Game On

Welcome to the golden age of tabletop gaming

"...more like Catan, Puerto Rico, Pandemic, and Austinite Steve Jackson’s Munchkin. (No more Outburst of puns after the jump...."

March 8, 2014 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Heavenly Creatures

This early film by Jackson is a startling genre-bender that combines drama, comedy, fantasy, romance, and horror in a story about the friendship between two schoolgirls.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent,..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

'The NFL Beat': Week One

And like that, we're back

"...be starting him against this Rams defense. Rams RB Steven Jackson should see plenty of action as usual, and..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Legend of Bagger Vance

"...Lane Smith and Jack Lemmon. Not since Shoeless Joe Jackson walked out from behind the tall cornstalks and onto..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The One I Wrote for You

This filmed-in-San Antonio indie tells a familiar tale about the soul-sucking music industry, but does so with an engaging cast and contemporary spin.

"...Directed by: Andrew Lauer. Starring: Cheyenne Jackson, Kevin Pollak, Christine Woods, Christopher Lloyd, Avi Lake, Rafael..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Super 8

This throwback to the monster movies of the Seventies evokes the early work of Steven Spielberg.

"...Super 8 pays tribute to the early work of Steven Spielberg and that filmmaker’s production company Amblin Entertainment (which..."

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The NFL Beat': Week Three

Survive and advance

"...like both running games in this matchup, and have Jacksonville RB Maurice Jones-Drew and Indianapolis RB Donald Brown ranked..."

Sept. 22, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': So It Starts …

A first look at fantasy football rookie RBs

"...best guards and a true deep threat in Vincent Jackson. The NFC South was one of the easiest divisions..."

May 5, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Piranha 3D

Finally, 3-D is being put to its optimum use. Who cares how it holds up as a remake?

"...Directed by: Alexandre Aja. Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Steven R. McQueen, Jerry O'Connell, Eli Roth, Kelly Brook, Ving..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Your Weekend in Film

Ingrid Goes West, Logan Lucky open in Austin

"...are worth watching, including a social media satire and Steven Soderbergh's return to moviemaking...."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Wranglers Crush the Copperheads

"...Carlton, playing in place of the extremely ineffective starter Steven Wasil, threw a 31-yard strike to receiver Armar Watson...."

May 23, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

'The NFL Beat': Week 11

American football and international affairs

"...Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans..."

Nov. 17, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Football Prophecies

Extra-terrestrials and more highlight week six

"...St. Louis at Miami: Rams running back Steven Jackson flouts convention by hailing a dapper Cuban waiter..."

Oct. 11, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

From the Vaults: Still a 'Heavenly Creature'

Melanie Lynskey started Down Under at the top

"...a time, early in his career, when filmmaker Peter Jackson still knew how to create stories with female characters..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

If You're White, It's All Right

The colors of justice in Williamson County

"...prosecution. The judges are a lot like clerks," said Steven Bright, professor of law at Yale and Harvard universities..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...Big spectacles are clearly in. One seasoned spectacle king, Steven Spielberg, has already laid claim to the Memorial Day..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Out of Sight

Soderbergh adapts Elmore Leonard in this caper movie that features great performances, gritty milieus, and clever creative flourishes.

"...Directed by: Steven Soderbergh. Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Undead

This Australian horror film arrives at the tail end of a recent and very substantial cinematic zombie overdose. Unfortunately, there are only so many ways to slice the walking dead.

"...for slapstick in a jugular vein (à la Peter Jackson’s 1987 madcap debut Bad Taste), is a worthy setup...."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...of romantic pulp fiction in The Horse Whisperer, and Steven Spielberg's non-Jurassic war drama starring Tom Hanks, Saving Private..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...name to genre audiences, with a double appearance from Steven Kostanski of Canadian splattermasters Astron-6. Not only is he..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Further Reflections

"...-- it's good for you! -- the story of Steven, a sensitive, intellectual gay teen who falls in love..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin

How local authors who work beyond the world we know meet, connect, and launch themselves into the business

"...ArmadilloCon's founding, such writers included Bruce Sterling, Howard Waldrop, Steven Utley, Lisa Tuttle, Tom Reamy, and their beloved mentor,..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...World be the film that gobbles the summer? D: Steven Spielberg; with Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Arliss..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Stamp, Pernilla August...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Ernest Cline: Kings of the Nerds

Austin author adapts his Spielberg homage Ready Player One with Spielberg himself

"...made into a blockbuster film by none other than Steven Spielberg. To top it off, the culture-smash dystopian SF..."

March 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Moisés Chiullán

Death Watch: One Inmate Gets Reprieve, Another Granted Hearing

Is Larry Hatten sane enough to die?

"...girlfriend Tabitha Thompson and the couple's 5-year-old son Isaac Jackson were. Thompson survived the attack, but Jackson was killed...."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reed Appeals 'Conviction of an Innocent Man'

A federal appeal attacks the state's 'airtight" case against death-row inmate Rodney Reed.

"...the story to her attorney, former Lee County Attorney Steven Keng, before Reed's trial began. According to an affidavit..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...D: Steven Soderbergh; with Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Conchata..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Radio and the Really Big Beat

Capstar's Austin-based Empire

"...radio two years ago, a Dallas dealmaker named R. Steven Hicks wandered into Austin and began building what may..."

May 22, 1998 Music Feature by Bill Crawford

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...GOODNIGHT D: Renny Harlin; with Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson...."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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