Off the Record

Scouting reports on Austin Psych Fest and Reckless Kelly's Celebrity Softball Jam

"...The Black Angels started Austin Psych Fest to link the..."

April 29, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...The MTVu Woodie Awards on Wednesday night was the largest..."

March 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Carolyn Wonderland ties the knot while Gary Clark Jr. gets pulled up to the majors and a sea of SXSW news

"...Gary Clark Jr. has long been hailed locally as the next great Texas blues guitar hero. Now he's got..."

March 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Over the Hedge

Canny casting and a sly anti-consumerist message give this animated feature extra adult appeal, but like a lot of animated fare it’s overly busy and splashy.

"...sly anti-consumerist message give this splashy big-screen treatment of the eponymous comic strip (by Austinite Michael Fry and former..."

May 19, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Chris Hrasky wishes there was a better backstory to Big Bend (An Original..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Austin at Large: The Center of Attention, Again

Austin continues its golden-child ways as the rest of America goes pear-shaped

"...Since 1982, the Urban Land Institute, the preeminent real estate trade group,..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part One

Four documentaries examine four film legacies

"...Recent documentaries like Jodorowsky's Dune and Lost Soul detail the near-misses on legendary projects that almost happened the way..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Critics Announce the Five Best Austin Films of 2022

Linklater and mountain lions, the pandemic, the legacy of slavery, and the fight for abortion rights all part of this year’s AFCA Austin Film Award short list

"...center of filmmaking, and 2022 proved no exception as the short list for the Austin Film Critics Association's Austin..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Deconstructing 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

… the day after Christmas

"...Believe it or not, it’s been 20 years since the release of The Nightmare Before Christmas...."

Dec. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Brandon Engel

Under the Boardwalk

UT alum Sarah Cornwell shares her Jersey Shore-set novel

"...Cornwell moved to Austin in 2007, she was just another aspiring writer with a messy draft of a novel..."

Jan. 22, 2014 Books Post by Michael Agresta

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...The afternoon high tops 100 for the umpteenth straight day...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Page Two: The Art of Surprise

S.R. Bindler's Surfer, Dude continually pulls off the unexpected

"...The Austin Film Society is hosting a special premiere screening..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

A Few Cures for the Summertime Blues

"...Two weeks in Europe deprived of American film and then, boom! - Living in Oblivion, The Usual Suspects, Clockers...."

Sept. 22, 1995 Arts Feature

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"..."Lester's Last Stand: Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas" is an..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

The Case of Austin's Declining African-American Population

UT professor Eric Tang leads discussion on May study

"...An audible gasp fell over the downstairs room at the UT Community Engagement Center. Eric..."

Nov. 3, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Page Two: 'Life,' the Universe, Everything

The devastating illumination of Terrence Malick's new film

"...The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick's new film, was shown..."

June 3, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Maakies' Daddy in the House

Austin Books & Comics hosts Tony Millionaire

"...Maritime shenanigans à la Grand Guignol, and all resultant from or attended by a relentlessly alcoholic corvid by the..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

City Council Gets Its Head in the Game

With only one first-term Trump-era vet and several rookies, Council squares up

"...The 2025 City Council class only has two members who..."

Jan. 31, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...We've already teased some of the highlights of the just-announced SXSW Film 2011 lineup –..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Two for the Road

Larry McMurtry's New Books Continue His Journey

"...Still Wild: Short Fiction of the American West: 1950 to the Presentedited by Larry McMurtry..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Taking a Stand on Shorts

No mere calling card or stepping stone, the short film is enjoying a renaissance

"...The cinematic art form and the communal act we now..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Revolutionary Road

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio co-star in this drama set 50 years ago in suburban Connecticut about a married couple who yearns to stand out from its peers, but whose tragedy is that they are cut from the same cloth.

"...suppose you could call Revolutionary Road a movie about the killing effects of the suburbs – something director Mendes..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...That's Hobo With a Shotgun, to be exact – the Rutger Hauer-starring exploitation pic that set cult-movie fans salivating..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Golden Girl

In 'Boyhood' and beyond, Austin native Zoe Graham acts naturally

"...looking for punky teenagers to appear in his Over the Edge (1979) homage, "Scenes From the Suburbs" (2011), a..."

July 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Meet Bill

Aaron Eckhart stars in this middle-aged wake-up call whose message – trust yourself and find your inner child – is tired but expressed with a whole lot of enthusiasm.

"...spineless, clueless, cuckolded, living in a tent in his brother’s back yard: On second thought, maybe you shouldn’t meet..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Arcade Fire, Explosions in the Sky

"...Arcade Fire, Explosions in the SkyBackyard, May 3..."

May 6, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

ACL Music Fest Sunday Listings

The blurbing of ACL 2011

"...driver's license, study for SATs, perform in Asleep at the Wheel play A Ride With Bob, and play Lollapalooza...."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature

How Sweetlamb It Is

The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival's founder returns to power

"...Yes, he's the producer of the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival that's..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...A refuge for shorts north of the 20-minute mark, Medium Cool starts with the Safdie brothers'..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

Are You Headed Straight For Failure, Friend?

Ah, it looks like Karl Stevens got there first.

"...Karl Stevens knows from failure, hell yes, especially if it involves getting drunk..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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