How Austin Restaurants Are Leading the Trump Era Resistance

Economically culture-jamming the new administration

"...to eat lunch at Bouldin Creek Cafe. It's just another afternoon in South Austin. That is, until a man..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Duchess

Keira Knightley stars as the titular Duchess, a legendary wit and arbiter of taste, but the film is a curiously inert: a whole lot of pomp and incircumstance.

"...to be reckoned with. But as an 18th century aristocrat buckling under the weight of society’s strictures and a..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Bookshop

British period literary drama is pretty weak tea

"...Who can possibly hate a book shop? Or rather, why? That's the ponderous engine meant to drive the..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Enemy at the Gates

"...Hoskins, Gabriel Marshall-Thomson, Eva Mattes and Matthias Habich. In the opening of Enemy at the Gates, as the boats..."

March 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Now Streaming in Austin: "Angus and the Boys"

Austin crime short shows the power of manipulation

"...It's always the quiet ones. Take Angus, the central figure in Austin..."

March 29, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

The Satire's Still Timely in Gilbert & Sullivan Austin's Iolanthe

And the topsy-turvy team's show delivers a fanciful fairy tale, to boot

"...Asimov, and Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist walk into the Savoy Theatre in London's West End together. The everyday..."

June 21, 2019 Arts Feature by M. Brianna Stallings

One in a Crowd: Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove

Kickstarter appeal of new film about Austin legend

"...rule for anyone considering making a music documentary: Getting the rights to all the songs you want can be..."

July 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Attenborough: Tougher Than The Rest

Recalling a 2000 meeting with the late, great director

"...Forget all the eulogies praising him as an aristocratic poet of cinema...."

Aug. 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Giving up the Swan

Randall Stockton prepares to transfer his 12th street lounge

"...The Legendary White Swan is in hospice. Local entrepreneur Randall..."

June 14, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gary Hart Biopic The Front Runner to Close Austin Film Festival

New films by Yorgos Lanthimos, Asghar Farhadi added to fest

"...nominees and winners at this year's Austin Film Festival. The festival dedicated to the work of the screenwriter just..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...One of the nice things about freelancing as opposed to being on..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

The King's Man

Spy comedy threequel is a king-sized disaster

"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Harris Dickinson, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Empires of Sand

"...I suspect the alternate title for Empires of Sand would have been..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Books Review by Gabrielle Mathieu

The Love Language

Love is a four letter word

"...Stuart McLamb isn't exactly fluent. His self-titled debut as the Love Language, released early last year on Portland's Bladen..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Leopard

Criterion releases a three-disc restoration project of Visconti's regal The Leopard

"...The LeopardCriterion, $49.95..."

June 25, 2004 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

Emerald Fennell and the Hideous Allure of Saltburn

Director’s aristocratic follow-up to Promising Young Woman opens Austin Film Festival

"...Don't let the fancy mansion fool you. While Emerald Fennell's aristocratic erotic..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Land of the Free: the History of State-owned Lands in Texas

"...The University of Texas has several icons that endure. From..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Spokesmouth

"...If you head down to the ACTV Silver Anniversary Party on Saturday, June 6, it's..."

June 5, 1998 Screens Feature

The Good Eye: Books Are a Slanket for Your Brain

Read your way through those visits with the in-laws

"...I'm having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit this year. Blame the late Thanksgiving, midterm..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Austin Dive Bars That Are Neighborhood Icons

Come for the cheap drinks, but stay for the community

"...lounges and artisanal breweries are more popular than ever, there’s still a place for hole-in-the-wall saloons with cheap drinks,..."

March 15, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Austin’s Essential Frozen Cocktails

Because sometimes you gotta think beyond the margarita

"...There is never a bad time for a frozen libation,..."

July 21, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

10 of Austin's Best Bars

Looking for a new place to drink, dance, or eat? We got you.

"...Whether you’re in the mood to dance the night away,..."

June 25, 2022 Food Post

Cheer Up Charlies Owners Take Over Rio Rita

Tamara Hoover and Maggie Lea plan to re-open the East Austin bar by 2020

"...Over the summer, patrons of cafe and bar Rio Rita on..."

Nov. 21, 2019 Food Post by Rachel Rascoe

Going Long

Scoping Out the Long Fringe of FronteraFest 2000

"...La Ronda / The Blue Roomby Arthur Schnitzler/David Hare..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Dark Obsession

"...Byrne, Amanda Donohoe, Struan Rodger and Douglas Hodge. Oh, the moral bankruptcy of the British upper classes. Dark Obsession..."

Aug. 16, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Missing Link

More than just fuzzy fun in this latest stop-motion wonder

"...The classic globe-trotting adventure story was the mainstay of Hollywood..."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Quills

"...Kate Winslet and Geoffrey Rush. “Tell me more,” whisper the titillated listeners of the imprisoned Marquis de Sade's stories..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Food-o-File

Will Apis Restaurant be the bee's knees?

"...The Announcements for Apis Restaurant & Apiary (23526 Hwy. 71..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Mystery Team

The Mystery Team is a crime-solving trio of clueless high school seniors, brought to us by the five-person troupe called Derrick Comedy.

"...Moynihan, Nick Packard and Matt Walsh. What if Harriet the Spy never hung up the magnifying glass for more..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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