The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D

Robert Rodriguez adds a dimension with this kids fantasy movie, but only in the most literal sense – 3-D.

"...his first feature, El Mariachi, in 1992. Yet The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D seems more a..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Adventures of Huck Finn

"...for this seventh film adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel. Some of the material is simply too scary for..."

April 9, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'86 Plots,' One Graphic Novel

Local comic creators need a Kickstart

"...creators are trying to finance their upcoming horror graphic novel through the online donation system...."

Sept. 11, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Lilah Sturges Releases Lumberjanes Graphic Novel

Latest in the series insists emotional vulnerability is cool now

"...Sometimes we just want a cute, queer graphic novel where no one dies tragically, and now we’re in..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Ray Emerson

Dig This: Jesse Sublett's Continuing e-Book Adventures

Local author debuts new and 'enhanced' noir novella

"...Austin novelist Jesse Sublett first tackled the enhanced e-book market earlier..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Amy Gentry Is All the Rage in Her Third Novel, Bad Habits

The Austin author talks anger, solidarity, and grad school villainy

"...Angeles Review of Books; as well as authored two novels of suspense that earned national (and The Austin Chronicle's)..."

April 30, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...of a legend himself. The storyteller –author of six novels, five movies, one play and who knows how many..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...Pete’s Dragon. The book was a Newberry Award youth novel entitled, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of N.I.M.H. Ken..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Adventures of Felix

"...life. His journey is the stuff of a picaresque novel, episodic and crammed with the sort of unbelievable occurrences..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Adventures in Backpacking

While traversing the globe in search of enlightenment, writer Mary Fitzgerald finds something altogether different: the steadily growing tribe of the full-time traveler. Outfitted to the teeth with Stussy, batik, Birkenstock, and the latest John Grisham novel, these nomadic wanderers have an entire culture all their own.

"...of choice, Alex Garland, bestselling British author of the novel on which The Beach was based. Easily recognized, their..."

March 24, 2000 Features Feature by Mary Fitzgerald

Nim's Island

This girls adventure story that stars Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler bears the reminder that we should all be the heroes of our own life stories.

"...Michael Carman. Boys adventure stories are a dime (store novel) a dozen, but girls adventure tales are rare things..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eye of the Beholder

"...after viewing a midmorning press screening of Elliott's (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) new film to..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Door in the Floor

Jeff Bridges shines in this new adapatation of a John Irving work.

"...funny slant Irving takes, or the fact that Irving’s novel is a comic novel. At first glance, the subject..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Spider-Man 2

Even superheroes have to do their own laundry in Sam Raimi's truly spectacular vision that combines human pathos and breathtaking action.

"...others, author Michael Chabon, whose own Pulitzer Prize-winning comic-book novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, is currently..."

July 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Choke

Choke, a forgettable adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s 2001 novel, features Sam Rockwell as a man of many hats, all of them off-putting.

"...watching Choke, a forgettable adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s 2001 novel. I never found the notes, but I did find..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

Animated Dorothy goes back to Oz for further adventures.

"...and adapted into numerous incarnations ever since that first novel was published over 100 years ago, and it seems..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...due to a classic of fantastic storytelling called Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Simon Pegg stars as a shrink trying to heal himself.

"...a self-help guide couched in the form of a novel, in this case François Lelord’s Hector and the Search..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sum of All Fears

Tom Clancy's CIA agent Jack Ryan makes his fourth film appearance in this thriller.

"...It has the feel of one of 007's globe-hopping adventures, but without any of that franchise's giddy sense of..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Under the Boardwalk

UT alum Sarah Cornwell shares her Jersey Shore-set novel

"...another aspiring writer with a messy draft of a novel and a dream. This week she returns to BookPeople..."

Jan. 22, 2014 Books Post by Michael Agresta

The Son Rises With Philipp Meyer

Austin author on adapting his award-winning novel for AMC

"...porch when he decided to adapt his epic Texas novel The Son for the screen...."

April 7, 2017 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Book Review: Network Effect by Martha Wells

In this first full-length novel featuring Murderbot, the violent but endearing rogue AI is back for more adventures to delight "all the stupid humans"

"...After four novellas in her Murderbot Diaries series, College Station-based science-fiction writer..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Rosalind Faires' Top 10 Fiction Books of 2019

Here’s to a year of rollicking adventures, laughing, weeping, and rooting for those crazy kids to wind up together in the end

"...Here's to a year of rollicking adventures, laughing out loud, weeping over beauty and kindness and..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

TV Eye: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Uh oh. Turns out Jay Leno's not going away after all.

"...already dabbling with this with an online-only series called Novel Adventures. (If you haven't seen it, don't worry. It's..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Q&A Hole: What Got You Hooked On the Weird Stuff?

Waiting for the manlike creature with the glowing eyes

"...a person’s gateway was even Frederik Pohl’s excellent 1977 novel Gateway.) And since we always like to know where..."

July 13, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lit-urday: Supremacist

Super-fan David Shapiro visits every Supreme store in the world

"...brand, which oozes ultra-exclusivity and sophistication. But David Shapiro's novel sent me to all corners of the Internet, researching..."

July 2, 2016 Arts Post by Mary Cantrell

Ernie Cline Gets His Game on With Armada

Novelist Ernie Cline's Eighties arcade love fuels his new sci-fi blockbuster, Armada

"...on his first attempt at writing a science fiction novel. Now he's back to play again, hoping to achieve..."

July 31, 2015 Arts Feature by Michael Berry

Nebula Over Austin

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America honors del Toro, Chabon, Moorcock in Austin

"...guest was new SFWA grand master Michael Moorcock (even novel of the year winner Michael Chabon seemed pretty overwhelmed..."

April 29, 2008 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ernest Cline Is Taking The Bridge to Bat City

Ready Player One author making kid lit debut

"...stepping into his hometown's history for his debut children's novel, Bridge to Bat City, announced this morning...."

June 13, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Jenna Yoon Is on the Hunt for Lia Park and the Missing Jewel

Austin author Jenna Yoon hopes to bring more diversity to YA fantasy with her debut novel

"...this summer the Austin author has had her first novel, a magical young adult adventure, published by Simon &..."

July 15, 2022 Arts Feature by Kaushiki Roy

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