Testament of Youth

The luminous Alicia Vikander stars as a woman coming of age amid World War I

"...Directed by: James Kent. Starring: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton, Colin..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Aftermath

Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård are stuck inside of Hamburg with the Casablanca blues

"...Directed by: James Kent. Starring: Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, Alexander Skarsgård, Flora..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Hear a Symphony

Composer Kent Kennan has been an essential voice in America's musical counterpoint since 1936 when he won the Prix de Rome Composition Prize. Now, at age 90, he'll hear the Austin Symphony play his composition for the very first time.

"...Kent Kennan is a master of counterpoint. His book on..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Go behind the groundbreaking book of interviews; a must for cinephiles

"...Directed by: Kent Jones...."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Reading Joy Aloud

Radical Faeries reading poetry, and reveling

"...gathering was to read and re-ignite the poetry of James Broughton...."

March 12, 2013 SXSW Post by Andy Campbell

Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie is a tonally confused spoof, which, for once, doesn't go far enough comedically.

"...that Mazin tackled superheroics (working from a script by James Gunn, no less), with a degree of affection, right..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Death Watch: Justice for Whom?

Kent Whitaker never wanted execution for his son

"...shot and killed Whitaker's mother and brother; his father, Kent, was shot in the chest but survived. Fort Bend..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Fantastic Fest Review: The Rule of Jenny Pen

Lithgow and Rush elevate award-winning thriller

"...concept and execution. It earned both best director for James Ashcroft and best actor for star Geoffrey Rush from..."

Sept. 25, 2024 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jenni Finlay Promotions Turns 8

From sleeping on pool tables at Cheatham Street Warehouse to radio

"...a horror movie critic. The local’s first campaign was James McMurtry’s Live in Aught-Three. “Everything I know about radio..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Recommended

Capsule reviews

"...11, 4:30pm The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne ListerD: James Kent; with Maxine Peake, Anna Madeley, Gemma Jones...."

Sept. 3, 2010 Screens Feature

All That I Need

Movies this bad don’t often get released anymore, a circumstance that instantly raises the curiosity factor of All That I Need.

"...Directed by: James Hergott. Starring: James Hergott, Audra J. Morgan, Tom Trudeau,..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Brings the Cosmos to Austin

Keynote brings unseen images from the James Webb telescope

"...of a truly cosmic key note centering on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope at this year's festival (March 10-19)...."

Jan. 10, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Celebrations of NYE Weekend

Boot out 2022 and usher in 2023 with laughs, music, and a good walk

"...Taeyang Mun performs the maestro's Cello Suite No. 1; James Andrewes and Keith Womer perform Violin Sonata No. 4..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Lot to Crow About

Goth comic king James O'Barr at Staple! this weekend

"...had the long-running appeal of The Crow, whose creator James O'Barr is in Austin this weekend for a new..."

March 5, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Top Guns

Kent A. Caperton ($885,000-$2,925,000 )

"...Pioneer Natural Resources Inc. $150,000-$199,999 Conoco, Inc. $100,000-$149,999 W. James Jonas III ($310,000-$1,175,000)..."

Feb. 12, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Schwartzman and Tunde Adebimpe, and Todd Rohal’s bringing Uncle Kent 2 (the first Uncle Kent being Joe Swanberg’s back..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

A note from Stephen's brother sparks dreams of peace and Buffy Sainte-Marie

"...It was the anniversary of the May 4, 1970, Kent State killings, when four students were fatally shot and..."

May 18, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

WWJD?

Jesse Sublett's insider guide to Bouchercon.

"...(4:30-5:30pm), with Charles O'Brien (Black Gold) and the great James Carlos Blake (World of Thieves).Friday, October 18 Start the..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 25-27

Your auditory agenda for the next three days

"...Unlikely Eastside techno hub Kinda Tropical stacks a gritty..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Voucher Death Dance

The House voucher vampires get a lesson in slaying the beast

"...chits. Daddy was San Antonio millionaire and GOP bankroller James Leininger, holding court in Craddick's office, where certain waffling..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Bird

Danger, nature, and coming of age in Andrea Arnold's latest

"...Adams, Franz Rogowski, Barry Keoghan, Jason Buda, Jasmine Jobson, James Nelson-Joyce, Frankie Box, Rhys Yates, Joanne Matthews and Sarah..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bibliomania

Books We Love and a Few Books We Don't

"...3. The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead 4. Borderlands by James Carlos Blake 5. Bad Men: Outlaws & Gunfighters of..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Books Feature

Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs

Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited

"...became ubiquitous. His jaw-dropping résumé made him part of James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow's stock players (Near Dark, True..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: She Who Must Burn

Anti-abortion terror as the new Salem witch trials

"...Smyth) finds herself jobless after fundamentalist maniac Abraham Baarker (James Wilson) slays the doctor she worked for, convinced that..."

Oct. 22, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Top 10s

"...6) Elana James (Snarf)..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Feature

As Early Voting Ends, Here's What We're Watching in Austin's Nov. 2 Election

Proposition A PACs finance reports and what's on the ballot for outlying areas

"...its directors include Austin billionaire and National Instru­ments founder James Truchard and his wife, Marcia. Other local high-rollers writing..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison and Austin Sanders

Kent Finlay, Dreamer: The Musical Legacy Behind Cheatham Street Warehouse

Kent Finlay wrote the songs, but more so he nurtured songwriters

"...Difficult to gauge Kent Finlay's impact on Texas music before his death last..."

June 17, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Austin Food + Wine Festival Tickets Go On Sale Today

More events, more celebrity chefs

"...(Lenoir), Kevin Fink (Emmer & Rye), Kazu Fukumoto (Fukumoto), James Holmes (Olivia), Josh Jones (Salt & Time), Clinton Kendall..."

Jan. 20, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Playing Through

Spectator sports can crush our most ardent hopes and dreams, and that's a good thing

"...Magic for ruining the marketers' dreams of a LeBron James and Kobe Bryant matchup in the NBA championship. Good..."

July 3, 2009 Column by Thomas Hackett

Point Austin: Lessons Learned

I was down at the precinct last Tuesday, but I didn't see you

"...we have the ignominious exit of longtime Arlington Rep. Kent Grusendorf to reinforce the lesson. Since the GOP takeover,..."

March 17, 2006 News Column by Michael King

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