DVDanger: House on Willow Street

Kidnapping meets possession, plus more home releases

"...tough-but-panicked quite like Sharni Vinson (You're Next, the 2013 Patrick remake). Here, she gets to utilize that skill pretty..."

March 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Turning a trash pile into something beautiful

"...6 (aka the Bathroom Bill) Hearing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick believes SB 6's committee hearing will happen in early..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Watch and prepare for your Oscar pool

"...”Pearl,” directed by Patrick Osborne, manages to cram in a whole lifetime’s worth..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...returns to the Fest! Cast: Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, Robert Englund, Scott Wilson, Zelda Rubinstein, Kate Lang Johnson, Britain..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

The largest transgender survey ever conducted is out, and the results reflect many hardships

"...fight back against transphobic bills like Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's SB 6, known to most as the bathroom bill...."

Feb. 3, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Going to Brazil France D: Patrick Mille, Screenwriters: Julien Lambroschini, Sabrina Amara, Patrick Mille Four..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Gold

Not much glitters in this uneven film

"...the Canadian Bre-X gold-mining scandal of the mid-Nineties, screenwriters Patrick Massett and John Zinman (who have worked mostly in..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...as lieutenant governor and president of the Senate, Dan Patrick had prepared a bombastic press conference promoting what he..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Pleasure of the Paynes 2016

Annual theatre awards think Terminus is the living end

"...awards going to Ann Marie Gordon for her set, Patrick Anthony for his lighting, Helen Parish for her props,..."

Oct. 27, 2016 Arts Post

Hidden Room Theatre's Houdini Speaks to the Living

In this drama featuring Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle, a debate on the talking dead springs to dramatic life

"...creation by Artistic Director Beth Burns and professional illusionist Patrick Terry, Houdini Speaks to the Living bears the appearance..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Tom Cruise isn't having any fun in this boilerplate actioner

"...Edward Zwick. Starring: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Aldis Hodge, Holt McCallany, Madalyn Horcher and Robert..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hidden Room Theatre's Houdini Speaks to the Living

In Houdini Speaks to the Living, Hidden Room Theatre resurrects two dead celebrities for a spirited battle

"...of modern stagecraft, as created by Beth Burns and Patrick Terry and Robert Matney and the crafty crew of..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Death Watch: Appeals, Waived Appeals, and Conflicting Findings

Fifth Circuit strikes down request to test death drugs

"...5th stated in a Sept. 12 opinion. Cir­cuit judge Patrick Higginbotham wrote that the petitioning inmates "failed to reach..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Fall Max Porter, Grief Is the Thing With Feathers Robert Olen Butler, Perfume River Robin Wasserman, Girls on Fire..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Film Society Announces 2016 Grants

Program gives much-needed funds to Texas filmmakers

"...scholar), Grace Lee (a Peabody Award-wining documentarian), and Daniel Patrick Carbone (one of the directors of SXSW title collective:unconscious..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

For Whom the Bells Toll

Lege enacts campus carry on the 50th anniversary of the UT Tower shooting

"...for state four-year colleges and universities. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claimed he was unaware of the convergence of dates..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Spectrum Theatre Company's Spunk

This Austin company weaves three classic tales by Zora Neale Hurston into a spirited service full of sass and grit

"...every Saturday. As zoot-suited gigolos Jelly and Sweet Back, Robert King Jr. and Patrick Gathron make their eyes flare..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

I Like to Watch

Three day weekend equals more time to binge (on TV, of course)

"...If you want scary and brilliant, Robert Kirkman’s Outcast is nearing its midseason mark on Cinemax...."

July 1, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

Welcome to Carnage Park

Director Mickey Keating's SXSW shocker reaches VOD

"...the student of the form, he’s immersed himself in Patrick McGillingan's biography of the master of the ensemble, Robert..."

July 1, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Books on Film

Driven by street photography and war journalism

"...Patrick Bresnan..."

June 17, 2016 Screens Feature

The Conjuring 2

Semi-retired ghost hunters make a comeback in the second installment of James Wan's spooky series

"...Directed by: James Wan. Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Lauren Esposito,..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Like to Watch

Sinner priests are here to save us all

"...from a life of crime, while Outcast Kyle Barnes (Patrick Fugit, of Almost Famous and Saved!, wounded cheer still..."

June 10, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Cobbe (theatre), Jonelle Seitz (dance), Shan­on Weaver (theatre), and Robert Faires (arts). THEATRE Production, Drama..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Lighting Design Patrick Anthony, Year of the Rooster/Hunger/Terminus/Medea/Marie Antoinette..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Cobbe (theatre), Jonelle Seitz (dance), Shanon Weaver (theatre), and Robert Faires (arts). Note: Members of the Table refrained from..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

"Drawing Lines: Explorations of Place"

The final exhibit of this public art project shows how every district in Austin has had artists working for it

"...Jaime Salvador Castillo, Michael Anthony García, Hector Hernandez, and Robert Jackson Harrington interviewed district residents, gathering stories and personal..."

April 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Demon Seed

Adam Wingard talks about translating Robert Kirkman's exorcism comic Outcast to TV

"...There's little doubt that Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead redefined television horror. Now Adam..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

London Has Fallen

This jingoistic blow-’em-up takes no prisoners

"...Moni Aboutboul, Waleed Zuaiter, Melissa Leo, Jackie Earle Haley, Robert Forster, Michael Wildman, Radha Mitchell, Patrick Kennedy and Nigel..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing

The script for this baseball play is a bit wobbly, but Austin Playhouse fields a strong production for the win

"...player Art Young (played by a charming and energetic Patrick Gathron) faces Stephen Mercantel's deliciously smarmy Franky Palmieri, a..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Daveigh Chase, Natasha Lyonne, Louis Hunter, Nikki Reed, Britt Robertson (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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