Desolation Center

Before corporate fests, Desolation Center blew the Mojave apart

"...with enough disposable income at their fingertips can attend without having to worry about much more than staying hydrated..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas Dems Want Stronger Immigrant Detention Oversight

More than 5,000 immigrant children in detention centers

"...last week after putting in time with immigration experts, youth facility operators, health and child welfare advocates, and state..."

July 31, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Racer and the Jailbird

Euro crime drama skips a gear in its switchback action.

"...sputters in its second half, not so much running out of gas as just turning into a completely different..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Money Don't Buy Everything, It's True …

City Council plows through housing, energy, and budget hearing

"...told a skeptical reporter she was estimating adjournment at about 11pm. As it turned out, she nearly nailed it:..."

Aug. 21, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Truman

Spanish film deals with serious issues in subtle ways

"...any of the countless days they shared in their youth...."

May 5, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sampson Opens Commissioner Campaign

Running to succeed Ron Davis in Precinct 1

"...Before a small but encouraging crowd at the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex Wednesday evening, contractor and consultant Arthur Sampson..."

Oct. 2, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Before You Know It

There's an aging LGBT community that is only getting bigger and older, and this documentary investigates that process – in ways both specific and universal.

"...a December husband one day. Then there’s Robert (the Mouth), the colorful and funny Galveston bar owner blessed with..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Lemmy

Motörhead founder Lemmy Kilmister is the subject of this thorough and entertaining rock & roll documentary.

"...forgive us, hippie-esque roots in the pioneering UK psychedelic outfit Hawkwind to his current status as a living legend,..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'From Up Here'

Biznasty gets a bit drrrty and calls out a sistah that we love

"...Speakers at the Spirit Day Rally outside City Hall spoke to our endurance and resolve. They..."

Oct. 21, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

The Black Balloon

This prize-winning Australian film is a moving, youth-oriented work, featuring lovely performances by Toni Collette and Gemma Ward.

"...a good, sensible laugh when Charlie roots a tampon out of her bag and brandishes it in his teeth..."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Young@Heart

Even though this documentary about a choral group of lovable octogenarians whose perform songs by Sonic Youth and the Talking Heads sounds gimmicky, it is really about something to which we can all relate: our own mortality.

"...Directed by: Stephen Walker. A documentary about a choral group of lovable octogenarians whose repertoire includes..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Holiday Wish Lists 2005

Give 'til it helps: part one

"...so many previous years, we invited local public service outfits to get in on the holiday hjinks, and better..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Features Feature by Anne Harris

Saint Ralph

This strange youth dramedy from Canada has a brisk, sunny aplomb.

"...his victory will bring his mother back. A strange youth dramedy, Saint Ralph isn’t easily categorized according to the..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Lords of Dogtown

This narrative re-creation of the skateboarding doc Dogtown and Z-Boys is a blast, as accurate as it ought to be with more than enough mythology and gut thrills thrown in for good measure.

"...– and thus far the best – feature film about skate culture and the mid-Seventies Southern California scene that..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bend It Like Beckham

"...utterly un-remarkable charm has precious little to recommend it outside of the standard coming-of-age or date-night movie. Don't get..."

April 4, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An Abstinence of Judgment

The Bush administration's new appointee to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV / AIDS is motivated more by ideology than science, critics warn.

"...Medical Institute for Sexual Health, says he's "very excited" about joining the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS -- an..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Slackers

"...and Devon Sawa. Here's an image I'll never get out of my head: Michael C. Maronna (“Stuart” from those..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Public Notice

Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers

"...Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby of Texas Learn a lot about the Lege and social justice. Make lobbying your hobby...."

Aug. 10, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Public Notice asks not what it can do for its community but what *you* can. This week features the second of a three-part list of Austin area Volunteer opportunities.

"...International Dyslexia Foundation Work to educate folks about dyslexia. 452-7658...."

March 30, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Sweet and Lowdown

"...business, has supplanted the sophisticated, literate comedies of his youth in favor of blowjob-and-toilet jokes. Allen himself is famously..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

The Disenchanted

"...abbreviated 78-minute running time and sunlit images of its youthful gamine coming of pouty-lipped age amidst an unconcerned Paris,..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Public Notice

Volunteer Central

"...Out Youth Emotional support, guidance for youth dealing with coming-out..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Europa Europa

In this award-winning foreign film, a Jewish boy during World War II adopts various non-Jewish identities in order to save his hide, but his uncircumcised penis becomes a dead giveaway.

"...when the Holocaust breaks apart his family. Leaping naked out a bathroom window as the SS breaks into his..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Qmmunity: Board Certified

Qmmunity rounds up notices from Austin's queer community calling for music, art, and more

"...up top is an open artist call from LGBTQ youth advocates Out Youth. They need an artist who'll be..."

March 24, 2023 Column by James Scott

Safety Resources Every College Student in Austin Should Know About

Get to know the local orgs that center community well-being

"...Here’s what they don’t talk to you about at freshman orientation...."

Aug. 18, 2022 Chronolog Post by Valeria Valdez

Qmmunity: Trans Day of Remembrance

Plus events for Trans Week of Resilience, Drag Fest returns for year five, and more

"...names of those murdered in 2019, while volunteers hand out flowers to the trans community in attendance to help..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: 50 Years Queer History

Everything you need to know to make the best of Pride Weekend

"...rehashed – years of drama because, as it turns out, queers have always had a flair for the dramatic...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: Let the Haters Eat Cake

Plus, beer that gives back, storytelling for Stonewall, and more LGBTQ events

"...that ends in Y in which we all get out of bed, put on our fly lewks, and keep..."

June 21, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

June Pride Events Roundup

Kick off Summer of Pride with nonstop Pride Month parties & more

"...to Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, we’ve decided to go all out. Austin, after all, is home to three Pride celebrations..."

May 30, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...Want to hear the music that Austinites are buzzing about right now, before they bust out of the Live..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

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