Doctor Strange

The Doctor is out, far out

"...Directed by: Scott Derrickson. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong,..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Strange Wilderness

When a popular wildlife TV show starts slipping in the ratings, the clueless hosts go off to the Andes in search of Bigfoot and big ratings. Big mistake.

"...starters in the next generation's Dream Team of Comedy. Nothing they do here really furthers their cause, although one..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

'Coherence' Makes a Multiverse Out of Nothing

Micro-microbudget mindbender makes every restriction a virtue

"...Necessity is the mother of invention. So when a film deliberately restricts itself to a couple..."

Sept. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Strange Case of Beware the Slenderman

Irene Taylor Brodsky on the Internet's favorite boogeyman

"..."They sent me a link to the article, and nothing else," she said. "It was just jaw-dropping."..."

March 11, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Strange Brew Empties

Financial duress buckles South Austin listening institution

"...Suspicions that Strange Brew was under financial duress were confirmed last Thursday..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A Strange Arrangement

Mayer Hawthorne, a Stones Throw away from soul

"...“I’ve been singing soul music for, like, 10 or 11 months. It’s very,..."

Oct. 6, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Prop. 6: Strange Bedfellows on Both Sides

Boondoggle or necessary step? Odd alliances form on both sides of state water proposal.

"...their mouths are. Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter Water Resources Coord­in­ator Jennifer Walker said, "We don't think that Prop...."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

From Nothing to Bounty

Playwright Lisa D'Amour muses on the distance between Austin and 'Detroit'

"...you know well: David Schwimmer and Amy Ryan. (You also might know John Cullum, if you loved a show..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Nothing Here Has Any Real Value

Honorable mention

"...collection of sherry glasses: reds, purples, blues, greens – some darkened with dust. Boxes of yellowed financial papers kept..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Sarah Elizabeth Eastep

Page Two: Strange Days

Surfacing into the riptide of SXSW

"...The last half-year or so has easily been the strangest time in my life,..."

March 2, 2012 Column by Louis Black

The Future’s So Dark I Gotta Wear Mirror-Shades

On cyberpunk

"...is dead to begin with. There is no doubt whatsoever about that. Old cyberpunk is as dead as Marley's..."

July 25, 2008 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Something Out of Nothing

Joe Swanberg, anti-director, on Hannah Takes the Stairs

"...this guy is returning to New York to do some business after being apart for a while, and he's..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

25 Minutes and Nothing to Lose

Onstage, as in life, the impulse to be adventurous is often curbed by Practical Concerns, but FronteraFest is a performance jamboree that gives artists the freedom to go for broke.

"...Practical Concerns. You're seized by an urge to do something creatively risky, perhaps even reckless -- say, create and..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Department of Strange Clarifications

Fire chief sets the record straight

"...a story ("Council E-mails Prompt Ethics Complaint, Lawsuit") about some of the fallout from the City Hall e-mail releases..."

March 18, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Nothing's Obscure: Five Local Art Treasures You May Have Overlooked

Because who can be in all the loops all the time?

"...Some of these things are current and fleeting...."

May 9, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Strange Bedfellows

Email hack job blows cover for undercover work within Occupy Austin

"...its email archives. Several of the company's servers were also destroyed, Friedman reported, in sabotage "clearly designed to silence..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Moving Real Strange for Free

Butoh performances by Spank Dance Company

"...Adam Sultan: Nothing to do with my talent...."

Dec. 10, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

When There's Nothing Left to Burn ...

Cinematexas throws itself a Viking Funeral

"...spending the last 10 years promoting experimental, avant-garde, and just-plain-strange film, the University of Texas-sponsored showcase has lost its..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Marshalling Forces and Strange Bedfellows

Will Tom Craddick be able to muster enough votes to hang on as speaker if there's a special session?

"...before Attorney General Greg Abbott can render his opinion, so it could just come down to a floor vote..."

July 23, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Austin Community Television's First Quarter-Century

"..."Ladies and gentlemen, the Rolling Stones." So begins the 25-year-old story of access television in Austin,..."

June 5, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

Post Grad

Bland to the point of pointlessness, Post Grad follows the inane highs and lows of a perky young optimist.

"...Directed by: Vicky Jenson. Starring: Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Michael Keaton, Jane Lynch,..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Station

"...and Ennio Fantastichini. In the language of movies, there's nothing so desolate as a clock ticking in an empty..."

May 8, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

What the #$*! Do We Know!?

Quantum physics, intent and possibility, science and fantasy … goofy cult or educational primer?

"...Robert Bailey Jr., Armin Shimerman and Barry Newman. There’s nothing so annoying as a film that resolutely strives to..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Neruda

The famous Chilean poet is on the run in this biopic

"...police Óscar Peluchonneau, tasked with hunting Neruda down; he also narrates, with a film noir detective’s disdain for wealth..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Short Cuts

More Harry to love: Ain't It Cool News guru Harry Knowles hits the shelves and the airwaves.

"...("Quick, Harry, Nazis!"). The always insightful North Austin fixture also has a new radio show (!) on the XM..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Hi Mom, I'm Home

On the heels of threatened industry strikes and life-changing world events, this year's Sundance Film Festival in Utah featured more deals, more attendees, and more stars.

"...of American independent film, is held in the mountain resort town of Park City, Utah, and necessitates a flight..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Living End

"...Woronov and Johanna Went. Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose, and for the two HIV-positive men..."

Nov. 13, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Brewing Company. Best known for his set of astrology songs (one for each sign of the zodiac), Fisher decided..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Yo! MTV Laughs!

The Long, Strange Trip to TV for Three Austin Comics

"...programming and intense competition between media companies, IT is sought after like gold in California circa 1849. Entertainment execs..."

May 30, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...us, and the cinematic celebration of all film bizarre, strange, and innovative has just announced its first lineup of..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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