Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...girl bands. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Scout Taylor-Compton, Michael Shannon, Alia Shawkat, Tatum O'Neal...."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Drop Dead Gorgeous

This parody of beauty pageants in the flyover states takes the form of a mockumentary filmed at Minnesota's Sarah Rose Miss Teen Princess America Pageant.

"...Directed by: Michael Patrick Jann. Starring: Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst,..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Warfare

Brutally realistic depiction of a real-life mission in Iraq

"...Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Joseph Quinn, Finn Bennett, Michael Gandolfini, Charles Melton, Evan Holtzman, Noah Centineo and Henrique..."

April 11, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Levitation, a Cumbia Halloween, Jazz Hall of Fame, and More Crucial Concerts

From spooky to undead and beyond, these are the shows to see

"...with many people just like you. 1998’s fantastic and sample-rich You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby will feature heavy,..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

New year, new adventures

"...Aggieland music. Right before Christmas, Michael Hearne announced the lineup for the Bryan version of..."

Jan. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Mafia Mamma

Even Toni Collette can't earn this mafia spoof rispetto

"...is further complicated by a vacillating tone that indiscriminately samples satire, romance, gallows humor, and feel-good entertainment (among other..."

April 14, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...trip from Park City are the remarkable STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, about the Back to the Future..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...by Sagebrush/White Horse co-owner Denis O'Donnell, join the free-for-all. – Michael Toland Pure Colombian Roots Music..."

July 2, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Travis County D.A. Updates Public on Many Probes Into Police Conduct

D.A. updates public on many probes into police conduct

"...his case are public.) Less-known cases include those of Sam Kirsch and Anthony Evans, who each required multiple facial..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Marksman

Liam Neeson is the action man again in this border thriller

"...that eases back on Neeson’s midcareer drift away from Michael Collins, Oskar Schindler, and the soppy widower of Love..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Planters

Quirky road trip comedy bears delightfully idiosyncratic fruit

"...Starring: Alexandra Kotcheff, Hannah Leder, Phil Parolisi, Pepe Serna, Michael Gmur and Milen Angelov...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...The Gospel of Eureka D: Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher Faith, love, and civil rights collide..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...screening of raucous legal comedy My Cousin Vinny, while Sam Beam (better known in musical circles and Iron and..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Louisa Spaventa's Night of Queer Performance fosters education, support, and celebration for the queer community

"...Press Spend the evening with two rad queer memoirists: Sam Peterson, author of Trunky (Transgender Junky): A Memoir of..."

April 28, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Austin Music Awards' Industry Accolades Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, and many more

"...Guitar Garage 8) Dick Dubois 9) Joe’s Amps 10) Sam Bass Music..."

March 6, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

Equity

High-wire drama about women working on Wall St. is also made by women

"...a professional wall of silence with her sometimes boyfriend Michael Connor (Purefoy), who works in the company’s hedge-fund division...."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Shakespeare's A Streetcar Named Desire

This thoughtful take on Tennessee Williams' classic subtly pits the Old South against the New North

"...an apology. Blanche's beau, Mitch – played fantastically by Michael Miller – rings as delightfully innocent. He is a..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Ten Districts, Many Visions

Race Matters

"...Four of the nine D1 candidates are Afri­can-American: Michael Cargill, Ora Hous­ton, DeWayne Lofton, and Sam Osemene. Because..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Taking the Temperature of 'Cold in July'

The film based on Joe Lansdale's novel, 'Cold in July,' is a gnarled tale of modern horror

"...rattlesnake of Texas Gothic. In the movie, Richard Dane (Michael C. Hall) plays an East Texas picture-framer and family..."

May 30, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...a bike injury led to a degenerative brain condition. Michael Bertin The Chicharones..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Nonfiction and Memoir

Justin St. Germain, Stephen Harrigan, and more delight with these true tomes

"...cenotes he explores with his family. Dive in. – Michael King..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature

Windmill State of Mind

A Q&A with the authors of a new book on the story behind Texas wind power

"...you get drawn back to the fact that, as Michael Osborne and others put it to us, it was..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Frances Ha

There's a tour de force performance by Greta Gerwig and no small amount of magic in this winning movie by Noah Baumbach about a generation in flux.

"...Directed by: Noah Baumbach. Starring: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Michael Zegen, Adam Driver, Grace Gummer, Charlotte d’Amboise, Michael Esper..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Education Stories

School finance lawsuits, AISD board shakeup, and more

"...oversight and rebuilding community trust, and two incumbents – Sam Guzmán and Christine Brister – voted out...."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Two Gorehounds Go West

Horror directors Duane Graves and Justin Meeks tackle a period Western

"...gross," says the doctor – or rather, says actor Michael Berryman, best known for his unique look in films..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Hit & Run

Dax Shepard's sophomore directorial feature is a mixture of earnest and romantic road movie, high-octane chase picture, and slapstick comedy.

"...Joy Bryant, Kristin Chenoweth, Beau Bridges, David Koechner and Michael Rosenbaum...."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

''Tis Pity She's a Whore'

Not everything in 7 Towers' staging of this revenge tragedy works, but the production has heart

"...Sally Ziegler seem to be salvaged from the wreckage. Michael Boss' original compositions make the whole thing feel like..."

July 6, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

True West

The show has the makings of quite a spectacle if the cast can keep the top on

"...While it may go without saying, True West is Sam Shepard's most produced play. You'll see a revival of..."

June 3, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Great Scott!

Edgar Wright and his Scott Pilgrim cast touch down in Austin

"...and somewhat jerky heart in a way that even Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films – or for that matter Tim..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Jonah Hex

The disfigured Weird Western Tales antihero gets his own movie, which mixes elements of the Western and the supernatural.

"...Jimmy Hayward. Starring: Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Michael Fassbender, Will Arnett, Aidan Quinn, Michael Shannon and Tom..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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