You Won’t Catch Max Richter Sleeping

A 60-minute edit of the 8-hour Sleep? Do tell!

"...German-born Brit, Max Richter just returned from a full-length performance of 2015’s Sleep..."

Oct. 17, 2019 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Stealth

Masterful aerial action sequences don't compensate for earthbound plot.

"...and Tony Scott references, Stealth also mines everything from John Badham’s 1983 renegade chopper opus Blue Thunder to, uh,..."

July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Keeping the Lights on at Casa de Luz

The iconic Austin eating-and-meeting place dearly wants to continue pursuing its macrobiotic mission – but can't quite seem to comply with public safety codes

"...John Richter, like many customers and supporters, describes himself as..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

The Pope Must Diet

"...Directed by: W.d. Richter. Starring: Brian Wimmer, Peter Berg, Marcia Gay Harden, Colleen..."

Sept. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

"...Directed by: Dwight Little. Starring: Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Francis Capra, Michael Madsen, Elizabeth Peña, Jon..."

July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ugly Truth

In this formulaic battle of the sexes, no one will be mistaking Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler for Hepburn and Tracy.

"...Butler, Eric Winter, Bree Turner, Nick Searcy, Cheryl Hines, John Michael Higgins and Kevin Connolly. It’s the same old..."

July 24, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Radio Bullies

"...-- has come under attack from Austin activist Dorothy Richter, who has filed a petition to deny the company's..."

July 18, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

DVDanger: Four Films in Search of a Cult

Retro releases and martial arts aim for new crowds

"...It's 1978, and Peter (John Hargreaves) and Marcia (Briony Behets) are taking a nice..."

April 18, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"...five authors – who hail from the Urban Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and New York University..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Aliens in the Attic

A group of kids save their vacation home from extraterrestrials while keeping their clueless elders out of the loop.

"...Directed by: John Schultz. Starring: Carter Jenkins, Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Austin..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Dude, Let's Go Bowling

You can tell a lot about newspapers by what they don't cover

"...events transpired. A Department of Justice memo, authored by John Yoo, was released which authorized torture and presidential lawbreaking...."

April 11, 2008 News Column by Michael King

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Wonderfully fun, albeit markedly chaotic and incoherent, Buckaroo Banzai is one of those movies that has earned a strong cult reputation on the basis of its mile-a-minute cross-cultural references and pseudoscientific mumbo jumbo.

"...Directed by: W.D. Richter. Starring: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum..."

Nov. 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Homesman

Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones point their wagon east while confronting the myths of the Old West.

"...Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, John Lithgow, David Dencik, William Fichtner, Tim Blake Nelson,..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Awards Grow Into Emo’s

Berkshire Hounds back a piano-smashing good time, non-Spring Break SXSW needs more volunteers, and Bayonne brings his piano home

"...If getting ribbed by Waterloo Records owner John Kunz is a local rite of passage, then Sunday..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...foreshadow an ultra-rare performance of British post-classical composer Max Richter’s eight-hour ambient sequence entitled Sleep, during which it’s normal,..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns

"...Directed by: A.J. Schnack. Starring: John Flansburgh and John Linnell. No, it’s not a "wishful..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Barenaked in America

"...something about nice guys from Canada: Michael J. Fox, John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Rick Moranis - Barenaked Ladies? Sure..."

Oct. 19, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: Oregon Dreams, Austin Nightmare

Leave for a week, and there goes the neighborhood

"...the "public editor" of the San Antonio Express-News, Bob Richter, had not a word of criticism for the pack..."

June 29, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Will Ferrell runs comic circles around NASCAR.

"...Directed by: Adam McKay. Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Gary Cole, Jane Lynch, Michael Clarke Duncan,..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: John Waters; with Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...Screenwriters: Michelle Savill, Eli Kent, Producers: Desray Armstrong, Angela Littlejohn When a broke and anxiety-ridden architecture grad misses her..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thursday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...and Geoff Union – mix originals with Neil Young, John Hartford, and, of course, Bill Monroe. They're working on..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Simon Rumley (Red, White and Blue) gets dusty with Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word, which Neece called "a Texas..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TILT Performance Group's Zombie Prom

This musical is kitschy Halloween fun but with something to say about being different

"...Zombie Prom (book and lyrics by John Dempsey) is a campy, kitschy, 1950s-style musical comedy set..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Best Live Music Performances of 2018

The bands and venues that kept our critics on their feet

"...Dan Gentile: Max Richter performs Sleep, Bass Concert Hall (SXSW)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Holiday Viewing: TV Christmas Episodes

Celebrate the season in Sunnydale, the Oval Office, and more

"...making of delightful mishaps. Because Mom Linda (voiced by John Roberts) loves Christmas to bits, she buys her tree..."

Dec. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Hitting the Sauce

Scoop. Crunch. Swig. Vote. Pass.

"...Meredith Philips, kitchen scientist Pat Earvolino, and cabrito connoisseur John Morthland. All in all, it's a suitably motley crew,..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Scanlines

"...(1968) with Keir Dullea, William Sylvester, Gary Lockwood, Daniel Richter, Douglas Rain as the voice of HAL..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature

Election Ticker: Endorse-a-Rama

You gotta support somebody

"...PA-16, and TX-31 (where Hegar is challenging GOP incumbent John Car­ter). In a press release that had a brief..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Off the Record

Paying tribute to the Texas Tornado, working out at the Music Gym, and Trail of Dead's Justice for all

"...music on its own terms, the local sixpiece's new Richter Scale imprint branching off Houston's Justice Records. Originally formed..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

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