Drawing Inspiration Out of the Past

Writer Barry Gifford, still Wild at Heart

"...crafts gut-punchingly cinematic dialogue like nobody's business. Most famously the author of a septet of novellas featuring the neo-gothic..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Tim Doyle Draws "Lost Austin" Out of the Past and Onto Your Walls

The popular artist reveals his newest prints at Parts & Labour

"...Obama poster, right? Where Doyle's version is a portrait of Optimus Prime?..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Out of the Past

"...and at several gay & lesbian film festivals) traces the emergence of gay men and lesbians in American history..."

March 29, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Out of the Boomers' Shadow

David Bucci, Playwright for Today's Young Theatre Haters

"...anything new, you just have to do shit to the old shit so you can see it again. You're..."

July 19, 1996 Arts Feature

Out of the Shadows

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

"...There are a lot of things of which I'm probably..."

July 25, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Get Out of the City

Aaron Sinclair's band makeover into A. Sinclair rises to the occasion on Get Out of the City

"...Sadie's face is covered in gravy, the wreckage of poutine splayed on the table in front..."

July 15, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Out of the Shadow

Which new scary-programming cable channel will longtime Austin access host Joseph Fotinos choose?

"...it were yesterday: midnight, a lonely path twisting up past a knockabout graveyard, through a rusted, busted wrought-iron fence,..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Shades of the Past

Austin's ghosts, from pioneer times to the present

"...Maybe the souls who lived here in the distant past, even..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature

Relics of the Past: Some Links

"...The Goodwill Computer Works Store 8701-A Research (at Peyton Gin)...."

Dec. 8, 2000 Features Feature by Michael King

A Way Out of the Desert?

Sanchez and Morales hustle for the AFL-CIO.

"...Tatcho Mindiola, the venerable director of the Center for Mexican Studies at..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Shaun of the Dead

This "romantic comedy … with zombies" has a note-perfect mix of humor, horror, love, and death.

"...Penelope Wilton. You don’t have to be a fan of the zombie epics of George Romero (Night of the..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tears of the Sun

"...Johnny Messner, Nick Chinlund, Charles Ingram and Tom Skerritt. The hawkish Bruce Willis finally out-Keatons Buster Keaton in the..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin FC Crashes Out of Leagues Cup in Group Stage

Struggling club has three weeks to regroup before MLS play resumes

"...second consecutive 3-1 defeat at home, Austin FC is officially out of the Leagues Cup, exiting as one of..."

July 30, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Thank You, Central Time Zone: A Preview of the 2007 NFL Draft

"...I moved to Texas from the East Coast for a multitude of reasons. I don’t..."

April 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Flat-Out on the Track

Team Legit talks about ramping up for Battle on the Bank

"...The bruises may fade, but the memories remain. This past..."

June 24, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Earth, Stones, and Thorns of the Wild Ground Growing

The poetry of the right-wing soul: an appreciation

"..."In my hour of darkness, in my time of need," as Gram Parsons..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is Chapter 5, Part 1 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Last of the Breed

Merle Haggard steps into the Gruene Hall

"...For Merle Haggard, home’s only a honky-tonk away. The original country outlaw, now 76, has spent the better..."

June 24, 2013 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

This adventure fantasy about a boy's involvement with a mysterious animal is also a period story about childhood anxieties.

"...Marshall Napier and Brian Cox. A family film in the best sense, Water Horse plays like a cross between..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

House of the Dead

Students are stranded on an island of zombies; viewers are stranded by the filmmakers.

"...Enuka Okuma and Tyron Leitso. You need only see the opening shots of Clint Howard, in bright yellow foul-weather..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Queen of the Damned

"...McGann, Aaliyah, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Perez and Stuart Townsend. The unofficial sequel to 1994's Interview With the Vampire isn't..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For anyone feeling down about the state of our city, the 24th edition of..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

'Out of Bounds': The Incredible Life of Ricky Williams

UT to unveil statue of Williams April 1

"...When Ricky Williams announced his retirement, the NFL and its fans lost one of the sport's..."

March 31, 2012 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Cathe Dailey

Ambitious restaurateur established casual fine dining mecca

"...closes for good after dinner service May 2, one of Austin's seminal restaurants will become part of local culinary..."

May 1, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Get to the Bottom of 'Top of the Lake'

New miniseries premieres on the Sundance Channel Monday

"...Top of the Lake, the new project from director Jane Campion..."

March 17, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...José R. Ralat has maybe one of the most enviable jobs in Texas – Taco Editor..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

The Ascension of the Toros; and the Joys of Minor-League Basketball

"...Don’t look now, but the Austin Toros have the longest winning streak in the..."

Feb. 6, 2007 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Diverting but rarely riveting, this latest offering from the Marvel Universe kicks the can down the road some more.

"...Director Bryan Singer, reclaiming the film franchise he launched in 2000, means to establish..."

May 23, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Past

Another masterstroke from Asghar Farhadi, The Past begins as a domestic drama and stealthily evolves into a kind of thriller.

"...Iranian writer/director Asghar Farhadi ended his previous film, the Oscar-winning A Separation, with a literalization of that title,..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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