Faster Than Sound: Clarence James Finds Clarity Post-Breakup on Debut

Following high school breakout, 20-year-old Georgetown crooner sticks a jazzy bedroom pop debut

"...his high school senior year, the first concert Clarence James ever attended included him on the bill at Empire..."

June 26, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Skinwalkers

Another subpar, bite 'n' slash, PG-13 bloodless-bath.

"...Directed by: James Isaac. Starring: Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, Kim..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Night Before

Three guys look for fun on a Christmas Eve that turns into one crazy night

"...If your Santa wish list includes yet another “James Franco swings secretly gay” gag, then Christmas has come..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Beats Per Second titles that includes metal master Ronnie James Dio (DIO Dreamers Never Die), prog pioneers King Crimosn..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

X-Men: Apocalypse

Another bloated spectacle that serves neither the fans nor the story

"...Directed by: Bryan Singer. Starring: James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult,..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

I, Robot

This summer, Will Smith saves the world from … robots.

"...Alex Proyas. Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, Alan Tudyk and Shia LaBeouf. Will..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Robot Stories

A short film collection billed as "science fiction from the heart," with an emphasis on the heart part.

"...Pak. Starring: Tamlyn Tomita, Wai Ching Ho, Glenn Kubota, James Saito, Cindy Cheung and Greg Pak. Although Greg Pak’s..."

May 7, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

"...Directed by: James Ivory. Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey, Leelee Sobieski, Jane..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Music: Beach Slang

Philly punks beat the storm

"...here to punch you right in the heart.” Bandleader James Alex was right to warn the crowd before launching..."

March 19, 2016 SXSW Post by Neph Basedow

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...she gave a shout-out to her own state Rep. James Talarico, D-Round Rock, one of the 12 vulnerable freshmen..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin Freshmen Survive in Unflipped House as the County Sees a Dem Landslide

The blueberry abides (barely)

"...counties' HD-45. In Hays, Zwiener got 52% to Carrie Isaac's 47%; while Isaac won 74% in Blanco, it makes..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Letters @ 3AM

Family life in the Bible mirrors the worst in anyone's family

"...Version one (King James edition): God creates the world, then makes man "in..."

April 13, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Tomar Williams Hones Four Decades of Soul

Breakout of his family band, the performer seizes on his pop, soul, R&B, and hip-hop successes and failures in Tomar & the FCs

"...ahead of Ishaq and Salih. Since his birth to Isaac and Bobbie Jean Williams, he's been called by his..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Promise

The Armenian Genocide as seen through a love triangle

"...Directed by: Terry George. Starring: Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Angela Sarafyan,..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...like former state Reps. Ron Simmons, R-Carrollton, and Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, went on to work for TPPF. Isaac's..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...school’s matron divides them. Cast: Rima Te Wiata, Erana James, Nathalie Morris, Manaia Hall (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...and cerebral thriller Ex Machina, starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and Alicia Vikander. Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Minari Tops Austin Film Critics Association Awards

Nomadland, Promising Young Woman win big

"...Lee Isaac Chung's semi-autobiographical story of a Korean family's trials and..."

March 24, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Critics Poll

"...FAWCETT I Got the Feelin': James Brown in the '60s..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Feature

Let There Be Light

After a $14 million facelift, UT's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center is letting the light in, literally, through new windows across the front of the structure, and philosophically, through a new mission to give the public more opportunities to see and enjoy its astonishing accumulation of cultural treasures.

"...-- the accumulation of 20th-century art amassed by author James Michener and his wife Mari -- which was given..."

May 16, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The AggreGAYtor: August 29

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• Right wing sophists blame Southern Decadence for Hurricane Isaac. The truth was bound to have come out sometime...."

Aug. 29, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

W.E.

Madonna helms this movie about the scandalous marriage of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.

"...Directed by: Madonna. Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Abbie Cornish, Oscar Isaac, James D'Arcy and Richard Coyle...."

March 23, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...BIRDEMIC 3: SEA EAGLE D: James Nguyen USA, 2022, World Premiere, 83 min. The birds..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Activist/Attorney Lulu Flores Claims House Seat She Sought 20 Years Ago

And other State Representative results

"...ado about nothing, as Reps. Erin Zwiener, D-Driftwood, and James Talarico, D-Wells Branch, easily won in newly drawn districts..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Q&A Hole: What Got You Hooked On the Weird Stuff?

Waiting for the manlike creature with the glowing eyes

"...Gibbons: Showing my age, but Robert Heinlein's juveniles and Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy. Sense of wonder!..."

July 13, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

American Rust: A Novel

Former Austinite Philipp Meyer has impeccable, even prescient, timing with his debut novel about an economically ravaged steel town in Pennsylvania

"...the opposites-attract mold: Poe, the broad-shouldered, ex-football star, and Isaac, an anemic brainiac who decides to run away from..."

March 13, 2009 Books Review by James Renovitch

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...special guests Roxy Castillo and Shi Feticcio.   – James Scott Crooklyn..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...DAUGHTER D: Simon West; with John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton, Leslie Stefanson, Clarence Williams III, James..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Top Books

Hard-Boiled Top Ten

"...* My Dark Places by James Ellroy. In this true crime memoir, the toughest of..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Sean Horlor, Steve J. Adams, Producers: Michael Grand, Melissa James The shocking story of how a young woman and..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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