Storming the Citadel With the Russo Brothers

How the new Prime series depends on global storytelling

"...knows what makes a good espionage thriller. First off? "The mystery. It's how the onion gets pulled apart as..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beauty and the Beast

Yet another take on the classic fairy tale

"...This umpteenth film adaptation of the 18th-century Gallic fairy tale about a cursed prince who..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Road to Damascus

The story behind Paul Stekler and Daniel McCabe's documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

"...There's a moment in George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on..."

March 10, 2000 Features Feature by Clay Smith

A Night at the Roxbury

"...this bizarre passion began or why it persists in the face of such meager demand. Far be it from..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Hightower Report

Wackos intend to cage themselves in Idaho

"...in 2009 that his state just might withdraw from the union. Unfortunately for him, the applauders were not Texans,..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Feature by Jim Hightower

The AggreGAYtor: September 20

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Gaga, and Nick Gruber may be paranoid. Come to the AggreGAYtor’s window. I’ll be home soon...."

Sept. 20, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...Every Northern European culture knows that Robert Frost was wrong. The..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: From the Dark

Star and director talk monsters, mud, and New Kids on the Block

"...When writer/director Conor McMahon created new vampire flick From the Dark, he deliberately stripped its down to the barest..."

April 11, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Battle for the Minds

"...Directed by: Steven Lipscomb. (Battle for the Minds opens theatrically in Austin following its previous run..."

May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Best of the Rest The Summer of '95, Part 2

"...a fountain, a formula, a program, a chance meeting, the lucky fall - Providence. That is magic, pure and..."

June 9, 1995 Books Feature

The Language Expands, and the Heart of a Crank Contracts

OMFG: We're nearing the million-word mark

"...Million Words and Counting: How Global English Is Rewriting the World (published May 1 by Citadel), but we did..."

June 10, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Now Streaming in Austin: "Vulcan Video: The Exit Interviews"

New series looks back at the local movieloving institution

"...blow to local movie lovers. It was never just the store's immense catalog, or the way it served its..."

April 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Majestic Meals for the Music Industry, Honey Moon Rises Triumphant, Love Supreme Steps In Giantly, The Butcher's Burger Pops Up, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here’s your Food News Buffet for the third week of April, filling you in on some..."

April 21, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Science Behind the Scientists

First U.S. tour includes two nights at Beerland, Oct. 5-6

"...Perth post-punks the Scientists skirted commercial success in their original 1979-1987 run,..."

Oct. 3, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

Austin Film Festival: Breaking the Mold: Diversity in the Industry

Panel agrees that there is a lack of it

"...Diversity should be the norm, but most of us are painfully aware that..."

Nov. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Barbarians at the Box Office

AFS Documentary Tour: 'For the Love of Movies'

"...Everyone's a critic. Been happening for a while now, the storming of the establishment citadel of print film critics,..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Thompson and the Loren: A Tale of Two Hotels

One long weekend, two impressive but different vibes

"...When your Canadian girlfriend comes to visit Austin for the first time, and you live out in Pflugerville, you’re..."

Jan. 27, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

In the Blue Corner: Austin Film Festival

The festival dedicated to every part of storytelling on screen is back for its 20th anniversary

"...There's plenty to celebrate in any given year of the..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Fantastic Fest Review: Vesper

Eco-horror melds with fairytales in this remarkable SF parable

"...In the future of Vesper, much like our own present, there..."

Sept. 26, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Feel a Draft?

That's the Writers Guild Foundation's exhibit

"...Today, the coolest part of the Austin Film Festival is tucked..."

Oct. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Screen Play

What to do at the writers' conference

"...The Austin Film Festival's annual screenwriting conference entails four days..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...Pantheon Books, $24 hard..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

Vesper

Enthralling eco-fable rewrites Snow White as a young Galileo

"...In the future of eco-fable Vesper, much like our own present,..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Dark Touch' / 'Argento's Dracula'

Two very different dances with Irish Gothic

"...that look like skeletons in winter, darkness, and everyday clothes that could pass as funeral weeds. All part of..."

Feb. 1, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Tower Block'

UK suspense with a thick slice of social realism and bloodshed

"...I'll always remember when they knocked down the Victoria Flats. They were my home..."

July 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TBAs No More

SXSW Film Audience Awards announced, Saturday's TBA screenings set

"...reading "Audience Award Winner" on today's Film schedule indicate? The winners have just been announced, so we can now..."

March 17, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Five Must-See Shows at ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen hits season 12 with a TV Guide's worth of screenings and panels

"...producers Maril Davis and Toni Graphia in conversation about the time-traveling phenomenon and what it says about women's roles..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postscripts

The Y2K Problem

"...In the literary world, the year 2000 problem has little to..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Public Notice: Ted Talks

AISD trustee lays it on the line about LBJ / LASA

"...The AISD Board of Trustees held a public hearing on..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Building a 'Castle'

Andrew Marlowe and Terri Edda Miller on their hit ABC show

"...Amid all the talk of writing, creating, building, doing, funding, and pitching..."

Oct. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

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