The Emperor's New Clothes

"...Fans of Terry Gilliam's early film work may find themselves experiencing no small amount (5' 5", really) of cinematic..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The House of Mirth

"...McGovern and Jodhi May. Many aspects of Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century New York can be glimpsed in writer and director..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ficklish Bone

Bryan Poyser debuts a new short as part of USA's the Character Project

"...If you know film in Austin, then you know Bryan Poyser, whom the Chron dubbed the..."

May 12, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Black Out of the Press Room

Long-time Perry consigliere Robert Black stands down as communications director

"...close adviser, director of communications Robert Black, is leaving the guv's staff...."

July 14, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

What a Crazy Weekend for the Horns

"...There are many adjectives I could use to describe this..."

April 16, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

The Bold One

Action / horror heartthrob John Saxon brings two classics to the Alamo.

"...Brooklyn-born actor John Saxon, who began his career at the Actors Studio under the legendary Stella Adler, has tackled..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...was a pivotal year for America, for Austin, for the embattled world-at-large, but most of all for the Mighty..."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this nearly bloodless, family-friendly throwback to a cinematic age when Persian palace intrigue, winsome princesses, and ambitious princes ruled the back lots.

"...wild as he chomps his slinky way through all the non-computer-generated scenery in sight. Prince of Persia is by..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Efficiency Expert

"...Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Toni Collette and Rebecca Rigg. During the 1960s in Australia, there were periods of labor unrest..."

Dec. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Verde Report: Top 10 Reasons for Austin FC Optimism in 2024

In a league as fickle as MLS, a club’s fortunes are never more than one offseason away from pulling a full 180

"...Murphy's law kind of year for Austin FC as the Verde and Black missed out on the Major League..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Favourite

Period drama puts power and personality first

"...Power is a fickle thing. There are those who hold it that have..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has just announced its tall stack..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Day I Became a Woman

"...Azizeh Seddighi and Ameneh Passand. Delightful as it is, the burgeoning Iranian “new wave” cinema has taken a few..."

May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Ladies Man

"...Will Ferrell, Lee Evans, Tiffani Thiessen, Eugene Levy, John Witherspoon and Julianne Moore. Leon Phelps (Meadows) has never met..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Muse

"...Stone and Albert Brooks. Albert Brooks has always been the poor man's Woody Allen, a perpetually harangued schlub, the..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Addiction and the Meaning of Life

"...a single, middle-aged man whose life has fallen apart. There’s nothing a junkie can say to someone that justifies..."

Oct. 13, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Tribeca Film Review: Let the Canary Sing

Cyndi Lauper doc travels the long path to becoming herself

"...There's an alternate world in which Cyndi Lauper was the..."

July 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Money Matters, and the Senate

Can the Dems find (and fund) the candidate to beat Cornyn?

"...hour, it's always campaign season somewhere. Currently, we're in the summer lull between candidate announcements and the official filing..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Column by Michael King

The Dangerous World of Jean-Paul Belmondo

AFS explores the action star beyond Breathless

"...The spectrum of cool can be a fluid and fickle..."

July 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Walking the Fine-Dining Line

How much is too much for Austin diners?

"...Ah, the fickle dining public! One minute we're all rushing out..."

May 6, 2016 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Velveeta Room's Head Cheese

Pat Dean takes over the venue that’s redefining what a “comedy club” can be

"...if you've heard this one – and says to the bartender, he says, "You look like an asshole."..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Arts Feature by Carina Magyar

'The Last Waltz'

Michael Schliefke's final art show in Austin prompts reflections on the art scene here

"...When Michael Schliefke arrived in Austin in 2002, the art scene was, he says, "a wild frontier" with..."

May 30, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Eight Reasons to Watch the Saints/Texans Game This Sunday

"...This Sunday the Houston Texans will host the New Orleans Saints in..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Hammer of the Gods

Scandinavia brings the lobster tail to SXSW 07

"...The Romans and Greeks were the first to write about..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Microserfs Struggling in Legoland The Voice of a Generation Breaks

"...asks me, and I have to say no, and then, well, almost, but Deborah wants to read it next..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...In Miles Davis' autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music, let alone jazz, recounts a..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...It was one of the most schizophrenic eras, but so typical of Austin --..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Withering on the Vine

One Gardening Group Struggles While Another Thrives

"...In the often-brutal world of the nonprofit community, every wrong decision..."

July 31, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The Stranger by the Shore

A heartfelt queer first romance in this gorgeous anime

"...a guy who knew a thing or two about the sting of heartache – once wrote, “The course of..."

July 9, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: Relationship Status

In your FACEbook

"...Facebook is a very powerful medium. It can make..."

April 8, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

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