Letters at 3AM

The Gospel according to Mel is not as it was

"...3) he falls; 4) he meets his mother; 5) Simon of Cyrene takes the cross because Jesus has fallen;..."

March 5, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Sneaker Freaker: The Book: 2002-05

The book attempts to provide an overview for the uninitiated and validation for the already sold. Unfortunately, the attempts range from mildly frustrating to obnoxiously mind-numbing.

"...by Simon Wood..."

April 7, 2006 Books Review by Kate X Messer

LipSchtick Traces

When Cindy Wood scores the big laughs at Esther's Follies, she's channeling comedy's funniest femmes

"...There's something familiar about the way Cindy Wood twirls her breasts...."

April 4, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Come to Daddy

Family freakout with Elijah Wood in this slick and twisted thriller

"...Directed by: Ant Timpson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Garfield Wilson, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Michael..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Haunting in Connecticut

Essentially a substandard rip-off of The Amityville Horror, this spook house drama should be condemned.

"...Kyle Gallner, Elias Koteas, Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew, Ty Wood and Sophi Knight. The Haunting in Connecticut opens with..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Brutality Television

Why you won't be seeing Austin emo puppet band Fragile Rock on America's Got Talent

"...had a strange gravitational pull of its own. Elijah Wood went on tape and said he was in love..."

July 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Brently Heilbron

Goodbye Christopher Robin

The story of A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh

"...Directed by: Simon Curtis. Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Will..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...on the atmospheric world of Bait! Cast: Edward Rowe, Simon Shepherd, Mary Woodvine, Giles King, Chloe Endean, Georgia Ellery,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Asst. Calendar, Listings: Kevin Wood, Wayne Alan Brenner..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

2003 Texas Book Festival Preview

"...10:45-11:30am CER E2.028PoetrySimon Ortiz..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Books Feature

Cuisine From Spain, Salt From Iceland, Whiskey From Scotland

This past week, the best things came in a sequence of three

"...Laphroaig’s international bard of boozery Simon Brooking was there, as was the company’s Austin-based ambassador..."

Oct. 31, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: Austin Cinema Limits

ACL doc fundraises, UT inherits Ian McLagan's personal collection, and ScoreMore for the kids

"...via Kickstarter, with rewards including key chains made of wood from the original stage. The clock ticks down on..."

May 13, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Creep (from Mark Duplass), and Open Windows (starring Elijah Wood and filmed, in part, at Fantastic Fest). Last year,..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...Hollywood's never been known as a one-horse (or is that..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Page Two

Gratitude and goodbye to Will Eisner, whose comic 'The Spirit' is the epitome of great American art

"...Man), Jules Feiffer, and the gifted, tragic genius Wally Wood (though when I knew Wood he was more of..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Column by Louis Black

The General's Daughter

"...Directed by: Simon West. Starring: John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Wood, Richard..."

June 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

You'll Never Cook Again The Deli Explosion

"...by Virginia B. Wood After World War II, the supermarket concept really exploded..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...returns with his Sundance-approved slow burn Carnage Park, while Simon Rumley (Red, White and Blue) gets dusty with Johnny..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...directorial debut, Lost River. But now he's bringing his Hollywood action hero persona to town with the world premiere..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...Booster Director/Screenwriter: Matt Ruskin When Simon’s brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Director: Hannah Pearl Utt, Producers: Mallory Schwartz, Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman, Screenwriter: Rhianon Jones Cora senses her open relationship..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Pooh's Heffalump Movie

It’s not big and bright and busy and boffo, but it's a perfectly marvelous matinee option for young children. It’s a sweet little story, from a kid’s-eye view, about the anguish of being too little to do stuff.

"...down. When titanic footprints mysteriously appear in the Hundred-Acre Wood, Rabbit (Sansom), Pooh (Cummings, winsome as ever), and the..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Welcome to the Real World

Rhizome Collective brings activist ideals down to earth

"...He stands on the pedals and coasts along the wood-mulch trail, between the herb garden and the stack of..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

DVDanger: What's Your Point of View?

For Halloween, some beastly releases of the haunting month

"...low-key horror, as one would expect from filmmakers like Simon Barrett and Joe Swanberg, who deal in relationships under..."

Oct. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Drag DJ, Ducks Ltd., and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

All kinds of sounds can be found around town

"...Jesse Woods and Zella Day cook with an undeniable chemistry onstage...."

April 4, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...Onstage, “How ’bout you Simon?” points to Simon Page on swoony pedal steel guitar,..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...TV shows, including producer Ava DuVarenay's adaptation of Brian Wood's critically acclaimed DMZ for HBO, and the long-awaited game-to-show..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...2014 was a killer year for the Midnighters strand,..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Wharton Dancer

The flourishing legacy of the late Lone Star dramatist Horton Foote

"...to now in the eyes of Foote scholar Gerald Wood. The author of Horton Foote and the Theater of..."

March 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

DVDnds

"...Beck and Metallica leading Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Ronnie Wood, and Flea through a two-ton "Train Kept A-Rollin'" –..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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