No Catharsis in 'The Comedy'

Rick Alverson and Tim Heidecker talk about savage reviews and the danger in grand gestures

"...also controversial. Somehow, a film about a bored rich white guy who is not a serial killer has earned..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

No Small Feat

Scott Blackwood's novel experiments in form

"...Scott Blackwood's slim debut novel, We Agreed to Meet Just..."

March 13, 2009 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Last Full Measure

A true story of a hero denied recognition

"...higher honor getting downgraded. Department of Defense pencil pusher Scott Huffman (Stan) gets pushed from his budget-writing job to..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Straight Outta Compton

Picture about origins of rap group NWA shows off their snarly cool

"...playlist (alongside other African-American sonic incendiaries such as Gil Scott-Heron and Nina Simone) speaks volumes about NWA’s sustained cultural..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Sniper

Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper tell Chris Kyle's war story.

"...Based on the memoir by Chris Kyle (written with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice) – who, during the course..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kontroll

Hungarian writer-director Antal is like the conductor of a midnight express: Grab a rail and hold on while he whizzes through montages and extreme angles of impossibly precipitous escalators in the Budapest subway system.

"...amateur welders work on the rails, and even the white-collar business travelers don’t bother buying a ticket. Administered by..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

East-West Dissent

Neighborhood Concerns

"...to a company owned by black females, or by white males, I could care less as long as we..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Disturbing Behavior

"...histrionic fun from The X-Files alum David Nutter and Scott Rosenberg, writer of a real horror film -- last..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Metro

"...his new alter ego, San Francisco police hostage negotiator Scott Roper, isn’t merely another smack-talking kid squawking along with..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The People vs. Larry Flynt

"...disturbed by the film’s glorification (of sorts) of its white-trash Hugh Hefner – there’s nothing airbrushed about Larry Flynt..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 18-20

Soundtracking this weekend’s sweat-fests

"...on Friday. Check in with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Creed’s Scott Stapp at Bat Fest on Saturday. And Sunday’s the..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

The Joys of Meanness

Scott Blackwood's initiation into the writing life

"...Scott Blackwood remembers Arlington, Texas, as a frightening place. Nearby,..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

The Scene Is Gone But Not Forgotten

The Evolution of Austin's White Blues

"...among a number of Antone's aficionados -- that the white blues scene that gave Austin its reputation as a..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Feature

Judge Clears Van Boven of Mistreating Patients

Whistleblower “vindicated” after charges of sexual improprieties

"...with LRMC and its successor hospital management group, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lakeway – for several..."

Sept. 20, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Fantastic Fest 2014: Kung Fu Elliot

Outsider art gets ugly in this strange Canadian documentary

"...Who the hell is Elliot "White Lightning" Scott? After two years of documenting the oddball..."

Sept. 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sunday Survey: 8/15/10

Obama, the cost of water, and terrorist anchor babies

"...President Barack Obama and the cast and crew of Scott Pilgrim Versus the World stopping by. The big difference?..."

Aug. 15, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Contenders

Place 1

"...global government, (and) invent phony 'smart growth' land deals." Scott White..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature

Public Notice

Twister: This Ain't No Summer Movie

"...but in times like these, needs all types. The Scott & White Medical Center in Temple has established a..."

May 30, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

The AggreGAYtor: December 6

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Marco Rubio gives a sound bite, Scott Evans rips from the headlines, and One Million Moms..."

Dec. 6, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Where Is My Mind?

Texas Republicans and Democrats overreact to Massachusetts

"...Texas Republicans have spent the day treating Senator-elect Scott Brown's victory over Democrat Martha Coakley as some kind..."

Jan. 20, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

He's a Rebel!

The Rhizome Collective's Scott Kellogg

"...the Rhizome Collective on a sunny Saturday, and co-founder Scott Kellogg is in the middle of the street, his..."

April 18, 2008 Features Feature by Sofia Resnick

Wednesday Rewind

Grupo Fantasama, Candi & the Strangers under the lens

"...fugitive-love drama, featuring shaded animation by Dirty Car Art(ist) Scott Wade...."

Jan. 26, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Rasmussen Way

Leading pollster defends his methodology

"...Scott Rasmussen has become of the country's leading pollsters. When..."

Jan. 24, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Computer Chess

Andrew Bujalski’s Austin-made film is a boldly original, black-and-white portrait of computer culture in the early Eighties.

"...James Curry, Jim Lewis, Chris Doubek, Cyndi Williams, Tishuan Scott, Bob Sabiston and Kevin Bewersdorf...."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Freedom Writers

Although based on a true story, this is another movie in which the cute white lady goes into an irascible high school and makes everybody love learnin'.

"...Directed by: Richard LaGravenese. Starring: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez and Jason Finn...."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

This Week in Campaign Fail

Rick Perry vs. the media

"...about Gov. Rick Perry versus former Houston mayor Bill White? Guess again. It's become Perry versus the whole damn..."

Aug. 17, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The People's Porch

From Compact to Smart

"...Scott White, a City Council hopeful who is challenging Slusher..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Melissa Sattley

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...Travis Scott and Lil Wayne headline a baker’s dozen of established..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Top Books of 2018 for American Road Tripping

Two novels set on the open road and two accounts of life in Trump's White House all made for journeys deep into America today

"...president, Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (Henry Holt and Co.) and Bob Woodward's more..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

The Bo-Keys’ Memphis Soul

“The collision of gospel, blues, jazz, country”

"...for Memphis soul music since the late Nineties. Bassist/bandleader Scott Bomar waxed rhapsodic about that sound and Heartaches by..."

April 28, 2016 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

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