The Center of the World

"...as a lap dancer dressed in a snowsuit. Wang's “Last Tango in Las Vegas” is full of ideas --..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Play it to the Bone

"...are offered an opportunity to fight each other as last-minute undercard replacements for a heavyweight title match. Built into..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...years now. Out on San Antonio indie Saustex Records, last year's stateside debut, Los Niños de Cobre, finds the..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Playback: Hanging in the House of Songs

The House of Songs, Hotel Vegas on tour, and Terminator Too: Judgment Play

"...than ever, the House of Songs was at capacity last Wednesday with five Danish musicians lodging there. While one..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Cooler

The performances of William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, and Maria Bello shine as brightly as the lights on the Vegas strip where the film is set.

"...Sorvino and Estella Warren. Something of the old Las Vegas is captured in The Cooler: the land of hardcore..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Funny Bones

"...trust handsomely. In many ways, Funny Bones resembles Chelsom's last film, Hear My Song. That highly acclaimed film also..."

May 26, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'One From the Heart'

Coppola's critically, commercially, and conversationally ravaged Las Vegas romance makes a comeback

"...Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977), and The Last Waltz (1978), but none was a major commercial hit,..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Police Chief: ACL Fest Will Be “Safest Part of the City”

Shooting at Las Vegas festival prompts press conference on security

"...shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, which left at least 58 dead and hundreds more..."

Oct. 2, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Hangover

The Hangover is deliciously darker than Todd Phillips' previous comedies, Old School and Road Trip, but it isn't as thick with malice or drenched in the "bromance" creed of the present.

"...set against menacing shots of bleached-out desert and garish Vegas nightscapes, tuned to a Danzig's metal dirge "Thirteen" ("I..."

June 5, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Grand

There's some truly hilarious material (though not nearly enough) in this partially improvised movie about characters competing in a Las Vegas championship poker tournament.

"...about several characters who are competing in a Las Vegas championship poker tournament. A 20-minute package of those funny..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Faster Than Sound: Former Spider House Cafe Has Reopened as Tweedy's

Run by the patio experts behind Kinda Tropical and Hotel Vegas

"...the lease with the Tropical management team of Hotel Vegas' Jason McNeely and Brian Tweedy, along with Yellow Jacket..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Tomcats

"...Dave (Reitman) as they embark on manly wager: The last bachelor gets all the dough they've been setting aside,..."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Metacomedy makes Nic Cage the last true movie star

"...acclaimed work like Wild at Heart, Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas, Pig or Joe, or even intriguing oddities such as..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Crawl No. 3

East Side Show Room, Cheer Up's, Papi Tino's, Hotel Vegas, the Volstead, Gypsy Lounge, the Grackle, St. Roch's Bar

"...JC: Next up, we hit sister bars Hotel Vegas and the Volstead Lounge. The Volstead, with its vintage..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Texas' 2011 Season as Predicted by 'NCAA 12'

Simulating the Longhorns season, video-game style

"...If I had told you last year that the Texas Longhorns would finish their football..."

Sept. 3, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Resident Evil: Extinction

Milla Jovovich continues to fight zombies and the apocalypse.

"...dazed and confused via bullets and body blows. The last film's epic ending, which left Raccoon City (the home..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Get Him to the Greek

Jonah Hill and Russell Brand make a well-matched odd couple, and their path to Hollywood is littered with the excesses of drugs and rock & roll.

"...colassally off the wagon after the disaster of his last video, “African Child” (which the public and press concurred..."

June 4, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Show Dogs

Unfunny canine buddy-cop comedy is no man's best friend.

"...Max goes undercover to compete in a prestigious Las Vegas dog show as part of an assignment to bust..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

All Eyez on Me

Keep ya head up but don't expect too much from this biopic

"...way to the rap icon’s still-unsolved murder in Las Vegas, at the age of 25. Only in the post-credits..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

3000 Miles to Graceland

"...thieves embarking on the daring daylight robbery of a Vegas casino. They arrive in the midst of the annual..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fatale Attraction

Deon Taylor on bringing back the '80s erotic thriller

"...Ask Deon Taylor about his favorite story about Las Vegas, and what happens in Vegas definitely stays there. "I..."

Dec. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Levitation Live Shot: Third Man Records Showcase

John Brannon stream rolls Vegas with his negative approach

"...concept as well as Easy Action. Taking the Hotel Vegas stage Sunday night as part of a showcase curated..."

Nov. 11, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Austin City Limits Taping: Spoon

Locals transition seamlessly for PBS staple’s 40th season

"...Aside from ACL Fest last Sunday – and a surprise show at Banger’s on..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...NYE 2023: The Last Dance..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Playback: Walter Tragert Rises Up Singin’

Musician with MS finds hope in a songbook, Margaret Moser passes, and last shots at Bull McCabe's

"...an impromptu wake at the Palm Door on Sabine last night. A musical celebration at Antone's, which she chose..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Free Week Shakeups & Breakups

Finding new life amidst last calls minutes from your doorstep

"...seven minutes before the hour, and parked outside Hotel Vegas at 11...."

Jan. 8, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Danny Collins

Al Pacino is an aging rock & roller who makes an entertaining play for redemption

"...down – unlike much of his work of the last couple of decades, in which he always seems to..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Asked Writers To Review Bands They’d Never Seen Before at Free Week in Austin

First looks at Dregs, Chief Cleopatra, Exotic Fruits, Nuclear Daisies

"...the Red River Cultural District, whose unticketed edition landed last Thursday through Saturday...."

Jan. 9, 2023 Music Post by Nayeli Portillo

Being Evel

Evel Knievel rides again in this retrospective doc

"...attempting to jump the fountains at Caesars Palace in Vegas. Filmed by director John Derek (Bo’s future husband), the..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hangover: Part III

The hard-R comedy trilogy concludes with more mortal peril and questionable taste.

"...it clear from the get-go that this is the last outing. I suspect the “this is the end” messaging..."

May 24, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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