Film What You Know

'Ping Pong Summer' draws on filmmaker Michael Tully's own experience

"...Mount Airy, Md., is a tiny town of about 9,200 people that nestles into the foothills of..."

June 20, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Taking the Temperature of 'Cold in July'

The film based on Joe Lansdale's novel, 'Cold in July,' is a gnarled tale of modern horror

"...His film adaptation of Cold in July is a writhing rattlesnake of Texas..."

May 30, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

"...a City Council member, it's coming from the perspective of someone who's been a city employee, someone who's struggled..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Johnette Napolitano, No Holds Barred

Author, DIY adopter, tattooist, ghost buster, you name it

"...Saturday, she reads from her book Rough Edit, a project that satisfied five decades of yearning to be an..."

May 23, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

A Declaration of Independence

Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way

"...something is changing. In fact, over the last couple of years, the campus has seen double-digit improvements in test..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

When Confessions Prove False

Jonathan Holt told police he'd murdered his wife. But he hadn't killed her, and the cops should have known it.

"...The scene of the crime was the small two-bedroom house at 8767..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

That Humongous Hotel Going Up Next Door to The Hideout Downtown?

Yeah, say Badr & Janik, it's gonna impact a thing or two, alright.

"...Dig it: 32 stories of upscale hostelry, smack up against the historical building that..."

April 21, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Going 'Commando' With Mark Lester

Director brings Arnie's first real acting role to Austin

"...It may not seem like one of Schwarzenegger's defining roles, but Commando was his first performance..."

April 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Complete Jake Langley

Guitarist makes dazzling choices and then some

"...Jake Langley of Toronto may be a relative newcomer to Austin, having..."

March 28, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Gay Place: LGBTQmunity

Open your eyes to trans visibility

"...come to this again? (Oh, Texas.) Jane tells the story of the Chicago-based women's health group that performed over..."

March 28, 2014 Column

SXSW Interview: Margaret Brown

We're all connected through the Great Invisible

"...Deep Water Horizon oil drilling platform happened in April of 2010, causing the world's largest oil spill that gushed..."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

How to Write a Book

If you think you have a book in you, it's important to find out if you really do

"...The faith of a writer is that every person's story matters. (That..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Field Trip

Ben Wheatley's historical horror tackles the English Civil War

"...England. He made it because it was the easiest project on his slate...."

Feb. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Exhumed’s Necrocracy

San Jose gore/grind outfit gets political – for free

"...The San Jose foursome takes a lot of inspiration from British death metal figureheads Carcass, who load..."

Jan. 29, 2014 Music Post by Andy O’Connor

Letters at 3AM: 3% Neanderthal

Our DNA has seen it all before – and survived

"...That's me: 3% of my DNA is Neanderthal. Higher than the norm for..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

'Being Ginger' screens at AMC Barton Creek for one night only

"...when two drunk women approached him. Harris recalled: "One of them turned to me and said, 'You know, you're..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Where in the World Is Andreas Fabis' Heart?

Austinite's new website charts bi-cultural couples worldwide

"...up with someone from Kazakhstan? Does some fair daughter of icy Greenland have a serious Thing going with some..."

Dec. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Nothing Is Done Alone' Extended Interview

The TxCC and their role in Bastrop's recovery after the fires

"...In late October, I visited the HQ of Texas Conservation Corps at American YouthWorks, here in Austin...."

Dec. 2, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Catching Up With Jerry Ferrara

The 'Entourage' co-star has a host of new projects on his plate

"...after the Entourage finale, Jerry Ferrara is making some of the same successful steps. "I haven't really made the..."

Nov. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Patrick Courtney

Growing Pains

Emily Hagins became a household Austin name for her work as a teen director, but what happens when that novelty wears off?

"...Movie, the documentary about her that won a Spirit of Slamdance award at the Slamdance Film Festival, captures the..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Women's Writes

From 'Thelma & Louise' to 'Nashville,' Callie Khouri has honed the art of telling women's stories

"...early May 1991 when I attended an advance screening of the latest film by Ridley Scott, the director of..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Housecore Horror Majordomo – Phil Anselmo

Pantera/Down icon talks tape trading and terror

"...no doubt it’s Phil Anselmo at the other end of the line. The word has become his new brand...."

Oct. 24, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Interview: Dynamites feat. Charles Walker

Nashville Northern soul combo’s epic journey

"...Southern soul, the album’s delineating factor is its incorporation of dynamics more akin to Chicago and New York. Between..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Music Post by Greg Beets

Metallica Creates a New Monster

Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, and Nimrod Antal go 'Through the Never'

"...IMAX 3-D, it combines two components: a concert film of the 30-year veterans, shot over four nights of their..."

Oct. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rob Thomas' Unlikely Route to Young Adult Fiction

'Veronica Mars' creator dishes on teens, fans, and the movie

"...Thomas is on home turf, and the only traces of the Veronica Mars film whose upcoming release keeps him..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

The One About Erotic 'Harry Potter' Fan Fiction

Filmmaker Clay Liford on fan fiction from '50 Shades' to 'Star Trek'

"...fan fiction involving two popular genre characters doing sexy stuff with/to each other. The "slash" is a placeholder connecting..."

Sept. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Clay Liford

One-Two Punch

Gene Luen Yang's 'Boxers' and 'Saints' duo takes on the Boxer Rebellion

"...When Gene Luen Yang takes on a big project, the literary world takes notice: He was the first..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Power to the People

Cue the linemen! 'Trash Project' choreographer Allison Orr is making Austin Energy dance

"...up at 5am (5:30 on a "good" day); out of the house by 6. Meet with city crews between..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

More Gore From Housecore Horror

New film fest adds more classics plus a locally lensed premiere

"...from Jesse Dayton, post-Katrina revanant mutilator Zombex, is part of today's new list of features for the new fest...."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Finally, You're Next Is Now

The two-year wait for the revolutionary thriller is over

"...years ago, a packed Alamo Drafthouse was ripping the roof off at the U.S. premiere of You're Next. And..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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