Mars Attacks!

Burton's sci-fi spoof gleefully recounts the unspeakable horror that takes place when Martians attack the planet Earth.

"...Directed by: Tim Burton. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan,..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Making Curiosity a Reality With 'Waking Mars'

Mars Mania helps a locally developed game

"...First there was the much maligned (unjustly in my opinion) John Carter, set on a Mars populated by cast..."

Aug. 22, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

SXSW Panel: Generation Mars

You're not going to make it to the Red Planet, but your kids might

"...It’s been a fantasy of science fiction fans and government agencies to boldly go to infinity..."

March 13, 2018 SXSW Post by Mae Hamilton

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

"...John Carpenter. Starring: Ice Cube, Clea Duvall, Pam Grier, Jason Staham, Natasha Henstridge and Lobo Sebastian. When John Carpenter..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mission to Mars

"...Jill Teed, Elise Neal, Tim Robbins, Kim Delaney, Jerry O'Connell, Connie Nielsen, Don Cheadle and Gary Sinise. I lost..."

March 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

To 'Mars,' With Love

Reinventing the romantic comedy, to infinity and beyond

"...When it came time to name his production company, Swerve Pictures, Austin filmmaker Geoff Marslett turned to..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Veronica Mars

Although this isn't a reinvention of the wheel, the beloved TV show gets a spirited spin in this feature.

"...Directed by: Rob Thomas. Starring: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Krysten Ritter, Ryan Hansen, Francis Capra, Percy Daggs..."

March 14, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

What to Expect From Game On Austin

A clickable guide to the participating studios and their games

"...Contemplating going to the Game On Austin event sponsored by..."

Oct. 18, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...hours earlier, this native San Franciscan rolled into San Antonio in an un-air-conditioned Datsun 280ZX only to discover abuelita..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...While for many on our tireless (okay actually very, very tired) music team,..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

'Veronica Mars' 101

"..."Tragedy blows through your life like a tornado, uprooting everything. Creating chaos. You wait..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Good Eye: Killer Outfits: The Laura Mars Years

Blow-Up vs. The Eyes of Laura Mars: The female gaze of male gaze is way more compelling

"...I first rented the 1966 Michelangelo Antonioni film Blow-Up at 23, a freshly dumped UT grad..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Veronica Mars, All Grown Up at the ATX Television Fest

Series creator Rob Thomas explains why the cult show has to change

"...Veronica Mars has never shied away from life's gritty realities...."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Film Review: 'Veronica Mars'

Cult TV show transitions to film with all its charms intact

"...Marshmallow nation, you may now exhale: Rob Thomas did ya..."

March 8, 2014 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Power On

Top 10 games of 2012

"...sort of statement against triple-A releases – in fact, Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown are two very honorable mentions..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

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

"...When Eduardo Longoria started Casa de Luz in Austin almost 24 years..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

The Q&A Hole: What’s the Most Important Thing in Life?

With JT Habersaat, David Wheeler, Jodi Egerton, Marc English & more.

"...lesser meaning – let’s go right for The Big One in this installment of our weekly question-and-answer series...."

Sept. 27, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Joe Strummer Was From Mars

The Future Is Unwritten, on DVD

"...Mick Jones puts it best. “His style was totally original,” the..."

July 23, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF) may have had to..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...click back to find the top music moments from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, plus Doug Freeman's report from Willie..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

Larger Than Life

The Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...epics as Giant and The Right Stuff and as inspiration for The Alamo and Terms of Endearment, Texas has..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

David Lowery on His Haunting New Film A Ghost Story

Casey Affleck plays a spirit unstuck in time

"...In one of the most bizarre and inspired films of the..."

July 14, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Monday

Cifika in a tube, Haru Nemuri thrives live, and other highlights

"...Monday of South by Southwest’s music week is typically chill..."

March 15, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Oh, Who? Manziel Affirms Life After Heisman.

Is there a national championship in their future?

"...Almost as soon as Johnny Manziel took home college football's most coveted..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...and sounds of SXSW music – sometimes risking their personal safety (see Julian Towers recap of Pom Poko). Previous..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

Space Chimps

This animated, sci-fi romantic comedy starring anthropomorphized chimpanzees is a lot funnier than you might expect.

"...generic title like Space Chimps, you might expect something along the lines of a Sid & Marty Krofft production,..."

July 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Aggies Amped for Entry, Descent, and Landing in the SEC

A&M preps for SEC like Curiosity was prepped for Mars

"...Early on August 6, NASA's Curiosity approached Martian soil after eight..."

Aug. 28, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Control

Gretchen Phillips admits she wasn’t Just Comforting that girl

"...Gary Floyd!" exclaims Gretchen Phillips when asked who's singing on the hi-fi as she ushers me into her East..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Feature by Cindy Widner

The 'Lot' of the Working-Class NFL Fan

Q&A with Jonny Mars, 'America's Parking Lot' docmaker

"...treasured stadiums and displacing working-class fans who can no longer afford ticket prices. Austin filmmaker Jonny Mars documents that..."

March 15, 2012 SXSW Post by Mark Fagan

John Carter

Old-school "Gosh, wow!" sense-of-wonder filmmaking is in short supply these days, but now John Carter has arrived to fill the void.

"...Directed by: Andrew Stanton. Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton,..."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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