On the Edge

"...that all you ever need to know about On the Edge is that at one point its working title..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Edge of Heaven

This Turkish film is a transgenerational, transborder microcosm of modern cultural melding.

"...Kurtiz, Hanna Schygulla, Patrycia Ziolkowska and Nursel Köse. In the opening scene of Crash, Paul Haggis’ 2004 Academy Award-winning..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Edge

"...Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau and L.Q. Jones. Here's yet another film that, dealt a seemingly unbeatable hand, somehow fails..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Austin at Large: Brightness on the Edge of Town

Samsung’s Taylor expansion lights up needs, opportunities in the Eastern Crescent

"...with us speeding up Texas 130 to Hutto and then picking up good ol' U.S. 79 to Taylor, the..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: Livin’ on the Edge in Rocksprings

Discover the charms of a unique border town

"...Rocksprings balances on the edge of the wooded Hill Country and the brush..."

April 5, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Performance Park Takes Over the Vortex

Bonnie Cullum’s dream wakes the Tarot into life in her company’s immersive theatrical experience

"...The Vortex Repertory Company, that provocative and often ritual-inspired theatre..."

March 23, 2018 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Edge of 17

At 21 years old, actress Charmian Carr couldn't have known that the character she was portraying -- Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music -- would follow her for the rest of her life. Prior to her appearance at The Sound of Music: Sing-a-Long, a benefit for Project Transitions and aGLIFF, Carr opens up about being forever Liesl.

"...From Ponce de Leon to the inventors of Propecia and Oil of Olay, humans have..."

July 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Are We on the Edge?

In The Bateman Trilogy, about a family of working-class suburbanite Texans, Ken Webster reveals a fine playwright's voice to go along with his strong directorial style

"...The Bateman TrilogyKen Webster..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Getting to the Truth of Teen Life in The Edge of Seventeen

Producer James L. Brooks and director Kelly Fremon Craig talk about their acclaimed teen dramedy

"...sure can pick 'em – newbie filmmakers, that is. The multi-Emmy and Oscar-winning creator of such classic TV as..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Living on the Edge

"...One of the ironies of the birds-vs.-bikes debate on Forest Ridge is..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Cast is excellent; movie is OK; men and women are soooo different.

"...(To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar) takes over. Movie purports to depict "what happens after you walk..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Page Two: Darkness on the Edge of Town

Thoughts on the mean season of U.S. politics

"...Down these mean streets a man must go who is not..."

July 29, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Are We on the Edge?

Getting the answers to timely and timeless questions at the 2004 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...What's black and black and black all over? Who wrote the book of love? And where can..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Are We on the Edge?

Two solo shows of Gemma Wilcox show the artist's imaginative approach to theatricality, a rich sensitivity to character, and a winning sense of humor

"...You might suspect that any theatre artist who keeps creating solo shows in which she..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...The Grid (or: Beyond the Wishing Well)Diverse Space Dance Theatre..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...Le Petomane: Anatomy of a Fartisteby Tongue and Groove Theatre..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...Going Publicby Austin TheatreWorks..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...The Many Loves of Columbinaby I Megalomani..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Polling in Senate Race All Over the Map

Who's ahead in U.S. Senate race? It depends.

"...Will the real U.S. Senate race please stand up? If anything..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Uninvited

A generic creeper that does nothing to improve upon the South Korean original.

"...Massar and Kevin McNulty. Somewhere in this country, amid the mounting dread and the fear of what societal breakdown..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Chris Eska

Director Chris Eska on Slacker 2011

"...Of all the scenes in Richard Linklater's Slacker, it's that last, celebratory..."

Aug. 31, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Cup

Filmed in Bhutan with a cast of unknown Tibetan nonprofessionals, The Cup takes its charming premise – pint-sized monks striving against all odds to watch a satellite broadcast of the 1998 World Cup match between Brazil and France – and runs with it.

"...in Bhutan with a cast of unknown Tibetan nonprofessionals, The Cup takes its charming premise -- pint-sized monks striving..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wall

Two American soldiers face off with an Iraqi sniper

"...scribe Dwain Worrell gets his feature debut shot at the screenwriters’ brass ring in this tale of two U.S...."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cesaro: The Next Big Thing in Wrestling?

The Stone Cold-approved WWE superstar talks green cards and strength

"...Modern pro-wrestling is all about the glitz and glamour, the big entrances and over-the-top theatrics...."

Jan. 18, 2015 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Eighth Street Survivors Still Wait for Resolution From the City and APD

Sixteen months later, civil and criminal cases move slowly

"...To the Austin Police Department, the thousands of people who gathered..."

Sept. 29, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

WWC: Previewing the Group Stage Finales

Four more days of group stage games climax with U.S.-Sweden on Thursday

"...With the U.S. win over Chile on Sunday, all 24 teams..."

June 16, 2019 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Oswalt Returns to the Express

Looking for a World Series ring

"...all since his last outing on Sept. 27, 2011. The sweltering broth of simple Mississippi country life marinates Oswalt’s..."

June 6, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Texans 'Undefendable' Offense Leads the Way in '11

Playoffs or bust

"...The Houston Texans, our beloved heroes from down under, are..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

The Real Good Friday

Alvin Crow & the Pleasant Valley Boys reunite, minus the Nyquil.

"...those glorious daze of yore when Alvin Crow & the Pleasant Valley Boys were kings of the scene in..."

March 19, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

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