Mad Max: Fury Road Tops Austin Film Critics Association Awards

Full list of winners, plus who made the best Austin film?

"...Hill Country News, Horror's Not Dead, KOOP 91.7 FM Radio, Movies.com, One of Us, ScreenCrush, Slackerwood, Smells Like Screen..."

Dec. 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...Amy Best of Enemies Cartel Land The Look of Silence Where to Invade Next Best Animated Film Anomalisa The..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

That’s So Cool: Celebrating Bob Johnston

The late producer’s staggering output somehow excluded his own renown

"...New Morning, and Self Portrait. He helmed Sounds of Silence and Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme for Simon &..."

Aug. 20, 2015 Music Post by Louis Black

The Night Alive

Hyde Park Theatre captures five lonely Dubliners in all their broken humanity in Conor McPherson's drama

"...a smoky intensity to Kenneth, shifting wildly between glaring silence and Joker-esque psychosis. Tom Green's Maurice is a perfect..."

July 17, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

'Eggshells' Is an Austin Time Capsule

Tobe Hooper presents 'Eggshells' on Tuesday night with Louis Black

"...Part of the genius of Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs is his use of remarkable point-of-view..."

July 7, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Building a 'Castle'

Andrew Marlowe and Terri Edda Miller on their hit ABC show

"...the fact that while film is the descendent of silence, TV spawned from radio, putting an overly talkative framework..."

Oct. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Luv Doc: Real People vs. Smart Phones

Nothing breaks the ice like a flawless recitation of the Monty Python 'Albatross' sketch

"...always a long haul. Hopefully you don’t have your radio tuned to smooth jazz. If that’s the case, she..."

May 17, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

What Happens Next?

As D.A. Rosemary Lehmberg serves her sentence, the county attorney takes on the civil lawsuit and the next steps

"...has exploded. Her arrest has become daily fodder for radio talk-show hosts, the subject of Facebook pages, and a..."

May 3, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Lot of Chatter

Things change, but Janeane Garofalo still loves to stand up on a stage and talk

"...work (Ratatouille, King of the Hill), theatre (Russian Transport), radio host (Air America), TV correspondent (Michael Moore's TV Nation)...."

April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...environmental advocate. And I never let my consulting work silence me. I was an outspoken advocate throughout most of..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

'The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle'

Once upon a time, at a venue far, far away, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band made their name in Austin

"..."The Fever," which had gotten play around town. The radio segment, an eight-song set bookended by a seven-minute interview,..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Sound and the Fury

Monsters of Folk drummer Will Johnson continues demonstrating monstrous musical and compositional gifts

"..."Just To Know What You've Been Dreaming," the stark silencer from his 2005 solo album, Vultures Await...."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

As the Years Go Passing By

Inner Sanctum Records and the Armadillo – rock & roll, Austin-historical-style

"...of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" broke the silence of a freshly fallen rock hero lifted into the..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Event Listings

"...That's how we'll always remember him. A moment of silence, please. Thank you. 7:15pm doors, 8pm film, 10pm dance..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature

City Hall Hustle: Fluoride, Firewalls, and Fusion

The fluoride fight goes on, and in other news ...

"...council office, now at Austin Energy; former National Public Radio reporter Larry Schooler, now a Community Engagement Coordinator at..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Found Film

The rehatching of Tobe Hooper's 1969 debut, Eggshells

"...Part of the genius of Jonathan Demme's Silence of the Lambs is his use of remarkable point-of-view..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Dancing at Lughnasa

This revival of Brian Friel's lyrical drama is a reminder of the power of memory

"...four sisters filled with music, thanks to an old radio they'd acquired; when the sisters' only brother returned to..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Working Playwright

Steven Dietz just wants to get in, roll up his sleeves, and make the words better

"...Department of Theatre & Dance and the Department of Radio-Television-Film teamed to hire a writer to teach both playwriting..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Making of an Endorsement

"...myself.) But it doesn't seem wise to me to silence that debate by Charter amendment...."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Off the Record

The Sword and Metallica ride the lightning at Ozzfest, while Kanye West and Hope for Heroes lend a helping hand to U.S. veterans

"...in an RV just drifting around, exploring this enormous silence." The nomadic folk duo found their way to Austin..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Three-Card Monte

"...and finally it crashes into oblivion with the deafening silence of a waking nightmare...."

July 26, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Page Two: The Immersion Method

Dream double bills and the great and simple pleasure of film viewing

"...or "Objecting to Objectification: Re-Viewing the Feminine in The Silence of the Lambs" (both real essays). Films meant to..."

May 2, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Art + Commerce

Marc English Design's DIY Criteria

"...Idaho; Allison Anders, Dean Lent, and Kurt Voss' Border Radio; and Monte Hellman's existential automotive epic, Two-Lane Blacktop...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Top 10 City Council Moments

"...push for a newly districted council receives resounding citizen silence, until it's finally put online; the committee gets enough..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Faces of America: The Light

The Miró Quartet examines our national character and finds some of America's lights still shine brightly

"...– civic halls, living rooms, college campuses, pulpits, TV, radio, and now YouTube – but the truth is we..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Taking the World Stage

How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means

"...Exhibit C: A local sci-fi radio spoof tours the country to acclaim, performing for audiences..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Dead End at Olive and Juniper

ARA and the city leave would-be homeowners out in the cold

"...even as recently as a month ago. But the silence from ARA has grown deafening. Now, eight months after..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Saturday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...all sat stiff as boards. He managed to completely silence the crowd at the Scottish Rite Theatre that sweaty..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

The Shins' James Mercer: Fond of Y-O-U

The Shins' James Mercer winces upon a star.

"...was in there, the song ended and there was silence for a while, and then suddenly, those two clips..."

March 1, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Recent Releases

Taking a look at recent releases, from Johan van der Keuken to the St. Louis Cardinals

"...on our physicality – and the early "A Moment's Silence" that keep us attuned to his humanist grasp of..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

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