The Boy and the Beast

Japanese anime film is a fully immersive experience

"...Hosoda (Wolf Children, Summer Wars) is part Karate Kid and part Japanese folklore. It posits a parallel Tokyo ruled..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest 2015: The Boy and the Beast

Anime with heart, brains, and action

"...With Studio Ghibli seemingly headed into the history books, everyone seems to be looking for the..."

Sept. 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beauty and the Beast

The Disney classic returns to theatres with a 3-D update.

"...Directed by: Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. Every time a new Disney animation features..."

Nov. 29, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Call of the Wild

Buck the dog makes another trip to the Yukon, this time with CGI assistance

"...Directed by: Chris Sanders. Starring: Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens,..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

As Both Writer and Editor, David Levithan Is at the Heart of the Explosion of Queer YA Literature

Young stories, queer voices at the Texas Book Festival

"...Young adult literature has exploded over the past few years as a genre as diverse as..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by James Scott

Face Off Recap: The Finale And What Came Before

So what happened to Matt? The long overdue wrap-up

"...Yeah, so there was this little thing called SXSW that got in..."

March 29, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Until the End of the World

Writing is not what I live for, it’s how I live

"...Author's note: In January 2020, the poet Gail Wronsky asked me to contribute to What..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Feature by Michael Ventura

Musings on 46 Minutes at the King of the Hill Day Barbecue

"...Me and the boy arrived at the King of the Hill..."

April 9, 1999 Arts Feature

Megan McGinnis is Full of Life in Beetlejuice, the Show About Death

The Broadway star on the magic of bringing a movie to the stage

"...dying on stage. Not Megan McGinnis: because as Barbara Maitland in the Broadway in Austin production of Beetlejuice, passing..."

Feb. 6, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Getting to the Truth of Teen Life in The Edge of Seventeen

Producer James L. Brooks and director Kelly Fremon Craig talk about their acclaimed teen dramedy

"...sure can pick 'em – newbie filmmakers, that is. The multi-Emmy and Oscar-winning creator of such classic TV as..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Julien Donkey-Boy

"...Bremner, Chloë Sevigny, Werner Herzog, Evan Neumann, Joyce Korine and Chrissy Kobylak. Julien may be a donkey-boy but it's..."

Dec. 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Forget that horrible live-action trailer – here's your real Teen Titans

"...Directed by: Aaron Horvath and Peter Rida Michail...."

July 27, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Sandlot

The movie is a grown man's memory of his first, awkward summer in a new neighborhood in 1962 and the importance of baseball as a bonding activity.

"...Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Adams, Grant Gelt, Shane Obedzinski, Victor Dimattia, Art La..."

April 9, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Tiger Rising

Feel-good family drama may lose the little ones along the way

"...Mills, Sam Trammell, Dennis Quaid, Queen Latifah, Katharine McPhee and Angela Giarratana...."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

A delightful return to the world of Harry Potter

"...Directed by: David Yates. Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The AggreGAYtor: June 18

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

"...Irreconcilable differences in churches, expulsion revulsion in colleges, and filial disrespect in museums, as your AggreGAYtor soothes the..."

June 18, 2013 Qmmunity Post

DVDanger: Howling with The Pack

DVDanger runs with the dogs and wolves

"...There is no worse nightmare for a farmer than finding..."

July 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Elizabeth Crook’s The Which Way Tree

Chasing revenge on the Texas frontier in this remarkable new novel from the author of Monday, Monday

"..."I seen the panther before me, but not facing me, as it..."

March 9, 2018 Books Review by Robert Faires

The Wild

Despite its title, Disney's new animated film, The Wild, is about as pedestrian as you can get.

"..."Spaz" Williams. It's great fun to hear Shatner, as the voice of the scheming wildebeast Kazar, send up Ricardo..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cars and Speed and Flight

Just prior to his appearance at SXSW Film for a retrospective of his work, Monte Hellman talks about a career in film.

"...Outside of film circles, the name Monte Hellman is more likely to draw blank..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Purge

Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey star in this suspenseful horror film that's set in the near future and poses dark possibilities and even darker lighting.

"...Burkholder, Adelaide Kane, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield, Tony Oller and Arija Bareikis...."

June 7, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest: 'Balada Triste' (The Last Circus)

There's no clowning around in this Spanish parable

"...couple of clowns fight over a girl. But in the Venice Silver Lion winner (for which Álex de Iglesia..."

Sept. 29, 2010 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Vaults: Harmony Korine Is Back From Break

Will 'Spring Breakers' continue its smash-and-grab at the box office?

"...Last weekend, Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers opened in three theatres in New York and Los Angeles and received some..."

March 22, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

Charles Whitman in the UT Tower

"...illustration by Roy Tompkins Imagine: It's a sunny Monday, the first of August, 1966 -- and there you are,..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset

The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama

"...Family inevitably pervades the films of David and Nathan Zellner simply by virtue..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound – Welcome to Red River World: The Future of Austin’s Music District

Forecasting the storm of developments between the state Capitol and I-35. Also, NPR warned and ACL Fest confirms: Austin’s pop soloists are stepping up.

"...Earlier this month, the first-ever KVRX Fest sent me speed-walking back and forth..."

May 24, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Welcome to the X-Men, David Marquez: Hope You Survive the Experience!

Local artist opens run on Marvel's merry mutants today

"...Call David Marquez a Marvel zombie, and he'll be pretty happy with it. In two years,..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

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