The Aftermath

Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård are stuck inside of Hamburg with the Casablanca blues

"...A love triangle emerges amid the ruins of 1945 Hamburg, Germany, in this well-appointed but..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Aftermath of the Big Headline: Stronger

David Gordon Green talks about the unlucky bystander to history

"...During the opening weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival, Stronger..."

Oct. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

WTF1? The Aftermath

Checkered flags aren't only for Cheap Trick & Aerosmith

"...crowds overtook Austin. Personally, I was worried about accessing the music. Surprisingly – thankfully – fears were unfounded. I..."

Nov. 21, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at the Vulcan Gas Company, Congress Avenue's patchouli-soaked den of all..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Aftermath

Days later, the Red River rampage echoes through many lives

"...driving westbound on East 12th Street, when he spotted the gray Honda Civic...."

March 21, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Simon and the Oaks

This Swedish import is a family saga that's shaped by the looming Nazi invasion, forbidden love, and unsound decisions.

"...imaginative child living in rural Sweden in 1939, and “the Oaks” are the trees he communes with. Beyond that,..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Little Stranger

A very British ghost story takes unexpected turns

"...It’s a ghost story, but it isn’t; the tale of a haunted house, but not really. Set..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Birth of a Nation

Controversial slave uprising epic finally hits theatres

"...Jackie Earle Haley, Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Esther Scott, Roger Guenveur Smith, Gabrielle Union and Tony Espinosa...."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Conspirator

Robert Redford directs this historical movie about the trial of Mary Surratt, who was convicted of conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

"...A little-known chapter of American history is examined in The Conspirator and scrutinized for its relevance to contemporary national..."

April 15, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Door in the Floor

Jeff Bridges shines in this new adapatation of a John Irving work.

"...Mimi Rogers, Bijou Phillips and Louis Arcella. In adapting the first third of John Irving’s A Widow for One..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

In the Bedroom

"...Field. Starring: Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, William Mapother, Marisa Tomei, William Wise, Celia Weston and Karen Allen...."

Jan. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Crossing the Line

"...is an ethical, prideful family man who lives in the Scottish mining village where he grew up. His union..."

Oct. 11, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Journey From the Fall

The fall of the title refers to the fall of Saigon – which is just the beginning for these Vietnamese characters whose stories of re-education camps, exile, and relocation are movingly portrayed in this drama.

"...Starring: Kieu Chinh, Long Nguyen, Diem Lien, Jayvee Mai The Hiep, Khanh Doan, Cat Ly and Nguyen Thai Nguyen...."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Forgotten Storm

One year later, Rita's invisible evacuees still wait in the shadow of Katrina

"...for job after job, month after month, when you're the only one in the newbie-graduate application pool who doesn't..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...snarls Billy Bill Miller, Roky Erickson's electric autoharp genius. "The outlaw thing was pretty big. Austin became a music..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Untamed

Sex and body horror in the backwoods

"...In Mexican filmmaker Amat Escalante’s fourth feature, sci-fi horror The Untamed, it came straight outta outer space and takes..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Gatekeepers

Six retired directors of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency candidly reflect.

"...The rule of surveillance is to keep quiet and let..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

"...Trying to describe Tetsuo is like trying to describe the aftermath of a plane crash -- one that you've..."

Sept. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rapture

"...Bauchau and Will Patton. I've been trying to remember another recent debut film from a novice director that packs..."

Nov. 15, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...As Roky Erickson's live solo debut loomed at the grand opening of the Ritz on October 18, 1974..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...Austinites remember the big floods – the expanding, treacherous storms that ransack..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

The Time of Their Lives

Richard Linklater and Ellar Coltrane reflect on the 12 years they spent making 'Boyhood'

"...busy, in fact, that even though he lives in the Austin area, the only chance we have to talk..."

July 18, 2014 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Raped by the Players

A lawsuit against an Austin dot-com firm reveals a world of fast times.

"...The jury's verdict was succinct, but contradictory: Yes, Lisa Capece..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Crisis at the Rape Crisis Center

Has Idealism Become the Victim of Financial Reality?

"...To some volunteers, the failure of ARCC's board to award volunteer Rev. James..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

The AggreGAYtor: July 30

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...keep backsliding, and homophobic people and institutions keep making the news cycle, despite your AggreGAYtor's best intentions...."

July 30, 2013 Qmmunity Post

To The 'Lighthouse'

Susan Cowsill's new CD illuminates loss and growth

"...“I didn’t mean to write a theme record, it wasn’t intentional,” Susan Cowsill’s voice bubbled from..."

Nov. 17, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Luv Doc: Mostly Happy

Not only is the glass half empty, it's got a hole in the bottom and it's leaking poison

"...dog, and I have made some good friends in the past few years. My life was stress-free up until..."

June 22, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

After the Battle

Photojournalists capture life 'In War's Wake' at DAC

"...troops, she wasn’t expecting to find her calling. Over the course of three years, from 2009-2012, she traveled three..."

May 18, 2013 Arts Post by Natalie Zeldin

SXSW Film Review: Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets

Reflective doc revisits Gamestop (again)

"...Of the tales to be told in the aftermath of these..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Review: The Fallout

Megan Park turns her Secret Life days to great effect

"...Juice WRLD’s “Conversations” looms over the opening of The Fallout. Director Megan Park is no..."

March 18, 2021 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

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