strangers coupling

"...who grows weed isn't as great as it sounds. Jake Mitchell kept time for the Boxing Lesson 2003-08, then..."

July 18, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Paying tribute to the Mayor of South Austin, the Boxing Lesson takes one on the chin, and a historic occasion for the Continental Club

"...title than the Boxing Lesson. In October 2006, drummer Jake Mitchell (on left in photo), along with two others,..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

It Follows

A killer force is spread through sex, and it's all very creepy and evocative

"...Directed by: David Robert Mitchell. Starring: Maika Monroe, Lili Sepe, Jake Weary, Kier Gilchrist,..."

March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Opie on Top

AFF to honor Ron Howard's extraordinary contribution to filmmaking

"...Filmmaking Award, is just one lousy degree removed from Mitchell Hurwitz, who was revealed last week as the 2009..."

July 14, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Casual Strangers

"...its instincts, Paul Waclawsky, Jaylinn Davidson, Katey Gunn, and Jake Mitchell turning to wordless improvisational soundscapes recorded at home...."

April 8, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Casual Strangers Trip Rhapsodic

Cosmic rock locals premiere “Holocene Dream”

"...Boxing Lesson alumni Waclawsky (guitars), Jaylinn Davidson (synths), and Jake Mitchell (percussion), plus ringer Katey Gunn (lap steel, synths)..."

Jan. 19, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Casual Strangers

Texas Platters go mondo

"...the baton to hair-raising giggles on "Banshee," while drummer Jake Mitchell's trip-hop beats undulate through the pretty "Caribbean Cask."..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Feature by Michael Toland

We Need to Issue a Statement on 'Chronicle' Contributor Luke Winkie

By now, you surely should know why

"...and distributing weed – in all likelihood Casual Strangers’ Jake Mitchell, who served as chief banger in the Boxing..."

June 27, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Orbiting SXSW

Return of the Secaucus 7? Try the arrival of a SXSW septet: Dana Falconberry, Shakey Graves, The Eastern Sea, My Jerusalem, Black Pistol Fire, The Preservation, and The Boxing Lesson.

"...Yes, 14. After previous drummer Jake Mitchell was sentenced to five years for conspiring to..."

March 1, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Lone Stars Rising

The Lady Rancher: From Hogs to Boll Weevils

"...Rylander didn't want to wait until longtime U.S. Rep. Jake Pickle felt like quitting. So in 1985, just one..."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...we run into New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell and industry legend Elliot Roberts, Neil Young's manager. We..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...world premiere is Sam Wainwright Douglas' and Brenda Greene Mitchell's loving tribute to Austin's iconic dance hall, Honky Tonk..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Wonderstone Director: Don Scardino, by Chad Kultgen & Tyler Mitchell and Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley. Screenplay by..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Team Players: Who's Who on the Campaign Trail

"...1995: pro-baseball stadium 1994: Bruce Todd for mayor, Eric Mitchell for city council..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...the Sexual Revolution is the never-before-told story of Suzanne Mitchell, the fiercely-loyal den mother of the original Dallas Cowboys..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...George Lucas; with Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Stamp, Pernilla..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

I'll Be Home for Christmas

"...O'Bryan, Gary Cole, Eve Gordon, Andrew Lauer and Alexandria Mitchell. Beware of seasonal comedies whose titles echo Christmas carol..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

"Welcome Home" to the Kerrville Folk Festival

Five neighborly artists to see onstage at Quiet Valley Ranch

"...to 2021's Into the Light.  – Doug Freeman Anaïs Mitchell Saturday 27..."

May 26, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Durang/Durang

In the St. Edward's University production of Christopher Durang's redundantly titled 'Durang/Durang,' canonized American plays transform into comedic farce

"...backhanded commentary on Shepard's cynicism about American culture. As Jake, Nathan Osburn terrifically enacts his own doppelganger brother/shadow, torn..."

April 7, 2006 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...McGregor, Ewan McGregor, Devyn McDowell, Sasha Alexander, Kim Zimmer, Jake Weary, Vera Bulder (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sxsw

"...LESS THAN JAKE: A Pez-obsessed and well-traveled band from the student murder..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Producers: Andrew Pilkington, Katie White, Terra Mackintosh, Leah Romond, Jake Sharpless A fresh and exhilarating take on the beloved..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

While My Ukulele Gently Weeps

Get ready to see a lot more ukuleles

"...In 2006, Jake Shimabukuro uploaded to YouTube his cover of George Harrison's..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Articulations

The National Endowment for the Arts played Santa Claus last week, dropping federal funding in the stockings of arts organizations, and even went so far as "comin' to town" to do it, announcing $26 million in grants, including $287,000 to 14 local artists and arts organizations, from here in Austin.

"...production of Dead Man Walking, an opera by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Terrence McNally adapted from Sister Helen..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Reissues

"...there was darkness, until 1970 when Al met Willie Mitchell in Midland, Texas. Says Howard Grimes, who along with..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

Only Austin Earned a Warmhearted Lucinda Williams In-Store at Waterloo Records

Celebrating her new memoir and LP, as well as shop owner John Kunz

"...a similar recovery revival to recent celebrations of Joni Mitchell...."

July 6, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Malignant

Homage to giallo is fun, but is it good?

"...Directed by: James Wan. Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Ingrid Bisu, Jake Abel, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White and..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Fantastic Fest 2014: It Follows

Sexually transmitted horror gets an update in this mesmerizing film

"...come to life – one that writer/director David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover) fleshes out following..."

Sept. 23, 2014 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW

"...reflecting the polished beauty of Emmylou Harris and Joni Mitchell. Last year's Water in the Ground (True North) drifts..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

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