The Liminal Lone Star State: Iliana Sosa’s El Paso in God Save Texas

HBO docuseries screens at AFS Cinema this weekend

"...Iliana Sosa was filming La Frontera, her episode of the new HBO series God Save Texas, there was a..."

March 1, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jim Cummings Hunts The Wolf of Snow Hollow

The actor and director talks bloody myths and drive-in premieres

"...Talk about a shocking transformation: As the bumbling and heartbroken hero of indie smash Thunder Road,..."

Sept. 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beside the Point: Referendum, Texas

Let's vote on ... something, anything, and all of the time

"...continues its summer break this week, meaning much of the usual commotion around City Hall has dwindled, and will..."

July 20, 2018 News Column by Chase Hoffberger

The Pols Just Keep on Coming

Your Guide to Candidates for the New 10-1 Universe

"...Over the last several weeks, we've been compiling a catalog of..."

Feb. 3, 2014 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Eco: The Culture War to Save the World

Punk, hip-hop and literature sign up for the eco fight

"...Maybe it's the fixation on burlap. but American environmentalism has long been..."

Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Eyes of Texas

The night my alma mater finally made sense

"...one struggled with it (basically “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”), but as indoctrination, bright-eyed freshmen sectioned off to..."

June 27, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Can the Earth Be Saved?

Walter Cronkite and the creation of Earth Day

"...At long last, on April 19, the University of Texas at Austin is honoring the legacy..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Douglas Brinkley

Off the Record

Electric Lounge's second act on the Eastside, catching up with Scratch Acid and Austin's other Voice contestants

"...The Cutting Edge..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Catastrophe and the Cure

Behind the scenes of Explosions in the Sky's most challenging and personal album

"...Each member of Explosions in the Sky is branded with the same emblem: the black..."

July 1, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Show Them the Need

The great GOP wave breaks on the realities of the actual cost of government

"...The Texas Legislature did not return (or rather, did not..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Symphony of the Star (Wars)

Long ago in an Erwin Center far, far away

"...If the clipped, formal and very English voice wasn't a clue,..."

June 9, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Developing Stories: The Long Capitol View

The Downtown Commission and Heritage Society of Austin square off over Capitol-view corridors

"..."The Capitol was intended to prevail over other structures, as..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

On the Lege

The Democrats watch in shock and awe as the GOP mangles its own re-redistricting crusade

"...One measure of the absurd lengths to which the congressional re-redistricting battle now..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Postcards from the Fringe

Guerilla Media Collective Searches For the D.I.Y. Truth

"...meet Virtual Reality on 42nd Street." That's one of the phrases Paco Nathan, president of Fringeware, Inc., has used..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Brad King

The Last Don

Bob Bullock: The Crusty Boss of Texas Politics

"...The Democratic Lieutenant Governor, who began his political career in..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Silk Road

"...China uses a fictional story to explain one of the world's archaeological mysteries: the Thousand Buddha Caves near Dun-huang..."

Aug. 7, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

The battle over NYC's urban planning

"...wonks but instead a vital and urgent struggle for the soul of the city in this documentary about the..."

June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Megiddo: The Omega Code Two

"...Greg Ellis, Udo Kier, Michael Biehn and Michael York. The extremely questionable taste in Trinity Broadcast Network's last-minute decision..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Pebble and the Penguin

"...band of fellow animators left Walt Disney Pictures because the company was too restrictive and traditional, it seemed to..."

April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black

Around the Bend

Family elixir is by turns weepy and hilarious, a little bit Caine and a whole lotta Walken.

"...and David Eigenberg. Jordan Roberts’ feature debut pulls off the dizzying high-wire act of being both a misty-eyed glimpse..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Robert Rodriguez Saved Alita: Battle Angel From the Scrap Heap

After a decade and a half, the legendary manga's battle dreams are made real

"...less a homecoming and more a brief stop on the crowded publicity itinerary for Alita: Battle Angel. He'd just..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sound Wars Winner! The Tiny Tin Hearts!

Sound Wars is over!

"...has been a long two months since we started the Sound Wars online battle of the bands. We have..."

Aug. 3, 2009 Events Post by Logan Youree

Battle-Ready

This fall, history nerds will have cause to rejoice when the History Channel presents First Invasion: The War of 1812, a collaboration with local post-production facility Match Frame.

"...Consider the History Channel. Has there ever been, in the entire..."

June 13, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train

Japanese anime blockbuster screams into the nightmare void

"...Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train begins, suitably, in a visit to..."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...Interviewed by phone Feb. 19 in London on the occasion of a keynote appearance at the subsequently canceled..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Sea Inside

Moving chronicle of the real-life 30-year battle waged by paraplegic Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Bardem) to end his life.

"...Rivera, Celso Bugallo, Clara Segura and Joan Dalmau. Among the obvious list of things that make moviegoers feel good..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Trio

"...Christian Redl, Felix Eitner, Jeanette Hain and Götz George. There's honor among thieves, loyalty among family members, and love..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Hero in China

"...Leung Kar-Yan and Gordon Lui Chia-Hui. From Wong Jing, the director of the endearingly silly Jackie Chan vehicle City..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Belko Experiment

A gory social experiment gone wrong

"...Corporate cubicle office life demeans the worker and too often makes for a soul-deadening experience..."

March 31, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Five Obstructions

This sublime documentary, which recounts a bizarre battle of creative wits between Danish film director Jørgen Leth and the notorious Lars von Trier, also features a segment animated by Waking Life's technical wizard Bob Sabiston.

"...that I hope to understand in a few days." The line is from Danish director Jørgen Leth’s 1967 short..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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