The Blue Christmas Prom

With the Blue Christmas Prom, the good folks at Refraction Arts Project are giving you a chance to give a really nice "in-your-face" to high school and the torture of school dances.

"...Ah, high school! Waiting -- forever -- for the bell to ring, those delicious lunches, cliques, being labeled..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...Queer TV Theory 101..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

The Return of ... the Cassette

The Walkman revolutionized portable music. Can their fodder – cassettes – jump the shark?

"...Barnes, revered punk rock banjo player for Nineties locals the Bad Livers, loves cassettes. From his now longtime home..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Off the Record

Prime real estate: Patricia Vonne and the historic opening week for Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater

"...A week after its soft opening, the first act to grace Austin City Limits Live at..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...Last year, as the Austin Music Awards were kicking off South by Southwest..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

P.S. I Love You

Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank needs to call her agent before getting involved in any more romantic codswallop like this.

"...and James Marsters. LaGravenese is usually a terrific screenwriter (The Fisher King, The Ref, Unstrung Heroes), but this adaptation..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

August Rush

August Rush is a rather prosaic, oddly anxious, contemporary take on Oliver Twist, with Robin Williams – in nasty-man twee mode – thrown in for bad measure.

"...Jamia Simone Nash. Not exactly what I'd expected from the director of the woefully underseen Trainspotting-meets-Teletubbies macropiece Disco Pigs...."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tideland

Terry Gilliam misfires completely in this dreary, unfocused, and exhausting psychodrama.

"...a longstanding Hollywood legend that any attempt to film the book would meet a disastrous and pitiful end. Undeterred,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Beautiful Creatures

She's a witch, he's a mortal, and they both read Charles Bukowski: Some teens will never make it to heaven.

"...that a movie can be smart and dumb at the same time. Its blend of Southern Gothic and supernatural..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crazy Heart

Jeff Bridges scores in this performance as a fading country & western star who has cashed in most of his chips.

"...Colin Farrell. You'd never guess that Crazy Heart is the work of a first-time filmmaker, but it is, and..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Butterfly Kiss

"...psychotic energy. What's new here, you ask? Lots. For the first time in her film career, Plummer really owns..."

May 31, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unstrung Heroes

"...Young Steven Lidz (Watt) is baffled by some of the things that lately have been going on between his..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You're Looking at It

The heart of rock 'n' roll may be Cleveland, but the "Heart of Film"? You're looking at it.

"...wonderful if television's golden boy Darren Star (Sex and the City, Beverly Hills, 90210, The $treet) mixed and matched..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

I Want You Back

Charlie Day and Jenny Slate add charm to a stalker rom com

"...Remember Addicted to Love, the off-kilter 1997 romcom in which Meg Ryan and Matthew..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Texas Rangers

"...My Horse?. This photogenic Western is more ambitious than the usual strenuously middling genre fare from Dimension Films, Miramax's..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Get ready for the raunch. SXSW has established itself as the Spring festival..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top Books to Inspire Hope Amidst Change

Jessi Cape's top reads of 2016 helped ground her during a roller-coaster year

"...doozy, so we've resorted to simply being grateful for the fundamentals: health, loved ones, and books. Snuggling up with..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY A group of strangers, played by an all-star..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Nominated for an Academy Award, this documentary recounts the life of writer Ayn Rand and the history of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Applauds 'Brokeback Mountain'

"...coverage, Web sites, blogs, etc., have brought it into the national debate on gay civil rights. While the details..."

Dec. 19, 2005 Postmarks

Everything That Rises Must Converge

SXSW 2000 Interactive Festival

"...Power Convergence: The New MediumMod: Bill Kurtis (A&E)..."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Eight Days a Week

Austin Film Festival 2002

"...The first festival in the country to devote itself to..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Screens Feature

Film to Table

The Austin Film Festival celebrates two Austin obsessions

"...Bringing together film and food in Austin is as natural as..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Food Feature by Nadia Chaudhury

Austin Heart Of Film Festival Schedule And Information

"...Waking Ned Devine..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Screens Feature

Shortcuts

"...under a rock if you're not already aware of the Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and Film Festival..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Biker Boyz

"...Directed by: Reggie Rock Blythewood. Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Djimon Hounsou,..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...its lazy days this way, it's difficult to resist the urge to follow its traditional beck and call. So..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

sxswf: Reel Crime, Real Victims

Phil Anselmo, Hart Fisher talk pain and punishment

"...There are some SXSW panels that stick with you. Reel..."

March 26, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...TV Festival schedule is packed with big releases like The Fall Guy and Road House, but now it's added..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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