SXSW Announces Film Lineup

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

"...On the acting side, screen regulars Jonny Mars and Sam Eidson appear in A Bad Idea..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Boyhood Nominated for Six Oscars

Academy singles out Linklater, Adair, Arquette, Hawke

"...Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything Julianne Moore, Still Alice Rosamund..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...family in contemporary Los Angeles. Cast: John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...PAUL JONES: This Delta bluesman recently told a reporter, "I believe..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Summer Film Calendar

Your month-to-month guide to summer film

"...plays an assistant to her movie star/diva sister (Catherine Zeta-Jones) in this Hollywood spoof. All-star lineup includes John Cusack..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...D: Dennis Dugan; with Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Josh Mostel, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Kristy Swanson...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Frank Gorshin, Jon Seda. (R, 130 min.) Terry Gilliam may be the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Ed Wood

This biographical film is charming, melancholy, strange, and quirkily humorous. There's also a certain irony in giving the silver-screen treatment to the most infamous of bargain-basement directors and his motley crew of hangers-on.

"...Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Murray, Lisa Marie, George “The Animal” Steele and..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TDCJ’s Bryan Collier Challenged at Public Meeting

Families and advocates complain of death, misery in the state’s prison system

"...Naranjo is one who has offered support. Naranjo’s son, Jon Anthony Southards, died in a cell without air conditioning..."

May 3, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...rack your brains for the name of the character Jon Hamm played in his one-episode cameo. Seating is very..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jane Leo, a Sharon Jones tribute, a Genuine Joe fundraiser, and more recommended shows

"...month.  – Kriss Conklin Tomar & the FCs’ Sharon Jones TributeAntone's, Friday 10..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Tetris Director: Jon S. Baird, Producers: Matthew Vaughn, Gillian Berrie, Claudia Vaughn,..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...70) Bryan Murray and Jon Lundbom, Beats by Balto! Vol. 2..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Portraits of Austin Musicians With Their Pets During Stay-at-Home

"...Jon Fichter (Hong Kong Wigs/Sweet Spirit) with Patches..."

May 7, 2020 Photo Gallery

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...Director Spike Jonze also added a local appearance to his planner. The..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Congressional Campaign Fundraising [UPDATE]

Senate and House candidates late-posted dollars

"...sufficient resources to compete for the Democratic nomination. Surgeon Murray Holcomb (D) posted $67,000 raised, $9,000 COH, but recently..."

Oct. 17, 2019 News Post by Michael King

2017 Music Critics Poll

Best roadshow, best new local acts, R.I.P.s, etc.

"...Castro-Cota: Tameca Jones, Continental Club Gallery..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Austin Music Awards' Industry Accolades Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, and many more

"...Bobby Bones, iHeartRadio 8) Jody Denberg, KUTX 9) Mark Murray, Sun Radio 10) Jay Trachtenberg, KUTX..."

March 6, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

Reckless Kelly’s Fields of Dreams

Everybody wins at the Braun brothers’ celebrity softball jam

"...team would include Mattingly as coach and my father, Jon Dee Graham, “screaming as the umpire behind the plate.”..."

May 29, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...Jonathan Terrell 10pm, TenOak Best known as frontman for slash-and-burn..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

TIFF Files: Wrapping Things Up

Toronto in the rearview

"...Rosewater: Jon Stewart makes his debut as a filmmaker in this..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...The Jones Family Singers (Bay City)..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...with new films from Bob Byington, the Duplass brothers, Jonny Mars, Andrew Garrison, and Yaké Smith, as well as..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...– like Judge [Bob] Perkins, Judge [Wilford] Flowers, Judge [Jon] Wisser before me – they were people that were..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro

Carson Brock's grandmother is looking out for him, and other tales from the 'bless their heart' file

"..."Little" as part of his moniker, not like David Murray did in mid-1970s Austin when the Cobras would sneak..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Stranger Than Paradise

Tucked up in the Catskill Mountains, All Tomorrow's Parties stages a music festival for its own

"...barking primitive murder ballads and "Swampland" blues to make Jon Spencer look like mere blackface parody in comparison...."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Niche Justice

Travis County specialty courts try to break the cycle of crime

"...see us again soon,' and you don't disappoint," Tim Murray, executive director of the Pretrial Justice Institute, told NACDL..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

Checking out of South by Southwest 2010 and paying final respects to Big Star's Alex Chilton

"...king, with few misgivings about being too accessible," observed Jon Pareles in The New York Times on Monday, March..."

March 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Wolf Pack

Howlin' Wolf, in tribute and spirit

"...at the Continental on Thursday, June 11 with buddies Jon Dee Graham and Kory Cook, plus Charlie Terrell &..."

June 1, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Election Info

Dates, voting locations, and ballots

"...Tuesday, Oct. 24Northwest Rural Comm. Ctr., 18649 FM 1431, Jonestown, 8am-5pm..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

« 1    ‹ BACK    1   2   3   4     NEXT ›    4 »