The Finest Hours

Perfect effects and performances made this sea-rescue movie a dandy

"...It may not be the finest seagoing adventure/rescue film ever made, but director Gillespie..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wolf of Wall Street

Martin Scorsese's latest take on the American hoodlum is a relentlessly wild ride.

"...Martin Scorsese. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau, Rob Reiner,..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Singing Detective

Robert Downey Jr. plays Dennis Potter's afflicted writer, who imagines a film noir musical to escape his misery.

"...Jon Polito, Carla Gugino, Saul Rubinek and Alfre Woodard. The question that arises upon watching The Singing Detective is..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

New cut reveals Gore Vidal's original vision of debauchery, majesty, and brutality in Ancient Rome

"...Caligula is several terrible films. The reputation of the 1979 exploitation epic is as a..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bringing Out the Dead

"...is generally far superior to most of his contemporaries' finest hours, and though Bringing Out the Dead is hardly..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ascension of the Toros; and the Joys of Minor-League Basketball

"...Don’t look now, but the Austin Toros have the longest winning streak in the..."

Feb. 6, 2007 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

All the World SA Stage

The Debut of the International Theater Festival at San Antonio

"...The audition notice calls for an actress to play a..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sisters Under the Scrim

Six of the finest theatrical artists in Austin discuss their work behind the curtain designing lighting schemes, mixing sound, and creating and constructing sets and costumes and how their careers have been affected by the fact that they're women.

"...I'm sitting in the atrial calm of Mother's Cafe, studying the hands of..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

By the People, for the People

It started on a mountain, and now it's over the hill: channelAustin is turning 40

"...Forty years ago, there was no YouTube. There was no iMovie. And suggesting..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Screens Feature

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...by Turk Pipkin, Mike Caveney, and Martin Lewis for the 20-year reunion of the Left-Handed League at Palmer Auditorium...."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

The Real Country

In and out of Austin with honky-tonk road crew Mike & the Moonpies

"...There's a camera on Mike Harmeier. It's been on him..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Booze To-Go Is Here To Stay, APL’s Cookbook Reopens, Pinthouse Goes Large, Fancy Greek Noms In the Littlefield, and More

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

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings..."

May 5, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Zoot Allure

Don't Take the class, charm, and reputation for granted

"...had an unassailable reputation for offering some of Austin's finest food for so long, it might be easy to..."

June 20, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

All the Way to State

A high school play contest might not sound like a big deal, but it is to the 18,000 students in 1,200 schools across Texas who participate in the state's UIL one-act play every year -- and here's a look at why.

"...The stage may be empty, but that does not keep..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates the Original Cinematic Vampire

Get in on the nights of the living dead

"..."Nosferatu? Does this word not sound like the call of the death bird at midnight? You dare..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins

The Trainspotting author rips into American culture in his latest novel

"...For the 22 years that the U.S. has been aware of..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Review by Tim Stegall

For the Love of Chocolate

The taste, the look, the feel of an obsession

"...When chocolate piqued his curiosity, he immersed himself in the subject, reading about its history, archeology, and agronomy. He..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Of the Old World

Where to find some of the finest pastichio, moussaka, and moi-moi in Austin

"...Zorba Greek Restaurant2601 S. I-35, Round Rock (in the Home Depot shopping center), 512/716-0100..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Does Dan Patrick Even Understand the Cannabis Industry He’s Trying to Kill?

Texas Lege’s draconian bills are making even the stoners frustrated

"...One therapeutic aspect of marijuana that I value is that it..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

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

Walker Lukens’ The Last Walt and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Explosions in the Sky to CAPYAC’s Far Out Fest

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Free Ice Cream from Lick, Fitzhugh Parties Hearty, Bird Bird Biscuit Spawns Anew, SXSE Does That Too, Don’t Forget Woo Woo, and What the Hell Is a Shaketini?

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

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Oct. 13, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Into The Black Hole at Other Worlds Austin

Director Gary Nelson on Disney's sci-fi epic, returning this weekend

"...When Disney's groundbreaking science fiction oddity The Black Hole explodes back on the big screen at..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Roger Ebert Showed Me the Light

Stateside screens Ebert darling 'Dark City' tonight and tomorrow

"...In the days before technology afforded us the luxury to shoot,..."

July 31, 2014 Screens Post by Fernie Martinez

Into the Mystic

RIP: Traci Hancock, Duck Dunn, Tony Offender, Robert Vignaud

"...note about her dying sister Traci, Conni Hancock discouraged the obvious, saying instead, “She’s here - now - breathing..."

May 14, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Texas-Sized Basketball: The Houston Rockets and Why I Moved to Texas

"...Coming as I do from the mid-Atlantic, I’ve experienced no end of questions from people..."

Nov. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The Soul of ConjuntoI

Flaco Jimenez and the Conjunto Dream Team

"...says Flaco Jimenez, reclining against a picnic table under the afternoon shade in a Southside San Antonio back yard...."

July 5, 1996 Music Feature by Abel Salas

Around the World in Tasty Ways

Ash Corea: Empress of the Empanada

"...The Empanada Parlour 500 East Fourth Street, 480-8902 Open Sun..."

May 12, 1995 Food Feature by Patrick Earvolino

Brooklyn's Finest

Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, and Don Cheadle star in this clichéd police drama that's capped by an outlandish third act.

"...F. O’Byrne, Lili Taylor and Vincent D'Onofrio. Back at the beginning of the decade, Fuqua’s direction of the gritty..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons From the Life of Robert S. McNamara

Robert S. McNamara, the confounding former secretary of defense during the Vietnam era, may be visionary filmmaker Errol Morris' best interview "get" ever.

"...Errol Morris. Errol Morris is one of our country’s finest filmmakers. He makes documentaries that unfold like personal essays,..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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