Flip the Switch

"...like a Pavlov dog Yeah, when you lay me out My heart is beating louder than a big bass..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Kick Me, I'm From Austin

Visiting the Lege, City Council, and Bergstrom

"...federal funding goes down, and an Austin state representative last week bluntly questioned the city's commitment to indigent health..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

What Happens Later

Ryan and Duchovny ponder the road not taken in magical rom-com

"...over two decades ago. While waiting to board a flight at the gate of an unnamed regional airport, a..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

Nia Vardalos’ fossilized sequel to a sequel still has its charms

"...transcontinental adventure to reconnect with their heritage, per Gus’ last wish. Portokalos inanity and insanity ensues, complete with smuggled..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Strand of Oaks and the Cadence of Joy

Overcoming grief and exploring sobriety, Tim Showalter finds himself In Heaven

"...But here in his South Austin home, Miles Davis is sending the whole room..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Feature by E. Ryan Ellis

Gunpowder Milkshake

Action concoction isn't stodgy, but it's not that filling, either

"...tarnished gold and catches a character who has burned out the flight side of her survival instincts, and leans..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Beauty and the Beast

A live-action remake of the Disney film

"...a much darker third act (the narcissistic Gaston turns out to be a real bad guy), as well as..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Rings

Japanese horror franchise reboot falls flat

"...JVC may have manufactured the last VHS tape back in October of 2008, but that..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Realities of Virtual Reality

Locals look into virtual reality and see more than video games

"...continue to the horizon comes to an abrupt end. Without any signage or blockade, the lines on the street..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Searching for Austin in the Corners of Wisconsin

Local landmarks on the road to Farmageddon

"...can be stored. By the time I boarded a flight for Wisconsin last Thursday, jetting to meet my band,..."

July 15, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Biff Parker (1962-2011)

The Reivers' John Croslin remembers Biff Parker

"...deal on a case of them. Biff was all about getting good deals...."

Nov. 8, 2011 Music Post by John Croslin

Off the Record

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Kerrville Folk Festival one year at a time

"...first at the Kerrville Folk Festival. The annual 18-day outing in the scenic confines of Quiet Valley Ranch has..."

May 27, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Source Code

These strangers on a train are players in a gripping science fiction roundelay.

"...suited up and strapped into what looks like a flight simulator. A voice, female, crackles over a dodgy video..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ghost Writer

Polanski is back in the saddle with his new political mystery thriller, which stars Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan.

"...torn from newspaper headlines. (And here, I’m talking specifically about headlines regarding politicians such as former British Prime Minister..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You Make My Dreams

Progressive blue-eyed R&B

"...box set from Daryl Hall and John Oates, took out disc three, and put it in the boombox. The..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Letters @ 3AM

We have become a space-faring species and are discovering that the universe is stunningly gorgeous and implacably dangerous – like us

"...As I write on May 29, the toilet is out of order on the space station. It's handling "solid..."

June 6, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Broken English

Parker Posey gives a lovely, toned-down performance as Nora Wilder, the single, mid-30s Manhattanite at the heart of this romantic comedy.

"...cast. Nora works as the customer-relations manager in a boutique hotel, and although the job places her in contact..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Will Travel For Food

Tequila country

"...In the last few years, tequila costs have soared until they now..."

July 8, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Nukes Are Back!

The Bush administration plans for the next (little) nuclear wars

"...three-day Strangelove-in devoted -- deeply, hopelessly devoted -- to touting the latest and greatest innovations in space warfare. We're..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by William M. Adler

Online, Unplugged

Wireless Internet is cost-effective, accessible, of the people rather than gouging the people. So what are you waiting for? It's time to cut the cord.

"...in some back corner of your life. It belongs out in the world...."

April 26, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Postmarks

Righteous readers respond to recent rape reportage, and our Best of Austin issue garners a kudo or two.

"...attempt to correct several errors in the article written last week ("Raped Twice?" [Oct. 12] by Jordan Smith), which..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

The Lizards of Aus

'Never an Adult Moment' With Austin's Veteran Bluegrass Pranksters

"...still doing the same thing now, the band points out, it would be regressive, so they started writing their..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Zen and the Art of Entree Experimentation

photograph by John Anderson Kyoto

"...and taste for myself what all the hype was about. Located above the Elephant Room on Congress Avenue, this..."

July 2, 1999 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

A Civil Action

"...Stephen Fry. Many a bleary-brained air traveler was blessed last year by Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action, a personal..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Burn, Aspen, Burn

Chasing Celebrity With a Basic Cable Nobody at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival

"...celebrities?" I mean, you rarely see Tom Cruise hanging out with Up All Night's Rhonda Shear. So far, my..."

March 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Brad "Chip" Pope

Million Man Mayhem

A Day Of Atonement Turns Into Protest

"...than he is from the private sector. But if last Thursday's council meeting is any indication, Mitchell has not..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Flirt

"...Hartley's images. I may not always be as enthusiastic about his films, but with cinematographer Michael Spiller, Hartley never..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Hot Shots!

"...I'm the kind of person who waits to find out what happens in a porn film. Hot Shots takes..."

Aug. 2, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Now Streaming in Austin: "Pick-Ups"

William B. Goss' short makes an airborne debut

"...festivals, the occasional special screening, maybe hope to stand out from the crowd on YouTube or Vimeo. Austin filmmaker..."

July 26, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Believe

Moving Panoramas flicker to life in the aftermath of a home invasion

"...for someone to either enter the house or come out from one of the two back bedrooms. A rash..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

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