sxswf: On the Road Again

Monte Hellman's Road to Nowhere

"...seat after a 21-year detour with this noirish, serpentine, meta-movie...."

March 16, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Innkeepers: You Can Check In, But You Might Not Check Out

Devilish doings in Ti West's new ghost story

"...appears onscreen next door at the State in werewolf meta-drama Silver Bullets. That's directed by mumblecore mainstay Joe Swanberg,..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Inside Looking In

The meta world of Outside Industry, Alan Berg's new documentary about SXSW, coming soon to SXSW

"...would almost be flattering it. It is a straight-out, pedal-to-the-metal slam, a roller coaster car having climbed the highest..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

SXSW Film Announces Lineup

It's a Win Win for everybody

"...the Lone Star States sidebar; and a dash of meta with the doc Outside Industry: The Story of SXSW...."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Meditations

A meander through the holidays and DADT

"...of humanity often get caught up in the bigger meta waves of power, influence, overwhelm and we wind up..."

Dec. 29, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake)

At times the play's quirky elements get in the way of its touching study of grief

"...the surface of the play masks that meaning with meta characters, eccentricities, and dark humor. It's not just the..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Ramin Nazer

Ramin brings the ha-has with his absurdist non sequitur style

"...fare. Still, his act isn't a deliberate exercise in meta. Nazer admits that for him, the mother of invention..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Barry Gifford, YA Author

The Wild at Heart scribe taps a new audience

"...something of a cult following among fans of unclassifiable meta-noir, of which there are many. But, seriously, kids? That's..."

Oct. 7, 2010 Books Post by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest: 'Rubber'

Quentin Dupieux's bizarre feature proves to be a head trip.

"...Part post-modern meta-thriller, part audience-baiting, fourth wall obliterator, and chock full 'o..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

As He Lay Dying

From deathbed to spiritual rebirth in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tinkers

"...it deliberately, but not thematically, or in such particular, meta-fictional terms. I'm concerned with the larger experience of the..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Zero History

The onetime king of modern sci-fi is becoming less Ray Bradbury and more John le Carré

"...another novel about mercurial businessman Hubertus Bigend and his meta-PR agency, Blue Ant. Bigend is an enigma, and deliberately..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Books Review by Richard Whittaker

The Thieves of Manhattan

Take this publishing industry satire to the beach, but don't turn your brain off just yet

"...sometimes bogs down in a labyrinth of Paul Auster-esque meta-noir, but those moments are few. Most of the time..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Books Review by James Renovitch

This Week in Campaign Fail: Perry Special

GOP press event. Giant chicken. Awesome.

"...This isn't a regular campaign fail: This is a meta-fail, where not only did Miner and his message get..."

June 16, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Kool-Aid for the Sheeple!

Burning the Reichstag in a hall of mirrors

"...'authoritative voices' into believing an incredible lie – a 'meta-lie' on which many subsequent lies are founded. This is..."

June 4, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Ain't No Shame in the Heartbreak Game

The Shondes' new album makes heartache sound good

"...the band’s guitar player quitting while on tour. The meta-anthem "Make it Beautiful" leaves you feeling strong, triumphant and..."

May 7, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Ricky Hill

Cram Session

Catching up on the first three seasons of Friday Night Lights

"...MVP: NBC: There's some meta-mind-bending product placement when NBC crews show up in Dillon..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

This Week's Waste of Time

Four free online video games, one Dirty Dancing reference

"...Adam Saltsman's programming-code-helper, Flixel. Zecher's games ofter have a meta feel to them...."

April 1, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Invisible

More meta-shenanigans from seasoned pro Paul Auster

"...late Sixties before moving to Paris. Thus starts the meta-shenanigans that are kept largely at bay for the first..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Books Review by James Renovitch

On His Mark

Richard Linklater explores the rich contradictions of artifice and reality, theatre and film, love and desire in Me and Orson Welles

"...Linklater's films. Obviously he is interested in philosophy and metaphysics. There is something about conspiracy theories that attracts him...."

Dec. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

This Week's Waste of Time

Taking the video-gamed Little Prince for a test drive

"...have much time on your hands I recommend the meta-gaming exercise Pilgrimage). Together they create a much more family..."

Oct. 8, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Fantastic Fest: 'Cropsey'

FF's documentary interloper has something terrifying to say about urban myth

"...real story and urban legend. In this age of meta this and post that, it's easy to forget that..."

Sept. 29, 2009 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Week's Waste of Time

We go deep for this week's free game

"...games, I enjoy games as interactive art. Last week's meta-fest was certainly proof of that. This week comes a..."

Aug. 20, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Enter Austin Post

New online venture seeks to create a 'conversational democracy'

"...find several aspects of Austin Post annoying. Unlike a "meta-blog" like Austin Bloggers, which simply collects headlines of local..."

July 10, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Will the Real Norma Khouri Please Stand Up?

AFS Documentary Tour presents Forbidden Lie$

"...essentially a profile of a con artist. On a meta-level, however, the film is an excellent metaphor for the..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Trickery Flickery Mock

Master Pancake makes the movies hurt so good

"...somebody to cheat – or whatever, in the same metaphor. You get to a point where you just know..."

May 1, 2009 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation

How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant

"...an Austin Chronicle "Best of Austin" award for Best Metallurgy thanks to its newfound focus on all things metal)...."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Screens Top 10s

The Chronicle's film critics talk about their favorite movies of the year

"...Gaspar Noé's Irréversible but a powerful and ultimately hopeful metaphor for human shortsightedness, nonetheless...."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Feature

Page Two: Fuel and Frost

Nixon film and doc review response offer different kinds of surprises

"...and the man: He overwhelms viewers by creating a meta-character, one greater than life – yet also one that..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Fantastic Fest: City of Enders

Fantastic Fest

"...His intro to the Jean-Claude Van Damme meta-flick JCVD was spat out in a growly, hoarse-burst of..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

Gearing up for the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...of each song and find what we call the 'meta-message' to deliver," Brotherton stresses. "Then we listen to the..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

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