The Anatomy of a Lie

Alex Gibney dissects Lance Armstrong's doping scandal in new documentary

"...Alex Gibney had an entire documentary about the great Lance Armstrong comeback tour of 2009 readied for..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Luv Doc Recommends: Marmalakes, the Frontier Brothers, Mother Falcon

Parish, Saturday, November 27, 2010

"...Simmer down, Aggies, simmer down. Yes, the rotting corpse smell of the Longhorn football season has..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

The Hightower Report

Kill car alarms!; taxpayer-built facilities get corporate names

"...Murder is not anything I could ever commit, but there are a few individuals whose obituaries I could read..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt last weekend. The LBJ Presidential Library announced the keynote address to mark..."

July 19, 2024 News Feature

Falling for The Fall Guy and the Joy of Practical Stunts

Powerhouse moviemaking couple David Leitch and Kelly McCormick team up with Ryan Gosling

"...The greatest magic of the movies is making you think..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

CM Punk and Travis Stevens Hunt for the Girl on the Third Floor

SXSW Midnighter follows a haunting in Chicago

"...Every neighborhood has that house: the one with the stories and the history, the one..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Anna Rose Holmer on Her Feature Debut The Fits

"You had to just direct from this more guttural place and go for it"

"...From the moment you hear Toni, the introverted, ambitious athlete portrayed..."

July 22, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Page Two: "I Got Vision, and the Rest of the World Wears Bifocals"

A conversation with Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Louis Black: excerpts

"...a restored version of Eagle Pennell's Last Night at the Alamo – more on that in next week's column. ..."

March 4, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Letters at 3AM: A Century Since 'The Water Nymph'

On September 23, 1912, Keystone Films released its first comedy, which starred Mabel Normand

"...September 23, 1912: an important date in the history of cinema and the cultural heritage of America...."

Sept. 21, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Point Austin: The Sporting Scene

It's just a Hail Mary pass from Memorial Stadium to Formula One

"...I heard that Texas was about to move to the Pacific coast, I immediately began worrying about my styling..."

June 18, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Ballet Austin: Save the last dance for me

Four of the company's most gifted dancers are taking their leaves after this season's finale

"...A ballet dancer's career, like an athlete's, can be cruelly short. You put 10 or 15..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Truth Hurts

Rowdy Stovall's Mexican Sunrise was inspired by his real life, whether it be football injuries or run-ins with satanists

"...Mexico for some margaritas and dancing. Throwing caution to the wind, you swallow a countless number of cold ones..."

June 22, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

The Sick Jock Guide

Marion Winik has discovered yet another addiction, but this time, she probably won't quit. The Sick Jock Guide outlines her 10-step plan to late-life fitness.

"...This past summer I ran in a race called the York, Pennsylvania 10-Miler. I came in just about last,..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Features Feature by Marion Winik

Order on the Court

NBA Basketball Diaries

"...by Ben Plimpton Basketball season is over. Yeah, okay, the NBA Finals are -- as of this writing --..."

June 20, 1997 Books Feature by Christopher Gray

The New Moneyball in National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh calculates the human cost of NCAA profits

"...Ric Roman Waugh admits that there’s a degree of humor in calling his NCAA drama..."

Dec. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Darkness in the Heart of Town

Will Sheff, one step forward, two steps back

"...His grandfather, 90, was running out of time, so Will Sheff..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

The Mayor of Washington Boulevard

The first Beach Boys' solo album, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, washes back ashore after more than three decades

"...There's a problem in paradise...."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

The Girls on the 50-Yard Line

Documentarian Mylène Moreno always wanted to be a professional athlete. Instead, she made True-Hearted Vixens, a film about women who did. Moreno brings Vixens, documenting the attempt to create a women's professional football league, and her short "Cormac's Trash" to the Alamo Drafthouse this Wednesday.

"...and moved to El Paso for a year and then on to California. At the time, I thought I..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

At the Top of His Game

Longtime Texas Monthly editor Gregory Curtis calls it quits; deputy editor Evan Smith will succeed him. Louis Dubose, editor of the Texas Observer for 13 years, announces he will retire.

"...As any great athlete will tell you, the best way to finish your..."

June 9, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

Going the Distance

"...miles, for us Americans). But it's nothing compared to the distance, both figurative and literal, that separates the lives..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature by Lee Nichols

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights

That's Show Biz!

"..."The Farmboys" in Austin Musical Theatre's Gypsy. photograph by Kenny..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

The Pen-Ultimate Fest

Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Conference & Festival

"...It may well be that, as the conference title says, a screenwriter's words on paper are..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

Burn Down the Mission

Darden Smith

"...photograph by Jason Kaplan Divorce. The dissolution of a relationship. Personal or professional, when the..."

April 4, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Challenge of Figaro

Tackling an Operatic Everest

"...Perfect, it's called. Sublime. A pinnacle of the form, in the quality of its craftsmanship, its appeal,..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Arts Feature

Prefontaine

"...O’Neill and Lindsay Crouse. If you’re not familiar with the name Steve Prefontaine, you’re probably not alone. And if..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Turfcats Player Profile of Robert Quiroga

An interview with a former Baylor Bear and current Turfcat

"...The Austin Turfcats of the newly formed Southern Indoor Football..."

April 17, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Location, Location, Location

Previewing the Marfa Film Festival

"...exactly how many minutes it'll take to vacate a theatre and sprint to the next movie (or next line)...."

April 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Farewell to Dusty Rhodes

How the American Dream spoke to and for blue collar America

"...Last night, wrestling promotion the WWE began its annual Money in the Bank pay..."

June 15, 2015 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin App Now Under Under Armour Umbrella

MapMyFitness adds tech component to leading sports brand

"...One of the world's leading purveyors of workout gear announced last week..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

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