Texas Film Hall of Fame 2013 Goes Extra-Terrestrial

Elliott, Buttercup, Ma Kent, and Ned. Ned! join roster

"...The Texas Film Hall of Fame has just announced its..."

Jan. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Custody

"...Neena Gupta, Tinnu Anand, Prayag Raj and Ajay Sahni. The longtime producer/co-conspirator of James Ivory's films (Howards End, Mr...."

July 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Suffragette

Carey Mulligan gets her Norma Rae on in this historical drama

"...standard-issue history book, Suffragette soldiers through its story about the fight waged by British women during the early decades..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Frances Ha

There's a tour de force performance by Greta Gerwig and no small amount of magic in this winning movie by Noah Baumbach about a generation in flux.

"...she’s named Sophie (Sumner). Sophie is Frances’ best friend, co-conspirator, and roommate, and she is moving out of their..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

20,000 Days on Earth

This documentary (for which Nick Cave receives a script credit), gets inside the artist's notoriously fussy creative process.

"...You might think the inside of murder balladeer Nick Cave’s head would be..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Burn After Reading

The Coen brothers may be masters of black comedy, but there are times when there’s no point in taking them seriously.

"...Jenkins, David Rasche and J.K. Simmons. Burn After Reading, the new film from the Coen brothers, won’t be mistaken..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Black Book

Although in many ways a characteristically perverse Paul Verhoeven spectacle, this Dutch World War II resistance story is more morally shaded as well as handsomely mounted and suspenseful.

"...and Derek de Lint. Verhoeven returns to his native Netherlands after a 20-year sojourn in Hollywood, and the result..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Amazing Grace

Unfortunately, what makes British abolitionist William Wilberforce a great man is also what makes him dull: his single-minded righteousness.

"...Sewell, Ciarán Hinds and Toby Jones. Decked out in the powdered wigs and knee-high stockings that were all the..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Madame Satã

Life story of Brazilian drag diva from the last half-century.

"...Lázaro Ramos, Marcelia Cartaxo and Flavio Bauraqui. Set in the Rio de Janeiro of the 1930s, Madame Satã is..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hollywood Ending

"...Tiffani Thiessen. After 30-odd films, a director probably deserves the occasional freebie. The mostly applauding press seems to agree,..."

May 3, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Simple Plan

"...Sam Raimi's first mainstream thriller, everything is gratingly complex: the tangled skein of emotions that make the backbiting in..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ride

"...Millicent Shelton. Starring: Malik Yoba, Melissa De Sousa, John Witherspoon, Fredro Starr, Cedric The Entertainer, Kellie Williams, Sticky Fingaz,..."

April 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

JFK

Oliver Stone gives the "lone gunman" assassination theory a run for its money.

"...Kevin Bacon. Let's get one thing clear right from the start: Oliver Stone makes agitprop -- not film dramas,..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Wet Dip, Smell of Money

The Rodriguez sisters and Daniel Francis Doyle issue abstract no wave

"...Daniel Francis Doyle fans, brace yourselves. The singer-songwriter's got a rollicking solo discography, sure, but it's..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Anonymous Million Mask March

November 5, 2013. 12 photos.

"...Anonymous Million Mask March in Downtown Austin. The march was in solidarity with marches in cities across..."

Nov. 5, 2013 Photo Gallery

Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love

Marfa’s desert spiritualism roughs it at El Cosmico

"...Music + Love this week announced its lineup for the three-day camping fête, set for Sept. 12-15. Ditch perma-clogged..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Staff Photographer John Anderson's Favorite Photos of 2013

January 3, 2014. 10 photos.

"...1) Participants with Occupy Austin and others attend and speak at a rally at the Texas..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Photo Gallery

Terry Nelson and that TRMPAC Thing

McCain loses an old buddy of Tom DeLay's.

"...Which will happen first - Fred Thompson gets into the presidential race, or John McCain gets out? After his..."

July 11, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Review: Ice Cube

N.W.A rapper hasn’t been subsumed into actor

"...to rock with your homeboy Ice Cube? A-yay-yay!” If there was any doubt that the 48-year-old gangsta rap legend..."

Oct. 8, 2017 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Peter Stopschinski CD Release

Live show celebrates "Now Would Be a Good Time" debut

"...explains it, about a year ago, his friend and co-conspirator in the Golden Hornet Project Graham Reynolds suggested that..."

May 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Temples and Playgrounds

Previewing the 2007 Texas Book Festival, Nov. 3-4

"...The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop?by Francisco..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Books Feature by Spencer Parsons

Ode to M'Lady (and Her Kin)

Where would I be without Margaret?

"...it were, because for one night a year (and the year's worth of days that it takes to pull..."

March 15, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Richard III

Last Act Theatre's all-female production takes this drama from the doldrums to dynamite for Women Who Act

"...been historically one of those plays for (and about) the boys' club. The Bard's tale of a man who..."

July 21, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Warfear: Paul Beck's 'Bomb' Blows Up Big Time

Austin animator creates a new short on the same old war

"...been a while since we've talked to Paul Beck, the Austin-based, Latin Grammy Award-winning, Emmy-nominated animator/provocateur who, along with..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

What's in Steve Niles' Head?

World Horror Con star signing at Austin Books today

"...comics, Steve Niles knows artists. He needs to, with the volume of projects he has penned. So that creates..."

April 27, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Murder Charge Against Man Insisting Innocence Since 2018

Court agrees Hays County lost important evidence in the case

"...Hays County prosecutors have accused Amerson and his alleged co-conspirator, Cyrus Gray, of murdering Texas State student Justin Gage...."

Jan. 17, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Dan Brown Created Neo-Noir Your Lucky Day

Director and his star and composer on the twisty thriller

"...of twisted crime thriller Your Lucky Day, it was the other way around: over a decade of waiting, and..."

Nov. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

As Willie Looks to 90, Austin Stars Shine at Luck Reunion

Band of Heathens, Kelsey Wilson, Spoon made rain-delayed ranch date

"...Postponed a day due to the Thursday storms that rolled through Central Texas, the 11th..."

March 18, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Comadre Panaderia's Pop-Up Pan Dulce

Mariela Camacho's project aims to nourish the Latinx diaspora and fuel food system rebellion

"...Even for a city that loves the novelty of pop-ups, the community support for Mariela Camacho's..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories of 2020

Big exits, big changes, and the pandemic make for big stories

"...In the year of the pandemic, cinemas have shuttered and films..."

Dec. 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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