Fine Arts Frenzy

House Public Ed chair Eissler allays fears over cuts to high school enrichment courses

"...graduation requirements around to what can be called four-by-four plus two and eight (four years each of English language..."

April 29, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Twelve and Holding

This disturbing but emotionally authentic story about adolescent life treats its subjects with bravery and compassion.

"...appearance of propriety than they are to care for one another, but Cuesta holds out the possibility of redemption..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Public Notice: More Drama in Hays County

Plus APD at City Council, and what’s one man’s trash ...

"...Becerra posting on Facebook that two of his colleagues, "Commissioners Mark Jones and Walt Smith lied, and misled the..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Qmmunity: Kings, Queens, and Other Things

Trans performers get the keys to the Kingdom on Fridays, plus Erica Nix enters the mayoral race

"...presence and success. Channing Ate'Em, aka Kingsley Grey, is one of those talented performers: a live vocalist who sings..."

July 29, 2022 Column by James Scott

Toy Story 4

Fourth verse, first as the first, second, third as the adventures of Woody and Buzz continue

"...Leaving well enough alone has never been the Hollywood way, which is how..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins SXSW Speaker Roster

A$AP Rocky, Olivia Wilde, and the Fonz all join conference

"...politics since her upset win last November; now she’s one of the big names just announced as a speaker..."

Jan. 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Blue Starlite Lights Up in Buda

Mini urban drive-in adding overnight camping at new location

"...Frank said, "I want to do something that no one else has done before."..."

Dec. 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Luv Video Quits Guadalupe

Don't panic! Consolidated Airport store to be world's biggest

"...It's strange news for film fans: I Luv Video, one of the nation's last remaining VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray..."

Nov. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Straight Outta Compton

Picture about origins of rap group NWA shows off their snarly cool

"...African-American sonic incendiaries such as Gil Scott-Heron and Nina Simone) speaks volumes about NWA’s sustained cultural relevance and musical..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dining del Lago 2010

What a difference some rain makes! The water is blue, the hills are green, and several new restaurants are cooking near area lakes.

"...side salads. The crowning glory of the meal was one of the best fruit desserts I've had this year...."

July 2, 2010 Food Feature

Orphan

A married couple adopts a child who turns their lives into a horror show in this atmospheric, above-average but overlong addition to the "cuddly hellspawn" genre.

"...expressively lensed by Jeff Cutter, whose longtime association with One Hour Photo's Mark Romanek is much in evidence in..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

This celebratory documentary skips briskly over the 60-plus-year career of one of jazz's pre-eminent and most original singers.

"...celebratory documentary that skips briskly along to cover a 60-plus-year career, Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Theresa Everline

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Newest Adam Sandler comedy Chuck & Larry is a movie full of weak moments, contrived to the point of painful, that quickly turns from wild farce to gay-agenda movie.

"...where Chuck bemoans the use of the word “faggot,” one he so readily threw around at the beginning of..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Happenstance

The horoscope of a young woman (Amélie's Tautou) predicts that love is just around the corner.

"...follows is a day in the lives of a dozen-plus Parisians, whose smallest actions, like throwing a shoe or..."

May 3, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bride of the Wind

"...with his weatherbeaten face and quiet gravity). On the plus side, Beresford delivers a typically sumptuous visual package, with..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

I Dreamed of Africa

"...are never made entirely clear, though since Daktari had gone off the air only three years before, perhaps an..."

May 12, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

"...Holocaust denier, that seems more like a subtle, elegiac tone poem than an indictment of human banality and the..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Green Mile

"...Pepper and Harry Dean Stanton. Oh, the time and money we all could have saved had Frank Darabont hooked..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...with nary a 7-inch to their name? They're the ones who need attention. You want headliners? Here, take Sonic..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Andre

"...of a seal dancing to"The Peppermint Twist" a big plus. If that's the case, odds are good that you..."

Aug. 19, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

63 Up

The British documentary series about growing up faces growing old

"...1964, Britain’s ITV aired a documentary profile of a dozen-plus 7-year-olds. They were picked to represent a calculated cross-section..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

14 Romantic Restaurants for a Perfect Valentine’s Day Dinner

Luxury dining for the fancy, grand gesture-loving lovers

"...desires, the odds are good that it’s offered at one of the many Austin restaurants with specials for the..."

Feb. 13, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

The unstoppable anime franchise lumbers on for the fans

"...you think you might be getting thrown a narrative bone, forget it...."

Jan. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Meow Wolf: Origin Story

How the legendary art collective beat the world and kept its soul

"...that was his aesthetic. It appears he was not alone in this, as that city has the third-largest art..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Playback – Typecast: David Yow & Brett Bradford

Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard in their new roles, plus a Twin Peaks themed concert

"...he says. "If I'm bad at it, I hope someone will tell me to stop."..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Predator

The Predator needs an editor

"...Weapon movies, which many consider to be the ne plus ultra of Eighties buddy-cop films. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

A Fantastic Woman

Emancipation in grief in this Chilean Oscar-nominated film.

"...her. It’s a face that purposely reveals little about someone who must show it each day to people who..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Bad Batch

Ana Lily Amirpour's psychedelic Western

"...with her festival darling, 2014’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, a deadpan, moody vampire romance with style..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Star-Lord and co. return in the popular Marvel series

"...Guardian Yondu – give Vol. 2 a more serious tone than the first film. Which isn’t to say that..."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bitter Harvest

In 1930s Ukraine, young lovers fight Stalin and forced starvation

"...ongoing political skirmishes and decidedly non-pro-Ukraine Russian intentions have (one hopes) brought the country back into the minds of..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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