Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Awards

Paul Feig and Nancy Meyers recognized, plus panelists!

"...they pull you back in. Yes, there are plenty of other worthwhile film festivals in this overpopulated, godforsaken town,..."

April 5, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Eric Wareheim of Tim & Eric Brings His New Wine to Austin

Las Jaras wines – “Sweet Berry Wine” – comes to town this spring

"...Fans of the Las Jaras wine label fall into two camps:..."

March 29, 2019 Food Post by Tom Thornton

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...Reuniting audiences on the second official day of SXSW Music certainly had plenty to chat..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Master Gardener

A lesser study in collapsing masculinity from Paul Schrader

"...He oversees the stately Gracewood Gardens under the direction of his benefactor and employer Norma Haverhill (Weaver), an old-money..."

May 19, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Top 10 LGBTQ Victories of 2017

“The things that make us different, those are our superpowers”

"...Tr**p’s election, Danica Roem’s victory to the Virginia House of Delegates was doubly powerful. Roem, now the first openly..."

Dec. 28, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

The Best TV Shows of 2017 (So Far)

The return of Twin Peaks is cause for celebration

"...So with half of 2017 almost in the books, I thought now would..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Post by Mark Fagan

The Class of 1985

The 69th Legislature, 1985, marked a turning point in the future of Texas politics

"...If you want to know who runs the state of Texas you can consult the constitution, enroll in a..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Wings of the Dove

"...Directed by: Iain Softley. Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott, Charlotte..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

"...rest, Japan's other giant radioactive reptile is back, and none too soon. Gamera, the 60-meter flying turtle with elephantine..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Master Pancake Takes on Roar For Alamo on Demand

Movie mockers to savage the world's wildest film

"...alcoholic milkshakes, then you'd probably nominate Austin's film riffers Master Pancake and insane kids-and-animals movie Roar. Now, the inevitable..."

May 13, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Curse of La Llorona

Latest Conjuring spin-off is a pale imitation of James Wan's original

"...now his name has been tarnished from a decade of producing mediocre genre movies and not making enough good..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Stuff of 'Legend'

Words from wushu master Yuen Woo-ping

"...Wong Fei-Hung, Chen Zhen, Fong Sai-yuk, and Yip Man. None of them can hold a mad-monkey firecracker to the..."

May 13, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Public Notice: In Defense of Socialism

Government does a lot of good things that aren’t possible to achieve privately

"...and by County Judge Sarah Eck­hardt's fine recent State of the County speech, that there is a lot of..."

March 25, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Of Facilities and Communities

AISD facility master plan task force makes last draft changes

"...So, after last night's presentation to the Board of Trustees, the AISD Facility Master Plan is a done..."

March 8, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Jo’s Helpful HAAMburgers, World Saké Day at The Yard, Suerte’s Seafood Flex, Perry’s Fall Feastables, Cory Starr Shines, No Shortage of Good Booze, and More, More, More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from..."

Sept. 28, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

March of the Flower Children

The last interview with Seeds frontman and oh-so-brief psychedelic Austinite Sky Sunlight Saxon

"...perfect poise, Sky Saxon sits cross-legged atop a bed of brown and gold silk sheets in his living room...."

July 24, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Constructing the Illusion of Depth

Four of Austin's master painters reveal the secrets of their craft

"...When a person decides to spend hundreds of hours painting, they want the end result to be..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Twenty Years of Battle in the Barrio

The two main Eastside neighborhood camps -- and other figures on the margins -- each try to take the reins of redevelopment.

"...C-Renteria's house on Haskell Street, a few blocks south of Plaza Saltillo -- it's the one whose fence is..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Master Bungle

The Residents are still weird

"...After 40 years as a "group" and an avalanche of unclassifiable albums, pop deconstructionists the Residents have had no..."

Feb. 3, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Upstairs, Downstairs: The Visual Metaphors of Parasite

Bong Joon-ho talks stairs, smells, and Psycho

"...with stairs. “You can say that I’m a lover of stairs,” the South Korean filmmaker frankly stated. Yet his..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

The Texas Film Awards Class of 2014

"...With Luke Wilson acting as the master of ceremonies, the 14th annual Texas Film Awards slate..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

NFL Analysis 101: 100 Years of Epicurean, Hedonistic Hound Dogs

Timothy Braun brings you, dear reader, up to date on the AFC North

"...My initial intention was to kick of the AFC portion of our class with an assessment..."

April 4, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Tale of a Tale Spinner

How a ballplayer, a piano player, beatnik poetry, and Lubbock made Terry Allen an epic storyteller.

"..."I'll tell you a funny story about my mother," offers Terry Allen, grinning wryly like he does. "I was..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Delay of Game

Seaholm, Block 21 challenge the Downtown Domino theory

"...year and a half, the models and pretty pictures of possible future Seaholms and Block 21s (or should that..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Change of Scenery

What It Looks Like

"...Some lay of the land: Rainey Street itself runs north-south through the..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The World of Wayfinding in Austin

How we get from here to there in our ever-changing city

"...leaned over to look. "Huh, I'm not sure either. None of this used to be here."..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City of Dreams

Visions in Earlier Austin Plans Not Unlike Our Own

"...was remarkable even then, and General Burleson's tiny settlement of Waterloo. Then Mirabeau Lamar, vice president of the Republic..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature

AISD Takes Stock of Impending Layoffs

There's nothing pretty about budget cuts

"...There was little romance at the Austin ISD board of trustees' Valentine's Day work session. Instead, there was a..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2016

These inductees – Ballet Austin's Cookie Ruiz and Stephen Mills, and the Austin Symphony Orchestra's Peter Bay – are cultural heroes who lead by example

"...That the vitality of Austin's cultural scene is owed to its leaders –..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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