The Best of the Rest The Summer of '95, Part 2

"...there is a large, almost cultish following for the environmental-cry-in-the-wilderness novel) has broken into Quinn's house and demanded to..."

June 9, 1995 Books Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of South by Southwest, find harmony in the three..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...produced stellar original soundtracks for Waves and HBO’s The Watchmen. That series’ director Damon Lindelof, co-creator of Lost, will..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...The announcement comes as part of the latest major line-up addition,..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pause/Play

Filmmaker Andrew Shapter's battle to make art and beat cancer

"...signals that someone – not Shapter – has completed treatment. Two emergency medical technicians steer a man reclined on..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Outlander Is the Rare Adaptation That Gets It Right

Cable show stays true to the beloved, genre-defying book series

"...us believe he's the kind of man that other men will follow and women will lust after. Gabaldon herself..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...a job. During one night of drinks, drugs and women, a classic battle of wills ensues as James prepares..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Are eight arms enough to hold Stephen in fringed buckskin?

"...EIGHT ARMS TO HOLD YOU Without the phenomenal power that the Octopus Club (www.octopusclub.org) wields to raise..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Letters at 3AM

'A brilliant cascade of cause and effect' can describe my life

"...again and again until the next arrived, The First Men in the World – a book that changed our..."

May 22, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

From Hollywood to Sporting Wood

"...back when pornography was evil? When only nasty little men who wore raincoats indoors saw the stuff, either by..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Screens Review by Ken Lieck

Ms. Write

"...see this as a sign of versatility, she doesn't recommend it: "My advice to new writers is: Find a..."

July 2, 1999 Books Feature by Jessica Berthold

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...for more rigorous emissions tests and controls. Not to mention the added traffic congestion, non-point source pollution, and lung..."

March 26, 1999 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...resources just like I believe in conserving both the environment and tax dollars. When those who disagree with my..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Nominated for an Academy Award, this documentary recounts the life of writer Ayn Rand and the..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Carry a Big Schtick

Morningwood

"...few entertainers. "We're simply the best bang for your entertainment dollar," says guitarist Tawnya LoRae...."

March 6, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...Lost Children's co-director Jean-Pierre Jeunet should be in his element directing the otherworldly aliens. (Nov. 26)..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Not Just Dance

Moving Into New Forms at the Performing Arts Center

"...call them just "dance" -- without the other artistic elements with which they're fused, they wouldn't, pardon the pun,..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Arts Feature by Stephanie Beauchamp

Exhibitionism

"...the words to guide you. However, in this latest installment of Flame Failure, an industrial espionage thriller in 12..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Arts Review

Sxsw

"...best unsigned bands -- although ZZ Top's Lone Wolf Management, in a recent deal, has vowed to change that...."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

"Nobody's Women" See the Light

Mexican Women Film Directors Series

"...by this month-long, eye-opening retrospective of films by Mexican women directors (every Thursday night throughout October at the Dobie..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Arts Feature

The Bio of John Wesley Hardin The Fortysomething Killer

"...in chains, common folks flocked to meet his train. Women swooned, and his legend grew. Hardin was the son..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Bonnie Whitmore: Last Will & Testament..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Sarah Cook Invites Diners to "Be Here Now" at Kyoten Sushiko

An unlikely artist at Mueller's satellite iteration of Otto Phan's omakase restaurant

"...earning her spot despite injury and industry prejudice. Her mentor, Phan, on a confident and unabashed mission toward a..."

June 28, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

The Wicked Sounds of Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Comes to Austin

Honky-tonk yes, but there ain’t no tears in her beer

"...The mystery remains, however: When you grow up only listening to..."

Jan. 17, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...events includes all the titles for the Narrative and Documentary Feature Competitions, Headliners, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight sections, Visions,..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Legerdemain Man Ray Anderson

The fact that magicians around the world revere the magic man of Esther’s Follies is no illusion

"...a doomsday collision course or spotlights from West Coast entertainment capitals, hungrily seeking out Ray Anderson, Austin's much-loved magician,..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Arts Feature by Jesse Sublett

Small-Town Drama, Small-Town Hospitality

Austin director Tyler Russell gets help picking some Texas Cotton

"...2's George Hardy) as he tries to unravel a mystery that involves dying cotton and exploding barrels, all while..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: American Animals

A docudrama as audacious as the heist it re-creates

"...producing fun schlock like Paranormal Witness with fascinating, genre-bending documentaries like SXSW 2012's deceptive The Imposter. In American Animals,..."

March 19, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest First Wave Announced

Miss Peregrine, Phantasm: Ravager, and more

"...time around, it's S Is For Stanley, Alex Infascelli’s documentary about Emilio D’Alessandro, the man cursed/blessed with being Stanley..."

Aug. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

May the 4th Be With Y’All

“I think female nerds are totally underestimated”

"...contests, a Star Wars music set by homegrown surf instrumentalists Baffles, and Michelle Manx is doing an Oola dance...."

May 4, 2016 Music Post by William Harries Graham

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