Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...of Rust, that's being described as a kind of robot Western; and award-winning newscaster Olga Campos Benz breaks into..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

DVDanger: Buster's Mal Heart

Rami Malek's newest and strangest, plus more home releases

"...Rami Malek (Mr. Robot, Short Term 12) is first seen as Buster, a..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Six New Novels of Note by Austin Authors of Fantastic Literature

Previewing releases by Elizabeth Moon, Robert Jackson Bennett, Stina Leicht, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Lee Thomas, and C. Robert Cargill

"...takes readers to a post-human wasteland where a loner robot fights to maintain its individuality from the AI collective..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cardboard Fantasy in Dave Made a Maze

Dumpster diving and comedy for a modern fairytale

"...development process. One big boon was getting Trisha Gum (Robot Chicken, Moral Orel) on board as a production designer,..."

July 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Latest Chef Changes

Ten chefs have earned new positions at restaurants around the city

"...former co-owner and executive chef at James Beard-nominated Butcher & the Boar in Minneapolis, has been named the new..."

July 13, 2017 Food Post by Kali Venable

The Critics Speak … and Speak … and Speak

Clybourne Park, Manchurian Candidate big winners

"...Amato, Atlantis: A Puppet Opera Patrick Anthony, A Perfect Robot/Old Times..."

June 6, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

DVDanger: Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD

New documentary on the influential and rule-breaking comic

"...Dredd, its pages have been filled with surrealist nightmares, robot-run dystopias, and the first real hints of the post-modern..."

May 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

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

"...(1942, 102min/b&w, 35mm) Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains,..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Dystopia of Perfection in Teleios

Other Worlds Austin brings class systems to space travel

"...Atromitos: a non-genetically engineered human (Weetus Cren), and a robot AI (known as Arts, played here by Ursula Mills)...."

April 17, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into The Void

Gruesome cosmic horror hits VOD today

"...for a deeper cut. "That's so easy," he said. "Robot Jox. No contest. I've got the poster in my..."

April 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Springtime in Texas means wildflowers and festivals abound

"...Patrick’s Day Festival, March 17-18, sponsored by the Harp & Shamrock Society of Texas. The celebration begins with the..."

March 1, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Announces New Batch of Featured Speakers

Game of Thrones showrunners join tech, health innovators, and more

"...spring cleaning. Into AI? Hiroshi Ishiguro, a pioneer in robotic engineering (who has made an android resembling himself) and..."

Jan. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Playback: The Westin Sues the Nook Over Sound

And “Playback” votes in the Austin Music Poll

"...condo built next to a club must soundproof accordingly – and vice versa. Agent of Change isn't one of..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Last year's unseen genre gems to add to your must-see list

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Jan. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Local Video Games

From majestic vistas to mundane offices, it's time to play

"...Robot animal friends? We're game. Armature Studio; for Xbox, for..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Other Worlds and Under Worlds With Bears Fonté

OWA founder adds horror, history, and food to the sci-fi fest

"...character study Astraea, and meta-horror Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein. Now the full four nights of programming, running Dec...."

Nov. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Announces Mary Shelley Award Finalists

Shortlist for prize for rising female film talents

"...Mary Shelley, the creator of fiction's greatest mad scientist, Frankenstein. That's why sci-fi festival Other Worlds Austin has the..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Blue Genie Art Bazaar: The Movening

Blue Genie Art Bazaar shifts its longtime holiday gift emporium to a new space across from ACC Highland

"...naked room dividers. By the time you read this – probably on the weekend of what everyone calls Black..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: Dog Eat Dog

Paul Schrader is the old dog learning new tricks

"...Anything was on the table, down to unconventional framing – a direct homage, he said, to Mr. Robot, and..."

Nov. 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Enter the Domain With Other Worlds Austin

Sci-fi film festival adds world premiere, new score, and award winners

"...of titles, including opening night feature OMG, I'm a Robot?! (read about rounds one and two). Part of that..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Fest Review: Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse

Cali comedy duo blow up some seriously sweet and smart doomsday heart

"...Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with the word “robot.” (Yeah, I know, right? Visionary.) … Apocalypse, also crowdfunded,..."

Oct. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

"The First Horizons of Juno" at MASS Gallery

Within this smart and variable group show are three works that are muscular, robust, something to pump your fist to

"...can only catalog in pieces here: volcanoes exploding; a robot operating a switchboard; people speechmaking to invisible audiences; odd,..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The word "robot" derives from the Czech words for "work" and "forced..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Page Two: Otto Binder Had a Vision

The great science-fiction and comic book writer already had a name for Trump back in the 1950s – Bizarro

"...lot for DC Comics. It was a try-anything period – and they did. Among his contributions to the vast..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Column by Louis Black

I Like to Watch: Across Steven's Universe

The curious connection between programming and content

"...and not just in terms of programming (Limitless, Mr. Robot, the usual suspects, all play with the idea of..."

Aug. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

Fantastic Fest Snags Arrival

The Handmaiden, Sadako vs. Kayako in wave two

"...spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team – led by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) –..."

Aug. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Maker Faire Austin Returns

Celebration of DIY tech & creation lights up the Palmer Events Center

"...creative about various forms of technological things – electronic, robotic, biological, industrially progressive things. It’s one of 19 such..."

May 4, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Levitation Live Shot: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Australian crowd-surfing instigators stomp a tsunami

"...left standing after two consecutive evenings of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s psychotic psychedelia was a miracle...."

May 2, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster

I Like to Watch

Exploring the nerd/jock dichotomy

"...Mr. Robot, which is about to announce its second season’s summer..."

April 22, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

"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

"...to a single-member district system of government, Lynn Osgood – a specialist in urban planning and design, and a..."

April 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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