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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Wingate, Alex Bach, Zach Spicer, Joy Jorgensen, Miranda Kahn Rayelle Martin, a commercial cleaning woman in Gary, Indiana, stumbles..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Artificial Eye: Oren Soffer on Filming The Creator

Behind the camera of Gareth Edward's revolutionary sci fi blockbuster

"...year and arrives this week on 4K UHD and Blu-ray with consistent praise for its gritty yet spectacular view..."

Dec. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Biosphere

Mark Duplass and Stirling K. Brown keep this SF chamber piece charming

"...Billy (Duplass) and his childhood friend and science advisor, Ray (Brown), alive. They secured themselves away in an Armageddon-proof..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...including all the breweries in neighboring counties that were wise enough not to be hostage to Travis County taxes...."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

King Knight

Gentle pagan comedy lets the outsiders find their place

"...Directed by: Richard Bates Jr.. Starring: Matthew Gray Gubler, Angela Sarafyan, Andy Milonakis, Kate Comer, Nelson Franklin,..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Glen Powell, Josh Wiggins, Milo Coy, Lee Eddy, Bill Wise, Natalie L'Amoreaux, Jessica Brynn Cohen, Sam Chipman, Danielle Guilbot..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...can always pick up that snazzy UK region-free release Blu-ray from Third Window Films . 6) Offseason..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 17-23

"...to adopt Ferber's attitude. In my view, you'll be wise to do everything possible to open doors rather than..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Beaumonster: A Memoir by Jesse Dayton

The rockabilly rebel, outlaw country artist, session guitarist to the legends, and low-budget horror auteur looks back

"...the legends (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Ray Price, to name a few), touring guitar hand for..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Esther's Follies Returns to Lighten Austin's Post-Pandemic Load

Guess what long-running comedy troupe is vaccinated, back onstage, and ready to make the city laugh again

"...Maybe – as Ted Meredith and Shaun Branigan crack wise in a political song-and-dance number, as Shannon Sedwick pulls..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Beyond the Horizon with Denny Freeman

Austin lodestar offered the theories of life through a guitar

"...Freeman, Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall, Paul Ray, and, before long, Stevie Vaughan set up shop at..."

April 27, 2021 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Lapsis

Bleak but funny look at life at the low end of the high-tech gig economy

"...Directed by: Noah Hutton. Starring: Dean Imperial, Madeline Wise, Babe Howard, Ivory Aquino, Dora Madison, James McDaniel, Frank..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

An Excerpt From Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie's New Book

A new family bible Me and Sister Bobbie finds the Nelson siblings moving to Austin and making Shotgun Willie.

"...Once in a while, a wise guy, seeing how I'd started braiding my long hair,..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Austin's "Otra Vez"), OG R&B (Candi Sanders' "Crawlin'"), Tex-Mex (Ray Benson's "Eyes of Texas"), and country gospel (Dale Watson..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Rad

Hal Needham's BMX action flick restored

"...Starring: Bill Allen, Talia Shire, Lori Loughlin, Bart Conner, Ray Walston, Jack Weston, H.B. Haggerty, Marta Kober and Jamie..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fantasia Review: Lapsis

The gig economy savaged in this SF warning about modern capital

"...lives on the central performance by Dean Imperial as Ray, and that life is undoubtedly vibrant and complex. He's..."

Sept. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Lapsis D: Noah Hutton Delivery man Ray Tincelli is struggling to support himself and his ailing..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Cast: Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick, Kim Delaney, Hayley Marie-Norman, Ray Wise, Johnny Pemberton, Keisha Castle-Hughes, AnnaLynne McCord, Nelson Franklin,..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Bread Factory, Part One

Part one of Patrick Wang's epic satire of small-town art life

"...in the form of a new art collective, May Ray, which has descended on Checkford (for reasons still unknown),..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

My Obsession: Fresh Off the Boat

Asian cinema expert calls this sitcom the series America needs right now

"...but what hooked me was the show's honest, sincere portrayal of the Huang family's daily struggles trying to assimilate..."

June 29, 2018 Screens Column by Jenny Nulf

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

JMBLYA, a conjunto fest, and more weekend sounds to keep you busy

"...we made between 1992 and now,” agrees McCaughan. “Subject matter-wise, it’s more influenced by current events. We’ve always had..."

May 4, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...by all the crooners of the day, like Johnny Ray, Frankie Lane. Sinatra. That was family music. To play..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Jim Cummings, Nican Robinson, Jocelyn DeBoer, Macon Blair, Bill Wise, Jordan Fox, Chelsea Edmondson (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: Black Christmas

The giving season can be murder in the original slasher

"...of 1970s innovative exploitation, plus John Saxon as a wise-ass cop. Want to know why horror directors like Wes..."

Dec. 2, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds to 2018 Music Lineup

Andrew W.K., Tank & the Bangas, and 164 more

"...the 32nd annual industry gathering are indie Americana songman Rayland Baxter, NOLA noise-pop duo Caddywhompus, and thoughtful Bronx hip-hop..."

Nov. 7, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A Dark Song

Black magic goes awry in this taut thriller

"...similar in stone and scale to that of Robert Wise’s classic The Haunting – for a period of six..."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...(1962, 110min/color, 35mm) Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord, and Bernard Lee. Directed by Terence Young...."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jimmy LaFave in the Present Tense

Honoring the local musician’s commitment to life

"...Wise, tough, tender, elegant, gritty, he sings Bob Dylan songs..."

May 12, 2017 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

If He Barks Like a Dog

Pup Atlas offers a glimpse into Austin's Puppy Play Community

"...Scott Ian Ray, or Pup Atlas, is the leader of Austin’s puppy..."

Aug. 3, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Rivers Wright

Austin Bucket List

Dip your toe in local culture

"...will be too busy licking their fingers to crack wise about missing protein. On Rainey Street you’ll find darling..."

June 20, 2016 Columns Post by Molly Burke

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