SXSW Film Review: The Strange Ones

High-caliber thriller achieves the perfect balance of story and mood

"...It stars a gifted teenager, James Freedson-Jackson, and Magic Mike’s Alex Pettyfer as a motley..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Sean L. Malin

2016 Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

"...Everyday They Have the Blues: (l-r) Myron Johnson, Russell Jackson, Charlie Dennis, Eric Demmer, Jesse Robinson, Herman Jackson, James..."

Oct. 13, 2016 Photo Gallery

Deathgasm

Crazed Kiwi film leaves you laughing, gagging, and head-banging

"...Directed by: Jason Lei Howden. Starring: Milo Cawthorne, James Blake, Kimberley Crossman, Sam Berkley, Daniel Cresswell, Delaney Tabron,..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

News Roundup: Council, Court, and the Lege

Council announces proposal, 5th Circuit hears arguments, and more

"...when he shot and killed unarmed black Austinite Larry Jackson Jr. in July 2013. The motion came as a..."

Jan. 12, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

DOJ Plays Peacemaker

Public meeting to address slate of officer-involved shootings

"...planning the forum in the aftermath of Larry Eugene Jackson, Jr. death after an altercation with Detective Charles Kleinert...."

Sept. 24, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

'The NFL Beat': Week Three

Survive and advance

"...like both running games in this matchup, and have Jacksonville RB Maurice Jones-Drew and Indianapolis RB Donald Brown ranked..."

Sept. 22, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Quintessence

Quincy Jones has lived a career that would make his hero, Duke Ellington, proud

"...Wall and Thriller. Can anyone do today what Michael Jackson did 25 years ago?..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Fusillade No. 1 in Disney's presumed seven-film adaptation of C.S. Lewis' beloved children's tales is marred by dodgy CGI work and windy pacing.

"...Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy and Jim Broadbent. To recap: This is fusillade..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blow Up Your Video

MTV forces American youth to sell their souls, but has Joan Jett in a bikini!

"...no explanation whatsoever. The five original "veejays" -- J.J. Jackson, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood, and Martha Quinn..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Lipstick Traces

Pretenders

"...3.5 --Greg Beets Luscious Jackson..."

July 16, 1999 Music Review

Sister in the Spirit

Praising the Lord with one of Austin's most talented sisters

"..."In 1976, St. James [Baptist Church] wanted me to come over to guest..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...Dec. 19 with the simultaneous release of the new James Bond caper Tomorrow Never Dies and the media-saturated vessel..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Up From the Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music

Delightful if overstuffed musical history of the Crescent City

"...icons such as Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, James Booker, Fats Domino, Cosimo Matassa, Preservation Jazz Hall..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...Gwynne HYMNS OF THE REPUBLIC Mark Haber REINHARDT'S GARDEN James Haley DEVIL IN PARADISE Shaun Hamill A COSMOLOGY OF..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Little Stranger

A very British ghost story takes unexpected turns

"...the muted psychological suspense of works such as Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw and Shirley Jackson’s The..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...Study in Scarlet Women with Conspiracy in Belgravia; Robert Jackson Bennett concludes his Divine City trilogy with City of..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW 2017 Film Awards

"...Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance: James Freedson-Jackson, The Strange Ones..."

March 17, 2017 Screens Feature

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...way to dark and complex truths. Cast: Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Emily Althaus, Gene Jones (World Premiere) DOCUMENTARY FEATURE..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Southside With You

When Barack met Michelle

"...Chicago circa 1989, a time when the jaunty Janet Jackson single “Miss You Much” dominated the charts and Spike..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

"Gently Fried"

Local curatorial powerhouse Los Outsiders creates a poignant three-part exhibition (or is it five?)

"...Before the opening, artist Jimmy James Canales walked the entire 70-plus miles from San Antonio..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Video Premiere: The Painted Redstarts

‘Curtains Wide’ evokes a classic ‘120 Minutes’ spot

"...The Painted Restarts – Graham, Sexton, Sam Jackson, Seth Jackson, and James Caldwell – hit the Continental..."

Aug. 4, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hornucopia

Another cupcake for UT

"...Although the defense, led by future first-rounders Jackson Jeffcoat, Kenny Vaccaro, and Quandre Diggs, held Loss Lobos..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Sports Column by Michael Corcoran

After a Fashion

Local designer goes ga-ga over the Lady's Facebook post

"...of only two in a collection by Austin's own James Bagley, designing under the label Baghdad Battery. But this..."

June 8, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Endhiran (Robot)

This extravagant Indian/Tamil production is an apocalyptic science fiction rom-com with elaborate dance set-pieces and music by A.R. Rahman.

"...and includes narrative elements that are heavily indebted to James Cameron's Terminator films, various permutations of Frankenstein, the Matrix..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

This Is My Life

LZ Love's reveal: dance music!

"...From the Cockettes emerged Sylvester James, but he only used one name. Sylvester radiated black-is-beautiful..."

June 4, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...involves a blue-hued stage and flashing strobes while singer James Walsh emotes in a velvet suit. The pared-down solo..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

SXSW Picks 2 Click 2007

Brothers & Sisters bring the Beach Boys

"...sister. The rest of the unit – Morgan, guitarists James Olsen and Daniel Wilcox, pedal steelist Ray Jackson, tambourine..."

March 2, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Immigrant Supporters Make Themselves Heard

Millions of people across the country take to streets in response to anti-immigrant legislation

"...that the House passed HR 4437, sponsored by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), that the voice of immigrants, documented and..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Weed Watch

Instead of all students – current and future – convicted of any drug-related crime at any point in their lives losing federal financial aid, now, only students currently in school will lose their money if convicted on a drug charge

"...Drug Policy Alliance Network has named U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, the 2005 congressional drug policy reform "champion"..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...the dream yarns and hacksawed Americana of Matthew Day Jackson, a talented young artist who'd been in Marfa this..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

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