Look Out, Simplism

"...Dear Editor, Regarding the McCormick Method, I can only say: Look out, simplism ["The..."

Jan. 18, 2005 Postmarks

Do Kill the Messenger

Guest performers bring cameo cutups to Tongue and Groove Theatre's production of The Comedy of Errors

"...of The Nutcracker by having prominent members of the community "dance" the role of Mother Ginger, the big mama..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Decade on the Vanguard

No. 10 looks like the best Salvage Vanguard birthday ever!

"...Brown showed up in town, proclaimed themselves a theatre company, and aimed to prove it by staging some original..."

March 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

V.B.W. dishes out the scoops

"...items mentioned in this section, and it's time to correct a little of that. For instance, when Mick Vann..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Articulations

The former bakery turned arts center on Tillery gets another tenant, Austin Musical Theatre gets an executive director, and Zachary Scott Theatre Center alums get plum acting gigs on opposite coasts.

"...More Cooks to the Bakery..."

July 5, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Intergalactic Nemesis Redux

Salvage Vanguard Theater has remounted The Intergalactic Nemesis and Return of the Intergalactic Nemesis, its pair of homages to the golden days of radio, with a double-bill of light-hearted, clever spins on those old serialized mysteries.

"...cinder blocks that slide open hidden passages in ancient Scottish stone walls; a couple of shoes and a tub..."

June 21, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Hiiiiiiiii-Yah!

Austin foley artist Buzz Moran strips the sound out of a forgotten kung fu flick and redubs it live at the Drafthouse. The result? Something to chop about it.

"...that burgeoning new genre of Alamo Drafthouse programs that combine screened films and live performance, often for the benefit..."

May 17, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Hill Country Food and Wine Guide

"...Boerne, Comfort Ye Kendall Inn & the Limestone Grill (48)..."

April 5, 2002 Food Feature

Peripheral Produce

"...Directed by: Various. Portland's Matt McCormick and Johnne Eschelman visit Austin with home-grown organic offerings..."

Feb. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

FronteraFest Long Fringe

Dance!

"...emote, people!" And then they work it out, in collaboration with choreographer Caroline Sutton: the feelings they've had, the..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution

Robert Bryce recounts his short, happy career in the Internet wave

"...-- and the cash. Moreover, after a decade of covering politics -- culminating in the November 2000 elections featuring..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Life After Death

A new life for almost-forgotten author Mary Gavell

"...publishing this story as a memorial to her, we could point out that many perceptive observers of human behavior..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

In and Out

Controversial sodomy law may be struck down

"...When Danny Cortese's plane landed in Texas he realized that, for the..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Speed 2: Cruise Control

"...impression of the late Marty Feldman. There are, of course, the overwhelming public and professional expectations placed on De..."

June 13, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stage Top 10s

Top Ten That's Really 13 (and Could Easily Have Been 20) Theatre Experiences of 1996

"...(tie) The Bacchae: Torn to Pieces, The Gospel at Colonus (Hopeful Monsters/Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre, Zachary Scott Theatre Center): What..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Idolmaker

"...Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Joe Pantolino, Maureen McCormick. VHS Home Video Encore Movies & Music, 8820 Burnet..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Screens Feature

The Brady Bunch Movie

"...Directed by: Betty Thomas. Starring: Gary Cole, Shelley Long, Michael McKean and Jean Smart. The Brady..."

Feb. 24, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Conference Taps Issa Rae, Signal and Colossal Leads for Keynotes

Lineup drop also adds Kevin Bacon, Hideo Kojima, Last of Us cast & crew

"...Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The woolly mammoth has entered the chat...."

Feb. 11, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Angels, Devils, and Jim Cummings at The Last Stop in Yuma County

The indie icon breaks down his new dusty noir and its ensemble

"...his locally-shot and self-distributed breakout Thunder Road, Cummings has become a regular on the festival circuit here with films..."

May 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Stop in Yuma County

A traveling salesman stumbles into a hostage situation

"...by: Francis Galluppi. Starring: Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Sierra McCormick, Nicholas Logan and Michael Abbott Jr.. A traveling salesman..."

May 10, 2024 Movie Review

Ryan Gosling Is a Lot More Than Just Ken in SXSW Headliner The Fall Guy

The year’s best rom-com is also the year’s best action comedy

"...Ken Monday night at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival with the world premiere of The Fall..."

March 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cinched, Toned, Depressed: A Trip to Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS Store in Austin

Domain Northside hosts shapewear brand’s first retail store

"...now, the month when the ocean of stretch marks, discolorations, and cellulite emanating from my navel failed to just..."

Feb. 5, 2024 Design Post by Ali Montag

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Guy, an eagerly awaited blockbuster reboot of the 1980s action-comedy television series...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Stairway to Having a Stable Economy: A Downtown Austin Alliance biannual retail report found 85%..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature

Q&A: Sealed Room Terror in We Need to Do Something

Max Booth III and Sean King O'Grady close the bathroom door

"...Cronin, and The Vast of Night breakout star Sierra McCormick) is trapped in the bathroom of their home after..."

Sept. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fallout Theatre Hosts Hardass Trivia Tournament of Champions

Comedy competition of cultural arcana comes to Twitch

"...months, and that’s not trivial for the local improv comedy scene...."

Nov. 2, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fourteen

Scenes from a collapsing friendship captured with astonishing empathy

"...Starring: Tallie Medel, Norma Kuhling, C. Mason Wells, Dylan McCormick and Lorelei Romani...."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Vast of Night

Jaw-dropping reinvention of the UFO scare genre is audacious and brilliant

"...Directed by: Andrew Patterson. Starring: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, Bruce Davis, Cheyenne Barton and..."

May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The 23 Words That Changed the Way Texas Sells Alcohol (or Not)

Say what, Governor?

"...On April 28, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted, "Alcohol-to-go sales can continue after May 1. From what I..."

May 8, 2020 Food Feature by Kareem Hajjar

What Odd Circumstance Joins Austin’s L.B. Deyo With Gabriel García Márquez Even Beyond the Ransom Center’s Newly Revealed Archives?

Maybe it’s, what? Love, in the time of measles?

"...We don’t know if it’ll be on par with discovering ice, citizen, but UT’s Harry Ransom Center has the..."

Feb. 3, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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