SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...the hidden architect of modern comedy, sets out to smash open the creative process by writing an autobiographical comic..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rosalind Faires' Top 10 Fiction Books of 2019

Here’s to a year of rollicking adventures, laughing, weeping, and rooting for those crazy kids to wind up together in the end

"...get pudding-mouthed trying to capture everything great about it. Key-smash in the group chat about its humor, heart, and..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

ATX Film News: Fundraisers and a Special Delivery Scare Package

Is Austin giving the world the next Game of Thrones?

"...The Austin-based studio has confirmed season 2 of its smash hit series gen:LOCK, but in a huge change in..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...churns out true-to-style mainstay boppers headlined by a rotational SMaSH (Single Malt and Single Hop) IPA. Last Stand approximates..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

To The Lighthouse With Director Robert Eggers

On superstition, isolation, and trained seagulls

"...now it's enough in that world that it doesn't smash you in the face with exposition. Of course, in..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TexARTS’ Little Shop of Horrors

This production of the horror comedy musical makes watching inept humans get devoured by an alien plant just a damn good time

"...Little Shop was a smash off-Broadway success in the early Eighties, running for five..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Discovering (and Creating) Austin’s Best Self-Guided Beer Tours

Crawl before you ball

"...Brewing, who have quietly made some of the best SMaSH (Single Malt and Single Hop) IPAs in Texas over..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Todos Caen

Pickup artist meets his match in this Mexican comedy

"...love find a way as the stars of rom-com smash No Manches Frida 2 reunite?..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review

47 Meters Down: Uncaged

New sharks, who dis?

"...it's deliberate comedy in this follow-up to 2016's salty smash, 47 Meters Down. This is a sluggish splash so..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ready or Not

Party games will be the death of Samara Weaving in this raucous black comedy

"...their hands dirty – careens around their ancestral edifice, smashing priceless items and issuing scathing bons mots...."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Concordia University Unveils Facilities for New Esports Program

Local school enters the wild west of collegiate esports

"...League of Legends, Rocket League, Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with the help of the combined teams’..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by James Renovitch

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...tactile black-and-white, Rose Troche’s sweet and sexy low-budget indie smash stars Guinevere Turner as Max, a Chicago student who..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DC Announces gen:LOCK, RWBY Comic Details at RTX

Creative teams confirmed, plus first cover image

"...its new comics adaptations coming from DC for its smash hit series gen:LOCK and RWBY, plus cover art for..."

July 5, 2019 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Midsommar

Ari Aster’s folk-horror excursion to Scandinavia never sees the forest for the trees

"...That’s how Midsommar, the follow-up to his surprise supernatural smash Hereditary, truly begins: With Dani (Pugh) balled up on..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: RTX For Austinites

A new way to get a taste of Rooster Teeth's annual convention

"...podcasts, and live-action series. Their shows may be internet smash hits – attracting A-list names like Michael B. Jordan,..."

July 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

10 Global Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets to Spice Up Your Kitchen

Scale up from that upcycled wine bottle rolling pin

"...mezzaluna will chop basil to the perfect pesto consistency, smash aromatics for curry paste, and chop nuts for your..."

June 14, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

The Secret Life of Pets 2

The cute critters return, but breaking the pack up means no one has as much fun

"...to get home. As an unexpected global box office smash, a sequel was inevitable, even if the studio had..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

14 Austin Terror Fest Picks

The best metal for brave ears

"...for Eden on Profound Lore, idiosyncratic noise rappers Dälek smash every category. Formed in Newark 20-plus years ago by..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

ATX Television Fest Heads to Letterkenny

"You were talking with your pals the other day ..."

"...Canadian web series that became an unexpected international sitcom smash...."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

RTX Orders a Stuber

Rooster Teeth snags special screening of the SXSW favorite

"...R-rated comedy Stuber was one of the smash hit headliners at SXSW this year: now that R..."

May 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UglyDolls

Ugly is as ugly does in this animated toy movie

"...ago. The original felt-covered toy line was an underground smash in the early 2000s: Originally created by David Horvath..."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News: What Kat Candler Did Next

Fear the Walking Dead returns, The Son sets, and more

"...June 2. The show, which has become a cable smash in its own right, moved here in 2017 for..."

May 10, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Master of Dark Shadows

New documentary bites into the legacy of the Gothic soap

"...Shadows digs up the astonishing history behind the unlikely smash, which dominated ratings, spawned two film spin-offs, a 1991..."

May 10, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

ATX Television Fest Heads to Yellowstone

Paramount Network show to headline Friday night programming

"...season two premiere of Yellowstone, the Paramount Network's new smash hit cable show, as its Friday night Marquee screening...."

May 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Inside the 2019 Cine Las Americas Schedule

Talking different kinds of borders with Executive Director Jean Anne Lauer

"...up.'" That's part of the appeal of Peruvian box-office smash Don't Call Me a Spinster by Ani Alva Helfer,..."

May 3, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Vivien Goldman’s Lasting Echoes of Feminist Punk

Vanguard journalist brings new book to Austin, the Larriva family remembers their friend Elliott Smith, and local musicians pop up all over the place

"...Lil Nas X, Atlanta rapper behind viral smash "Old Town Road," adds a special guest appearance to..."

April 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Tech Startup Facilitated Viral Smash “Old Town Road”

Lil Nas X bought the hit’s backing track via BeatStars

April 19, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

One Day at a Time Comes to ATX Television Festival

Fest adds Veronica Mars, Letterkenny, and more

"...Canada, which has become one of Hulu’s most unlikely smash hits. The show has picked up a loyal fanbase..."

April 14, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Summit on Race in America: Motown at 60

Detroit pop icons continue in the name of love

"...introduction to sing a snippet of No. 1 1965 smash “Stop! In the Name of Love.”..."

April 11, 2019 Music Post by Derek Udensi

SXSW Music: Beastie Boys Talk Ill Communication in Austin Studio

Ad-Rock & Mike D detail the origins of “Sabotage” and “Sure Shot”

"...tracks, all of which they facetiously referred to as “smash hits.” Horovitz revealed that “Sabotage” began as an instrumental..."

March 15, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

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