The Fault in Our Stars

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

"...Directed by: Josh Boone. Starring: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, Nat..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Behind the Scenes With 'The Fault In Our Stars'

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

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

May 23, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Forever Fest Snags 'Fault in Our Stars'

Sneak preview plus Q&A with John Green simulcast nationally

"...For fans of John Green’s beautifully wrought, teens-with-cancer weepie The Fault in Our Stars, the film adaptation’s opening date..."

May 14, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The New Mutants

The last of the X-Men finally get to the screen

"...Directed by: Josh Boone. Starring: Blu Hunt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Alfonso and Thomas and The Dying Girl

Former teenage Texas film buffs unite on homage-filled cancer comedy Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

"...They both grew up in Texas, but the similarities in..."

June 26, 2015 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

The Sisters Brothers

A murderers’ row of great actors in this contract killer Western comedy

"...Directed by: Jacques Audiard. Starring: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed,..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Your Weekend in Film

These people go forth by going for broke

"...A host of characters this weekend, to complete their tasks, will have to muster every ounce of their..."

Nov. 30, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Fantastic Fest Review: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Was it worth the wait for Terry Gilliam's fools' errand?

"...It isn’t often a behind-the-scenes documentary receives a theatrical release 16 years before the..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

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

"...Okay, readers, your wait to learn who will be attending the literary..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin at Large: At the Bottom of the Well

Greg Abbott's still making horrible things happen, but at least now he's in charge!

"...When I use words in this space like "decadent" or "depraved" or "incompetent" to..."

March 5, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Longhorn Fans Expect the Unexpected

Horns remain unpredictable

"...season ended with an emphatic 60-54 sigh of relief against the bubbly Baylor Bears on Saturday night in Waco...."

March 7, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Bring Back Austin All Stars!

"...Dear Editor, It's my fault, all my fault. I didn't vote in the Chronicle's..."

June 23, 2010 Postmarks

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...be a pretty fair assumption just about everywhere except Austin. Our prospects here are different because summertime is when..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Prophet for Our Times

For 10 years, Lisa Crystal Carver has been writing about sex and doing sex-drenched performance pieces under the name Suckdog. But her lifestyle is born of a profound quest for an uncompromised life, a search for truth and adventure that makes her a prophet for our time.

"..."You're doing a sex issue and you called me?" Lisa Crystal..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

The Luv Doc: A Barney Fife God's Universe

People are just no damn good

"...I went to high school in a small town a few hours from Austin. Over..."

July 27, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Gone Soft

Has the Luv Doc gone soft?

"...Dear God – you've actually been dishing out some sound advice lately. What the hell's the..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Keepers of Your Silence II

Letters at 3 AM

"...illustration by Jason Stout America declared her independence by breaking an ancient silence ñ an ancient taboo...."

Aug. 7, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

The Luv Doc: Hard on Leos

Maybe it’s time to ditch the astrolabe

"...I'm stuck in a spin cycle on constant repeat. I'm a woman..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin at Large: Forget the Alamo

It’s strike three for Texas in the white-power rebellion game. Time to call folks out.

"...Last week, I was writing just as the U.S. Capitol was breached; this week,..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

On Watching Cine las Americas' La Hora Fria and John Huston's 'Under the Volcano'

While getting ready to go

"...When I dropped by the Cine las Americas International Film Festival office last week,..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

'Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out With the Diapers'

Marrit Ingman's new memoir: an excerpt

"...Memoir isn't quite the word, actually, and not just because most are excessive,..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Letters at 3AM: The Capacity to Take It

Perseverance is the spine of the human condition

"...been with us a long time, with little alteration. The Oxford English Dictionary traces it back over 2,000 years,..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

The Luv Doc: In Through the Out Hole

Like singing and dancing, everyone is a self-appointed expert when it comes to anal sex

"...Dear Luv Doc, How can I convince my husband to let me strap it on and..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc

Great memories are meant to be treasured

"...I've been hooking up with the same guy for several months now...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Adrift

True-life survival adventure stays afloat because of Shailene Woodley

"...Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur. Starring: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas, Elizabeth Hawthorne and..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Five Feet Apart

Meet cute on the teen ICU takes a turn for the corny

"...Directed by: Justin Baldoni. Starring: Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias,..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Paper Towns

Paper-thin teen tale is based on a John Green YA novel

"...Directed by: Jake Schreier. Starring: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Halston Sage, Austin Abrams, Justice..."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

If I Stay

A mixture of hollow heartache and honest feelings mark this teen drama that stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a cello prodigy caught in medical limbo between life and death.

"...Directed by: R.J. Cutler. Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley, Mireille Enos, Joshua Leonard,..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Ed Sheeran Raps

Superstar ginger also massacres country

"...The proposal a packed Erwin Center hoped for Wednesday night..."

May 7, 2015 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

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