ATX Film News: Zellweger, Linklater, Bujalski, Oh My!

Plus AFF gets an NEA grant and ... Cats 2?

"...(and Oscar winner) Renée Zellweger! On Sunday she won the Screen Actors Guild award for Outstanding Performance by a..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Tag

Ridiculous true story of childhood retained makes for ridiculous fun

"...quote wasn't so wordy, it could easily be on the poster for Tag, a hilariously silly comedy based on..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jigsaw

The Saw character returns

"...initiated a blood-spattered, extreme horror cinema renaissance that outdid the collected torments of Torquemada, the Marquis de Sade, and..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harvey Hurricane Concert Rallies

Can’t Mess With Texas benefit beams Lone Stars and all-stars

"...Can’t Mess With Texas benefit concert and broadcast at the Frank Erwin Center proved a marvel less for its..."

Sept. 23, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

A Legislative Session Just for Dan Patrick

How much can go wrong in 30 days?

"...got a few bills and resolutions passed. But after the 140-day grind, she said, "I'm just so ready to..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Maggie's Plan

Greta Gerwig delights in this NYC-set screwball romantic comedy

"...It’s a dash early in the calendar year for exact synchronicity, but Maggie’s Plan bears..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bloodsucking Bastards

Cubicle horrors: Vampires bloody the workplace

"...Repopulating the cubicle horrors of cult favorite Office Space with actual..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jenna's Asian Kitchen

Changing the conversation about Cedar Park

"...proximity, Cedar Park would be lukewarm. In many imaginations, the desire to find an affordable home on the margins..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Film Flam: Local Screens News

Mr. Kaplan closes Cine Las Americas, Ernie Cline scores big, and more

"...In the continuing adventures of No Rest for the Weary (a..."

March 27, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top 10 National

One hundred lines of album art

"...5) The Dirtbombs, Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey! (In the Red)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature

DVDanger: Dark Skies

Keri Russell is a modern suburban scream queen

"...and I'm not talking about Moulin Rouge. I mean the Nicole Kidman that was tempted to cool, interesting genre..."

June 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Silver Threads and Golden Needles

Old Settler's Music Festival goes to 25

"...This weekend marks the 25th annual Old Settler's Music Festival, but don't expect..."

April 20, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

All Over Creation: Laugh Lines

A week of unexpected comic relief brought lessons in laugh-making

"...It's been a funny week – funny ha-ha, not funny peculiar...."

April 6, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM: Mabel Normand After 100 Years

April 1, 1912, has not gone down in history but deserves to

"...breakfast, often with apricot brandy. It's doubtful she finished the sixth grade, but she read voraciously, a thesaurus always..."

March 23, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Home Movies

Q&A with "Family Nightmare" director Dustin Defa

"...A standout in the Documentary Shorts showcase, “Family Nightmare” (2011) has also played..."

March 15, 2012 SXSW Post by Leah Churner

Is Glas Beoir Cac

No green beer here, a short list of pubs and eateries for an authentic St. Patty's Day

"...places that understand a perfectly pulled Guinness and, over the last several years, have also demonstrated a satisfying surge..."

March 18, 2011 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Valentine's Day

Aggressively unfunny and unromantic, Valentine’s Day’s chief concern appears to have been the corralling of its cast of a thousand stars.

"...a seconds-long cameo as a mariachi band player. At the sneak screening, you could feel a little ripple go..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

2012

Big. Dumb. Fun.

"...with unprecedented perils on a scale never before seen, the characters in his disaster epics manage to reaffirm their..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: Georges Méliès' Tricks and Treats

Creating the possibility that anything could happen onscreen was the great contribution of Georges Méliès

"...on talking silently (this is silent cinema). He grows another head, while the first never shuts up, then crawls..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Drawing Interest

Books with graphic value

"...Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditkoby Blake Bell Fantagraphics Books, 220..."

July 11, 2008 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hamilton Township

Salvage Vanguard turns Jason Grote's new play into a rare slice of performance: funny, frightening, visceral, violent, and totally unforgettable

"...Salvage Vanguard Theater, through June 28..."

June 13, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Your Library Wants These Bad

How do we recommend these books highly enough? What miracles of precision can be created with pen-and-ink?

"...little volume's a collection of Karl Stevens' strips from the altweekly Boston Phoenix, but maybe you're unfamiliar with those..."

May 2, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

National Top 10s

"...Wainwright III, Strange Weirdos: Music From and Inspired by the Film 'Knocked Up' (Concord)..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Feature

Film News

It would behoove you to read this and read it quickly

"...The most frequent question I get is how to become..."

July 27, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Recent Releases

Taking a look at recent releases, from Johan van der Keuken to the St. Louis Cardinals

"...Johan van der Keuken: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 (Facets, $79.95): The Dutch documentarian's..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

Summer Reading

"...Further Illuminations: More comics for your Summer Reading pleasure GET..."

June 9, 2006 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters at 3AM: Effete!

It's never too late to see yourself as you are

"...self-image by equal parts fate, chance, and intent – the fate of one's family plus chance influences, mixed with..."

April 14, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Film

Interviews and reviews

"...The voicemail with no purpose is perhaps the best message..."

March 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Public Notice

This week, to celebrate Father's Day, "Public Notice" makes room for daddies and implores dykes to check their boobies.

"...With paradigms like Homer Simpson, who can blame 21st-century fathers for "D'oh!"ing their way through the mad maze of..."

June 16, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Coach's Corner

Coach's time at the Boulders proves far from Carefree.

"...The town of Carefree is located about an hour north..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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