An Austin D.A. Turns to Detective Novels

Q&A with Mark Pryor on his Paris-set Hugo Marston mysteries

"...reporter for a year-and-a-half and we didn't have a single murder...."

Oct. 10, 2012 Books Post by Jordan Smith

Star Wars: Episode One – The Phantom Menace

It's time to find out if a 3-D lightsaber is any more effective than 1999's 2-D model.

"...crams gobs of action into every part of every frame. Episode 1 often has a rushed, stop-start feel, with..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Film Unfinished

This fascinating documentary uses recently uncovered footage to piece together and decipher the ulterior meaning of a Nazi propaganda film recorded in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.

"...level imaginable, a question for which there is no single suitable answer. This is a documentary about film footage..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Great Are the Myths

Edward Norton introduces Leaves of Grass to Austin

"...Coen Brothers movie. Joel and Ethan meticulously examine every single inch of a frame: You could take any Coen..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Outrage

The objective of this documentary by Kirby Dick is to out closeted gay and lesbian policymakers, whose hypocrisy harms the GLBT community.

"...attention to these things. Still, the truth-tellers seem fairly single-minded about outing Republicans and other upholders of the right...."

May 29, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pondering Downtown Condos

Frequently Asked Questions

"..."We have plenty of single parents and part-time parents and a few married couples..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Encounters at the End of the World

Werner Herzog, contemporary cinema's most consistently lyrical examiner of the (in)human condition, returns to the documentary form in yet another wonderfully improbable locale: Antarctica.

"...possibly insane penguins before training his camera on a single male specimen which, for reasons known only to the..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ACPP Update

Municipal & Utility Progress

"...in researching its conversion options, the earliest possible time frame to switch over to alternative fuels and technologies, and..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Proposition

The Western is alive and well in the Australian outback, as this gritty film with a screenplay and score by musician Nick Cave demonstrates.

"...unremitting country comes Capt. Stanley (Winstone), a lawman/soldier whose single-minded desire becomes the apprehension of the defiant Burns brothers...."

June 9, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Justice or Vengeance?

A tale of tragedy and punishment in Williamson County

"...John Bradley showed the video over and over again, frame by frame, allowing the jury to repeatedly hear the..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Motorcycle Diaries

Young Che Guevara takes a road trip up the length of South America and discovers his humanity in this portrait of the future revolutionary as a young man.

"...own inner struggles. Movie heartthrob Bernal, with his skinny frame and deep-set, liquid eyes, makes for an arrestingly lovely..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Step Into Liquid

Surf's up! It's The Endless Summer: The Next Generation.

"...heroes riding the wild wave all over the globe single-handedly introduced what was then something of an outlaw sport..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Another Drug War Casualty

Testimony continues this week in the capital murder trial of 23-year-old Edwin Delamora, accused of firing the fatal shot that killed Travis County Sheriff's Deputy Keith Ruiz in February 2001.

"...small window in his front door and firing a single 9mm round at Ruiz -- who, as a member..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Deconstructing Film

The Hideout hosts a retrospective of experimental filmmaker Aaron Valdéz's work.

"...to focus on the artistic possibilities of each individual frame...."

July 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Chale Nafus

Bullish On Comics

Guillermo del Toro gets serious about the funny papers.

"...have – is they can choose which of the frames is most representative and dramatic to portray emotion for..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Collateral Damage

"...love to hate the big lug, equating his massive frame and Teutonic speech patterns with an inability to emote..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Novocaine

"...one. A modern-day film noir about a straight-arrow dentist framed for murder, it's a black comedy that falls short..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Hearts in Atlantis

"...into the flat above his mother (Davis) and himself. Single mom Davis is a harpy of great note both..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bridget Jones's Diary

romantic fantasy as it is social satire.

"...year in the life of Bridget Jones -- 32-year-old singleton, compulsive dieter, and pity party of one -- perhaps..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Unbreakable

"...a degenerative bone disease that has rendered his thin frame as excessively fragile as a crystal champagne flute in..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...didn't bathe, barely needed women, and went on to single-handedly defeat the Germans in the WWII drama The Dirty..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...excellence. Don't be put off by the little pre-packaged single-serving Styrofoam containers; these are unusually good, especially the slightly..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

The Opposite of Sex

"...directorial debut (he wrote Boys on the Side and Single White Female, as well as the script for The..."

July 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...at ease, UT documentarian Kyle Henry steps inside the frame throughout the documentary as if to show the whole..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Jackie Brown

Based on Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch, this is a fairly straight-ahead, Seventies-styled caper film.

"...-- from the dust heaps of cinema history. He single-handedly restored John Travolta's good name in Pulp Fiction, and..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

MAYOR: Watson's Plastic Past

"...and about 10 sign-wielding supporters were in a militant frame of mind, protesting in front of the Austin American-Statesman,..."

May 2, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

All the Pain Platinum Can Buy

"...easy as it looks. Since the Austin trio's smash single "The Way" -- arguably the most notable radio hit..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...council candidate in previous years, spoke in favor of single-member districts, while East Austin activists Dorothy Turner and the..."

Sept. 26, 1997 News Feature

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 2

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 8-14

"...The Night of the Hunter Master thespian Charles Laughton..."

July 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Since their 2020 debut single “Inert,” Hong Kong sextet Arches have evolved from sprightly..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

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