Parkour and Slapstick Comedy Combine in 'Journey to the West'

Here's hoping Stephen Chow's latest makes its way west

"...a place like Fantastic Fest, it's just as likely to involve trading blows with a 500-year-old monkey...."

Sept. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Dan Gentile

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mystic Western Game Jam Looks to the Stars

Local game collective Juegos Rancheros needs you to pick your favorite

"...Nothing fires the imagination quite like the American West – the open..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

A Journey to 'Parkland'

Writer/director Peter Landesman on the untold stories of JFK's death

"...When journalist-turned-filmmaker Peter Landesman started writing the script for his JFK assassination film Parkland, he knew..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Funeral Procession Will Journey to San Angelo to Bury Slain APD Officer

Padron will be laid to rest in San Angelo Friday

"...Law enforcement officers from Central Texas and across the state are expected to converge in Austin tomorrow for..."

April 10, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Into the West

Kelly Reichardt re-creates the hazards of the Oregon Trail in Meek's Cutoff

"...On the Oregon Trail in 1845, a wagon train of three..."

May 6, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jonah Hill Goes Back to the Mid90s

Director's debut is a film he can stand by

"...Jonah Hill and the cast of his debut feature as a director, Mid90s,..."

Oct. 24, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Hits the Road

Austin's trademark genre festival goes on tour

"...Missing Fantastic Fest already? Don't worry, the Fantastic Fest Tour will be bringing eight of the..."

Oct. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

And the Fantastic Winners Are

Fantastic Fest awards go to 'Jodorowsky's Dune,' 'Afflicted'

"...The ballots are all in and counted, and it's official:..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Homesman

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

"...Directed by: Tommy Lee Jones. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Tommy Lee Jones has made a modern Western in the culturally askew tradition of Peckinpah, Huston, and Boetticher. Don't let the near-impossible-to-remember title keep you away from this singular and slightly surreal scorcher.

"...Directed by: Tommy Lee Jones. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Slow West

A whimsical and wistful fable follows a young romantic and a hard-nosed realist out West

"...by: John Maclean. Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Caren Pistorius, Ben Mendelsohn, Rory McCann, Tony Croft, Andrew Robertt and..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...They call it a lineup drop for a reason: South..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Deep in the Art

How In the West Became Deep in the Heart (of Texas)

"...In the summer of 1985, troupe members of Austin's avant-garde Big..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Mission to Mars

"...and Gary Sinise. I lost Brian De Palma around the time he stopped using Pino Donaggio as his chief..."

March 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Into the Woods

Cherrywood Neighbors' Journey of Change

"..."We've gone from affordable to premium, and that's... causing gentrification. There can be both..."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

How To Get To and From ACL Music Festival

Shuttles, bikes, rideshares, scooters, and sometimes just your feet

"...packs left and right, ACL season is upon us. To get you to the music as quickly as possible,..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Post by Leena Alali

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...To explore Waller Creek and environs is to live intensively..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

From Doug to Dax

Austin Film Festival announces early lineup

"...The Austin Film Festival announced ten titles for its 2010..."

Aug. 24, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Place Where Worlds Join

Aztlan Dance Company explores the cultural interaction of old and new in Veracruz

"...who are unfamiliar with Veracruz, it's a state on the Mexican coast, not too far from Texas, bordered by..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

A Soccer Stadium Built in Line With Austin's Love of the Outdoors

How Gensler architecture's home for the Verde keeps it green

"...Designing the home stadium for Austin FC was not, shall we..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...A surge of lightning flickers as thunder cracks above the rumble of molten lava...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Rich From the Journey

The crazy quilt career of Kimmie Rhodes.

"...In the waning daylight of a winter Sunday afternoon, Kimmie Rhodes..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Music Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Journey Into Clarity #83

For years he'd blamed his sister for destroying his comic book, a book worth over two grand today. Looking back at a painful memory brings Wayne Alan Brenner that much closer to understanding why losing that darned comic book at age seven meant so much.

"...Well, wait, that's not precisely correct. Rather: It's because of something my sister did then that..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

West Austin Studio Tour

The second WEST provides a journey of creative wonders

"...Here comes the second year of WEST, the West Austin Studio Tour,..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...Now what? You blew the chance to buy into your neighbor's IPO in favor..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Two for the Road

Larry McMurtry's New Books Continue His Journey

"...Most of Larry McMurtry's novels are structured by journeys of some type, often leading nowhere in particular except..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

From Source to Sea

Three Austinites kayak South America

"...It was the first day of their 3,600-mile kayaking journey and Jeff..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Carly Yansak

West Austin Studio Tour

Another weekend in which to go WEST, young man

"...Perhaps between the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival, Fusebox Festival, Austin Wine..."

May 3, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Horror at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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