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Choreboy's Punk Premise

"...photograph by Bruce Dye Punk rock may be a traditionally tricky intersection for art and commerce, but former Skatenig..."

May 23, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Commitments

"...Parker grew up in a box. When he deals with history or culture, it's as if a space alien..."

Sept. 20, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

OT: Our Town

"...Directed by: Scott Hamilton Kennedy. In a structural conceit that you would think might work to the detriment..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ma Saison Préférée

"...middle-aged siblings, Emilie (Deneuve) and Antoine (Auteuil), are drawn together when their mother (Villalonga) becomes sick and unable to..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marriage Story

Driver and Johansson are note perfect as a couple falling apart

"...Robertson, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever, Wallace Shawn and Martha Kelly...."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Underground

Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes, this is a sprawling, epic, comic tale of life during Yugoslavian wartime.

"...epic tale of life during wartime is just now making it to our shores. Be thankful -- it's one..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Safe Passage

"...Stahl, Jason London and Marcia Gay Harden. Though the title might lead one to expect some kind of disaster..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Terror Behind Terror of Frankenstein

Austin debut of mind-bending horror Director's Commentary

"...fantasy. In Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein, the commentary itself is a story, a head-spinning metafiction twisting another film...."

Aug. 24, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Collective Burgeoning

For the artists of Okay Mountain, it was a very good year

"...Eastside collective Okay Mountain feel after a year packed with amazing firsts: First showing in an international art fair...."

Sept. 17, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Dream Pursued

The Young Eight is showing the world of classical music what it means to be young, gifted, and black

"...Making it in classical music is no waltz in the..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Journeyman Neal Schon

Definitely progressive fusion rock

"...– and “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Who‘s Crying Now,” “Faithfully,” etc. – Journey was a..."

May 17, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Fantasy Island

Our advice? Get back on the plane

"...When it was announced that Blumhouse – commonly and incorrectly seen..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...America is one giant brewery mill. It's the place where they made one brewery template back..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Time of Their Lives

Richard Linklater and Ellar Coltrane reflect on the 12 years they spent making 'Boyhood'

"...fascinated by. Boyhood took home two major awards when it screened at the Berlin Film Festival (and narrowly missed..."

July 18, 2014 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Men in Black

Jones and Smith make for an entertaining combo as they play secret agents who monitor extraterrestrials.

"...Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn and Tony Shalhoub...."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Howards End

"...Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins. Finally, it's arrived-- the E.M. Forster screen adaptation for which we've..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sleuth

Surprisingly, this powerhouse combination of writer Harold Pinter, director Kenneth Branagh, and co-stars Michael Caine and Jude Law adds up to a load of nonsense.

"...Branagh. Starring: Michael Caine, Jude Law and Harold Pinter. It takes something really special to bring together a Nobel..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Making It Together

"Making It Together," the second part of the summer UT art grad shows at the CRL, gives quick answers to questions surrounding the idea of collaboration in art

"..."Making It Together"..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

Lucky McKee Talks His New Thriller Kindred Spirits

Austin-made twisted tale of family bonds hits VOD this week

"...has someone who has stepped into their life, whether it's a friend or a family member, who has tries..."

Jan. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Princess Mononoke

Japanese animated feature is packed with an environmentally aware storyline, breathtaking animation, and clever dialogue penned for this American release by Brit fantasist Neil Gaiman and delivered in English by a slew of American actors.

"...ever (grossing over $150 million dollars in Japan alone, making it not only the most successful anime but also..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Paper

The chaos, confusion, and ongoing struggle that is involved in putting out a newspaper is well-captured in Howard's movie. Despite a melodramatic storyline, the texture rings true and the rapid-fire dialogue recalls screwball comedies from the Thirties.

"...day in the life of Henry Hackett (Keaton), metro editor of the New York Sun, a feisty tabloid modeled..."

April 1, 1994 Movie Review by Louis Black

Local Bakers Feed a Hunger to Serve Their Community

Making cookies and sandwiches is critical to community health

"...quarantine time, saving money, and relying on the therapeutic benefits of kneading dough. For many, including Austinites like Syed..."

May 21, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...– very large. I’m in the overlap. You’re in it, too, right? SXSW is definitely in it...."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

An Excerpt From Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie's New Book

A new family bible Me and Sister Bobbie finds the Nelson siblings moving to Austin and making Shotgun Willie.

"...don't have to understand the plan to see that it's being put in place by someone who sure ain't..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature

David X. Cohen Brings Futurama Back to the Future

ATX Television Festival brings some of the cult show's voice actors together for a table read

"...It seems like, every May, TV news headlines are dominated..."

June 8, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mystery Team

The Mystery Team is a crime-solving trio of clueless high school seniors, brought to us by the five-person troupe called Derrick Comedy.

"...for more adolescent concerns? What if Encyclopedia Brown made it to 18 without ever making it to first base..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Club 'Chronicle' Team Zen Challenge

"...team. The idea behind the challenge was to get together a group of people who have never competed in..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Sports Post by Kristine Tofte

Six Degrees of Ron Berry

With another acting job in a new play, his own new theatre about to open, his own stage company that champions theatre as something fun as well as substantive, and a lot of friends to help him make "good stuff" onstage, is Ron Berry the Happiest Man in Austin?

"...the audience, sometimes speaking quietly to each other. Before sitting down, I walked up to Berry and shook his..."

June 16, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...carpet attire! aGLIFF – the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival – has announced its full lineup for..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Theatre in the Round (Rock)

Penfold Theatre makes its entrance up north – where it's always wanted to be

"...companies spring from the fertile soil of our creative capital, most of them launching with the same dream: to..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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