The Basement Tapes

The Netherworld of Iconoclastic Music

"...Throughout history, the economics of creativity have often acted as a barrier..."

March 28, 1997 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Poupelle of Chimney Town

Charming enviro-metaphor anime appeals to the outsider kid in us all

"...being? In gorgeous and tenderhearted steampunk action anime Poupelle of Chimney Town, it’s actually a pretty big compliment. Adapted..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Antisocial

Wherein the Luv Doc ponders the social lives of porn stars

"...is very stable, a good provider, and a good father, but he is a bit antisocial and doesn't really..."

July 26, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Readers and fans of the literary, you might want to grab a napkin..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Off the Bookshelf

The Wedding Jester

"...by Steve Stern Graywolf Press, $14 paper..."

July 23, 1999 Books Review

The Many Projects of Lawrence Wright

From TV to the stage the local writer has been busy

"...The Looming Tower Hulu series digs into the lead-up to..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Behind the Scenes With 'The Fault In Our Stars'

Watch John Green and Josh Boone share set stories at Forever Fest sneak

"...Fest and Twentieth Century Fox presented an advance screening of the highly anticipated film, The Fault In Our Stars...."

May 23, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...Power Brad Pitt and Benicio del Toro star in the latest from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels director..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...We in the News section are accustomed to being bearers of bad..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

The Fault in Our Stars

The film does justice to the popular novel in this judicious teen tearjerker.

"...Hazel (Woodley) warns “I’m a grenade,” she’s not far off the mark. Diagnosed with Stage IV cancer in her..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Player

With Adventures of a No Name Actor, a comic memoir of his adventures in the screen trade, anonymous player Marco Perella is finding literary stardom.

"...ear with a celery stalk -- okay now freeze there, because there's a story behind that ......"

July 6, 2001 Books Feature by Katherine Catmull

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...readers, your wait to learn who will be attending the literary banquet of the year is over. The Texas..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Man of Steel

This new Superman flies without a lot of emotional baggage, which is mostly a good thing though the character could stand a bit more dramatic heft.

"...Man of Steel is as square as Superman’s storied jaw. Peel..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival Goes Hybrid in 2021

October fest blends the virtual and a return of live events

"...The Texas Book Festival survived the pandemic in 2020 with..."

May 17, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival 2019:
All by Myself: Loneliness in Fiction

Kristen Arnett & Kevin Huizenga weigh in on frustration and isolation

"...Sadly, Sarah Rose Etter had to duck out of this panel last minute, but Kristen Arnett (Mostly Dead..."

Oct. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Barbara Purcell

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...illuminates a flick past those first few weeks in theatres and keeps it lighting up screens and imaginations for..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Texas Stars Twinkle on the Small Screen

Television used to be where actors were put out to pasture; for these Texas Film Hall of Fame honorees, it's tall cotton.

"...referendum. Let's just call it a compelling coincidence that of the four actors being honored at this year's Texas..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Songs of Innocence and Experience

From poetry scrawled on walls to poetry inscribed on CD: the saga of the Gourds.

"...The bathroom in the Steamy Bowl is a place that..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Book of Divination

"...The Book of Divination by Ann Fiery..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Books Review by Katherine Catmull

The Party Circuit

The Real Southwest Conference

"...Times are tough on Sixth Street, say both the clubowners and musicians. In fact, all over town, big..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Hannah Hart Brings Her Newest Book to Austin

The My Drunk Kitchen star wants to help you celebrate daily

"...Mix together one part cookbook, one part self-help, and a whopping..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Charlie Mangan

Seeing Stars

A Constellation of Latin American Drawing Shines at UT

"...by Louis Benedit, 1976-77 According to Mari Carmen Ramirez, the curator of Latin American Art for UT's Huntington Art..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Future Gladiators and Fantastical Stories Mark the Literary Year in Review

Pulled from the shelves

"...With dystopian novels being so in vogue of late, here's one that really hits the mark. Chain-Gang..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Stacey Abrams, Lawrence Wright Announced for Texas Book Festival

First wave of authors spans poetry to novels to kids books

"...candidate Stacey Abrams has just been announced as one of the first authors to attend this fall's Texas Book..."

July 31, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Double Life of Liliane

This odd, beautiful book from Lily Tuck is part memoir, part novel, part poetry, part historical quilt

"...The Double Life of Lilianeby Lily Tuck Atlantic Monthly Press,..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

God Save the Screen

Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly spent seven years hunting Mohawks for their mad, mammoth compendium, Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film

"...small town, graduating high school (if you could be bothered) between '80 and '84, chances are you spent a..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Radio Stars Who Are Fit to Print

Radio players in print

"...issue, Arts Editor Robert Faires reviews Sarah Vowell's newest book, The Wordy Shipmates. Vowell, of course, first sprung to..."

Oct. 23, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Down From the Mountain

There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.

"...was up this year at Robert Redford's annual festival of independent film -- and so was the glitz factor...."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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