The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...From The Land Before Time to An American Tail, from Dragon's Lair..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Songwriters and Spirit Chasers

Resentments Jon Dee Graham and Stephen Bruton go mano a mano about their new albums.

"...It's not just that they're unlikely bandmates. After all, the Resentments are an unlikely band. But..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Kaitlin Armstrong Defense Team: Police "Concocted a Misogynistic and Fictitious Story"

Attorneys seek prompt hearing on motions to quash evidence

"...of a mystery novel. It centers on motive: Armstrong and Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson were in love with the..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Life, Death, and Dance

Robert Duvall loves to tango. Robert Duvall loves Buenos Aires. And Robert Duvall loves Luciana Pedraza, the ravishing Argentinean-born woman who plays opposite him in Assassination Tango, a film in which the screen legend somehow conflates all these things.

"...Duvall loves to tango. Robert Duvall loves Buenos Aires. And Robert Duvall loves Luciana Pedraza, the ravishing Argentine-born woman..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Sixth Sense

"...Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Olivia Williams, Toni Collette and Donnie Wahlberg...."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The fourth Potter emphasizes the emotional over the gothic

"...Gleeson, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Timothy Spall...."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Mother and Child

Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, and Kerry Washington lead a wonderful ensemble cast in this muzzy look into the rigors of adoption.

"...S. Epatha Merkerson, David Morse, Amy Brenneman, David Ramsey and Elizabeth Peña. If the mother-child bond is the core..."

June 18, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indy's final adventure remembers the whip, forgets the charm

"...Jones, John Rhys-Davies, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Antonio Banderas and Thomas Kretschmann...."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Connie and Carla

Witnessing a mob hit can be a real drag.

"...Vardalos, Toni Collette, Stephen Spinella, Dash Mihok, David Duchovny and Alec Mapa. It takes a certain ballsiness to remake..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Reading The Riot Act With Devon Parks

Arkansas filmmaker on the lessons of no-resource cinema

"...Austin didn't have a filmmaking scene. It took sweat and DIY energy to make movies here, and now Devon..."

Jan. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...to. Will the 86th Texas Legislat­ure be as horrific and hostile as its recent predecessors, or will it be..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Beauty and the Beast

A live-action remake of the Disney film

"...Kline, Emma Thompson, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald and Ian McKellen...."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Of Barbecue and Vampires

An interview with Todd Lowe, True Blood's Terry Bellefleur

"...Short order cook. War vet. Loving husband, daddy, and step-daddy. Terry Bellefleur of Bon Temps, La...."

June 13, 2013 Screens Post by R.U. Steinberg

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

We're still wild about Harry, even though this new adventure prefers to flush pink with its lovesick teens than forward-thrust toward the mammoth battle of good vs. evil.

"...Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Warwick Davis and Tom Felton. Before, the films were just garnish, really,..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Booze, Bad Guys, and Bamboozlement

Analyzing the Stereotype of Detectives and the Bottle

"...do with it pretty much as you please. Raymond Chandler tossed the initial wrecking ball, and the experimentation continues..."

April 25, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Rights and Consequences

The Redistricting trial pits "partisan gerrymandering" against the Voting Rights Act.

"...federal courtroom at the Homer Thornberry building at Ninth and San Jacinto, might have taken place in Harrison Co...."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Recording the Day India and Pakistan Split in Partition

When one nation became two separate countries, it reshaped world history. Now Austin podcaster Neha Aziz is telling the personal stories behind that severing.

"...Imagine waking up and being told that you, your friends, your family, have..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Full Collapse: Rebecca Hall on Madness and Abuse in Resurrection

The Night House star on her latest horrifying role

"...powered by "this one woman's internal reserve of rage and anxiety that is ever-present, and vast." Yet it may..."

July 28, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Harleen makes her own way without Mr. J.

"...Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina and Ella Jay Basco...."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy

What a bizarre, beautiful, and tonally askew sex-and-sadism romp this Hong Kong freak show is.

"...Starring: Hiro Hayama, Leni Lan, Tony Ho, Saori Hara and Yukiko Suô. Alas, I was unable to preview this..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...to chat about: the wave of dropouts from protesting acts, leading to plenty of schedule shuffling, and what about..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

The Zealot and the Emancipator by H.W. Brands

This history by the UT professor offers a new look at John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: side by side

"...When you see a book is called The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Democracy in Rest and Motion

Indie Meme brings acclaimed export Newton to AFS Cinema

"...voting-booth worker attempting to conduct elections in contentious tribal and rebel hinterlands, fighting against all odds and occasionally against..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Act for the Good of the People

"...Dear Editor, Allowing President Bush and those around him to break the law and not..."

Nov. 2, 2006 Postmarks

House of Sand and Fog

Moody and offbeat adaptation of Andre Dubus III bestseller heralds strong debut for new director and dandy performances by Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley.

"...Connelly, Ron Eldard, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jonathan Ahdout, Frances Fisher and Kim Dickens. This moody screen adaptation of the Oprah-endorsed..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

In Black and White

Jesse Jackson and Tom Wicker

"...by Tom Wicker Wm. Morrow and Co., $25, hard..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Books Feature

Beto's On His Way: "We've Got To Show Up, And That Means Coming to the Capitol on Sunday"

Weekend rally wraps up "Texas Drive for Democracy" tour

"...Bend Reservoir, home to a Tyson Foods chicken plant and Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian, and seat of Shelby County,..."

June 18, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two: Balancing Act

Several tiny steps in search of a dance to winter – and a dance toward launching into reverie

"...an interlude between the content of last week's column and the one previewed at its end. In order to..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Austin Energy's Quest to Bring Solar Power to Renters and the Less Wealthy

What can new incentive programs and community solar projects do for the city's most abundant energy source?

"...strategic timeline for the solar program, but unaffiliated experts and activists both point to the uncertainty of a precarious..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Page Two: Flip It and Reverse It

Bush abandons troublesome action for the sanctity of meaningless battles and ideological purity

"...going to be another one focused on the Constitution and the American government. Unfortunately, last week I blew the..."

July 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black

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