Calendar Girls

Middle-aged British women bare all for charity.

"...Directed by: Nigel Cole. Starring: Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, John Alderton, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Penelope Wilton, Philip Glenister,..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Mysteriously Happy Atmosphere

"...may remember it as an eccentric post-graduate's summer campground, with an upright saloon piano at a bend in one..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Arts Feature by John Spong

The House

They say the house always wins, but sometimes ...

"...unbelievable mechanics. Scott (Ferrell) and Kate (Poehler) team up with their gambling- and porn-addicted friend Frank (Mantzoukas) to open..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lit-urday: 'Some Dead Genius'

Lenny Kleinfeld paints a vivid portrait of murder in Chi-town

"...to have one day when you can curl up with a good book – let's call it Lit-urday. Maybe..."

July 12, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...businesses can find a way to keep Austin growing without stripping its charm and character away. A lot of..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column

Pollock

"...Marcia Gay Harden, Amy Madigan, Jennifer Connelly, Jeffrey Tambor, John Heard and Val Kilmer. Calling Pollock a labor of..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

"ART for All + ALL for Art" at Art for the People Gallery

Truth is one of the rewards of this showing of work by artists who have lived on the streets

"...Of course, that is not absolute. Many great artists with professional training have made righteous, honest work. But an..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter

by John Pipkin

"...In John Pipkin's first novel, the highly lauded Woodsburner, he told..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by W. A. Brenner

Austin Food and Wine Festival Talent Announced

Tickets for foodie fête go on sale today

"...always a little bit of back and forth texting with my friends when the lineup for the Texas Food..."

Jan. 21, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Incendiary: The Willingham Case

The "junk science" used to make the case for the Texas execution of Cameron Todd Willingham for the arson murders of his children is persuasively laid out in this locally made documentary.

"...of Christmas, Willingham’s house in Corsicana, Texas, burned down with his three toddler daughters still inside. Willingham escaped with..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ruins of the Realm

Talking turkey with James McMurtry

"...breeding season, the notoriously shy birds preen and strut with the hopes of getting a little loving. In the..."

May 2, 2008 Music Feature by Dan Oko

How the Universe Sent Paul Newman to Ethan Hawke

The director discusses his HBO Max series and recent AFS screenings

"...That seems to have been reason enough for Hawke..."

March 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Jonathan Muzacz: Stained Slabs" at the Butridge

With his solo show, the artist revs up the gallery by bringing in the street in eye-catching style

"..."JMUZACZ." M and Z bridge improbably over the U, with the last Z nested inside the C. The moniker..."

July 13, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

“Micky Hoogendijk: Pure Imagination” at Women & Their Work

The photographs here fully reveal the artist’s skill with composition and light, but show less of their subjects’ interior life

"...ability to look at something, see its essence, and, with the same glance, see its potential. This is also..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Arts Review by Melany Jean

VHYes

Bizarro tribute to camcorder culture is silly and profound

"...Kenney, Thomas Lennon, Mark Proksch, Courtney Pauroso, Charlyne Yi, John Gemberling, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Those local Sundance Film Festival favorites you've been reading..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: Pupi Avati; with Diego Abantantuono, Ines Sastre...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Papi Chulo

A heartwarming story of the messiness of friendship between the unlikeliest of pals

"...Directed by: John Butler. Starring: Matt Bomer, Alejandro Patiño, Elena Campbell-Martinez and..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lady Gaga’s Love-In

Electro-dance validation brings Austin to its knees

"...New Yorker Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, 31, reciprocated musically with her heart. The result: a streamlined cycle of adoration..."

Dec. 6, 2017 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Might Be More Art Than You Can Handle, Baby

Esopus. Rubber Repertory. So many links.

"...a poor man's Esopus. If you're at all familiar with that trilogy and (somehow) not with Esopus, imagine: Minerva's..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Wizardly Way

Human Centipede, Abe Sapien and more speak at Austin Comic Con

"...year, but making the already impressive event much larger. With the positive word from the vendors on the floor,..."

Nov. 18, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Attention to Sound

John Cage's approach to music has shaped how Michelle Schumann listens to and plays it

"...is no shortage of irony when it comes to John Cage. He was widely disparaged for his music of..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Evelyn

"...Bruce Beresford. Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Julianna Margulies, Aidan Quinn, John Lynch, Alan Bates, Stephen Rea, Sophie Vavasseur, Niall Beagan..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...carefree, aimed at all the kids out of school with time on their hands; fall is for the heavier..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events

Hit the town with these non-SXSW events

"...at Still Austin in the Yard have a way with grain that distills it into some of the finest..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Playback: Chicken Shit Bingo Splits

Chicken Shit Bingo franchises, Obama music photo–ops, and Austin Music Industry Award winners, and RIP John Morthland

"...and others like to crowd around a chicken-wire cage with a ticket in hand, hoping a hen drops a..."

March 11, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...-- like Lucas' 1970 sci-fi drama -- is futuristic without being formulaic. In "What Mama Said," the British string..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

If Lucy Fell

"...Eric Schaeffer, Ben Stiller, Elle Macpherson, James Rebhorn, Robert John Burke and David Thornton. Reality Bites redux. Well, not..."

March 8, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Record Reviews

"...Beck. A scant four years removed from couch-surfing and painting thrift-store signs, Mr. Hansen is now at a phase..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Review

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