M. Butterfly

"...Directed by: David Cronenberg. Starring: Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa and Ian Richardson. The..."

Jan. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Madame Butterfly

"...Directed by: Frederic Mitterand. Starring: Ying Huang, Richard Troxell, Richard Cowan, Ning Liang,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Fantasia Review: Giving Birth to a Butterfly

Quirky surrealist road trip takes the station wagon to a sense of self

"...Fittingly for something so purposefully lyrical and light, Giving Birth to a..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp A Butterfly

Compton MC takes a quantum leap forward

"...On “Wesley’s Theory,” Jamaican elder Boris Gardiner sings, “Every nigger is a star,”..."

March 17, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Aimee Bobruk’s Butterfly Stroke

Local singer swims for SIMS – Saturday

"...Aimee Bobruk hasn’t competed in a swim meet since her..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Golden Gate

"...Directed by: John Madden. Starring: Matt Dillon, Joan Chen, Bruno Kirby, Teri Polo,..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Papillon

New adaptation of Henri Charrière's autobiographical novel of life on Devil's Island

"...Directed by: Michael Noer. Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Eve Hewson, Michael..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

DVDanger: Dead Ringers

Re-examining Cronenberg's overlooked masterpiece now on Blu-ray

"...Cinema has two of the most perfectly chilling insights into..."

Nov. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

That's the Way I Like it

"...Directed by: Glen Goei. Starring: Kumar, Steven Lim, Pierre Png, Anna Belle Francis, Medaline Tan..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

eXistenZ

An elaborate cat-and-mouse game between human reality and game reality from David Cronenberg.

"...Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Callum Keith Rennie, Don McKellar and Christopher..."

May 14, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In a Previously Unpublished Interview Late Power Trip Frontman Riley Gale Talks SXSW, COVID, & American Health Care

“I’m having nightmares about what [COVID] is going to do to the status quo”

"...When civic authorities canceled South by Southwest on March 6, Power Trip never blinked. The Dallas thrash group..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Interview: Bilal

“I’m a jazz artist by trade,” states the Philly-born Grammy winner

"..."I'm a jazz artist by trade," states the Philly-born Grammy winner. [inset-1-right]..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Gina Chavez Tour Diary 5: Dominican Republic

A vibrant lesson in infectious polyrhythms and communal spirit

"...I’m curled up under the blankets in my crisp Buenos Aires hotel room. It’s unseasonably cold for..."

April 29, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

Marilyn Manson vs. Smashing Pumpkins: Draw

Moody Theater twofer doesn’t quite double down

"...like, legit scared right now,” confessed a nearby crowd member as Marilyn Manson, face-painted and eerie, crept onto the..."

July 20, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

DVDanger: Joe Swanberg's Horrible Times

Parental perils in Proxy and The Sacrament

"...Horror movies, says Joe Swanberg, are "definitely not the kind of..."

Aug. 23, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Horns Outscore Baylor in 11-on-11 Game

Texas D gets torched for 50, yet still wins with El Berge's 5 TDs

"...We beat Baylor! We beat Baylor. An October game against A&M Lite was the defining game of the..."

Oct. 21, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

Day Trips

Wings over the West: The Fredericksburg Butterfly Ranch and Habitat.

"...The Fredericksburg Butterfly Ranch and Habitat provides Mother Nature with a little..."

March 30, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

My So-Called Social Life

What happens when Facebook RSVPs stop being polite ... and start getting real

"...The first question most people asked when I told them I was attending..."

June 18, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Kendrick Lamar Remakes Black Music for ACL

Compton’s Good Kid says it loud and proud for PBS

"...Codifying Kendrick Lamar as a rapper undermines the message, the messenger, and..."

Nov. 2, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...It’s time for pumpkin-spiced October events all over the state and..."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

There Will Be Film

"...1) There Will Be Blood No movie this year was more rooted in the American soil..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

ACL Review: Kendrick Lamar II

Repeat performance varies little in set-list or sheer force

"...Dark and keen, Kendrick Lamar’s skittering eyes zoomed in across the backdrop screen at..."

Oct. 9, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Performance Park Takes Over the Vortex

Bonnie Cullum’s dream wakes the Tarot into life in her company’s immersive theatrical experience

"...The Vortex Repertory Company, that provocative and often ritual-inspired theatre group helmed by..."

March 23, 2018 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters at 3AM

They may not truthfully reflect the way we live, but sometimes the big and small screen present honest explorations of the way we dream. The year 2000 gave us some exceptionally fine works in this regard.

"...Great cinema, like great painting, teaches that seeing is a grace..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Q&A: The Dicks’ Gary Floyd Talks Lifelong Creativity Ahead of Austin Art Exhibition

Maybe We'll See Butterflies opens tomorrow at Prizer Arts & Letters

"...Gary Floyd will Zoom in to say hello to..."

June 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Improviser Shannon Stott Brings Some Lord of the Rings to Out of Bounds

The Gandalf of improv is all over the comedy festival

"...The Lord of the Rings metaphor was the twist I never saw coming...."

Aug. 23, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Better Too Much Than Not Enough

"...and up from the cardboard gatefold stares a steely-eyed musicman in saintly splendor, draped in crimson robes, clutching a..."

April 2, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Faster Than Sound: BabiBoi's Spitfire Soundtrack for the Club and Beyond

Ballroom rapper joins the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce's Pride in Local Music next Saturday, and more music news

"...The spitfire, highly danceable musicality of BabiBoi developed alongside their founding membership in the..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Cats With Purrrpose

From the Eastside to South Austin, these feline employees are the cat’s meow

"...When one pictures a cat, common visions include a lounging Ragdoll fluffed out in a..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Gary Floyd, Scene-Defining Singer of Austin Punks the Dicks, Has Died

WATCH: An exclusive look at Arts+Labor’s in-progress Dicks doc

"...Gary Floyd, the multiformat artist who helped define the Austin punk scene as..."

May 3, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

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