Mishima: The Last Jewel in the Wasteland

Linklater's AFS series ends with Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

"...of fellow directors Francis Ford Coppola, and especially George Lucas, the film would have never seen the light of..."

June 10, 2015 Screens Post by Alexa Harrington

Unpardonable

The Bush record of 'compassionate conservatism' is amply illustrated by his clemency record in Texas

"...the 154th case, that of serial murderer Henry Lee Lucas, the governor relented only because two attorneys general confirmed..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

As You Like It

Director Johanna McKeon opens her UT Department of Theatre & Dance staging of As You Like It in a court of stylish bleakness, but when she moves it to the Forest of Arden, spring permeates the production and a buzzing, exuberant spirit takes over.

"...To say that things look black for fair Rosalind at the outset of this UT..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Madness of King Geek

Harry Jay Knowles' Cool Movie News

"...of the Martian canals, or the wind, or George Lucas' Star Wars release schedule. (Actually, Lucas' schedule is pretty..."

June 6, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...BLACK Directors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Screenwriters: Nele Meirhaeghe,..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

The Mario Bava Collection: Volume 1

"...legendary Italian genre-gun-for-hire Mario Bava, whose 1960 feature debut, Black Sunday, still raises hackles and hormones in equal measure...."

May 11, 2007 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...to strut their short stuff next month: Kat Candler (“Black Metal”), Kyle & Cliff Bogart (“Necromonica”), Hugo Vargas-Zesati (“Boy..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Undead or nonliving, Your Style Avatar dutifully shuffles along the coil of costume contests

"...Austin"-winning Coco Coquette wig salon and spied this tripped-out black-and-white wig in a Cleopatra cut with layers of black..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Playback: In a New York State of Mind

Mother Falcon hits Gotham, Not in the Face sears Vancouver, and Black Joe Lewis comes home

"...May sophomore release, You Knew, which introduced the young, black-clad anti-band-geeks as Austin's newest NPR darlings, Mother Falcon embarked..."

June 21, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...High (Mortville) struck with the rapid-fire ferocity of a black mamba. A winter tour resulted in a Vegas bar..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...their success a couple summers ago with Men in Black. Mike Myers will try to shag another hit with..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays, Part 1

Vintage re-releases for unseasonal scares

"...and based on the real-life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, it is unrelentingly brutal and gruesomely accurate...."

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2016 Grants

Program gives much-needed funds to Texas filmmakers

"...Lance Letscher, and dynamic duo Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas were awarded with not only some funds for their..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Saturday blurbs rally!

"...sitar player for the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Black Angels as for his previous outfit (the High Dials),..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Get in the Game

New Fast Fun for Xbox and PlayStation2

"...Xbox When George Lucas let loose Star Wars upon the masses in 1977,..."

March 29, 2002 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...Oh, so now you realize George Lucas was right all along. It’s alright, you’re forgiven for..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Nothin' No Better

The death and new life of a small Mississippi town

"...A natural pairing with Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas' recent ethnographic study of rurban Florida, Pahokee (no surprise..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2018 Grant Winners

Recipients show strength and diversity of Texas filmmakers

"...Powell and Bo Powell The people of Rosedale - black and white, rich and poor, young and old -..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Heat is On

Live Fire cook-out is this Thursday

"...Janina O'Leary of laV (Austin) O'Leary will create black pepper shortbread with Champagne strawberries and crème fraîche...."

April 7, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

If you're looking for escape, then the fourth installment in the beloved cliff-hanging archaeological-adventure franchise should fit the bill.

"...that the fourth installment in Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' cliff-hanging archaeological-adventure franchise does just that. Much has changed..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Animation Show 2005

This second incarnation of the Mike Judge- and Don Hertzfeldt-produced animation anthology is, if anything, even better than the first.

"...visiting a distant planet that looks suspiciously like George Lucas’ Tatooine: It’s full of breakneck pacing and riveting CGI..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Matrix Reloaded

"...that backstories the world of The Matrix (and George Lucas must be feeling old-hat right about now), but Reloaded..."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The first film in Jackson's Tolkien trilogy stays true to the spirit and logistics of the novels, but is also a breathtaking and beautiful work of art on its own.

"...going to bring them in like nothing since George Lucas' last Jedi outing; J.R.R. Tolkien's sprawling novels are as..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Holograms of a Different Stripe

Zebra Imaging and the Future of Holograms

"...Leia's supplicative shout-out to Obi Wan, courtesy of George Lucas, and a few moldering, grooved trinkets scavenged from boxes..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Urban Heat, Jonathan Terrell, Dayglow, Marcia Ball, and a smattering of metal headline our recommended shows

"...& Beer Fest in Denver, the Colorado capital's reigning black metal mystics Wayfarer and like-minded Scandinavian sound sympathizers Wake..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Trail of Dead, Opeth, Mykfresh, Big Laugh, Rattlesnake Milk, Deezie Brown, and more recommended shows

"...This "Blackout Friday" event brings in Dallas-area rapper MykFresh, who extols..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Column by Julian Towers

Star Wars Memories

In honor of Star Wars Day, Austin’s creatives talk about how the Force changed their lives

"...origin theories, and fantasized on the feast had Papa Lucas prepared for us. What joys and intrigues? What delights..."

May 4, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

Gladys City in Beaumont re-creates the boomtown and gusher at Spindletop

"...game forever with its abundant and cheap oil. The Lucas well blew a stream of oil 100 feet high..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

What's Yours Is Mine

'This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse' with live musical accompaniment

"...do Caixão or "Coffin Joe" – Marins created a black-clad, top-hatted figure that mirrored his country's chaos...."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hell on Wheels ... and Weed

Bob Ray takes the show on the road

"...at every screening, and so we're basically in the black," says Ray. "I bought 1,000 DVDs, which is the..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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