Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2008

Another compilation of old and new animated spectacles guaranteed to rot your eyeballs.

"...say it but it's true: Spike and Mike's annual theatrical tour of cartoon masturbation, defloration, and any and all..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...more reviews of films screened during the SXSW Film Festival 1998. Additional reviews can be found in last week's..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Starting Over

For Tuna creators Jaston Williams and Joe Sears, the fourth time is the charm

"...they've been almost since the beginning of their remarkable theatrical journey. Much of that is due to the pair..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

The Austin theatre festival MoMFest goes away, the Austin Arts Commission welcomes Sue Graze to its membership, and a couple of Austin theatre types show up on TV.

"...of dates and times, and publicity for their efforts. Mind Over Money was the concept, and it worked. Emerging..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

New York is calling, and Austin performers from the Rude Mechanicals to the Flaming Idiots to MOMFest are answering.

"...the play (it adapts a most unlikely work into theatrical terms), outlines the basics of the New York run..."

March 16, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

It's a Family Affair

A Helping Hand

"...Indeed, the nurturing quality of the festival - the formation of a family from the numerous..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Arts Feature by John Walch

MoM's Kids

MoMFest 2000 is sending a bracing blast of theatrical energy into Austin this autumn, with more than 50 companies and solo performers offering a performance buffet of short stage works, solo shows, poetry readings, dance, and comedy sketches. Here is an introduction to a few of the participating artists.

"...We're convinced that it was also a blast of theatrical energy as MoMFest 2000 kicked into gear. This annual..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Weirdsville

Weirdsville accomplishes something that is rare for Canadian-made comedies: It's actually funny.

"...and Matt Frewer. After nearly nine months on the festival circuit (including last week's Fantastic Fest), this baby is..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...not just a few titles for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies at..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...marked a new high for the homegrown heavy music festival...."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Exhibitionism

Latino Comedy Festival: Ripeness Is All

"...events like the Big Stinkin' Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival and the strong lineup of comics regularly appearing at..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Arts Review

"I Made a Movie, and They Didn't Want It!"

Shut out by distribution companies, indie filmmakers go DIY when it comes to getting their movie out there.

"...and starred in. Upon completion, Frey applied to film festivals. First stop was the well-respected Santa Barbara International Film..."

July 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...a time when you could ride your bike all over the city, and I made a life history of..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Looking for Las Vegas

An Austin playwright discovers Sin City by going to Louisville

"...That's it, I think. They've overbooked the flight and I'm going to get bumped. I..."

May 5, 2006 Arts Feature by Dan Dietz

Sisters Under the Scrim

Six of the finest theatrical artists in Austin discuss their work behind the curtain designing lighting schemes, mixing sound, and creating and constructing sets and costumes and how their careers have been affected by the fact that they're women.

"...that bill). These women are some of the finest theatrical artists in Austin, shaping audiences' emotional responses to performance..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...In the update of the show, Gosling takes over from Lee Majors as Colt Seavers, a stuntman who..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The House That PAC Built

"...Translation: Sure, there's money in booking a theatrical behemoth like Phantom of the..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"..."shit-hot," cribbed from some international band's bio, comes to mind when trying to put words to Tito & Tarantula's..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

The Virtues of Flexibility

Re-Imagining the Production Process

"...car headlights and the surrounding fields into a show, covering the floor with dirt, filling the room knee-deep with..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place

Too excited about Pride to let 2017 get me down

"...parade Grand Marshals Fatima Mann (see "Fatima Mann Reigns Over Austin Pride," Aug. 25) and Sheldon McNeal. Y'all, I..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Born in the Barn

How Shakespeare at Winedale spawned some of Austin's – and the country's – best theatre

"...stages, all these young people – many with no theatrical experience beyond what they'd gained through Ayres' course (officially..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...departure that they described as "their most Austin song" over there - all coming just maddeningly or whimsically short..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...Tim League, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema bigwig and prime mover behind the third annual Fantastic Fest, which opens at..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Me Talk Dirty One Day

Bryan Poyser and Jacob Vaughan come clean on their 'Dear Pillow'

"...Poyser and Vaughan have traveled the domestic festival circuit since January trying to get some traction for..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Screens Feature by John Pierson

Alive and Kicking

Just when a heavy cynicism about the future of independent film has overtaken the industry and most of its observers, the Sundance Film Festival came along during the early weeks of 2001 and, almost unexpectedly, brightened the downcast mood shared by its most dour participants.

"...crack of dawn to leave for the Sundance Film Festival, I had little more on my mind than visions..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bigger Stakes

Richard Linklater on remixing 'The Bad News Bears'

"...A week prior to the theatrical release of Richard Linklater's Bad News Bears last Friday,..."

July 29, 2005 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Right Man for the Job

Charlie Robison says 'fuck everybody.'

"...bed feeling like something I said may have been over the top, I still have an easier time sleeping..."

June 29, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

From Script to Screen

"...fifth annual Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and Festival winds to a close following eight eventful days and..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Home Improvement

Live Oak Theatre and the Overhaul of the State

"...grant the arts group $1.9 million in city bond money to renovate its current home, the State Theatre on..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! ¡Cuatro!

SXSW Music begins coming into focus

"...location Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band took over for almost three hours at SXSW 2012. The Bay..."

March 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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