Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Tom Meeten, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall, Alice Lowe, Mandeep Dhillon, Johnny Vegas, Steve Oram, Craig Parkinson, Kevin Bishop, Pippa..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

News of the World

Tom Hanks evokes one of his most celebrated roles in this tragic Western

"...in The News of the World, Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies' adaptation of Paulette Jiles' 2016 novel of the..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"...I would like to acknowledge. In loving memory of Luke Zimmerman, Hill Rylander, Miguel Ravago, Jill Lewis, Bob "Bulb"..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine

Support local business while maintaining your social distance

"...offering to-go, online orders, and delivery through Favor. Oak Hill and Brodie locations have drive-throughs. Also offering juices by..."

March 16, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Japanese Breakfast, José Feliciano Join SXSW

118 new acts added to Music roster

"...Dan Luke & the Raid (Bowling Green, KY.)..."

Feb. 20, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...been lying to her about everything. Cast: Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, Justin Theroux, Bonnie Bedelia, Zach Gordon, Erica Ash,..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alchemy Theatre's The Waverly Gallery

This production of Kenneth Lonergan's drama presents the human weight of disease and makes its pain tangible

"...at Gladys' gallery, Daniel and the featured artist, Don (Luke Hill, doing a competent bit of character work), exchange..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...poetry, personal testimony, rap and performance (featuring poet Essex Hemphill and others), to describe the homophobia and racism that..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Television Fest Heads to Yellowstone

Paramount Network show to headline Friday night programming

"...Catch the premiere at the State, with cast members Luke Grimes (Kayce Dutton, Dutton's son), Wes Bentley (Kayce's brother,..."

May 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Rounds Up Last Wave of Talent

Bully, Khalid, Car Seat Headrest, Lizzo, and Billie Eilish join fest

"...Luke Banter (Chicago, IL.)..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Promotes Air Pollution

State regulator barely even tries to hold industry accountable, advocates say

"...of the Magellan Pipeline Company (Bastrop), Austin Energy's Sand Hill Energy Center gas-fired power plant (Travis) and the Austin..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...(March 8-17) announced that Jordan Peele's eagerly awaited doppelganger chiller Us will be this year's opening night movie, today..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Personal Stories Behind Ben Is Back

Writer/director Peter Hedges on family, alcoholism, and going home

"...with its costs. From the true-life Beautiful Boy to Luke Crain's story in The Haunting of Hill House, the..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Wave Three Crashes Down

Music and madness fill festival lineup

"...big title coming with buzz before the fall: Jonah Hill's unexpected directorial debut, skate kid meditation Mid90s, Terry Gilliam's..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Flower

Sardonic coming-of-age comedy never really matures.

"...move in with them, along with his overweight son Luke (Morgan), who is just getting out of drug rehab...."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"..."cocks not Glocks" campus carry protest; Grow Up Tony Phillips creator Emily Hagins brings her new series Hold to..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...11 of the 12 major categories (the late night chills of the Midnighters, plus all the shorts, always arrive..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Southwest Theatre Productions’ If I Forget

While the play is a compelling kitchen-sink drama, this staging doesn't quite reach the promise of the material

"...characters, and this is a problem, especially for Michael (Luke Hill), an atheist Jew and college professor with some..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

If It Ain't Bruch, Don't Fix It

Just a drummer from Iowa? Just a culinary badass? Hold his beer.

"...went from being, potentially, king of the tiny little hill at the University of Northern Iowa … to bottom-of-the-pond..."

Dec. 21, 2017 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Dealt D: Luke Korem Sixty-two year old Richard Turner is renowned as..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Brutality Television

Why you won't be seeing Austin emo puppet band Fragile Rock on America's Got Talent

"...The band came from the Austin improv scene: Ryan Hill (guitar), Jayme Ramsay (drums), and Cindy Page (bass). The..."

July 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Brently Heilbron

Thursday SXSW Picks

"...Bandleader Tammy Ealom and Apples in Stereo guitarist John Hill achieved staying power by keeping hooks above the sugar-shock..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Illuminating Waller Creek

"...recreational aspects of waterways in Central Texas and the Hill Country," says Christine Skaglund, project manager on the design..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

The Sun Also Rises

Out of tragedy blooms East Cameron Folkcore.

"...whose house doubles as the studio, and new drummer Luke Abbey of the Gorilla Biscuits hold the rhythm together...."

April 3, 2015 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...Republic, raised in Florida, and now Brooklyn-based, rode the chillwave to prominence in 2010, making sparking pop that rose..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Tuesday SXSW 2015 Showcases

"...Capcom-licensed rapper Mega Ran and engineer Storyville), and the Philly duo's tourmate Sammus (never have power-ups been such a..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

Gazing at the Texas Film Awards Through a Crystal Ball

The Texas Film Awards celebrate the state's best filmmaking

"...TV shows Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill, as well as the live-action HBO show Silicon Valley,..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Film Awards Add to Lineup

Presenters, emcee, musical guests, and another honoree added

"...TV shows Beavis & Butt-head and King of the Hill, as well as the live-action HBO show Silicon Valley,..."

March 2, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beethoven to Beyoncé

SXSW Music panels – topics over talent. Except they're also star-studded.

"...example, there was a blind, black, multi-instrumentalist in Mississippi Hill Country named Sid Hemphill, who had a dance band..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Music Feature by The Music Staff

News Roundup: A Deadly Shooting, Rick Perry, and City Council

Police kill an armed man, Perry's ready to run, and more

"...Flache, 27, was shooting at streetlights in an Oak Hill neighborhood at around 10:30pm, Feb. 7. When APD sent..."

Feb. 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

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