Making It Happen

The 2007 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...of art is about moving forward, about pushing into new realms of creative expression and exploring them within a..."

June 1, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hightower Brings Thunder To Austin

Jim Hightower's Rolling Thunder Down-Home Democracy Tour promises to energize activists in a carnival atmosphere .

"...lineup of national speakers, including muckraker Michael Moore (whose new book, Stupid White Men and Other Excuses for the..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Live Shots

"...road rage and trailer-park temerity into selections from their new Be Your Own Boss CD. Afterward, some in the..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...that this year's VORTEX season was composed entirely of new works. It's indicative of Cullum's fervor for material on..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

The Texas Book Festival

Chapter Three

"...sons came home to the Smoky Mountains with the then-new affliction, Verghese -- in his first job out of..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

Crossing the Lines

Women Comic Strippers

"...Starr, Reporter and set the tone for women-created, women-targeted romance/comedy/drama strips...."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

St. Paddy’s Day, SXSnacks, Sailor Moon, and More Weekend Events

Our recommendations for the waning days of the Fest

"...Reddit threads tearing down or defending her intentionally awkward comedy stylings. Sure, she can be stiff during sketches, but..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Your Weekend Events Shopping Already Done for You!

Recommended arts and music events for your perusal

"...a musical caper filled to the brim with Canadian comedy celebrities galore – get ready, Joe Flaherty-heads, now is..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Rehabilitative Power of Art in Sing Sing

Oscar nominee Colman Domingo teams with Austin filmmaker Greg Kwedar in a story of transformation behind prison walls

"...the theatre program for people who are incarcerated at New York’s notorious Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Instead, the film..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...Good Place and Watchmen writer Cord Jefferson with his new satire, American Fiction...."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Planting the Seed: A Cannabis Conversation

The Luck Summit starts 4/26 and wraps on Willie Nelson’s birthday, 4/29

"...last April, the Luck Reunion folks have sprouted a new creative endeavor – Luck Summit – one they hope..."

April 16, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Qmmunity: A Decade of Austin’s Queer History

Plus Iron Bear says farewell to Eighth Street and Joterias returns!

"...doing this the longest, and we still cover LGBTQ news and culture the best, IMPO.) While we're not the..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: Lez Get Spooky

Plus commemorating Intersex Awareness Day and Halloween vibes

"...queens started entering the neighborhood costume contest just as New York's Village Halloween Parade kicked off in 1974. But..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

2019 SXSW Film Venue Guide

Where to go, how to get there, and how to navigate the lines

"...sister venue Stateside at the Paramount have instituted a new bag policy this year. 1,100 seats Stateside at the..."

Jan. 29, 2019 SXSW Post

Gay Place

This Pride keep the spark alive

"...2018 marks the eve of the Stonewall Riots' 50th anniversary – that's next year and we..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Austin ranked 24th Best LGBTQ City

"...anniversary (June 26), and the 48th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots (June 28) – the official start of the..."

June 30, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Having already announced speakers, including Lee Daniels and the..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...three awards for its staging of the dark cockfighting comedy Year of the Rooster, but the night was just..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...Richard Linklater, who, incidentally, is the subject of a new documentary by Louis Black, Richard Linklater: dream is destiny,..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest Rewind

Before the deluge, a 2014 flashback

"...Kevin Bacon sandwich. The latest from Chilewood (the Chilean movement dedicated to putting the South American nation's most popular..."

Sept. 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

King of Hearts

Tongue and Groove's stage adaptation of the anti-war cult film looks lovely but breezes by too quickly

"...a world of play, its situations ripe for physical comedy, and its sweet parfum de whimsy echo other T&G..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...ceremony on Monday, June 1, 7pm, at Cap City Comedy Club, 8120 Research. The event will also include the..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...ceremony on Monday, June 2, 7pm, at Cap City Comedy Club, 8120 Research. As always, the public is welcome,..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM: February 1914

Charlie Chaplin's iconic Tramp was really born in 'Kid Auto Races at Venice,' not 'Mabel's Strange Predicament,' as commonly thought

"...as part of the Keystone logo, we see "Farce Comedy/ Keystone Film Company/ New York 1914," but the next..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...a construction "accident," Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body. But when the boy's mother demands..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...ingenious devised drama by theatre collective the Duplicates; the comedy Under Construction, another madcap theatrical mash-up by Charles Mee..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

Giving a lot of sweet bouquets (and taking their sweet time doing it)

"...on Monday, June 4. The ceremony at Cap City Comedy Club crept along like a senior citizen in the..."

June 8, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Killin' It

'Black Pond'

"...growing list of indie UK filmmakers devising a whole new form of cinematic storytelling. Call it the nouvelle weird...."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Game Changer

How Austin's indie gaming scene got cooking as Juegos Rancheros

"...over sushi didn't quite constitute the beginnings of a movement, either...."

Nov. 18, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Critics' Picks

Recommended at AFF

"...Call it the Locavore Movement: AFF boasts a smorgasbord of homegrown fare this year,..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Screens Feature

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