The Artificial Eye: Oren Soffer on Filming The Creator

Behind the camera of Gareth Edward's revolutionary sci fi blockbuster

"...One of the closest relationships on a film set is between the..."

Dec. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Fun: Boogie Like a Boss at the Bahn

We rode the wave for science, and you can too.

"...Schlitterbahn's premier attraction can transform an everyday schlub into the rebirth of slick. Almost...."

June 10, 2013 Chronolog Post by David Estlund

Mellow Harshers HTRK Offer an Oddly Satisfying Stab in the Heart at Oblivion Access

For the love of “hate rock”

"...might seem like a soothing experience, a balm after the relentless blast beats and heavy distortion...."

May 15, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

Get Greasy With The Greasy Strangler

Director Jim Hosking on your new cult favorite

"...it's hard being original. English filmmaker Jim Hosking recalled, "There was an interview we did at Sundance, and the..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dune 2 Cinematographer Greig Fraser Makes the Desert a Home

Oscar-winner discusses the challenges of balancing projects

"...can lead to a packed calendar. Take Greig Fraser, the Oscar-winning cinematographer behind the look of The Batman, Zero..."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AI, Strikes, and Burning It Down: Highlights of the ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen becomes a war room for writers

"...It started with one person clapping. Then a row of people. Then a second row. A..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...Every year during South by Southwest, there’s a point in which you see gaggles of staggering..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

The Brain Behind Cyc

Doug Lenat discusses artificial intelligence and its increasing presence in the next century.

"...has devoted over two decades of his life to the field of artificial intelligence (AI), Lenat is far more..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

The King is Alive

"...Peter Kubheka. Ultimately, I think, it comes down to aesthetics -- a necessarily vague and academic-sounding term, like “postmodern”..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hightower Report

Vacation on Warming Island; and A Chocolate Mess

"...which I mean cocoa butter and solids, derived from the cacao tree, which the dictionary specifically says is "the..."

May 25, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Newsvertisements; and Mighty Monsanto Gives Up

"...get any cheesier, more corporate, or more driven by the big bucks of advertisers. If so, you have seriously..."

Aug. 29, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Thing Called Love

"...Wilder and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Miranda Presley (Mathis) takes the bus from New York to Nashville to make it..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Singing Detective

Robert Downey Jr. plays Dennis Potter's afflicted writer, who imagines a film noir musical to escape his misery.

"...Jon Polito, Carla Gugino, Saul Rubinek and Alfre Woodard. The question that arises upon watching The Singing Detective is..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Rugrats Movie

The babies' first theatrical adventure is nonstop, but padded with lots of pop tunes.

"...she hears Scooby Doo say “Ruh-roh” one more time. The Rugrats can count among its ardent fans many grateful..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Jack the Bear

"...Sinise, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Andrea Marcovicci, Art Lafleur and Reese Witherspoon. Jack the Bear is a bear alright -- at..."

April 9, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Take-Out: Are National Food Holidays Killing Food Culture?

Foods deserve to be celebrated in more than an artificial way

"...One of the more popular theories explaining the existence of evil is..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Food Column by Brandon Watson

SXSW Film Review: The Artifice Girl

The ethics of creating artificial life in three captivating chapters

"...After the idiotic but entertaining M3GAN, it's reasonable to worry that..."

March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Experts at SXSW Ponder AI and the “Future of Truth”

Will the tech go the same destructive route as social media?

"...noted, South by Southwest is lousy with panels on artificial intelligence this year. One of those filled a conference..."

March 12, 2024 SXSW Post by Brant Bingamon

The Luv Doc: Thermostat Settings

Wherein the Luv Doc offers up a piping hot soup bowl of solutions

"...reptile. If I had my way I would keep the thermostat on 60 all the time, but I realize..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Startup Showcases Sign Language Based Artificial Intelligence at SXSW

No credentials needed for “AI for good” and coffee at Fairmont Hotel

"...This week Austinites and visitors alike have the opportunity to interact face-to-face (so to speak) with an..."

March 12, 2019 Food Post by Alexandra Detmar

“Rachel Stuckey: Good Days & Bad Days on the Internet” at Women & Their Work

The artist creates some genuinely geeky-cool stuff in this show that’s smart, funny, and fresh in its treatment of tech

"..."My senior year was awesome, had a baby, at the same time got a new macbook & Graduated." Thus..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Review by Melany Jean

The Future is Uncanny

Director Matthew Leutwyler on AIs, charity, and surgery

"...When director Matthew Leutwyler watched Ex Machina, he got a sinking feeling..."

Oct. 14, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: One From the Heart

This underrated Coppola flop is my favorite film from the Summer of 1982

"...As the Alamo Drafthouse embarks on its celebration of the action..."

May 18, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Where's the Other $66 Million?

Congressman Doggett savages Texas budget for misusing stimulus dollars meant for schools

"...With the announcement on Friday that the U.S. Department of Education..."

July 28, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Mindstorms Mania: Children are the future, and the future is robots

The next generation of robot-makers showed their stuff at Austin Children's Museum's robotics showcase

"...Used to be, robots were exclusively the stuff of fantasy, of science fiction. The actual robots..."

May 16, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Hightower Report

How Glamorous is Child Labor?; and A Sweet Fix

"...superstore has opened in America. It's called Wal-Mart. Yes, the stodgy old downscale store has gone upscale, offering hip..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Rich Man's Wife

"...Peter Greene, Clive Owen, Christopher McDonald and Clea Lewis. There has already been at least one remake of Alfred..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Bad Times at the El Royale

Neo-noir hijinks gets away with being style over substance

"...watered down to its point of broadest possible appeal, then you might take some solace in Drew Goddard’s Bad..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Human Condition

Ex Machina writer/director Alex Garland on robots, sex, and the collaborative spirit

"...Alex Garland isn't a big fan of auteur theory. Despite having penned lauded screenplays with heaps of distinctive..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

The Wedding Ringer

Kevin Hart and Josh Gad crank out this aggressively dumb and un-embarrassingly sophomoric wedding comedy.

"...It is the rare film these days that is as aggressively dumb..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Louis Black

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